A dangerous career criminal with an extensive history of kidnapping and violent crimes is now terrorizing the same Arizona community where Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother mysteriously disappeared earlier this year. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has issued an urgent alert for Coral Michelle Smith, a 40-year-old repeat offender wanted in connection with a recent kidnapping and deadly weapon assault case, according to the New York Post.
Smith’s latest alleged crimes occurred just seven miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Catalina Foothills home, where the elderly woman vanished without a trace in the early hours of February 1st. The proximity is raising serious questions about whether this hardened criminal could be connected to other unsolved cases in the area. Local authorities are urging residents to remain vigilant as this dangerous individual remains on the loose.
The suspect’s rap sheet reads like a career criminal’s playbook. Smith has been convicted multiple times for robbery, kidnapping, assault, and vehicle theft, serving four separate prison sentences that clearly failed to rehabilitate her. Most disturbing, court records show she was involved in a 2019 kidnapping case involving a victim under 15 years old, though those charges were mysteriously dismissed. This is exactly the kind of revolving door justice system that fails to protect innocent Americans from predators.
Smith, who uses multiple aliases including “Under The Sea Smith,” stands 5’6″ with blonde hair, blue eyes, and distinctive tattoos including a smiley face on her ankle and “love, life, family” on her leg. The irony of those tattoos isn’t lost when you consider her pattern of terrorizing families and destroying lives. While authorities claim no connection between Smith and Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, residents deserve answers about how many dangerous criminals are prowling their neighborhoods while honest, hardworking Americans live in fear.
Source: nypost.com