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From what I'm reading, the boyfriend is F. Hannah (per Doe Network). If it's the same guy I'm seeing on court records for Garland County/Hot Springs, he would have been 21 at the time she went missing. I don't believe for a minute that she disappeared voluntarily. Again, if it's the same guy (not a common name in that area for that age group and date range), he's no stranger to firearms and generally bad choices.
That being said, I wonder if there is a possibility that she was pregnant, maybe told F.H. and he decided to "disappear" her rather than doing what any normal, civilized person would in that situation. Or he suggested that she terminate the pregnancy and she refused. Maybe she wanted to end things, as her sister said, and he wasn't having it. The old "if I can't have you, no one can" abuser mentality. Her sister suggested that he was abusive toward Lynn, which isn't a big leap to homicide for some people in certain circumstances.
My biggest questions at the moment are:
1) Did F.H. have access to a vehicle that was in the vicinity of where they were last seen, or within walking distance?
2) Were his acquaintances at the time later charged or convicted of crimes similar to those that he was later charged with? If he did something to her, maybe he had a friend that he trusted enough to help him cover up her murder.
3) Where was he in the hours following the last sighting of her? Can a friend, parent, neighbor...anyone account for his whereabouts?
4) There was a human femur found in Little Rock, AR in 1995 that is thought to belong to a female of unknown race, 17-20 years old, 5'3". The only clothing found was a size 6.5 LA Gear brown shoe and a sock, which was larger in size than the shoe. Is there any way that her remains could have been left in an area along I-30, as the drive from Silver St., Hot Springs to where the remains were found is only about an hour drive. In 10 years, having been left in a wooded area that's populated by a variety of wildlife, I don't doubt that remains could have been scattered to some degree, which could explain why only the femur was found (by a dog roaming in his neighborhood and nearby).
Apologies for the novel! Her case got my wheels really turning and it's been a really heartbreaking, but interesting case, for a "brain break" from the case I'm usually focused on.
That being said, I wonder if there is a possibility that she was pregnant, maybe told F.H. and he decided to "disappear" her rather than doing what any normal, civilized person would in that situation. Or he suggested that she terminate the pregnancy and she refused. Maybe she wanted to end things, as her sister said, and he wasn't having it. The old "if I can't have you, no one can" abuser mentality. Her sister suggested that he was abusive toward Lynn, which isn't a big leap to homicide for some people in certain circumstances.
My biggest questions at the moment are:
1) Did F.H. have access to a vehicle that was in the vicinity of where they were last seen, or within walking distance?
2) Were his acquaintances at the time later charged or convicted of crimes similar to those that he was later charged with? If he did something to her, maybe he had a friend that he trusted enough to help him cover up her murder.
3) Where was he in the hours following the last sighting of her? Can a friend, parent, neighbor...anyone account for his whereabouts?
4) There was a human femur found in Little Rock, AR in 1995 that is thought to belong to a female of unknown race, 17-20 years old, 5'3". The only clothing found was a size 6.5 LA Gear brown shoe and a sock, which was larger in size than the shoe. Is there any way that her remains could have been left in an area along I-30, as the drive from Silver St., Hot Springs to where the remains were found is only about an hour drive. In 10 years, having been left in a wooded area that's populated by a variety of wildlife, I don't doubt that remains could have been scattered to some degree, which could explain why only the femur was found (by a dog roaming in his neighborhood and nearby).
Apologies for the novel! Her case got my wheels really turning and it's been a really heartbreaking, but interesting case, for a "brain break" from the case I'm usually focused on.
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Jeffrey Lynn Smith, 16: Last Seen Walking Home From School With BF
Like many other teens who disappear, Jeffrey Lynn Smith was initially thought to be a runaway. Although it has been decades since she was last seen in Hot Springs, Arkansas, little is known about Lynn, who went by her middle name so I will refer to her as such, and what happened to her remains a mystery. Investigators reportedly have a person of interest, but they have kept information regarding this 16-year-old’s missing person case veiled from the public.
On December 4, 1985, in the wake of the holiday season, Jeffrey Lynn Smith was last seen walking home from school with her boyfriend, Frank Hannah. According to Hannah, he parted ways with Lynn just a few blocks away from her home and didn’t know what happened to his girlfriend. When Lynn didn’t make it home, her panicked family called the authorities, but like many Black teens who fail to contact their parents, Arkansas police treated Jeffrey Lynn Smith like a runaway and did not adequately investigate her case in its onset.
One would think that with the teen’s mother being former President Bill Clinton’s housekeeper, someone would have reinvestigated this case sooner.
“She was walking home with her boyfriend, Frank Hannah, and a friend, Lisa. My aunt actually saw them walking home and she stopped and asked them if they wanted a ride,” said Lynn’s sister Lisa Smith in 2017. “They said, ‘No, we are fine.’ We since have communicated with Lisa and Lisa’s like, ‘I left. Parted ways with them, and was headed home. They just kept walking.’ But that’s the last time anybody’s seen her.”
Hannah was reportedly questioned by authorities and while the details of their conversations are unknown to the public, they have been described as being inconsistent. Authorities did not reportedly press Hannah about his girlfriend’s whereabouts. Early on in the investigation, Lynn’s sister Lisa claimed that Hannah stayed close by the Smith family’s side, but things soon changed. Just prior to going missing, Lynn was gifted a gold ring with an opal in it for her 16th birthday, and later, it was found at a pawn shop. It was a ring that Lynn reportedly loved and guarded fiercely. It is suspected that Hannah pawned the piece of jewelry, but that has not been proven.
During the investigation, nearby woods and fields were searched but there wasn’t anything that could help in finding Jeffrey Lynn Smith.
Lynn’s family has never given up on searching for the truth of what happened to the teen and after much persistence, the case was reopened in 2012 and reclassified as an endangered missing child case. Authorities reportedly stated that they have a person of interest.
“We want to know what happened and we want to as well, have justice for her,” said sister Lisa. “Mom called me and said, ‘She didn’t come home last night’ and that’s when we started getting concerned just immediately.” She believes that Lynn suffered a tragic fate.
“I, myself, am 99.9 percent certain that she was murdered. We want to get her remains. We want to have answers. We hope to, at some point, know what happened, as painful as that might be,” Lisa said. “All the work that is done with this event gives her life meaning to me because these are all things she wouldn’t be able to do herself because her life has been taken from her. She was sixteen years old. Who knows what wonderful things she could have accomplished.”
At the time of her disappearance, Jeffrey Lynn Smith stood 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. Both of her ears are pierced and she has a mole on the right side of her chin. Lynn was last seen wearing pink pants, a brown jacket, and brown/tan shoes. Her dental records and fingerprints are not available, but her DNA is reportedly on file. She would be 51-years-old at the time of this publication.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Hot Springs Police Department at (501) 321-6789 or their local authorities. The agency case numbers are 8510374/02L002125.
Like many other teens who disappear, Jeffrey Lynn Smith was initially thought to be a runaway. Although it has been decades since she was last seen in Hot Springs, Arkansas, little is known about Lynn, who went by her middle name so I will refer to her as such, and what happened to her remains a mystery. Investigators reportedly have a person of interest, but they have kept information regarding this 16-year-old’s missing person case veiled from the public.
On December 4, 1985, in the wake of the holiday season, Jeffrey Lynn Smith was last seen walking home from school with her boyfriend, Frank Hannah. According to Hannah, he parted ways with Lynn just a few blocks away from her home and didn’t know what happened to his girlfriend. When Lynn didn’t make it home, her panicked family called the authorities, but like many Black teens who fail to contact their parents, Arkansas police treated Jeffrey Lynn Smith like a runaway and did not adequately investigate her case in its onset.
One would think that with the teen’s mother being former President Bill Clinton’s housekeeper, someone would have reinvestigated this case sooner.
“She was walking home with her boyfriend, Frank Hannah, and a friend, Lisa. My aunt actually saw them walking home and she stopped and asked them if they wanted a ride,” said Lynn’s sister Lisa Smith in 2017. “They said, ‘No, we are fine.’ We since have communicated with Lisa and Lisa’s like, ‘I left. Parted ways with them, and was headed home. They just kept walking.’ But that’s the last time anybody’s seen her.”
Hannah was reportedly questioned by authorities and while the details of their conversations are unknown to the public, they have been described as being inconsistent. Authorities did not reportedly press Hannah about his girlfriend’s whereabouts. Early on in the investigation, Lynn’s sister Lisa claimed that Hannah stayed close by the Smith family’s side, but things soon changed. Just prior to going missing, Lynn was gifted a gold ring with an opal in it for her 16th birthday, and later, it was found at a pawn shop. It was a ring that Lynn reportedly loved and guarded fiercely. It is suspected that Hannah pawned the piece of jewelry, but that has not been proven.
During the investigation, nearby woods and fields were searched but there wasn’t anything that could help in finding Jeffrey Lynn Smith.
Lynn’s family has never given up on searching for the truth of what happened to the teen and after much persistence, the case was reopened in 2012 and reclassified as an endangered missing child case. Authorities reportedly stated that they have a person of interest.
“We want to know what happened and we want to as well, have justice for her,” said sister Lisa. “Mom called me and said, ‘She didn’t come home last night’ and that’s when we started getting concerned just immediately.” She believes that Lynn suffered a tragic fate.
“I, myself, am 99.9 percent certain that she was murdered. We want to get her remains. We want to have answers. We hope to, at some point, know what happened, as painful as that might be,” Lisa said. “All the work that is done with this event gives her life meaning to me because these are all things she wouldn’t be able to do herself because her life has been taken from her. She was sixteen years old. Who knows what wonderful things she could have accomplished.”
At the time of her disappearance, Jeffrey Lynn Smith stood 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. Both of her ears are pierced and she has a mole on the right side of her chin. Lynn was last seen wearing pink pants, a brown jacket, and brown/tan shoes. Her dental records and fingerprints are not available, but her DNA is reportedly on file. She would be 51-years-old at the time of this publication.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Hot Springs Police Department at (501) 321-6789 or their local authorities. The agency case numbers are 8510374/02L002125.
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Bumping, today is Lynn’s birthday.
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Lynn has been missing for 36 years this month.
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Bumping, today is Lynn’s birthday.
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Lynn has been missing for 37 years today.
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Bumping, today is Lynn’s birthday.
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Lynn has been missing for 38 years today.