Suspect in South Daytona deaths takes plea on fraud charges

Still under investigation in the deaths of an elderly man and woman whose bodies were found two years ago in South Daytona, Kimberly D. Smith pleaded guilty on Monday to a slew of fraud and exploitation charges.

Smith was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 10 years probation. She was also ordered to pay almost $150,000 in restitution to the families of Goldie Robinson and Arthur Sheldon.

Police say Smith was the self-appointed caretaker of Robinson, who was 77 when she disappeared in mid-2010, and Sheldon, a Port Orange man who was 66 when he vanished in late 2009 or early 2010.

Authorities searching for Robinson found Sheldon's body in a garbage can on Aug. 25, 2010. They found Robinson's in a shallow grave just more than a week later. Both deaths have since been ruled homicides.

Police haven't been able to charge anyone with murder, and the investigation remains open. Many of the charges Smith pleaded to Monday related to her use of the elderly woman's personal identification and credit card.

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Suspect in South Daytona deaths takes plea on fraud charges