Top Story Bland County Youtuber believes he's found Appalachian Trail killer's campsite By JEFFREY SIMMONS | Staff Aug 19, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Mike Reed suspects these camping items belonged to convicted killer Randall Lee Smith. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By JEFFREY SIMMONS | Staff Mike Reed found a killer campsite in the Giles County national forest.kAm%96 BF6DE:@? :Di H2D :E E96 42>AD:E6 @7 2 <:==6C]k^AmkAmu:CDE[ 2 =:EE=6 9:DE@CJ]k^AmkAm#665[ E96 7@F?56C @7 *@FEF36’D |:<6 #665 ~FE5@@CD[ C646?E=J AF3=:D965 2 G:56@ 2==F5:?8 E@ 2 564256D\@=5 5@F3=6 >FC56C 2=@?8 E96 pAA2=249:2? %C2:= ?62C E96 v:=6D^q=2?5 r@F?EJ =:?6]k^AmkAmx? 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