Brittany Smith Was Convicted of Murdering a Man She Said Raped Her — A New Netflix Documentary Tells Her Story
My first reaction when I see news headlines about women who kill their rapists, or fathers who kill men who tried (or did) rape or molest their son or daughter is, “Hmm, I think this person deserves a medal, not jail time.”
Though I can also see how vigilantism can be a problem in some cases too.
By Steve Helling
Published on November 10, 2022
A new Netflix documentary is examining the case of Brittany Smith, who was convicted of killing a man who she claimed attacked and raped her in her Alabama home in February 2020.
State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith began streaming on Netflix today. According to a press release, the documentary tells “the harrowing story of a woman trying to use Alabama’s Stand Your Ground law after killing a man she says brutally attacked her.”
Smith was 32 when she shot Todd Smith — who is not related to her — three times in her kitchen. She was arrested and charged with murder for his death.
But when she was interviewed by police, Smith said that she had been raped by the man and said he was threatening to kill her and her brother. She initially pleaded not guilty and said that she shot him in self-defense under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
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