Digital Pings and Crocodile Tears: The Katrina Smith Murder

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 2, 2026 · 47m · transcript

This episode details the disappearance and murder of Katrina Smith, an Illinois woman whose husband, Todd Smith, was ultimately convicted of the crime. Although Todd initially appeared as a grieving spouse making public pleas for her return, investigators uncovered his history of financial fraud and a past conviction for arson. The case was broken by digital forensics, which revealed that Todd had used a GPS tracking device to stalk his wife for years. This device inadvertently recorded his own movements on the night of the murder, leading police to Katrina’s body and the bloody baseball bat…