Flaming death no accident, FBI says: Gasoline found on clothes of license examiner

Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | February 14, 2002 | Bill Dries

[nagdt]

That guy next to Katherine Smith looks like a nice guy! /sarcasm

[knighthawk]

Ping, here too!

[johnny7]

Check out the guy on the lower right. Natural-born killer.

The asswipe next to her looks like a doper.

[testforecho]

ping

[Howlin]

FYI.

[NYCVirago]

it is somewhat reminiscent of Lady Di's accident...the feather men again.

You mean that Smith was driven by a drunken chauffer?

[Prodigal Daughter]

Update on the license examiner!

[truthkeeper]

I saw this on Fox yesterday...but if you blinked, you would have missed the story. Thanks for finding it. BTTT

[Nix 2]

They did a full report on it on one of the shows. Hume, I think. It sure looks like murder from everything known about it so far. My problem is, am I sorry for this person when she knowingly accepted money from people she knew might be terrorists out to murder Americans? And I regret to say I'm having a hard time whipping up compassion here.

[sweetliberty]

Memphis is a nasty place, that's for sure. I have to work up around there sometimes. There are a heck of a lot of mideasterners in Arkansas too.

[sweetliberty]

"I don't know why they bothered with this elaborate plan, because we ALL knew this was a hit right from the start, they should have whacked her in a simpler manner. The most important thing for obvious hits like this is just to not leave any evidence, going to great lengths to make it look like an accident only increase the likelihood of the investigators finding something."

We have pretty much determined that these people are not very sophisticated and not even particularly bright. They probably didn't antipate much more than a surface investigation.

[sweetliberty]

"Maybe she was knocked out when they placed her in the car, drove it where they wanted to, doused her with gas and lit a match??"

That just seems way too awkward! How the heck would the person be able to then get out of the car without blowing himself up too?

[sweetliberty]

" that this looks like an "ARKANCIDE," wonder if Charlie Trie owns any Chinese Restaurants nearby?"

Well, Memphis IS only about an hour and a half from Little Rock.

[LADYAK]

Wonder what her faith was?

[sweetliberty]

"I theorize that this is what happens when goatherders mate with their herd."

ROTFL!

[a_witness]

I'm curious as to what connected Smith to these terrorists.

[Inge_CAV]

That is the first thing I thought about when this story broke. It would not surprise me if this death was ruled a suicide yet.

[zeaal]

She most certainly was THE gal to see to get an illegal driver's license.

[testforecho]

I'm curious as to what connected Smith to these terrorists.

The car that she was flame broiled in was bought from one of the men in custody now. She also told the feds that she had given other licenses to this guy in the past, at least 6 different ones.

[a_witness]

I'm more interested in learning how she came to know them, what ties bound them together in an unholy alliance, things of that nature.