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Robert Benjamin Smith was born on February 10, 1948 and is 78 years old now.
Birthday: February 10, 1948
How Old - Age: 78
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Robert Benjamin Smith - Biography
Robert Benjamin Smith was born on February 10, 1948.Trivia (2)On November 12, 1966, Eighteen year old Robert Benjamin Smith walked a mile and a half from his home to the Rose-Mar College of Beauty in Mesa, Arizona. He rounded up everyone in the place, made them lie in a circle, where he killed five females by shooting them with a .22 pistol and a hunting knife. They were Joyce Sellers (27), Debbie Sellers (3), Glenda Carter (18), Mary Olsen (18), and Carol Farmer (19). Another beautician, Bonita Sue Harris, was shot twice, but pretended to be dead until the police showed up. The only other person to survive the attack was 3-month old Tamara Sellers; Joyce shielded the baby with her body. After the killing, he waited for the police to come. When asked why he did it, he said "I wanted to make a name for myself. I wanted people to know who I was." On October 24, 1967, Smith was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. However, he was granted a new trial as a judge deemed some testimony from his original trial unreliable. At his retrial, he was again found guilty, but the US Supreme Court had declared a moratorium on the death penalty by that point. He was sentenced to two 99-year sentences and four life sentences for the murders.Tuscon, AZ, USA: Incarcerated at the Manzanita Unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex where he is serving multiple life sentences. [June 2013]
