- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAndrew Louis Smit
- Lou Smit was born on April 14, 1935 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was married to Barbara Ann de Ruiter. He died on August 11, 2010 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- SpouseBarbara Ann de Ruiter(July 2, 1958 - February 29, 2004) (her death, 4 children)
- 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.
- He claimed that he solved more than 200 murder cases in his 30 year career.
- Came out of retirement to investigate the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, who was found in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado on 26 December 1996. After 18 months he resigned from the case, because he believed that her parents, the prime suspects, were not involved in the child's death.
- He helped solve the murder of Karen Grammer: sister of actor, Kelsey Grammer in 1975.
- Retired homicide detective
- [on his police career as a homicide investigator]: I've never lost a homicide case.
- [on John and Patsy Ramsey]: The Ramseys did not do it. There is substantial credible evidence of an intruder and lack of evidence that the parents are involved.
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