What Happened to the Promising California Entrepreneur Chris Smith?

He gave up everything to sail around the world. He even sent emails to his family about his adventure. Yet, did he really sail?

Theewari Dulandiya
1 min readSep 13, 2024
Chris Smith was 33 years old when he was brutally murdered.

“I’m going on vacation. Probably a three-week trip to Galapagos Island and Costa Rica, I’ll let you know for sure by Friday.” — Chris Smith.

Chris Smith, a young and optimistic entrepreneur from California, suddenly left all business and family ties to sail worldwide. He didn’t forget to update his family about his adventure.

But, only through email, no phone calls. As time passed, such a close-knit family couldn’t help but feel the strangeness of all the emails. The family’s curiosity revealed what had happened to Chris.

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Theewari Dulandiya
Theewari Dulandiya

Written by Theewari Dulandiya

Hello! After three-plus years of writing about true crime, I'm excited to announce that I've created my first crime-related newsletter, Crimewatch Chronicles.

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