When 23‑year‑old Susan Smith tearfully told police that a stranger had carjacked her vehicle with her two sons still inside, the nation rallied behind her. For nine days, her emotional pleas dominated headlines and sparked a massive manhunt across South Carolina. But as inconsistencies in her story emerged, investigators began to suspect that the real story was far darker than anyone imagined.

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