Old News Footage Reveals A Killer at the Crime Scene | Forensic Files

Like in August of 1988, Crimestoppers offered a $1,000 reward for information on Tina's case. So like that was a step
in the right direction, but not a step that really moves the needle. The only thing that does that comes in May of
1989, and it comes from a news cameraman at WGA TV. So this person is reviewing some old footage that he had taken out
there doing the Lord's work, making connections, paying attention. And I don't know all the details of why he was
reviewing this stuff or like what was going on, but the station ends up sending the district attorney of this
county a videotape and is like, "You need to watch this." And when the DA hits play, it's news footage from the
day that Tina's body was discovered and removed from underneath the bridge. And at one point, the person operating the
camera like pans up to the West Princess Street Bridge, and you can see eight people there, like gawkers, just kind of
watching what's happening below. Now, nobody would have recognized those eight people in 1985.
But now in May of 1989, one of those people on the bridge, a teenager, stands out like a beacon.
It's Quintterio Poncho Smart. And the DA knows him because just a month before looking at this tape, his office had
secured a conviction against Smart and an accomplice for the murder of 29-year-old Judy Anne Keterman, which
took place in October of 1987. What? Yes.

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Brief Summary

A news cameraman's footage reveals Quintterio Poncho Smart at Tina's murder scene, linking him to another murder case.

Key points

The Discovery of a Key Figure. A news cameraman uncovers footage that reveals a crucial witness in Tina's case.
A Shocking Connection. The DA realizes a teenager in the footage is linked to a previous murder case.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

A teenager stands out like a beacon.

Describing the recognition of a key figure in the case.

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