Man convicted of raping, killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia to be resentenced

Joseph Smith: A Florida man on death row for kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in a case that captured the nation's attention will get a new sentencing hearing.

By Kelly Healey

The nation was riveted when a haunting image surfaced in 2004: A motion-activated surveillance camera showed Carlie Brucia walking away with Smith from Evie's Car Wash on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota.

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She was never seen alive again. Smith left her body in the woods behind the church.

[ Prior to killing Brucia, Smith had a long record and had recently violated probation, but was released. That outraged the public and politicians.  ]