MISSING PERSON
CASE #: 2025-210
Kori Dorothy Smith
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Open
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Nicholasville, Kentucky
Summary:
Kori Dorothy Smith, a 49-year-old white female from Paris, Kentucky, disappeared on May 6, 2025, from her workplace Swedish Auto in Nicholasville. She was last seen at a BP gas station at 8:30pm and by her employer at 11pm that evening. Her disappearance was reported by her sister on May 12, 2025, after she failed to call her mother on Mother's Day—a characteristic she never missed.
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Circumstances of Disappearance:
Kori Smith was last seen on the evening of May 6, 2025. According to NamUs records, she was seen by clerks at a local BP gas station at 8:30pm (20:30 hours) and was confirmed to be with her employer at 11pm (23:00 hours) that same evening at her workplace, Swedish Auto located at 215 Normandy Court in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Her employer was the last known individual to have seen her. When she did not appear for her second job at Lil's Coffee House on May 11, 2025, did not pick up her paycheck, and failed to return to her apartment in Paris, Kentucky to feed her pet cat, her family became concerned. Her family reports that she would never miss calling her mother on Mother's Day, which fell on May 11, 2025, and her absence sparked the missing persons report.
Additional Details:
Kori's sister, Jaime Smith, was first notified of her disappearance on May 12, 2025, the day after Mother's Day. The missing persons report was filed in Paris, Kentucky, with the Paris Police Department taking charge of the investigation as Kori is a Bourbon County resident. According to family statements, Paris Police did not begin actively investigating until mid-September 2025, approximately four months after she was reported missing. By December 2025, Kori had been missing for over seven months. Her parents, Don and Carol Smith, traveled from their home in Boise, Idaho, to Kentucky to post flyers about their daughter's disappearance. The family established a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for a private investigator and attorney fees. In December 2025, Kori's family offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to locating Kori or her remains. The reward was available through January 21, 2026. Her car was towed from Swedish Auto. Her good friend, Reda Leasor, spoke to media about Kori's close relationship with her family and described her as her 'Kentucky Mom.' As of the latest available information from May 2026, Kori has been missing for over one year.
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Family offers $5,000 reward for information leading to locating Kori or her remains
GoFundMe campaign established by sister Jaime Smith for private investigator and attorney fees
Jaime Smith first notified of sister's disappearance; Kori did not show up for second job, did not pick up paycheck, did not feed her cat Max
Mother's Day; Kori fails to call her mother as she customarily does
Last known contact with employer at Swedish Auto
Last seen in public setting by BP gas station clerks at 20:30 hours
Associated Persons
Shawnette C. (Sister) - Living
Carol S. (Mother) - Living
Reda L. (Friend) - Living
Don S. (Father) - Living
Jaime S. (Sister) - Living
Lyra M. (Employer) - Living
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