Dozens Rally In Concord To Bring Justice For Trish Haynes: Watch

CONCORD, NH — Family and friends of a woman missing for nearly three and half years, whose body parts were discovered in a New Hampshire pond, rallied at the Statehouse on Saturday to not only bring attention to the case but make sure her memory does not die either.

Trish Haynes is believed to have been killed sometime in May 2018 after she went missing in the Grafton area of New Hampshire. Body parts found inside of a washer-dryer unit submerged in a pond in that community were identified to be Haynes about three years ago. Since that time, family and friends are wondering why there have been no arrests and to the young woman who they described as troubled, at times, but also kind, joyous, and a committed friend.

A number of speakers, including organizer Chloe French and Haynes’ great aunt, Valorie Haynes Alvorez, called on state investigators to make arrests in the case so that her family could move forward.

French specifically called out two people who were the last ones to see Haynes alive — Douglas Carl Smith Jr., a career criminal and convicted rapist, as well as his wife, Ashley Ruff Smith, to come forward and tell authorities what they know about her disappearance. Neither has spoken publicly about Haynes' disappearance with the exception of a single interview Ashley Ruff Smith had with WMUR-TV three years ago when investigators were searching the couple's property.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said earlier this week that the case is open and ongoing.

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Alvorez thanked all involved for continuing to remember Haynes and for putting pressure on investigators to solve the case.

A longtime friend of Haynes, who met her when they were children and living in a manufactured home park in Warner, related how horrible everyone was feeling due to her case not being solved.

Haynes’ mother, Megan, and grandmother, Sandy, could not attend the event but notes were read for them. They thanked everyone for caring for their family and for trying to bring justice to the case.

In the last three years, a number of amateur sleuths, podcasters, and documentarians have looked at the case, Alvorez said. This has led to more attention but no resolution which is concerning. As the years go by, the public's attention span can sometimes fade and cases ultimately fall through the cracks. She said New Hampshire had “too many open cases, unsolved cases of murder” now.

“We are not allowed to let this be one of them,” Alvorez said.

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