The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office is featuring an unsolved major crimes case, monthly, in an effort to renew leads, potentially generate new evidence, and substantiate information that could cultivate an arrest. 

Unsolved homicide case: Kelly Smith, 27, of Brackenridge

The body of Kelly Smith, 27, was found floating in the mouth of Chartiers Creek of the Allegheny River in Lower Burrell on June 14, 2007. 

Fishermen discovered the woman, later identified as Smith, floating face down along the Edgecliff Extension. 

Smith’s death was ruled a homicide. 

Investigators also observed, what appeared to be, defensive wounds from an apparent struggle prior to her death. 

Smith was reportedly engaged in an argument with her boyfriend, Chad Stroup, the night before she was discovered deceased. She was last seen alive by Stroup at her residence in Brackenridge. 

Despite person(s) of interest, criminal charges have never been filed in connection with Smith’s homicide. 

Westmoreland County Detectives and Lower Burrell Police continue to investigate; the case is considered active and ongoing. 

Anyone with information pertinent to Smith’s homicide is urged to contact the Westmoreland County Detective Bureau at 724-830-3287 or Lower Burrell Police at 724-339-4287.