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Indicted in Fire Murder of Children in Baltimore
A grand jury indicted 38 year old Kennard A. Smith for the arson murder of seven children aged one to thirteen who died in a Dec 1 fire at a brick row house. The case proceeded directly to the circuit court. witnesses included six patrolmen, Smiths wife, and one escaped son. Four children survived. The mother, Marian Smith, 40, testified she fled after threats. Police found gasoline can residues at the scene. Smith, previously free on bond, is held without bond after a prior stabbing arrest.
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