Susan Smith Denied Parole After Ex-Husband Attends Hearing and Demands Justice for Murdered Sons

Her tearful plea falls on deaf ears three decades later.

AP/Walter Ratliff
In an image taken from Court TV pool video, Susan Smith is seen testifying November 20, 2024, at a South Carolina parole hearing on her life sentence for murder in the deaths of her two young sons 30 years ago. AP/Walter Ratliff

The ex-husband of Susan Smith, the South Carolina woman who drowned their two young sons in 1994, expressed relief that ā€œjusticeā€ had prevailed after she was denied parole on Wednesday.

ā€œFor two more years, there will still be justice for Michael and Alex,ā€ David Smith said after the hearing held by the stateā€™s Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services.

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