Killer mom Susan Smith has been found guilty of new disciplinary charges after speaking to a documentary filmmaker weeks before her first parole hearing.
The 53-year-old, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two children in 1995, was charged with communicating with a crime victim or witness on August 26th, and on October 3rd, he was charged with communicating with a crime victim or witness. Christi Shayne, 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 funds 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.
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.
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.
“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,” Shane he said. “They are considered a privilege. The department will determine when and if Inmate Smith will have the opportunity to be issued a tablet again.”
Smith's phone conversation with the filmmaker wasn't the first time she received attention.
Over the past three years, Smith has courted more than a dozen suitors through monitored prison messages and phone calls. post Reported.
Criminal defense attorney Philip Holloway previously told Fox News Digital that early release was “unlikely.”
“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.
Fox News Digital's Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
