BALTIMORE, MD – The mother of a woman killed nearly twenty years ago is making a plea to the public to help bring her daughter’s killer to justice.
Theresa Wooden, the grieving mother of 23-year-old Tiona Smith, is making a heartfelt public plea for any information that could shed light on her daughter’s murder.
The tragic incident occurred on November 5, 2005, when Tiona finished her shift at a fast-food restaurant located on Cranbrook Road in Cockeysville, Maryland, at approximately 10:45 p.m. She later boarded an MTA bus headed towards Baltimore City. Witnesses reported seeing her in Baltimore, where she was observed getting into a small four-door vehicle at the intersection of Eutaw and Fayette streets.
The following day, November 6, 2005, at around 11 a.m., two children playing basketball in the 6800 block of Fox Meadow Road in Gwynn Oak made a shocking discovery. They found Tiona Smith’s lifeless body behind a home in Baltimore County.
She had been fatally stabbed.
For almost 18 years, the circumstances surrounding why Tiona was in that particular neighborhood at the time of her murder remain a mystery. Her friends and family remember her as a kind and friendly individual who was easygoing and pleasant.
They are at a loss as to why anyone would have wanted to harm her.
Despite the passage of time, Theresa Wooden, Tiona’s mother, has not given up hope that her daughter’s case will be solved. She believes that the public’s assistance could be instrumental in bringing closure to this devastating crime. The family, along with law enforcement, is appealing to anyone who might have information about the incident, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward and assist in the investigation.