Robert Smith

 VICTIMS: 6

On November 12, 1966, Robert Smith left home armed with a knife and a revolver that his father had given him. He decided to walk into town and make a name for himself. he chose his place of fame, it was a beauty salon.

He walked in and fired a shot into the ceiling. Once he had everyone's attention he ordered all the occupants, five women and two children to lie down of their bellies. He had them arrange themselves into a circle, so, as a group they looked like wheel spokes. He then proceeded to shoot each in the back of the head.

He then walked outside, sat down and waited for the police to arrive. When they did he offered no resistance at all. He was smiling, and eager to tell of his actions.

"I've just killed all the women in there."

When police entered the building they found Glenda Carter, Carol Farmer, Joyce Sellers, Mary Olsen and three-year-old Debra Sellers. The other woman was seriously injured, and also alive was Seller other daughter, Tamara Lynn. The baby was lying underneath her mothers dead body.

Not surprisingly Smith was found guilty of all five murders and two attempted murders. He is currently serving life an Arizona goal.

Following the murders it was found that Smith had a rather unhealthy (as if) obsession with Richard Speck. It seems that he wanted to be as famous as Speck had become earlier that year.
 

MY OPINION

Bob Smith is definitely one of my favourites. One of the first I ever heard about, I was amazed that the guy (who was a very popular High School student) would go out and kill a bunch of women for fame. I 'spose he shows us just how fucked up the U.S. is. I'd rate Smith in my five favourite Mass Murderers of all time. Actually 1966 had some of the best Mass Murderers ever in Whitman, Speck and Smith, all in the second half of the year. A great time for the pioneers of the genre. Smiths also a pretty good poet.