Father of boys speaks in Susan Smith parole hearing

[@mistyberrier5476]

I've met and worked with David. He's a wonderful person who didn't deserve this. I'm so thankful that she was denied parole.

[@foolserrand8719]

I grew up in the next county. I was about 7 when this happened. I’m glad she was denied parole too. I remember my dad joining the volunteer searchers in those days before she confessed. Shameful. Absolutely shameful.

[@Linda-in9ns]

She’ll never get out!! ☹️

[@yogabee2222]

Remember like it was yesterday still hard to believe poor children and this father, so cruel

[@jackie5522]

This poor man’s face says it all

[@TF-gf3fs]

Of course he doesn't deserve it. Who DOES deserve to have their kids fatally taken away from them?

[@kel319100]

Those little boys would have had their own children by now. 😭 Never let her out.

[@bonnierobb9211]

I'm crying too. This is what 30 years of grief has done to this man. I agree ,never let her out.

[@woo3131]

Me too! So sad!😢

[@Linda-in9ns]

This is so upsetting!! What she did the liar!! 😢

[@mccla1k1]

Me as well

[@yogabee2222]

She should be embarrassed to even ask for release IMO there's no redemption

[@dorothyhurd3147]

Oh God just why

[@cookiekitty8122]

This poor man has to come before the parole board every 2-3 years to protest her release.

[@geedubb-q1u]

She should never see the light of day. Matter of fact she should be given the same treatment she gave those 2 young children.

[@terrymurphy7790]

​@@geedubb-q1u an eye for a eye then straight to dark hole.

[@tamaramartin4015]

@@geedubb-q1u Agreed.

[@CarolFremel-my4hs]

That evil creature still trying to get out of prison

[@user-ze4bv1hm3e]

💔💔

[@jennifert2953]

That sweet man. I have no words. God bless him.

[@andigordon8397]

​@@Thaddeus-ml8if Well somebody else in the comments knows him and worked with him - they say he's very kind and didn't deserve what susan did to him - so we're gonna go with that -- we definitely know Susan is evil-

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

@@andigordon8397 Someone I know is a POs behind closed doors but because of their manipulation skills everyone thinks they are wonderful.

[@everythingshih-tzu3146]

​@@Donatello-b4x😂😂😂😂ding ding ding😂😂😂😂❤

[@vivienwade4378]

​@@Thaddeus-ml8ifwhat a horrible comment

[@senseofsoulpodcast]

Their father’s statement was heart breaking. 💔

[@muffs55mercury61]

Obviously, he was a very doting dad who sadly, his time was very limited with them.

[@markdudley9034]

I'm crying listening to David. God bless him.

[@margiemejias5761]

After 30 years he still in pain 💔 May God gives him confort and to rest of family affected to this unspeakable crime

[@maryj2671]

Those poor boys didn't have a chance, she did this and should never see the light of day!

[@chrisriley9630]

@@margiemejias5761 the kind of pain that never ends

[@julesservantofjesus972]

Yes I remember when he was in terrible grief at their funeral. Broke my heart back 💔 then and still does today. I'm praying for you David and your family. 🙏🏻✝️🕯️🕯️

[@brianbullivant1009]

@@chrisriley9630 He's going to feel that pain till he dies, short of some form of dementia. My mother suffered a aneurysm and lost 20 years of her memory, including her eldest son taking his last breaths and dying in her arms. After that she would ask where her first born son, my only brother was occasionally. We would always tell her he was out of town. We couldn't bare to put her through that loss again.

[@The_Alex_Murphy]

We hear you, sir. All good men and the fathers of the world stand with you. God Bless you, your strength, and your resilience through such world-ending heartbreak.

[@jillanderson2596]

Not only the Fathers. *hugs* I'm so so sorry for the loss of your sons, Mr Smith. I believe that woman should serve the rest of her natural life. If she's doing good deeds in prison, stay there and keep doing them, atone for what she's done. But she doesn't deserve freedom. Ever. Anymore than she deserves to be called "Mother". We don't kill our children. We don't deceive the police into thinking we were carjacked by a man of color and our children and car stolen but we were allowed to escape untouched. We don't go on television begging for information, sobbing into the arms of their Father, knowing where they are, pleading for them to come home but knowing they won't. THAT is NOT a MOTHER and I wish people would stop referring to her as one. Mr Smith, I don't wish to sound flippant, when I come across a post of a lost pet, I post of The Rainbow Bridge. When we have lost loved ones, we have said, 'they are waiting at the Rainbow Bridge, giving treats, belly rubs, and tennis balls gallore'. I picture your kids there, protectors of the Rainbow Bridge and the innocent lives there.....happy, giving love and being loved in return until you meet again. *hugs* you are amazing, sir. If there is anything we can do to make sure she never gets out, please let us know!!!

[@dodgingbullets3503]

🪔I watched this dad cry 30 years ago and He still cries..He loved/loves those boys and she should have given them to him...Leave that woman in prison where she belongs...Peace to you dad🪔🪔🪔

[@laraschauble]

Not just cry...he was COMPLETELY SHATTERED 💔

[@dodgingbullets3503]

@@laraschauble 🥹I know, I so remember...

[@angelawatson1594]

His pain is so 💔 evidenced on his face. This poor man

[@RG-qo2hu]

Face been the same pain for 30 years 😢

[@CoyKiyote]

He's going to have to go through this every two years?! Torture

[@MG-ot2yr]

Yes, but its also helping to give him closure, so there's plusses and minuses to it.

[@Donatello-b4x]

​@@MG-ot2yr I don't think there is anything like 'closure' in circumstances like this. It's a made up word that the non victims use to make themselves feel better. Does he look like he has 'closure'.

[@JustLikeTheSimulations]

Yeah it’s probably awful. He’s doing everything he can to try to keep her in there, People like her shouldn’t get parole. She doesn’t deserve to see sunlight ever again.

[@vivienwade4378]

​@@Donatello-b4xThere is no such thing as closure, the cold blooded murder of this man's beautiful babies will stay with him until his last breath. No one can ever fully recover from something as heinous as this.

[@Stevie-hn7mp]

That’s crazy they need to change the parole hearing board about the two year . Should be at least 10.

[@cindihaeseker1925]

My heart breaks for you. I cannot immagine the pain you have carried all these years. Im soo sorry

[@lindaangus2307]

Parole denied. She needs to rot in jail.

[@lenc3970]

And in hell when she dies

[@toddgaak422]

Great news. She was denied!

[@jking-]

Ok but how long she gonna end in prison if her parole is denied??

[@CULT539]

@@jking-she stays until she croaks.

[@ChopinBrocoli]

what this fella has been through breaks my heart. his emotional plea is heartbreaking. God Bless him.

[@anaflores5995]

How can’t you feel for this man he still looks broken it will not be fair for him to see her free when he still cry for his beautiful children

[@Darlene-qs3dy]

I’m so sorry sir. My deepest condolences.

[@tamiiymchristine]

Thank you Jesus Christ for giving the parole board wisdom today. God bless this heartbroken Daddy. May he find comfort in your arms.

[@chrisriley9630]

She should never get out of jail

[@cathybusby4264]

Got that right.

[@MoonChild-po9du]

The pain never leaves

[@mickeyandres2651]

This man breaks my heart, I’m glad he’s survived this nightmare. Those precious boys had a wonderful Daddy, may they rest. 🥀

[@bendavidson7122]

SHE NEEDS TO STAY IN PRISON!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cathybusby4264]

Absolutely

[@AnnMcConnell-zw4kc]

So much respect for this man..God Bless You!

[@RockonRain22]

You spoke beautifully David. You continue to be a good father to your sons. You should not have to endure the torment of parole hearings every 2 years. Strength and prayers for you and your family.

[@Dee-743]

I watched this unfold every day in real time. The most gut wrenching picture was David’s grief and despair after their funeral. It is etched in my brain. He loved his babies.

[@GoldenLady1007]

Him and his Mom's grief haunted me. His poor mother was grieving her precious grandbabies AND the pain of having to see her son deal with such horrific pain and suffering and being unable to comfort him. ✨️😢🙏🏾💛

[@karenpowell6063]

Same for me . That poor man has been through pure hell because of that evil woman . God bless him 😢

[@robertdurant-jl8bf]

Same here. I was 14 when all this was happening 30 years ago. I’ll never forget when they announced her arrest. To think he had no idea the entire time they were looking for the “carjacker” it was all a lie and his sons were dead and their killer was sleeping next to him everyday that whole time.

[@monanolen4066]

Prayers out to the family who will always be in mourning for the lives of these babies 🙏 ❤

[@everclear6201]

My heart breaks again this man has been through it but he is still standing!! God Bless you David Smith you were heard SIR!!! And God Bless the family and friends and Judicial System experts and Law Enforcement that had to RELIVE THIS HORROR STORY TODAY!!! WE KNOW THE RIGHT DECISION WAS MADE FOR MICHAEL AND ALEX SMITH’s Deaths!!

[@brianchamberlain6245]

It is sad that he has to go through this every two years for the rest of his life. He will never truly heal

[@lenc3970]

It’s worth it for him. Justice for Michael and Alex Smith!!

[@annieb8955]

This was heart wrenching to watch. I'm glad she was denied.

[@Xocolatben]

That jury really screwed this guy over. He now has to participate in this circus every 2 years? If the murder of Michael and Alex is torturous to him, a wound of the soul that would become numb over time - how do you describe now, that every two years it will be ripped open and bathed in fire? She earned the DP but was spared by fools on the jury that didn't consider the surviving parent.

[@cindynations4774]

David's dad said the jurors were cowards and couldn't face her step-dad if they chose death

[@timfowler7107]

i see the 2 years as a blessing that Micheal and Alex will forever be remembered and she will forever live with in torture for what she did.

[@Xocolatben]

@@timfowler7107 Covert narcs do not have a conscience. She absolutely does not, and more importantly, cannot see what we are seeing or feel truly sorry for anyone but herself. Justice, true justice for Michael, Alex and David would have been Her on death row. She should be appealing for the clemency or mercy that she did not show her victims.

[@PatriotafVenise]

SHE NEVER APOLOGIZED TO HIM EITHER!!!!! 😢

[@michaelleeannspringer3247]

Malignant narcissists never apologize! They lack fully developed souls. Owned by satan.

[@CarPitStop]

If this was California she would be roaming the streets right now. I pray South Carolina will see common sense and NEVER LET HER OUT AGAIN.

[@rosieh6933]

True statement about California.

[@sandraphillips7827]

No, that’s a lie. Calling for UA had its share of serial killers and nope they are not roaming the streets. Sweep around your own front door.

[@sandraphillips7827]

California has had its share of serial killers…

[@Jantv81]

It’s a messed up state for sure!! I’m so glad and pray she NEVER GET OUT! Monster of a woman!!

[@MarkRichard-c7s]

I'm glad you made this video, it reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to good home, $80k bi weekly and a good daughter full of of love

[@DonnaColeman-e1j]

Hello!! how do you make such bi-weekly , sometimes I feel so down of myself because of low finance but I still believe God

[@MarkRichard-c7s]

This is what Daisy Clara does, she has changed my life.

[@BriannaMartin-l1r]

Wow! I know Daisy Clara, and I have also had success...

[@MichaelAllison-b9s]

Absolutely! I have heard stories of people who started with little or no knowledge but managed to emerge victorious thanks to Daisy Clara.

[@DonnaColeman-e1j]

Please what’s her contact information?

[@joececere4918]

I remember that day. Bless those two beautiful boys.

[@pbear7814]

So do I.

[@treasureicon8645]

Watching and listening to this man is heartbreaking - his sincerity, the lines of pain and endurance and suffering on his face is so genuine and raw - everyday is a battle for him and he faces it with great courage - God bless his soul 🌿

[@kiwi4707]

This poor man is still brokenhearted over the loss of his sons. God grant him the strength to move forward with his life and fight her parole until his last breath. 🙏❤️

[@katrinat.3032]

She should have gotten Two Life sentences without parole TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY!!!

[@keason754]

My heart breaks for him. 😢😢

[@sherriroe4806]

I pray she never sees the outside again!

[@noahmitchell5218]

Give this man a tiny glimpse of relief and deny her parole and sentence her to what she owes her life.

[@lauralovescoffee9290]

For this father, the pain of losing his children for no reason at all is like it was yesterday. This father heart is still as broken as it was 30 years ago. 😢❤

[@DeniseSpencer-x1w]

This man should not have to be put through this. She already found grace when she didn't get the death penalty. Stop paroles for murderers, especially child killers!

[@SUN-it6rf]

I remember watching this in TV , 30 years ago. This woman should NOT BE LET OUT OF PRISON ! God rest those angels and give the strength to this wonderful father.

[@dinakindred]

Losing a child definitely rips you apart! Sending ❤🙏🏾

[@AdelaidesAdviceAttic]

I'm sorry but Susan should have been sentence to death not just for the murders but for what she did to their father. And for the lies she told.

[@pandorafox3944]

That poor man 😢

[@lissamae8719]

It's disgusting that as if his life hasn't been torn apart enough he now has to fight for justice for his children every 2 years!! For the rest of his life. It's tragic the victim has the life sentence yet again.

[@sleepyandhollow.]

What a father. Reminds me of mine in heaven. I havent cried this much since i lost him. May she rot in jail.

[@MaryCoffey-pn9zv]

All she had to do was walk away. Ask a family member, friend or neighbor to watch them for a while and walk away. She chose to murder them. Now she has the audacity to stand before the parole board and brag about the good she's done in jail. If she's such a good person in jail the board should leave her there. All she managed to do as a free woman was cause a lifetime of pain and grief. There should be no reward for her behavior.

[@gregorycarlson6632]

My heart aches for this man. He’s a broken man, and who wouldn’t be? Many prayers for him.🙏

[@joycegullett80]

I feel so sorry for boys Dad.

[@ubeillin]

I think about the WAY those babies died when the prosecution made a re-creation during trial. That water pouring into the car while the dummies were strapped in, mind you, trapped in. Terrifying. And she planned this. She knew the road would be desolate that time of night. She knew who she was going to blame. Her countless infractions while in prison up until recently. This woman is just evil. Just like Casey Anthony and so many others I can't think of at the moment. Glad she was denied.

[@kerryalabama6716]

Heartbreaking

[@robindelude3787]

My heart breaks for this man. His is a wound that time cannot heal. I pray that God might grant him some peace here on earth.

[@GoldenLady1007]

It is unconscionable that he will have to go through this process over and over again. My heart broke for him then and it breaks for him now. He has borne the unbearable for 30 years. PLEASE Lord, help him. ✨️🙏🏾💛

[@candyc.3163]

One of the saddest cases I’ve ever seen.

[@lucymartyn8205]

Denied parole , thank you she is pureEVIL!!!! Never ever ever let her out of jail!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pamavery9352]

Sweet Jesus take this man’s pain away!!!🙏🏻😭

[@ChristinaPrice-b3k]

This is a broken man. I’m glad he got some comfort in knowing she was denied. Those poor babies. That poor family.

[@heathermetz6576]

This was heartbreaking to watch. David Smith still mourns the loss of his sons, Michael and Alex. So sad that he has to endure these hearings every 2 years. Lord please give him strength to outlive her.

[@gaylavogel4335]

I feel David’s pain. May he have some peace after today. Bless he and his family. 🙏♥️🙏

[@carolinemarch2626]

That thing should never be set free. She should have never been allowed to see the light of day again. She is a monster.

[@jking-]

Ok but how long she gonna end in prison if her parole is denied??

[@jamiescott1062]

As a single dad that just ripped my heart apart! I hope and I mean I really really hope that lady gets what she deserves in this life of after!

[@polynesia8733]

pain in dad's face....still raw even with 30 years passed...hope he finds some comfort through this awful pain.

[@user-ze4bv1hm3e]

This is hard to watch 😢💔

[@monatoney3474]

GOD BLESS THIS FATHERS SOUL PRAYERS. DON'T EVER LET HER OUT

[@irongirl8007]

Mr Smith's daughter gave the most moving words. I held it together until she started talking. The heartbreak in this family will continue for generations.

[@concerned1144]

I wrote to the parole board and will do so every 2-3 years. We must help keep her in jail for this heartbroken man, Michael and for Alex.

[@JeffreyPrather-bs9yb]

SO SAD , I CANT IMAGINE AS A FATHER MYSELF I HAVE ONLY 2 BOYS , GOD GIVE HIM STRENGTH

[@stevent4955]

You obviously see that this man has been through living torture dealing with the loss of his two sons

[@jonisler3267]

This is ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING to watch! Thirty years has passed and the pain he has endured is still palpable. The LOVE he still has for his sons! An Honorable Man!

[@rabbitheart24]

She should never get out of prison. Those two boys were terrorized by the one person that should love and protect them. She deserves no mercy on this earth.

[@Truckers2024]

So heartbreaking 💔 😢 I am so sorry for allof your loss these poor precious little boys didn't deserve this. Prayers for all of you 🙏 ❤️. God bless you 😢

[@ArtHistoryProfessor]

The justice system should NEVER allow that despicable woman to leave prison. She deserves to spend the rest of her miserable life behind bars!

[@rosemarieperrotti2742]

She should NEVER NEVER be let out of prison… those poor babies..😭😭😭

[@dougbodenhamer9391]

That is one strong, tough man right there. Nobody can imagine the hell he lives, every second if every day.

[@leecowell8165]

Wow that occurred 30 years ago? Time flies. And Susan needs to stay right where she is after what the Father of these children have been through. This woman is totally wacked and NOTHING is gonna fix that. You know if you don't want your children get a divorce you do not have to kill them!

[@catenystrom6506]

He spoke so eloquently. I feel so much for him. I remember when this happened, how young he was then. The pain of losing a child never goes away.

[@five4fighting194]

Never is too soon to even consider letting her go. South Carolina should have “dispatched“ of her a long time ago

[@richdiana3663]

This poor man has been a victim of the mother's madness and horrific actions. May he find some peace.

[@lauraallison5372]

That poor sweet man! How heartbreaking!

[@labradoriteatheart]

You never recover from the loss of a child. 💔💔💔😔😢😭

[@TheMischief9]

So true , my 6 montth .......old son Tony and my mother were killed in 1969 by a drunk driver... It changed me

[@GoldenLady1007]

​@@TheMischief9I am SO sorry. ✨️🙏🏾💛

[@Ron-gt8jr]

God love this precious man, and God grant him a peaceful and full loving life while he is on this earth. He faced the Devil straight on, and somehow the Lord saved his life. He must know he is meant to be here to stand tall in memory of his Beautiful little boys. David, you are truly a hero, never stop fighting the battle with the devil in standing tall for yourself and the horror that Devil but all of you through! God Love you and keep you shielded in his loving arms!!!!!!!!! Much Love from North Carolina

[@HippieNinja-lv5lp]

David Smith should write a book about all of the good memories he has of those 2 boys.

[@Dee-743]

He did write a book years ago.

[@HippieNinja-lv5lp]

@@Dee-743 It's called "Beyond All Reason", & it's about his life with Susan. But what about the boys? The way I understand life, is that the memories of those 2 boys are whatever David Smith remembers, which fade over time. By writing them down, he & we can cherish those memories, & more, forever.

[@aimeemoore1094]

Horrible horrible horrible this is a broken man

[@suzannec8400]

I’m not even American and I remember this case I was a teenager and I was completely devastated by this.

[@Thatguyboogerbush-gp9db]

That's a strong man.

[@deneenogbeide5087]

I pray for him that he finds peace. When I listened to him it breaks my heart. I feel his pain.

[@tamelabeasley5584]

This is so sad 😢

[@victorbologna6087]

I could not even speak if I was in his shoes.

[@kellystillwell3122]

This poor man, I cant even imagine the pain and suffering he has had to go through. I pray for him. Those precious little boys. I hope she never gets out.

[@jeffreypinder9398]

I don't have the words for this. My girls and grandchildren are everything to me.

[@ashleyparks1738]

I remember keeping newspaper clippings of their murders when I was a little girl. It's insane that she would ask for parole and put everyone through it again and again. I doubt she was in the van when it rolled into the lake- she said she stayed in it until water came into the vehicle- but said she couldn't get to her boys in time. She said she heard them crying for her- she is one sick bitch and should not say that God forgave her. No one should assume God forgives them, especially child killers.

[@wandasb8161]

She doesn't deserve parole. She deserves life in prison because she killed 2 lives. She decided who lives and who doesn't deserve to live. 2 innocent children can't fight for their lives, and she decided their future ... a grave for both of them. She doesn't deserve live free.

[@lisamarie3328]

Bless his heart. Seeing the tears rolling down his face broke my heart. I can’t imagine the pain he has been through all these years. I pray for God to bless him and give him peace and comfort 🙏🏻

[@angeliclight-h8h]

I am crying this man is so sweet I feel so bad for him and his boys. God bless them all !

[@jean1644]

This broke me ...... The heart break is just as fresh today as it was 30 yrs ago ..... May God continue to watch over this father .....

[@kristiconner-o3z]

I am from the State of SC and the whole state cried for those boys and David..No one could believe it..David is a brave man to face her...

[@dianehilty7590]

He has a lot of grace. So sad for him.

[@ruthguinn2136]

Mr. Smith,I am so very sorry for all you have been thru.Your boys were sweet loving children.I pray that you will one day find the peace you deserve so much.I am very sorry for what you have gone thru.and I pray for you and your family..Stay strong