On Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, the Nashville Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle fire in the alley near 707 25th Avenue North at approximately 9:20pm. As they put out the fire, they discovered a body in the front seat of the 2018 Nissan Altima that was identified as Mathias James Smith. Smith died as a result of the fire. Mathias James Smith was 37 years old at the time of his death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of Mathias James Smith, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov
You can also call the Nashville Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Division anonymously at 615-742-7463
We feel it is important to put a face to the name. If you have a photograph you would like to submit to be posted (as an addition or substitution) please email: MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov