FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — After 30 years of wondering who murdered their loved one, a Virginia family is finally getting closure.
It was days before Thanksgiving in 1994 when Robin Lawrence, 37 at the time, was at home with her then 2-year-old daughter. Suddenly, Army soldier Stephan Smerk forced his way inside and stabbed the mom of one 49 times.
The gut-wrenching case went cold for three decades, leaving Lawrence’s family with so much pain and heartache amid all the many questions that remained…