SC - Michael, 3, & Alexander Smith, 14 mos, drowned in lake, Union, 25 Oct 1994

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I have nothing to add to the discussion other than I was a freshman in high school and right after those boys were found my science teacher read to us the process of death by drowning followed by human decomposition.

 

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Retired DNR divers reflect on Susan Smith case, '96 drownings, and the one thing that helped them cope

More than 20 years after two tragedies plagued the small town of Union, those at the center of the cases are thanking a program designed to help first responders cope with traumatic events.

 

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Susan will be eligible for parole this November.

 

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Asked whether he would have preferred the state had executed Susan instead of sentencing her to life in prison, David Smith tells Melvin, “Formyself, yes, because I wouldn’t have to be dealing with what’s coming up now. I mean, Craig, I know that they said she had a tough life growing up and I’ve never tried to make light of that, but you don’t kill your children for what happened to you. I wanted an eye for an eye, but the jury saw different, so.”

All-New Friday "Dateline" Reveals Exclusive New Details & Latest Developments in Susan Smith Case - NBC News Press Releases

Smith’s Ex-Husband Speaks Out in Two-Hour Broadcast about Her Recent Parole Hearing, Tells ‘Dateline’ He ‘Wanted an Eye for an Eye’ After She Drowned Their Two Sons NBC News’ Craig Melvin Reports for ‘Return to the Lake,’ Airing Friday, February 14 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT; Click Here to Watch...

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