Joslin Smith: Ex-Cop’s DNA Machine Pinpoints Missing Child’s Location

• An ex-policeman believes he's found the location of six-year-old missing Saldanha girl, Joslin Smith
• Danie Krugel reportedly made the discovery using his Matter Orientation invention and a DNA sample to track Joslin
• A reverend who helped Krugel with the DNA sample said he would publicise Joslin's location if the police failed to act

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered crime and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

A retired police officer is convinced that missing six-year-old Joslin Smith is still in the Saldanha Bay area.

Joslin Smith's location determined

Reverend June Dolley-Major reportedly told the Daily Voice that Danie Krugel discovered the location after he used a machine to detect Joslin’s DNA. The reverend said he gave Krugel two hairbands with Joslin’s hair to help him trace her DNA. Dolley-Major added that Krugel’s machine gave an exact location, which he threatened to publicise if the police don’t act on it in the next two weeks.

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According to the Cape Argus, Krugel, from Bloemfontein, invented Matter Orientation, which he believes can track and locate a person using their DNA. He was known for his involvement in high-profile investigations such as the 2007 case of three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared from a holiday apartment in Portugal. Madeleine was never found.

What you need to know about the disappearance of Joslin Smith

• Joslin’s grandmother begged the little girl’s mom, Kelly, to tell the truth about the six-year-old’s whereabouts
• The police's K-9 search for Joslin in a bushy area in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay, was unsuccessful
• DNA testing of a bloody cloth that was found during the search for missing Joslin came back negative
• The fourth suspect, Lourentia Lombaard, allegedly confessed her involvement to the police
• Natasha Andrews was willing to take Joslin into her home and care for her like her child, but her mother reportedly refused

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Joslin’s mother assaulted in prison

Briefly News previously reported that Kelly Smith was assaulted when she arrived at the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in March 2024.

Smith was allegedly pregnant when she arrived in prison; however, she had concealed it. After the assault, she was reportedly placed in solitary confinement for her and the baby’s safety.

Source: Briefly News