Kirby's Speed Shop

Kirby's Speed Shop
Season:	2
Episode:	13
Original airdate:	July 11, 2014
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Death by Design?
Next episode:	Sunspot Highway

Summary

Kirby Smith, 50, was an avid dirt-track racer who had been building cars since he was a teenager, and he could fix almost any engine. He was widely known as a good, generous guy who devoted himself to his family. His son, 21-year-old Dustin, followed closely in his footsteps, always eager to help him at his shop, Kirby's Speed Shop. Kirby's older daughter, 26-year-old Heather Brooks, was married and had just had a baby boy. In 1996, Kirby remarried Becky Smith, and the two had a child together. They separated in 2002. In the days around his murder, they were in the midst of a contentious divorce. Kirby had re-entered the dating world and joined Match.com. On March 7, 2004, while working late at his shop, Kirby sat down at his computer to scroll through some potential dates, but no one knows what happened after that. Around 7:30 the next morning, one of his employees found Kirby's bloody body next to the computer. Kirby had been shot once through the shoulder and once through the back of his head with a High Point 9mm. Sgt. Randy Long is a seasoned investigator who's been with the Columbus Police Department for 26 years. He's become close to Kirby's children, Dustin and Heather, and has vowed never to give up trying to bring Kirby's killer to justice.

Cast

• Kelly Siegler as Prosecutor Kelly Siegler
• Yolanda McClary as Crime Scene Investigator Yolanda McClary
• Alan Brown as Homicide Investigator Alan Brown
• Abbey Abbondandolo as Homicide Investigator Abbey Abbondandolo
• Sergeant Randy Long (Columbus Police Department)
• Sergeant Matt Blackstock (Columbus Police Department)

Location

• Columbus, Georgia (March 7, 2004)

Victim

• William "Kirby" Smith (50)

Suspects

• Rebecca Smith Haynie
• Donald Keith Phillips

Case Update

On Dec 22, 2021, Superior Court Judge Gil McBride dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning Rebecca Haynie and her friend Donald Keith Phillips can never be tried for Smith’s murder.