Susan Smith, you might have heard of her, she is the woman who drove her two sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months into a lake while they were asleep (Cavazini).This event shocked America, the thought of a mother killing her two beloved children. In Susan’s childhood she was faced with abuse, depression and hatred. The events of her upbringing will cause her to loose relationships with people and also cause the death of her two sons.
Susan smith was born September 26, 1971 in Union, South Carolina (“Susan Smith”) Today, Union County has a population of 30,300 (Pergament). The population of Union County is 69.8% Caucasian and 29.9% is African American (Pergament). There are many industrial and manufacturing plants located in these towns which …show more content…
After the interview was over Susan met with Sheriff Wells for another interrogation. Wells was very direct and told her that he did not believe her story about the carjacking. He also explained to her about the light on Monarch Mills staying green and discrepancies she had made to her story during the past nine days (Montaldo).
Exhausted and emotionally badgered, Susan began crying, telling him how ashamed she felt for what she had done. She confessed to pushing the car into the lake. Susan also stated how she had wanted to kill herself and the children, but in the end, she got out of the car and sent her boys to their deaths in the lake (Montaldo).Susan then gave the police the exact distance the car had floated out before it sank. The police found the letter that Tom had given her along with the boys that were found upside down submerged in water …show more content…
The Verdict took the jury two-and-a-half hours but the result was that she is guilty on two counts of murder (Hollingsworth). Susan Smith was spared the death sentence and received 30 years to life in prison. She will be eligible for parole in 2025, when she is 53 years old (Montaldo).
Since her incarceration at South Carolina's Leath Correctional Institution, two guards have been punished for having sex with Smith. Her sexual activity would have never been discovered, but due to having sexual activity she developed a sexual transmitted disease (Montaldo). As for Susan’s sons Michael and Alex Smith they were buried together in the same casket in Bogansville United Methodist Church cemetery on November 6, 1994, next to the grave of David's brother and the children's uncle, Danny Smith (Montaldo).
Susan smith killed her two innocent babies due to the deterioration of her mind and her ability to act on impulse. Susan had a documented history of abuse and depression, which made her life even harder (Amper). "Is Mommy going to kill me?" some children reportedly have been asking teachers, nannies, parents and older siblings (Williams). She will forever be remembered in history as the mother that took the lives of her dear
Susan smith was born September 26, 1971 in Union, South Carolina (“Susan Smith”) Today, Union County has a population of 30,300 (Pergament). The population of Union County is 69.8% Caucasian and 29.9% is African American (Pergament). There are many industrial and manufacturing plants located in these towns which …show more content…
After the interview was over Susan met with Sheriff Wells for another interrogation. Wells was very direct and told her that he did not believe her story about the carjacking. He also explained to her about the light on Monarch Mills staying green and discrepancies she had made to her story during the past nine days (Montaldo).
Exhausted and emotionally badgered, Susan began crying, telling him how ashamed she felt for what she had done. She confessed to pushing the car into the lake. Susan also stated how she had wanted to kill herself and the children, but in the end, she got out of the car and sent her boys to their deaths in the lake (Montaldo).Susan then gave the police the exact distance the car had floated out before it sank. The police found the letter that Tom had given her along with the boys that were found upside down submerged in water …show more content…
The Verdict took the jury two-and-a-half hours but the result was that she is guilty on two counts of murder (Hollingsworth). Susan Smith was spared the death sentence and received 30 years to life in prison. She will be eligible for parole in 2025, when she is 53 years old (Montaldo).
Since her incarceration at South Carolina's Leath Correctional Institution, two guards have been punished for having sex with Smith. Her sexual activity would have never been discovered, but due to having sexual activity she developed a sexual transmitted disease (Montaldo). As for Susan’s sons Michael and Alex Smith they were buried together in the same casket in Bogansville United Methodist Church cemetery on November 6, 1994, next to the grave of David's brother and the children's uncle, Danny Smith (Montaldo).
Susan smith killed her two innocent babies due to the deterioration of her mind and her ability to act on impulse. Susan had a documented history of abuse and depression, which made her life even harder (Amper). "Is Mommy going to kill me?" some children reportedly have been asking teachers, nannies, parents and older siblings (Williams). She will forever be remembered in history as the mother that took the lives of her dear