A Tragedy Remembered The year was nineteen ninety-four. The setting: Union County, South Carolina. Susan Smith, a young mother, reported that her two sons, Michael, age three, and Alex, age one, had been kidnapped in a carjacking. The community rallied around her, offering support and searching tirelessly for the missing boys. For nine agonizing days, … Read more
A Legacy of Tragedy: The Genesis of a Crime The Darkening Shadows The late summer of the early nineteen nineties saw a wave of unsettling events unfold. Susan Smith, a seemingly typical young mother living in Union, South Carolina, was grappling with the breakdown of her marriage and mounting financial pressures. These underlying issues began … Read more
Background of the Case The Crime and Its Immediate Aftermath The name Susan Smith evokes a chilling mix of tragedy and infamy. In a case that captivated the nation, she committed an unthinkable act – drowning her two young sons in a South Carolina lake. Now, years later, the possibility of her parole hearing has … Read more
