The Abduction of Carlie Brucia

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Resources

• "Hundreds of investigators search for missing Florida girl," by Brian Haas, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Feb. 3, 2004

• "Key evidence missing in Carlie's killing," CNN, Feb. 6, 2004

• "The man charged in Carlie Brucia's death had a knife and tried to trick a woman into leaving a parking lot with him, police records show," Associated Press, Feb. 15, 2004

• "Details of Carlie Brucia last hours released as suspect indicted," by Brian Haas, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Feb. 20, 2004 

• "Carlie Brucia's death prompts reviews of probation policies," by Brian Haas, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Feb. 20, 2004

• "Manatee changes lost-child policy," Associated Press, Feb. 28, 2004

• "Tips helped identify suspect in slain girl's abduction," by Leanora Minai and Jamie Thompson, St. Petersburg Times, Oct. 6, 2004

• "A Year Later, No Legacy for Carlie," by Aaron Sharockman, Jan. 30, 2005

• "Woes continue for Carlie's family," by Stephen Majors, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, July 6, 2005

• "FBI agent says Smith's brother, mother searched for Carlie," by Todd Ruger, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Oct. 12, 2005  

• "Brother recounts confession," by Stephen Majors, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Nov. 10, 2005

• "Carlie fought for her life, a medical examiner testifies," by Duane Marsteller and Richard Dymond, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Nov. 14, 2005

•  "Carlie's mother comes to court, denies she knew Joseph Smith," by Richard Dymond, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Nov. 15, 2005   

• "Smith defense hopes for empathy," By Stephen Majors, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Nov. 27, 2005

• "Two Lives' stories are told to jury: Penalty phase begins with talk of Carlie's, killer's personalities," by Stephen Majors, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Nov. 29, 2005

• "Jurors vote 10-2 for death," by Tom Arthur, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Dec. 1, 2005

• "Judge decides that girl's killer should die," by Phil Long, Miami Herald, March 16, 2006

• "Mother of Abducted Girl Arrested, Associated Press, Jan. 21, 2006

• "Carlie Brucia's mother arrested on drug, prostitution charges," Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, June 29, 2006

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1. A Life Undone
2. Typical Tween
3. Caught on Tape
4. "It's Joe Smith"
5. Too Late
6. Family Meeting
7. Second Search
8. An Addict's Story
9. Oxycontin Jones
10. On Trial
11. "Wanted to Die"
12. No Shouts of Joy
13. Most Unseemly
14. Downward Spiral
15. Carlie's Legacy
16. Resources