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Lou Smit(1935-2010)

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Lou Smit
Lou Smit was born on 14 April 1935 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was married to Barbara Ann de Ruiter. He died on 11 August 2010 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
BornApril 14, 1935
DiedAugust 11, 2010(75)
BornApril 14, 1935
DiedAugust 11, 2010(75)
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Known for

Forensic Files (1996)
Forensic Files
8.8
TV Series
  • Self - Homicide Detective
Haunting Evidence (2005)
Haunting Evidence
6.6
TV Series
  • Self - Detective (Ret.)
48 Hours (1988)
48 Hours
7.5
TV Series
  • Self - Homicide Detective
Real Crime (2001)
Real Crime
7.4
TV Series
  • Self - Homicide Detective

Credits

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Self

  • Haunting Evidence (2005)
    Haunting Evidence
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Detective (Ret.)
    • 2008
  • Forensic Files (1996)
    Forensic Files
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective
    • 2008
  • 48 Hours (1988)
    48 Hours
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective
    • 2002
  • Real Crime (2001)
    Real Crime
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective
    • 2001

Archive Footage

  • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
    20/20
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage)
    • 2021–2024
  • JonBenét Ramsey in Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (2024)
    Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • JonBenét Ramsey in Hunting JonBenet's Killer: The Untold Story (2019)
    Hunting JonBenet's Killer: The Untold Story
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Homicide Hunter (2011)
    Homicide Hunter
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Cold Case Investigator (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • OverKill: The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey (2016)
    OverKill: The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • Phil McGraw in Dr. Phil (2002)
    Dr. Phil
    3.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Investigator
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage, archive footage)
    • 2016
  • JonBenét Ramsey in The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey (2016)
    The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery (2016)
    JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • Dateline NBC (1992)
    Dateline NBC
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • Real Crime (2001)
    Real Crime
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Homicide Detective (archive footage)
    • 2004
  • Marg Helgenberger in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)
    Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2000–2001

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 14, 1935
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • August 11, 2010
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA(colon cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Barbara Ann de RuiterJuly 2, 1958 - February 29, 2004 (her death, 4 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is a police detective who is best known for his investigation in the unsolved JonBenet Ramsey murder case. He helped solve the murder of 13 year old Heather Dawn Church in 1991 by arresting Robert C. Browne in 1995 who confessed to her and 47 other murders.
  • Quotes
    [on his police career as a homicide investigator]: I've never lost a homicide case.

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