Now, after four decades, Lori Kearsey’s daughter can finally provide her mother with a proper farewell and lay her to rest.
Smith, now a mother herself to two daughters aged 18 and 21, is struck by the fact that her mother was close to the age of her daughters when she was murdered.
‘She was a kid. She could have grown up … She never got a chance.’
“My whole life I knew something happened to her, but now I have the closure,” Smith said.
The case is far from closed for law enforcement.
Davie Police Sergeant Kevin Urbaez expressed the force’s commitment to bring Kearsey’s killers to justice. “That’s our goal in this case, bring additional closure, but to also bring those who were involved in this criminal case to justice,” Urbaez emphasized.
Detective Eddy Velazquez revealed that they have identified individuals of interest who are still alive, though he refrained from disclosing specific details. The investigation is active in both Massachusetts and Florida, as authorities follow leads and await additional DNA test results.
