Man had sex with girlfriend 'Love Thai' outside the home his wife was beaten to death in and has now been named as a suspect in her brutal murder

Wife: Susann Smith, 37, was found murdered in her home on February 12 with defensive wounds on her hands and arms, a fractured skull, 19 separate blunt force strikes and stab wounds to her face and hands

A father-of-two who was given a warning by police for having sex with his girlfriend Love Thai outside the same house his ex-wife was murdered in less than six months ago has been arrested for obstruction of justice.
Alan Smith, from Bothell, Washington, was initially named as a 'person of interest' in the murder of his wife Susann in February. Bothell police said today he is now considered a suspect, though charges have as yet not been filed.
Susann Smith, 37, was found murdered in her home on February 12 with defensive wounds on her hands and arms, a fractured skull, 19 separate blunt force strikes and stab wounds to her face and hands, court documents state. She had to be identified by her dental records.
Detectives came to Smith's house today with a search warrant for the purposes of taking his passport off him. When he refused, they arrested him.
The police have been called to the house around five times since May 16, according to a spokesperson for Bothell Police. The last time was on Monday after neighbors heard screaming coming from the house and called 911.
When they arrived they found Smith and his girlfriend Love Thai having loud sex in the yard.
Love Thai explained to KOMO News what happened: 'The story is we were there in the corner making sweet love. I said, "Hey, you came into our private yard".
'The cop let us know that a neighbor reported that they saw sexual activity and I looked through and I said, "Ok we're really sorry".
'If you're going to look into someone's private property and get upset about it, take ownership of that. But for you to call police is not OK.'
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Girlfriend: Alan Smith with Love Thai, who he was caught having loud sex with in the yard outside the home the wife was murdered in

Suspect: Smith was arrested today and charged with obstruction of justice after he refused to give police his passport

Search: Alan Smith was arrested today, left, while he was having breakfast with his girlfriend Love Thai, right

She also said she believed the neighbors were doing this on purpose because of the suspicion surrounding his wife's murder and that they haven't been very neighborly.
'I think they just want to see him for what they want to see him, which is out of fear that he murdered his wife. And he didn't, I'm sorry,' she said.
'What really breaks my heart is that his neighbors haven't come and just cooked him a home-cooked meal,' Thai said. 'Help him, he's hurting. He's lost his wife. He's lost his children - -he hasn't seen his children in four months.'

 

The couple were given a caution for the sexual activity in the yard but Smith was arrested today, which Love Thai took pictures of and posted them on Facebook
Bothell Police Department spokesperson Cpt Denise Langford told the Bothell Reporter that the arrest was made 'as part of the homicide investigation'.

His and hers: Love Thai, right, posted on her Facebook that Smith was arrested this morning while they were having breakfast

Love Thai said: 'What really breaks my heart is that his neighbors haven't come and just cooked him a home-cooked meal. Help him, he's hurting. He's lost his wife. He's lost his children'

Witnesses have told police Smith and his wife were involved in a very bitter divorce and custody battle for their two children.
Bothell police found Susann Smith’s body in the bathtub of her unlocked home with no signs of sexual assault.
DNA from the murder scene, along with DNA from a bicycle connected to the crime and matching Alan Smith's credit card records were taken for testing.
Smith also had searches on his work computer for a flight from Seattle to Simon Bolivar Airport in Venezuela for one adult and two children and did a search for 'will Venezuela extradite to the U.S.', the search warrant documents continue.
He had also discussed how to kill his ex-wife with an ex-girlfriend, she told police in search warrant documents.
The children are currently with Child Protective Services.