Susan Smith Denied Parole 30 Years After Drowning Her Sons

Susan Smith, who was convicted of murdering her two young sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake in 1994, was denied parole 30 years into her life sentence. This was her first parole hearing, and she will be eligible for another in two years. The parole board's decision was influenced by opposition from her ex-husband, the father of the children, and the prosecutor from her trial. Smith's case gained national attention due to the nature of the crime and her initial false claims of a carjacking.