OAN Staff Avril Elfie
4:52 PM – Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who murdered her two sons, has been denied parole after spending 30 years in prison.
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On Wednesday, Smith sobbed and begged to be let out of jail, but was denied the opportunity.
Ms. Smith still refused to accept full responsibility for her actions and blamed others for her decisions.
Smith's request was immediately denied by the seven-member South Carolina Parole Board. But from now on, she will be able to apply for parole every two years. That means if she wants to keep her in prison, the families of her murdered sons Alex and Michael will have to come forward and resist the demands.
Smith has been disciplined several times in prison, including for two sexual encounters with correctional officers, self-harm, marijuana possession, and most recently for providing contact information for her family and ex-husband to a documentary producer. Contains crimes committed.
The killer's mother later accused the documentary producers of “trusting the wrong person,” but continued to omit the fact that she had sought cash or other compensation from the producers for her story.
She also claimed that her conviction for misconduct in prison was not her fault.
During the meeting, she told the board that she lost touch with reality in 1994 when she killed Alex and Michael by strapping them into car seats and drowning them in a South Carolina lake.
“I am a Christian and I know that God has forgiven me,” Smith told the committee, imploring them to “show the same mercy.”
“I just want to say how sorry I am,” Smith said, wiping her tears with a tissue.
“I know what I did was terrible. If I could go back and change it, I would give anything,” an emotional Smith told the parole board. “I love Michael and Alex with all my heart.”
Smith's attorney, meanwhile, argued on her behalf, arguing that she had been involved in mentoring other inmates and had even worked toward an associate's degree in “Christian Counseling.”
“She's trying to take care of herself,” her lawyer Tommy Thomas told the court, adding that Smith would live with her brother if she were released.
Ms. Thomas also told the committee that prosecutors were wrong about her motives.
“This is a mental health story,” he said. “This wasn't about another man. She was mentally ill.”
Prosecutor Tommy Pope told the committee that Ms Smith's actions were “calculated” and caused untold pain to those who knew her children.
Additionally, an anonymous prison official said: new york post She said she was angry, crying and ranting to friends inside about the hearing.
“She was furious,” the employee said.
Smith received a life sentence for the 1994 crime and has been in prison for 30 years. This was her first parole hearing. She will be eligible to reapply for parole in November 2026.
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