Jury convicts man of murdering his wife, hiding her body in storage unit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso jury has convicted Linwood Smith, 26, of murdering his wife, Kerica Robinson, in 2020. Now the jury is hearing testimony and evidence ahead of deciding Smith's sentence.
"In Texas, the range of sentencing for murder – a first-degree felony – is 5-99 years, or life, in a
state prison facility," a spokesperson for the El Paso District Attorney's Office explained.
Police investigators say that Smith killed Robinson then put her body into an apartment storage unit on Zaragoza Road. A friend had reported Robinson missing the day before. Officers arrested Smith and charged him with Robinson's murder shortly after they discovered her body.
ORIGINAL STORY (July 17, 2025): The murder trial against Linwood James Smith started in an El Paso court Monday. The 34th District Court confirmed to ABC-7 that the trial is continuing today.
Police arrested Smith in 2020. Investigators say Smith killed his estranged wife, Kerica Robinson, 21, then stuffed her body into an apartment storage unit on Zaragoza Road.
Robinson had been reported missing by a friend the day before officers found her body. Police told ABC-7 at the time that investigators had found evidence that Smith killed Robinson.
