Susan Smith was convicted in 1995 of drowning her two young sons.

Smith was sentenced to life in prison but avoided the death penalty.

Smith had her fist parole hearing November 19th and her parole was denied.

In this episode you will from Susan Smith, her attorney, her ex husband, the prosecutors and more who made statements at her hearing.

Susan Smith's story shocked the nation in October of 1994 when she claimed a black man had kidnapped her two young sons.

For nine days, she made dramatic pleas on national television for their safe return but suspicious quickly turned to Smith herself.

Smith confessed on November 3, 1994 to murdering her two children.

There are two Impact of Influence podcast episodes the Smith case.

Feb 16 episode "The Story of Killer Mom, Susan Smith"

Feb 22 episode "Susan Smith's Spicy Phone Calls"

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S.

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