Smith later admitted he cashed at least two of Stephanie's welfare checks after her disappearance and kept the money for himself.Įdward was on probation at the time of his disappearance he'd been convicted of armed robbery in 1975. They left all their belongings behind, including their toothbrushes and an uncashed income tax return. Smith said the couple owned a significant amount of money to drug dealers and had fled to California. When they left, Edward told his mother, "We'll be back a little later." His parents never saw either of them again.Īfter several weeks with no contact, the Edward's parents got in touch with Smith to ask where Edward and Stephanie were. The last verified sighting of Stephanie and Edward was on February 25, 1978, when they visited Edward's parents in North Wales, Pennsylvania. A photo of Smith is posted with this case summary. Jay Charles Smith, who was the principal of Upper Merion High School. In September 1977, the couple tried to make a new start by moving into the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania home of Stephanie's father, Dr. By the time they met and married in 1977, neither of them were regularly employed and Stephanie sometimes worked as a prostitute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Edward and his wife, Stephanie Hunsberger, were both addicted to heroin.
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