Murder With My Husband

308. Catching the Boogeyman - The Murder of Robin Lawrence

February 16, 2026·50 min·6-min readconversationaltrue crime
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The podcast episode explores the 1994 murder of Robin Lawrence, a 37-year-old artist and mother in Springfield, Virginia, whose case remained unsolved for nearly three decades until a breakthrough in DNA technology and genealogical research led to the arrest of Stefan Smirk, a former sold

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Robin LawrenceStephen SmerkPeyton MorlandGarrett MorlandLizMary O'Toole

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Parabon Nanolabs

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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