GUILTY NC - Brittany Smith, pregnant, found deceased, Wendell, 4 Feb 2021 *arrests*

[OverTheRhine]

Wow this is crazy. I met Brittany and Cody a few years ago. They were friends with a roommate of mine and stayed with us for a few days. They were homeless and had some problems, but they were very nice people.

 

[modesty blaise]

Living in a tent, with a space heater, Smith had troubled life before disappearance :: WRAL.com


WENDELL, N.C. — A pregnant woman reported missing over the weekend was apparently homeless and had been living in a tent, according to a man who tried to help her.

Wendell homeowner Dale Williams said he allowed Brittany Smith to stay in the woods behind his house with her boyfriend after the couple got rousted from a home where there were squatting.

"They obtained a tent, and they asked if they could pitch it here," Williams said.


What he expected would be a stay of a couple of weeks extended for months.

"Brittney‘s grandmother bought her a space heater, and we ran a drop line to an outlet so they could have heat," he said. "I’ve been doing their laundry, and they come in to shower."

Williams said that, although Smith could have screaming fights with her boyfriend, he could not be responsible for her disappearance.

"I think it’s kind of ludicrous to implicate him because he doesn’t drive. He doesn’t have a car," Williams said.

Smith, who is 28 years old, about 4 feet 11 inches tall and about 115 pounds, was last seen on Williams’ property in the 200 block of Fox Run Drive last Thursday.

His statements are odd...

 

[perfectingpink]

Wait.... what house? The one who said they lived in a tent behind the house? I’m confused?

I assumed they were referring to the house in front of where they asked permission to put their tent.

 

[Gigi3]

I assumed they were referring to the house in front of where they asked permission to put their tent.

Thanks! That makes the most sense, but if that’s the case then this just took a major turn. IMO.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Not a good one, her family thought the body found was Brittany. They knew she was homeless but didn't take her into their home. That sounds a bit ominous doesn't it ?MOO JMO

 

[Gigi3]

Not a good one, her family thought the body found was Brittany. They knew she was homeless but didn't take her into their home. That sounds a bit ominous doesn't it ?MOO JMO

I can’t imagine letting a family member, especially pregnant, sleep out in a tent for months on end!

 

[swanniee11]

WRAL Sloane Heffernan
We are learning more about a missing pregnant woman from Wendell. According to the man in the picture on the right, Brittany Smith & her longtime boyfriend Cody were homeless and living in a tent in his backyard. Moments after our interview, a Wake County deputy showed up and asked us to leave. He told us that the house is now a crime scene. Meantime,
WRAL Keely Arthur
is at another crime scene in Raleigh where a body was found in a suitcase. Brittany’s family is also at that scene. The body has not been identified. Coverage begins at 4pm
WRAL TV

 

[Limecat]

WRAL Sloane Heffernan
We are learning more about a missing pregnant woman from Wendell. According to the man in the picture on the right, Brittany Smith & her longtime boyfriend Cody were homeless and living in a tent in his backyard. Moments after our interview, a Wake County deputy showed up and asked us to leave. He told us that the house is now a crime scene. Meantime,
WRAL Keely Arthur
is at another crime scene in Raleigh where a body was found in a suitcase. Brittany’s family is also at that scene. The body has not been identified. Coverage begins at 4pm
WRAL TV

This has gone all kinds of sideways. I don’t know what to think. Is the bf (Cody?) around?

 

[Coppertop15]

This got extra weird fast. Hopefully LE has it in hand.

 

[keyleigh]

Sorry if I missed it, but who reported her missing?

 

[HayLouise]

Investigators move from the banks of the Neuse River to a Wendell neighborhood as they try to determine if a body found in a suitcase solves the disappearance of Brittany Smith.
@JoshChapinABC11 has the latest from the scene - live at 11.



https://twitter.com/danielsabc11/status/1358983606157328384?s=21

 

[HayLouise]

This is the place authorities believe Brittany Smith was last seen. A neighbor just told me she had been camping here since last July. @WakeSheriff at this point though won’t confirm body found off Allen drive is that of Smith who was reported missing #abc11



https://twitter.com/joshchapinabc11/status/1358892375876198403?s=21

 

[HayLouise]

It’s hard to see but investigators are behind the house in Lizard Lick with flashlights where we believe Brittany smith had been camping for the last few months #abc11



https://twitter.com/joshchapinabc11/status/1358930579752894465?s=21

 

[HayLouise]

WAKE CO. HOMICIDE: The @WakeSheriff opened a homicide investigation after a body was found Monday morning. Investigators are not prepared to confirm if this is related to Brittany Samone Smith, a pregnant 28-year-old who has been missing since last week. @SpecNews1RDU



https://twitter.com/kyleighpanetta/status/1358914653909381131?s=21

 

[HayLouise]

"It's not every day you find some body in a suitcase." Wake Co Sheriff confirms body found near Neuse River in Raleigh. They said they have not identified the body. But authorities have been searching a missing Wendell woman, Brittany Samone Smith for two days #wral



https://twitter.com/keelyarthurnews/status/1358843249692184579?s=21

 

[HayLouise]

Have you seen Brittany Samone Smith? The Wake County Sheriff’s Office says the 28-yr-old woman, who is pregnant, was last seen in Wendell on Thursday. @ABC11_WTVD @WakeSheriff



https://twitter.com/andreaabc11/status/1358552906404950017?s=21

 

[Lusitana]

Oh man, this is not good. She had two kids already, didn’t she? This is just so sad.

I know all of us think “I would never let my family member/loved one sleep on a tent”, but what do you do when your family member/loved one WANTS to sleep on the tent? We don’t know the circumstances of her homelessness, we don’t know if family tried to help her. We don’t know if family could help her. They clearly knew she was homeless and pregnant, they clearly cared enough to get her a space heater. I’m not judging anyone. Life is HARD.

Who has custody of her kids?

I’m a bit confused, was the actual house considered a crime scene or are we just talking about the backyard? Did LE go inside?

Where is her boyfriend? Do we know if he’s alive or is he also missing?

I think this is going to be one of those cases with a bunch of twists and turns. The owner of the house seems... odd.

 

[NCHydrangea]

Pregnant woman's disappearance turns criminal investigation :: WRAL.com

The police tape is around the house, to the back yard around the tent. Cody shows up a few seconds, before driving off.
I wonder if that car is his or a friends. Looks like about a 15 minute drive from the tent to where they found the suitcase.

ETA: I see where the homeowner stated that Cody didn’t have a car and didn’t drive. I guess a friend took him back to the house.

 

[Lusitana]

Pregnant woman's disappearance turns criminal investigation :: WRAL.com

The police tape is around the house, to the back yard around the tent. Cody shows up a few seconds, before driving off.
I wonder if that car is his or a friends. Looks like about a 15 minute drive from the tent to where they found the suitcase.

ETA: I see where the homeowner stated that Cody didn’t have a car and didn’t drive. I guess a friend took him back to the house.

Very odd. I don’t know what to think. It looks like the crime scene tape is around the actual house and not tent, doesn’t it? They are also waiting to go inside the house so... I’m lost.

 

[TexLil]

Pregnant woman's disappearance turns criminal investigation :: WRAL.com

The police tape is around the house, to the back yard around the tent. Cody shows up a few seconds, before driving off.
I wonder if that car is his or a friends. Looks like about a 15 minute drive from the tent to where they found the suitcase.

ETA: I see where the homeowner stated that Cody didn’t have a car and didn’t drive. I guess a friend took him back to the house.

Thank you for posting. This news video answered some of our questions.
- the boyfriend is alive and came to the tent /house in front of tent while media was there and other people were onsite.
- the crime scene tape is around the house and the tent.
- LE awaiting search warrant to go inside the home.

MOO it seems as though LE knows BS is not returning and have cause to believe she was hurt inside house or near the house/tent.

MOO the homeowner has been very open, even showing the inside of the tent.

Very sad case.

MOO