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FBI Releases New Age-Progressed Images of Suspect in 40-Year-Old Murder | Wilmington News
Forty years after the brutal murder of University of Colorado student Sidney Lee Wells, the FBI is releasing new age-progressed images of the suspect, Thayne Alan Smika, now 67 and on the run since 1986. Smika, Wells’s former roommate, was never charged until 2010, and his car was found abandoned in California with a stolen plate. The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for any tip leading to his arrest, urging anyone with information—no matter how small—to come forward. Investigators believe Smika may have lived in Mexico before 2007 and are hopeful these updated visuals will finally bring…
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