My nephew Macin Smith, 17, disappeared Sept. 1, 2015, in the St. George, Utah, area. Macin has never been heard from since.
His father told police that he had taken Macin’s cellphone and laptop away from him as punishment for watching anime during the night of Aug. 31.
Later, a note written by Macin was discovered in his wallet in his room by his parents, which described the argument that night, a desire by Macin of self-harm Macin and a wish to leave.
Recently, search warrants were released to suggest a crime may have occurred in his disappearance and that his parents, my brother and my sister-in-law, may have been involved in a crime involving their missing son.
“Throughout the investigation, there have been discrepancies between what Macin’s parents, Tracey and Darrin Smith, have told the St. George Police Department, Red Rock Search and Rescue and the media. These discrepancies all point to the fact Tracey and Darrin know more information surrounding Macin’s disappearance then they have disclosed,” police wrote in an affidavit dated June 21, 2017.
The Deseret News and KSL have collected and reviewed nearly a dozen search warrant affidavits filed by St. George police. Several of the warrants state that police are collecting evidence to investigate “the crime or crimes of criminal homicide.”
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