Susan Smith, the South Carolina woman who drowned her two young sons in October 1994, reportedly believes her chances of being paroled in 30 years are low after recently falling foul of prison rules. are.
The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardons has set Smith's parole hearing for November 20th.
“She is inconsolable,” said Smith's relative. new york post The criminal's thoughts ahead of the upcoming hearing. “She almost escaped, but it's falling apart right in front of her. She's the one who derailed it. She's not happy at all.”
The relative's comments come after Smith, now 52, was sentenced on Oct. 3 for communicating with a victim or witness of a crime, according to South Carolina Department of Corrections Public Affairs Director Christy Shayne. It was announced later.
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Susan Smith, pictured on the left in a recent photo and pictured on the right in 1994 when she was 22 years old, has been imprisoned in South Carolina for nearly 30 years for the murders of her two sons. (South Carolina Department of Corrections)
Smith was indicted in September for allegedly agreeing to send her contact information, including that of her ex-husband and other children, to a documentary filmmaker, who then deposited cash into Smith's account. Ta.
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According to prison rules, SCDC inmates are not allowed telephone calls or face-to-face interviews, but they are allowed to write letters.
The conviction was her first disciplinary action in 10 years, but prison officials said Smith had previously had sexual relations with guards. interviews with people In 2020.
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David Smith, father of Michael and Alexander, leaves the church after the two boys' funerals. (Greg Smith/Corbis)
“She knows that her chances of ever getting out are very slim,” Smith's relatives told the paper. “This is a new disciplinary action taken a month before her parole hearing. The parole board is paying 100% attention to these things. This is truly egregious.”
In 1994, when Smith was 22, she tied her sons, Michael Smith and Alexander Smith, into the back seat of her car and watched as the car crashed into them. John D. Lake of Union County. It took six minutes for the two boys, one 3 years old and the other 14 months old, to drown.
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Susan Smith was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler Smith. (William Campbell/Sigma)
Tommy Pope, a former Union County prosecutor and current South Carolina state representative, previously told Fox News Digital that Smith should not be released.
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According to Pope, Smith was having an affair at the time with Tom Findlay, the son of a wealthy local business owner, who had written Smith a letter a week before the murders, 22. He reportedly told the woman, “I'm interested, though.'' In terms of her love life, he was not suitable for raising children. Birmingham News reported In a 2005 interview with Findlay, he said:
Susan Smith initially claimed she had been carjacked, but evidence later revealed that she had killed two of her young sons, Michael and Alexander. (Brooks Craft LLC/Sigma)
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The letter becomes important evidence in the prosecution's case.
The Pope demanded the death penalty Smith during trial in 1995And he doesn't think she should be eligible for parole today.
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“Some jurors even said they gave her life after the fact under the theory that she would regret it and spend the time thinking about Michael and Alex. Well, she did. Her conduct in prison showed that she had a sexual relationship with a guard.''She has Facebook friends and sugar daddies waiting for her to come out,'' Pope said. “She's thinking about what's best for Susan, not what happened to Michael and Alex.”
