From the archives: Susan Smith's 1994 arrest and conviction in murders of her 2 sons

[@thequieterubcomethemoreuhe1198]

She was always smirking. The Family should not have to keep facing a parole board every 2 years. Her sentence was life.

[@ILoveSchnauzers]

Unfortunately in those days, life meant you could be paroled in 30 years, that was the law at the time. But I can't think of anything that would be more deserving of the death penatly than what she did.

[@diamondshinesoap]

The black people said “I didn’t believe her”😂😂😂

[@Meriysi]

We know Karen’s that’s why, 😂😂😂😂

[@debrakiser1976]

I'm white and didn't believe her

[@cassandrasapp269]

😂 Auntie was straight forward, "SOMETHING AINT RIGHT"

[@baizeenamz]

Mind you she said a black man did it

[@tigertbalm]

@@baizeenamz Her brother had the grace to apologize for the family at least.

[@hankterreros223]

R.I.P. [rot in prison]

[@randolphedward8152]

This my favorite comment friend

[@beckytubbs5581]

love this response

[@SandraGarner-c3s]

@hankterreros223 i like this to!

[@kathleenflood3543]

Actually

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

Her Mother thinks She's Being Brutalized!!?? What About What She Did To Her Own Children!!?? Those Children Were Your Grandkids Lady! You Didn't Even Say One Word About Michael and Alex! It Was All About Susan. I See The Apple Didn't Fall Far From The Tree!

[@avephoenix6637]

True.... Disturbing. You can then see wherein the issue lies...

[@tigertbalm]

I feel her mother was brutalized by Susan too. Those were her grand kids that were killed.

[@stephaniels5421]

Her mother is no one to lecture anybody for anything. The man she married (Bev Russell, Susan's stepdad) sexually molested Susan for years. When Susan told school counselors, they tried to do something about it. However, Bev Russell was kind of a "big wig" in the area, so it was swept under the rug. The mom stayed right with the man. It even continued after that. It happened not long before she married David. To be honest, I don't know if David ever had a paternity test done on those boys or not. Susan was always a rough one, if you know what I mean.

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

@stephaniels5421 Agree 💯

[@rodmills737]

Her mother sounds just as crazy as her

[@jcallico7731]

And why is a criminal like this offered any parole??? Disgusting.

[@melodiephillips3514]

Life means life. The judicial system is so corrupt and broken. She premeditatedly put her kids in a car and drowned them. Why should she have ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT. Keep her there .

[@hunna5849]

Her mother is a disgrace and she should be ashamed of herself

[@albertmarnell9976]

People don't read her history which explains what made her so mentally ill. The media is disgusting. This does not excuse her act but it explains her mind.

[@sonicgalaxy27]

​@@albertmarnell9976Honestly, the mom is not at fault for this. She didn't know that her own daughter will do such a terrible crime.

[@dianarendon5845]

She should’ve gotten 30 years, but for each child, which would be 60.

[@denagetz9894]

After watching the full parole board hearing, I can say with confidence Susan is never 👎 getting out of jail. She will be there for life.

[@krisinalana1193]

I originally thought that was the case!

[@stevent4955]

You have great mathematical skills

[@debrakiser1976]

​@@krisinalana1193I think the sentence was 30 to Life

[@SandraGarner-c3s]

Yes! I agree!

[@NurseKristin]

I will never forget the night they pulled that car out of the lake. All the helicopters overhead and people crying everywhere

[@morganjanelle4282]

@NurseKristin What makes this even _more_ heartbreaking is that when they pulled the car out of the lake, Michael & Alex were *holding hands.* 😭💔

[@SandraGarner-c3s]

​@morganjanelle4282 😢😢😢How sad! Nooo Noo! Do NOTlet her out on Parole not even another Hearing! She needs to suffer another 30 years first one was for Michael the second one for Alex RIP! Michael and Alexander Yiu would of been about the same age as my daughter today age 30 She was born a year earlier after this happened!😢😢😢

[@starlite556]

@@morganjanelle4282 I didn't know that. Holding back tears but I don't think it is going to work.

[@HellavaLive]

She should have never gotten parole. Ever.

[@teresawicks-kq3bq]

She didn't get parole 😊

[@denagetz9894]

@@HellavaLive she didn’t get parole. They denied her. As they should have

[@BrittanyCope]

Think maybe she meant parole as a possibility. As in “30yrs to life without the possibility of parole”.

[@debrakiser1976]

Yes she should have gotten life with no change for parole

[@j4kgang921]

Well She did nd it WAS denied

[@virgiljones6603]

Blaming a black man just awful.

[@MAGNUM05]

Exactly

[@rodmills737]

Exactly

[@rossmurphy3967]

She should have gotten the death penalty. The fact Smith can apply for parole now every 2 years is shocking.

[@missspell4897]

This lady is such a disappointment. Even after living in prison she could only muster up a fake cry. She said something about learning from her mistakes or growing up and changing. You don’t need any of those to know you’re not supposed to hurt your children. I still don’t understand how she was given a chance of parole. It’s like two for the price of one human life.

[@jcallico7731]

It amazes me that she is still alive in prison.

[@CM-ey6qy]

Exactly!

[@Loulou-sr3tk]

She is probably protected. Don’t forget that she had sexual relationships with guards.

[@sonicgalaxy27]

​@@Loulou-sr3tk Oh yeah that too.

[@irawilliams343]

The parole board members did the right thing. This woman should not be given the chance to walk free since her sons never had the chance to grow up and make their own decisions.

[@jimbobeau842]

I was 18 when this happened I remember it like it was yesterday I was sad at 18 and now sad at 48

[@McCarthy0000]

I was 12, I remember seeing their pics and thinking how they were the most adorable little boys I had ever seen. 😔

[@jimbobeau842]

@@McCarthy0000 They really were

[@leeyaferguson9019]

Her smirk says it all!!!🤨🤨

[@debrakiser1976]

Thats what kept me thinking she did it herself

[@dupingdelight]

30 years and the single thing she never said today was what she learnt in prison over 30 years. I’d have said what I did to my children was beyond brutal and I deserved the 30 years I’d served and I’d have said I’ve learnt it’s never ok to take a life for any reason. She hasn’t learnt anything in the 30 years she’s had in prison to think about her actions and the pain she has caused even to people worldwide who watched at the time and believed her story.

[@ValeriaMessalina1]

The sad part is many men live through this Today, knowing if they call police. These bipolar dysfunctional women will lie to police & have the Husband arrested.

[@deannaperkins754]

She said herself that it would, "take a very sick and emotional unstable person...", all the more reason why she should never be paroled!!!

[@kalel311superman9]

A very sick woman she was laughing in the courtroom

[@markjordan4130]

The parole board, some justice today by keeping this monster incarcerated. She killed the most vulnerable of the vulnerable her own children There’s no remorse. There’s no rehabilitation. She needs to rotten jail for the rest of her life.

[@ChristopherWaden]

1:35 everybody believe yeah no only people that look like you did. She tried blaming my group.

[@donlucho25]

...this woman es garbage!

[@Roques-rage1706]

Correct

[@yogabee2222]

Lot of people didn't believe her regardless of the color of their skin you don't do that

[@NotMaliciouss]

Your group is the bottom of society, though.

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Group of what? Care to explain?

[@holtridge7337]

I will never forget this day. I was in the seventh grade when my homeroom teacher told us all about this case. So sad.

[@Jerry-u3b]

How could she do that. Pure evil.

[@MsLambchop]

I have two sons - the same age as Michael and Alex would have been. They are 30 and 33 now, and they have always been my entire heart. I can't fathom what kind of devil would do that to her babies. I remember weeping for them when they were found, and following that devil's case. I pray she never sees the outside of prison.

[@Uzdefized]

Should of gotten the death penalty

[@rebeccastratton8718]

Lmfao! Sick individual is right. Keep her in jail!

[@rashadlewis8345]

Its crazy how people can just blame stuff on black people and some polices will actually believe them

[@NotMaliciouss]

Wonder why lol

[@pattymoody2405]

Susans Mom should have been ashamed of her daughter and her husband who was abusing her daughter.

[@Roques-rage1706]

Awww i miss Dan Rather❤

[@AlexCentury]

The way the crowd reacts at 0:47 has always stuck with me

[@alexrebmann1253]

Parol turned down.

[@TheDailyJournalUSA]

As far as I'm concern, Susan Smith should be in prison forever. Maybe release when she's in her mid 70s and simply not mentally and physically capable or hurting another innocent person again. But I would love to know what was in her mind when she was 22-23 back then. And did she really think she would get away with it.

[@debrakiser1976]

Don't let her out at all

[@billyrubin3108]

She’s evil personified! Let her complete her sentence, life imprisonment.

[@Dedwood_1]

She killed her kids for another man that didn't want children. L I F E in prison isn't even enough.

[@LuccaRPG]

This lady has learned absolutely nothing. Heck, if she really wanted to reform she would have been a model prisoner. She hasn't been. She's been caught using drugs, having sex with guards, mutilating herself, and using another inmate's pin number. This lady cares about one person, and that is herself. She should never be let out of prison.

[@timothygouldjr8384]

It’s outrageous that she’s eligible for parole every 2 years. Her kids got the death sentence

[@Gary-s8e]

Susan Smith spend Thanksgiving in jail

[@michellekeller91]

That woman never get out of prison what mother does that killing her children she should stayed in prison for lifetime

[@lauryn7840]

She said "It takes a very sick person to do that to children" 😳Welp ..she called it .

[@marksmith801]

Hmm! Good this evil woman wasn't granted parole due to the fact that she doesn't deserve it! 🙄

[@albertmarnell9976]

Smith's father died by suicide when she was six years old, and Smith herself attempted suicide at age 13. Her mother then married Beverly C. Russell Jr. who later was revealed to have molested Smith when she was a teenager. Russell was a local businessman who later gained prominence in South Carolina's Republican Party and the Christian Coalition. Both Smith and Russell have stated that sexual relations between them continued until six months before the murders.[7][8] If people would only do some research to understand, not excuse, why people behave the way they do. The human mind is very delicate and those whose minds are not sensitive are very dangerous. Sure David Smith has aged, but you can see how a healthy mind can be worn down. His life is ruined too.

[@Freptboy]

From the beginning you can tell she was lying.

[@maryewer7322]

Praying for David and his family

[@dianabailey9673]

I'm surprised nobody has taken care of her in prison yet!!!

[@Cointelpronoun]

I just heard about it again after forgetting how messed up it was and I think she could use another 25 years.

[@marianparoo1544]

I felt she was guilty from Day 1.

[@SandraGarner-c3s]

If she wasn't in her right mind why did she say it she had to know what she was doing!

[@leslieperkins2722]

She could have given them to any family member or even a total stranger and they would have been safer than with her.

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

Of course the mother makes excuses for her daughter. WP have a thing for saving face. Their children can never do any wrong.

[@punkyspray]

She should rot in there… evil woman, has not changed a bit still all about deceiving, she does not care about the pain she caused

[@mkl62]

She should join Sue Logue.

[@dianabailey9673]

Like anybody cares what her mother thinks😂

[@ells80]

Neither she nor the Menendez brothers should be released from prison.

[@GameChanger597]

She shouldn't be released any time soon but the Menendez brothers are a different story. They should 100% be released. If you think they should still be in jail, you haven't done one second of research on their case.

[@PamelaTaylor]

Feel For That Father, But She Also Said OTHER Had Took Her Kids And That Picture Of That Man Blew Alot People Mind

[@Paulluicano]

Sorry being late

[@marcuswhite-rg5lj]

😂😂😂 that is so funny Monica

[@JamesonLink_]

Bababooy

[@nivoonairam8950]

I'm sure Donald Trump will pardon her and put her on his Cabinet

[@itzmadmad]

😂😂😂😂

[@mattcravens2473]

Loony bird.

[@KP-us5pq]

wtf why would you say that?

[@itzmadmad]

@@KP-us5pq cuz she's the kind of person that Trump allows to rule our country with

[@stevent4955]

TRUMP 🇺🇸 4 more years !!!

[@elizalam5253]

Those angels were so cute 🥰

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Agreed.