- The second "Little Rascals" former star to tragically die in 2002. Co-star Darwood Kaye was killed by hit-and-run driver.
- Was a semi-regular at the Hollywood Collectors Show in North Hollywood, California, in the four years before his untimely death. Was a popular fixture at this convention.
- Was found dead in the desert north of Las Vegas on October 5th 2002. He died of multiple stab wounds and was a victim of a robbery.
- A homeless man doing odd jobs for him and sleeping by his shed was being sought for questioning surrounding his murder.
- Owned a paint store and served in the Army in WWII as an adult.
- Was found in the desert 25 miles north of Las Vegas, NV, stabbed multiple times.
- Charles "Wayne" Crombie, a homeless man who Jay Smith had befriended and helped, was tried and convicted of the murder in 2005.
- Older brother of actor Donnie 'Beezer' Smith, who also appeared in several Our Gang shorts in the 1920s.
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