Paul Sterling Smith, the Man Suspected in the Kidnapping Case of Alisa Maier Has Apparently Committed Suicide
Police are confirming that the man they suspect kidnapped four-year-old Alisa Maier from in front of her house on Monday evening has most likely committed suicide in Lincoln County Missouri.
Police approached a man sitting in a vehicle registered to Paul Sterling Smith, who also goes by Paul Steven Smith, and when they did so the man inside the car shot and killed himself. Police have not been able to confirm that the man inside was Smith at this time.
The police were tipped off when someone called them saying a man in that car had purchased clothing for a child from their store and that is when they followed up on the lead.