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Resources: "48 Hours Mystery": The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields 42:23

Since the 1970s, more than 30 girls and women have disappeared or been found murdered in towns along the 1-45 corridor south of Houston dubbed "the killing fields."

Timeline: Kevin Edison Smith
Kevin Edison Smith, who was convicted in April 2012, of the 1996 murder of 13-year-old Krystal Baker, may have had involvement with other unsolved cases. Over the past 13 years there are records of Smith living and working in 17 different cities in four different states. Do you have a lead on his connection to a crime in these areas? Contact the office of Chambers County, Texas, District Attorney Cheryl Lieck at 409-267-2682.

Resources
Laura Recovery Center
Texas Equusearch
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Movie: "Texas Killing Fields"
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Director Ami Mann talks to "48 Hours" about the real-life mysteries that inspired Hollywood film

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