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Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Frank Smith, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1950, died at age 101. His death sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. Smith spent 70 years incarcerated in the United States prison system.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/francis-clifford-smith-dead.html