Kaycha Smith was 25 and pregnant when she was found dead behind an abandoned produce packing plant north of Marianna, Florida, on April 27, 2017. She had been shot multiple times in the upper torso, and investigators concluded her body had likely been dumped at the site shortly before discovery. Her vehicle was found miles away at a park inside Marianna city limits, suggesting the killing occurred elsewhere.

The primary suspect was her 22-year-old estranged boyfriend, Daimeyon O’Neal. Witnesses said the pair had domestic problems and Smith had recently filed a restraining order. The day before she was found, they were overheard arguing about the paternity of her unborn child. Surveillance footage and witness statements contradicted O’Neal’s initial denials of recent contact. A silver .38-caliber handgun believed to be the murder weapon was recovered from a drainage ditch near O’Neal’s home in Panama City.

O’Neal was arrested in Bay County and charged with second-degree murder; he later entered an open plea and received a life sentence on March 22, 2019. Smith’s family spoke publicly at sentencing about their grief and anger. Did anyone in Marianna or Panama City see Kaycha or her vehicle around late April 2017 who hasn’t spoken to investigators?