Robert Autrey pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend Nicole Smith. Nicole Smith''s body was found about two years after she went missing in 2016. In December 2016 Smith's son, 3-year-old Izaeah, was dropped off at a police station by himself. His grandfather, Conrad Green, picked him up after seeing him on the news. No one could find Smith. Autrey was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and told police that Smith's body could be found in an abandoned apartment on Detroit's west side. Autrey was charged pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.