Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after killing her 2 sons
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina woman Susan Smith, who admitted to drowning her two children 30 years ago, appeared before a parole board for the first time to make a case for her freedom.
During the hearing, Smith’s ex husband David Smith asked the parole board to not allow her to walk free today or ever, “15 years per child is not enough”.
“I didn’t lie to get away with it, I was just scared” A teary-eyed Susan Smith addresses a parole board virtually, in 1995 she was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after being convicted of killing her two sons, we will have updates on her hearing at 5&6 on @abc_columbia pic.twitter.com/WzcgRUlrUQ
— Alex Tejada ABC Columbia (@AlexTejadaNews) November 20, 2024
Smith’s parole request was unanimously denied by a board that was considering her release after 30 years of her sentence.
After the hearing Smith’s ex husband David addressed the media.
David Smith, pictured in center with blue tie, spoke to media after his ex-wife was denied parole for the murder of their two children, Michael and Alex, in 1994 pic.twitter.com/6irQuBsbJl
— Alex Tejada ABC Columbia (@AlexTejadaNews) November 20, 2024
Original Story (Posted: Nov. 19, 2024):
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The woman convicted of killing her two children in union county in 1994 is up for parole.
Officials with the Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole services say Susan Smith’s parole hearing will take place in Columbia Wednesday.
Smith began her 29-year sentence in 1994, after she was convicted on two counts of murder in the deaths of sons Michael and Alexander.
Initially Smith told investigators that a black man had carjacked her while the two boys were still inside the car, but later admitted that there was no carjacker – she let her car roll into John D.
Long lake and watched as the vehicle sunk with the two children still strapped into the car seats.
