{"id":3535,"date":"2026-02-17T15:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:17:27","slug":"stepmoms-haunting-plea-before-cheerleader-found-dead-in-vegas-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=3535","title":{"rendered":"Stepmom\u2019s haunting plea before cheerleader found dead in Vegas murder-suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The stepmom of the young cheerleader who was killed by her mother in a Las Vegas hotel posted a haunting plea for help before the\u00a011-year-old and troubled \u201cdance mom\u201d<\/a>\u00a0were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy daughter Addi and her mom [are] missing please share post and call or text with any information thank you!\u201d McKennly Smith posted on Facebook with a missing persons poster.<\/p>\n

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The poster shows Addi Smith and her mom, 38-year-old Tawnia McGeehan, smiling in a photo together, and lists their last known location as the New York New York Hotel in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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Alarmed cheer team members\u00a0contacted police on Sunday<\/a> after the mom and daughter failed to show up for Addi\u2019s cheer competition.<\/p>\n

Cops visited their room at the Rio Hotel & Casino around 10:45 a.m., but left after not getting a response at the door and having no indication either was in danger, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.<\/p>\n

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Family members continued to press police and hotel officials to check on the room. Hotel security decided to enter the room and discovered\u00a0Addi and McGeehan shot dead roughly four hours\u00a0<\/a>after police had left.
\nMcGeehan, who was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband, Brad Smith, had left behind an apparent suicide note, according to police.<\/p>\n

Addi was a cheerleader for Xtreme Cheer, which was devastated by her death.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo words do the situation justice. She was so beyond loved, and she will always be a part of the UXC family,\u201d the cheer team said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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