GREENSBORO — A dramatic series of 911 calls released Thursday reveals chilling insights into the final violent hours of Menice Montell Smith’s life, when he killed two women and critically injured a third before committing suicide.
Police have said they may never know what sparked Smith’s spree early Monday, but the calls detail his attempts to reach out to acquaintances and his admissions of his actions.
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