- Authorities in Arkansas on Thursday confirmed that a body found outside the home of a former Republican state lawmaker was hers, and police are investigating her death as a homicide. The Arkansas State Police said the medical examiner confirmed that former state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith’s body was found outside her home Tuesday in Pocahontas, about 130 miles (210 kilometres) northeast of Little Rock. Police did not give a cause of death, but said Wednesday that they’re investigating the case as a homicide. The Arkansas Republican Party on Tuesday said Collins-Smith was dead, but authorities had initially been unable to confirm the remains found were hers because of the condition of the body. Property records showed the home was owned by Collins-Smith and her former husband, retired Circuit Judge Philip Smith.

Source: thestar June 06, 2019 15:00 UTC