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1983 - Auburn, Maine.\n\nWhile hiking in Mount Apatite Park in June of 1983, a woman stumbled on the body of 36-year-old William Lester Smith partially hidden under scavenged sheet metal and forest debris. William was part of a mineral club at home in Massachusetts, and had come to the park to search its quarries for treasure.\xa0\n\nTwo days prior, William had been seen in the company of 16-year-old Jeff Smith. The pair were not related.\xa0\n\nIt didn\u2019t take police long to arrest their suspect. But in the eleventh hour as the trial inched closer, a narrative from the defense emerged that changed everything.\xa0\n\nEpisode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/william-smith\n\nSupport the show: https://www.murdershetold.com/support\n\n\n\nInstagram: @murdershetoldpodcast\n\n\n\nTikTok: @murdershetold\n\n\n\nFacebook: /mstpodcast\n\n\n\nWebsite: murdershetold.com\n\n\n-----\nSponsors:\n\xa0\nOneSkin: Get 15% off your order at\xa0at https://www.oneskin.co with the code SHETOLD\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices