Killer mom Susan Smith was found guilty of new disciplinary charges after speaking to a documentary filmmaker weeks before her first parole hearing.
The 53-year-old woman, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing her two children in 1995, was indicted on Aug. 26 on charges of communicating with a victim or witness of a crime, according to Christie Shane. , was found guilty on October 3. The director of communications for the South Carolina Department of Corrections told Fox News Digital.
Smith agreed to provide the filmmakers with contact information for the victims, including friends, family and ex-husband. According to the incident report, the filmmaker deposited money into Smith's Kohl's and Canteen account, and the filmmaker's name was redacted.
According to South Carolina Department of Corrections policy, inmates are not allowed telephone calls or face-to-face interviews, but they are allowed to write letters.
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Susan Smith, pictured on the left in a recent photo and pictured on the right when she was 22 years old in 1994, has been imprisoned in South Carolina for nearly 30 years for the murders of her two sons. (South Carolina Department of Corrections)
Smith was granted parole on Nov. 4, 30 years after confessing to drowning her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler, in a South Carolina lake. qualify.
In their conversation, Smith and the filmmakers discussed conducting interviews, even filming documentaries, and how to get paid for it.
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They also discussed in detail Smith's crime and the events surrounding it. Some of them “planned to grab the boys and jump off the bridge to find out what was in the trunk when the car went into the water, but they woke up,” the incident report said. It is written.
Starting Oct. 4, Smith lost her phone, tablet and dining privileges for 90 days. This charge is not criminal, but rather an internal disciplinary conviction.
It was the first time in nearly 10 years that Smith had faced disciplinary action.
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Susan Smith was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after murdering her two sons in 1994. (Brooks Craft LLC/Sigma)
“SCDC inmates are provided with secure tablets for correctional use. The tablets can be used to make supervised phone calls and send supervised electronic messages.” said Shane. “They are considered a privilege. The department will determine when and if Inmate Smith will have the opportunity to issue tablets again.”
Smith's phone conversation with the filmmaker wasn't the first time she received attention. Over the past three years, Smith has reportedly courted more than a dozen suitors using monitored prison messages and phone calls. new york post.
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Susan Smith was found guilty of murdering her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler Smith, on July 22, 1995. (Greg Smith/Corbis)
Criminal defense attorney Philip Holloway previously told Fox News Digital that early release was “unlikely.”
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“I expect she will be denied parole. The facts of this case are horrific,” Holloway said. “I think it is unlikely that she will be released into society.”
It is unclear whether Smith's recent conviction will affect his future parole.
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Fox News Digital's Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
