It was nationwide news, a young southern mom was pleading for the return of her boys, who had been kidnapped during a carjacking. The story just wasn’t adding up, but the truth was far more tragic than anyone realized. And she was a candy striper, so she made it onto the medical podcast. 

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Susan Smith's secret life of sex and drugs behind bars | Daily Mail Online

SEX, BETRAYAL AND MURDER - TIME

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