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Josh Smith to Support Rajaan Bennett's Family for Six Months

By Will BrinsonMar 9th 2010 – 4:00PM

The story of Rajaan Bennett -- the high school recruit who was murdered by his mother's ex-boyfriend -- is one of the most tragic (and potentially underreported) of the year. Bennett was, by all accounts, a young man of the highest character who excelled both on and off the field. Josh Smith, would-be All-Star forward...

Rajaan Bennett, Top Vanderbilt Football Recruit, Victim of Murder-Suicide

By Clay TravisFeb 18th 2010 – 11:20AM

Rajaan Bennett, the first Rivals four-star football prospect ever to sign with Vanderbilt University, was found murdered early Thursday morning in his family's Powder Springs, Ga., home. Bennett, who rushed for 1,857 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior captain of McEachern High School, was the victim of an apparent...

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