Man confesses to cold case murder: “A serial killer who’s only killed once”

Stephan Smerk, a married father in Niskayuna, New York, turns himself in for the cold case murder of artist and mother Robin Lawrence in Springfield, Virginia.

Oct 26, 2025 0

Man confesses to cold case murder: “A serial killer who’s only killed once”

Stephan Smerk, a married father in Niskayuna, New York, turns himself in for the cold case murder of artist and mother Robin Lawrence in Springfield, Virginia.

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