MUS-2026-0342
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MUS-2026-0342
Homicide
- Incident
- 2009
- Indexed
- Oct 19, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Waxahachie Police Department
- Location
- Waxahachie TX
Public record. Index entry.
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Jennifer Kinder-Smiles, a mother of three, was found dead in a bedroom of her Waxahachie home on June 17, 2009. The Dallas County Medical Examiner determined the death was a homicide from a gunshot wound. There was no sign of forced entry, robbery, or struggle, and the weapon was not recovered. Her family has offered up to an $11,000 reward.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2007
Kinder-Smiles divorced in February.
- 2009
On June 17, about 3:45 a.m., after a distress call, Waxahachie police were dispatched to a medical call in the 100 block of Cumberland Road and were directed to a bedroom where her body was found.
- 2009
She was found by her 18-year-old daughter when the daughter returned home early that morning from a friend's house.
- 2009
The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound. Police interviewed people she had befriended and dated, with nothing resulting from those interviews, and the weapon was not recovered.
Key people
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Mother of three, found dead in a bedroom of her Waxahachie home in 2009.
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