Dana Smithers was last seen on a home security camera leaving a neighbor’s house around 11:05 p.m. on the night she disappeared. At that point, she had her cell phone with her, which was later found inside her home along with other personal belongings. According to the last person to see Smithers alive — her close friend and neighbor, Tara Cioni — Smithers smoked a cigarette during their final visit, something she rarely did except in circumstances when she needed to calm her nerves.
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Cioni also said that in retrospect, on the night her friend vanished, Smithers seemed troubled. Smithers reportedly had substance use issues in her past and was on medication. Along with her cell phone and wallet, that medication was not with her when she died. Cioni was invited to return to Smithers’ home, but declined. “If I would have known that was the last time I would have seen her, I would have definitely asked more questions but I was sort of like, ‘I’m going to bed,'” Cioni said (via NBC News).
