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Todd’s son, Malik Smith, was 18 when, without provocation, he was punched, kicked and left brain dead on the floor of a dance club outside Salt Lake City, where he had gone to ski. Since...
May 11, 2019 · This 'Lean on Me' Actress' Only Son Was Killed & Murderer Served Only 8 Months. By Aby Rivas. May 11, 2019 01:03 P.M. Beverly Todd, better known for her roles in films such as “Lean on Me” and “Moving,” suffered the major loss any parent can go through in 1989 when her only son was murdered during a club brawl.
Mar 21, 1989 · UPI Archives. March 21, 1989. Murder charged in death of actress's son. SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah man was charged Tuesday in the beating death of the 18-year-old son of actress Beverly Todd...
Apr 6, 1989 · April 6, 1989 12 AM PT. Malik Smith, son of actress Beverly Todd and television director Kris Kaiser, was backing away from an argument at a Salt Lake City disco when accused assailant John...
Aug 30, 2021 · Soon after his murder trial, Beverly Todd began to voice her frustration and her disappointment with the type of justice, or lack thereof, that her son received after the court gave a very weak sentence to his murderer. Malik’s killer, John Leota, was also 18 when he claimed the life of Malik.
Mar 22, 1989 · March 22, 1989 12 AM PT. Film actress Beverly Todd’s 18-year-old son, who was beaten into unconsciousness at a suburban Utah nightclub, died Monday night from brain injuries suffered in...
Jan 6, 1990 · Smith, the son of Hollywood actress Beverly Todd and producer Kris Keiser, was black. With the approval of County Attorney David Yocom, prosecutor Kent Morgan filed a second-degree murder charge, which was disputed privately by several other prosecutors, who argued that most fistfights resulting in death are charged as manslaughter cases ...
