Todd Smith found guilty of wife’s murder

Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announces that Todd Smith, 49, was found guilty on January 25, 2017 of First Degree Murder, Concealment of a Homicidal Death, Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Domestic Battery after a jury trial in front of the Honorable Judge Fernando Engelsma. Smith was charged for the 2012 murder of his then wife Katrina Smith in Machesney Park. In October of 2012, Roscoe Police were called to 4927 Prairie Rose Dr. on a report of a missing person. Todd Smith had called to report that his wife, Katrina Smith had not been seen for a little more than 24 hours.
Detectives with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Dept. and the Roscoe Police Dept. were able to locate the victim’s car and purse in the area of Obispo and Ventura Drive in Machesney Park.
A search of Todd Smith’s home found

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