Husband, step-daughter charged in Baltimore panhandler stabbing murder of Providence woman

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BALTIMORE, M.D. (WLNE) – The husband and stepdaughter of a Providence native killed in Baltimore are now charged with staging her murder.

54-year-old Jacquelyn Smith was stabbed to death in December in East Baltimore.

Her husband told police a panhandler had stabbed her when she was trying to hand over money.

Now investigators believe Smith’s husband and his daughter were responsible.

The pair was arrested near the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas and now face charges of first–degree murder.

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