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Relive the trial: The killer's mother, Susan Smith, was denied parole 30 years after drowning her son.
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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. Smith initially claimed that a black man had carjacked the vehicle with the two boys still inside. But when her story came out, the woman admitted to driving the car into the lake with the boys tied inside. (Getty Images)
Father's nightmare: Thirty years after the murder of Susan Smith's ex-husband and sons, she remains “broken.”
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Susan Smith told her suitor on the phone last month that she would be a “good stepmother” and that she had “sight”. [herself] Grief-stricken ex-husband David Smith was pictured crying amid a crowd of mourners after the funeral of his children Michael and Alex. (Photo by Thomas S. England/Getty Images)
When you are in trouble: The killer's mother, Susan Smith, was reprimanded in prison weeks before her parole hearing.
still the same: Killer Mom's ex-husband, who is on parole, says she craves attention and probably hasn't changed.
Photo of Susan Smith's legal identification. She is accused of murdering her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith, born October 10, 1991, and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler Smith, born August 5, 1993. He was found guilty on July 22, 1995. He was first arrested in 1994. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma, Getty Images) ((Photo credit: Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma, Getty Images))
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'Monster': Murder of Laken Riley: Judge sentences Jose Ibarra after family mentions killer in court.
“She fought”: The family of a murdered Georgia student sobs in court as witnesses describe crime scene evidence.
From left, Laken Riley's roommate Connolly Hughes, Laken Riley's sister Lauren Phillips, and Laken Riley as Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard announces the verdict in Jose Ybarra's trial in Athens Clark. -Reilly's roommate Sophia Magana reacts. County Superior Court, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Athens, Georgia. (Hyo-Seob Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
WATCH: Trail camera footage from the day of the murder shows Laken Riley and Jose Ybarra
Trace of evidence: A trial witness in the Laken Riley murder case testifies that a jacket and a cup that smelled of alcohol were found in a trash can.
Video: Police enter Jose Ibarra's apartment
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