@@ladynikkieI was on a cruise when the announcement came that she had admitted to the crime. The sheriff's department news conference announcing her arrest was being carried on the ship's TV network. Everyone was talking about it.
the way he describes how he felt when he would see her in the courtroom I felt that. Looking at how far away he was from her and the guard was from them and what he could do in those seconds. That is sheer despair and want for that person to feel some pain because it's eating you up inside. I respect him for his raw honesty, and empathize with his loss and sorrow. You are a good man Mr.Smith I hope you've found peace.
I felt so bad for David. He seems like a good guy and he loved those boys. If she didn't want them why didn't she just give them to David? I am sure he would have taken them no questions asked.
She was afraid to take her own life but had no trouble taking her children's life ? From the beginning she showed no remorse, fake crying, and smiling. Keep her in jail where she belongs
My heart is broken for him. To not only lose your children but to discover it was at the hands of the person you loved. I can't imagine worse pain than that
She's ruining lives even while in prison. She seduced 2 prison guards, had sex with them then turned them in. They both got fired and she got transferred to a different prison. It's closer to where her parents live so they can visit her. It was her plan all along. Pure evil.
The moments of David Smith's interview was indeed the best part of this doc.. I feel so much for that guy, man. I'm not a father, but his own recollections and musings hit hard. He'll forever love his two little boys.
I remember the first time she spoke on the TV, my husband, who is a psychologist, said, "She has killed them, she is not sincerely sad and her tears are fake"
How much more ‘malice aforethought’ is needed to drown two babies,by letting a car run into a lake,when you’ve already applied the brake twice,then get yourself safe,and let the car go on.She was full of it.
I was 5 when this story happened and my mother with a Masters degree in Criminal Justice said the same thing. I remember it like it was yesterday and I’m in my late 30s now.
No matter how much time has passed, no one in this community will ever forget those precious babies and what that evil woman did to them. I pray she never gets out of prison. Sending prayers to Mr.David and his family always❤🙏🏾
I’m not even from the community and I’ll never forget what that monster did to those babies. My boys are the exact same age an I now have grandchildren ❤️. Rest in peace sweet babies😇😇
There is NO such thing as being sentenced to jail for life or murder. The longest anyone can be sentenced to jail for is one year. She was never sentenced to jail.
The worst punishment for anyone to receive would be life without parole in solitary confinement. If a person does something that warrants them the death penalty, but are spared, their sentence should automatically be life w/out parole in sc.
We do not give solitary confinement forever! Such treatment is barbaric and would make we whom would punish thusly, as bad as the murderer ! We are better than that.what this woman did, was terrible. Why and how she could do that, I will never understand. I am aware she had difficulties in her life. Sexual abuse in the home, and her father killed himself. . I THINK she saw this happen? Those things can cause long term psychological problems. Whether that played a part, we cannot know. Something has to be missing, or broken in such a person. No excuses. I just cannot understand!
@@AnnButowski that's why she thinks she has a chance for parole of her past temporary insanity that drove her off the deep end too commit this crime but she took matters in her own hands too do this act so her punishment should be the maximum penalty for justice for those children.
As a South Carolinian, I well remember this case. The case has recently come back up in the news, because Susan Smith is up for parole in November of this year. I seriously doubt that she'll get parole. But this is SC and you never really can tell what people will do here.
If Tommy Pope has anything to do with it, she'll rot in prison until she dies. David Smith's cousin was my grandmother's secretary, we heard the story firsthand. So horrible and sad.
Poor reporting to leave out that she blamed a BLACK MAN for kidnapping her kids. That caused a lot of racial tension and black men everywhere were being questioned and harassed. I don't know what the reason would be to leave out such an important part of the story.
2 dead babies and all u can whine about is the skin tone of who she blamed!!! You are a selfish narcissistic race baiter. This must stop u don't seem to possess the intellect to see the direction we are heading in.
I totally agree....! Iv seen this story before an saw what a huge impact that had... it was disgusting & shouldnt have been left out of this doc.... xx
I can't imagine the fear and confusion those poor little boys must've felt not to mention the absolute physical agony they went through drowning. It's just unthinkable
According to Wiki, she’s eligible for parole on November 4 2024. I hope she stays there. Such a disheartening predicament when you have to fight for murderers to stay locked up.
She could get paroled. All three men who kidnapped 26 children buried them alive…kids finally escaped after 16 hours of being buried and running out of air.
I watched her on tv “pleading “ for her kids to be returned. I told my husband, if that was me, I wouldn’t be able to speak!!! She spoke with no problem!!
Im not standing up for her but I remember watching an interview with Sharon Rocha talking about when her daughter went missing and she said her drive to find her daughter was so strong and her fight or flight mode kicked in she couldn’t do anything else but go on every TV station and vigorously beg the nation to find her daughter. She said she only broke down completely when the cameras were off because she needed to be strong and stern to really get people to help her find her daughter. Obviously Susan is a monster but I do believe most people in that situation would be in survival mode at that stage and doing everything they can to stay strong and have hope.
Dear Sir, as a grandmother of 8 grandchildren I am so happy that you have a full life now. Her crime was so horrific. I had four young daughters at that time and my heart was broken for you. God bless you, your wife and two children. May your two sons be with the angels in heaven!
I don't understand how "murder" can be given a chance for parole. If the crime is murder - no matter what - parole should always be out of the question. Period
That poor man, my heart breaks for him. How could a Mother do that to those poor beautiful babies. She should never be allowed to walk free. It’s absolutely disgusting.
I remember this when it happened. I had never ever heard of a mother killing her children. It shocked me clear to my soul. And now, seeing the reenactment of the car flooding with water. I am horrified all over again!
😢💔😭 I know they are in Heavens but the lack of true Justice in this case is unbearable! She may be paroled in November, 2024. I just can't accept this. 😡
It's statistically known as 'filicide' is the most common statistic in all homicide worldwide. Meaning out of all sub categories of homicide, filicide is the list common of them. Worldwide you have more chance at being killed by a parent than a random member of society. More children are killed than random murders, worldwide. Its usually kept out of the media as it causes massive public outrage. There's been a few incidents around me just in the last few months. I live near Brisbane where this case is set.
My mother tried to murder me several times as a kid. She's still hold the victim mentality over it. As I've grown older I understand that she is a narcissist but she is struggling and very unhappy. These people will always be miserable no matter how many blessings they have in life. Their karma is their own miserable life
I hope she does not get parole in November, l remember reading that when they managed to get the car out, the older brother was holding his little brother's hand, l literally wept, tears running down my face.. She is an cold blooded, heartless woman who do not deserve to see the light of day again.😠 RIP Michael and Alex.🙏
sad about holding hands. Big brother looking after baby. ❤ sad regardless. I have two boys and the thought of me purposely giving them a paper cut, let alone-- unfathomable. My babies are 21, 17 now and always will be my babies.
I remember when this happened. It broke my heart and I have never forgotten it. My daughter was Michael’s age at the time and I also have two boys that are older. I couldn’t imagine a mother doing this to her own babies. I felt so bad for their Dad. I thought she would get the death penalty. I don’t think she should ever get out of prison, ever.
I remember when this happened. It reminded my of when Diane Downs, from my State of Oregon, who in 1983, murdered her 1 of children, and attempted to murder the her other 2, claiming that she was carjacked by a man, who shot her children. She also did it so she could be with a man, she had been having an affair who didn’t want children.
@@johntaeowens1248 Ann Rule wrote about Diane Downs in her book Small Sacrifices. There was also a tv movie by the same name. You can find it here on RUclips. Diane is evil. She’s been denied parole on more than one occasion.
@@johntaeowens1248There was a TV movie made about Diane Downs. It was called 'Small Sacrifices', and starred Farrah Fawcett as Diane. It's on RUclips. Definitely worth checking out.
I remember watching this press conference on TV at the time. I thought “Is she smiling? I’ve got a feeling about her.” I felt awful. How could I think that about a grieving mom? Then it came out. I knew it!
I am a woman. I was a teenager then...when I looked at her, with her husband beside her in that press conference shown here (in the beginning of this video), I immediately knew she had done because there were no tears, no pain and no sorrow. That's not the behaviour of a mother who just lost her kids to a kidnapper and doesn't know where they are! I was 100% sure she had done. Then my father watching it with us said: "I don't know but she seems strange, suspicious and she doesn't really cry or scream...I think she killed them!". My father was in his 60s, military man, AirForce, lots of experience in life. I knew it and so did my father. My cousin, too sensitive for such matters, just said: "OMG! Is this possible? May God help them find those babies! I can't watch this... is it possible she did it?! No! No! It is horrific!"... and she left the room... She couldn't face the TV anymore. She was crying... But my father and I, we knew it. We just knew that. 😢 There are things you just can't explain. The feeling I had in my soul told me: "she killed them!".
I'll never forget the day she was sentenced, I was driving to work & the DJ said, "In the U.S. you can kill your kids & get away with it." He kept saying that over & over again.
My grandma had a newspaper cutout of this crime on her wall. "After drowning her two boys, Killer mom begs hubby for more babies." Was the headline while the side story was about the husband going out and partying. It was the first true crime story I had ever come to know, thanks to it just being on her wall for practically my entire life. I can't imagine the fear they felt and at the hands of their own mother. I felt terrible learning this story as a kid, and as a mother myself now, I will never understand why some people do what they do to their own kids. May those two beautiful babies rest in peace.
My thoughts are with David, his pain is still so present. Those poor little boys must have been terrified in their last moments - 6 minutes of horror. Life imprisonment is worse than execution, these monsters have to live with it - and the other prisoners...
You are wrong. Sociopaths don’t suffer. They have no empathy, remote or compassion. They can’t be helped. They are wired differently than you and I. She should of gotten the Death Penalty.
I hope that, in some way, David can go on and build a wonderful life for himself he deserves it. David seems like a wonderful man and didn't deserve such an evil woman in his life. God Bless David's two little children in heaven. Keep this alive in your mind and heart and know they are being well cared for in God's hands.❤
I remember that case at the time. My own two children were about the same age. I remember listening to an update on the news as I was driving and suddenly being filled with horror at the thought of someone taking off with your kids like that and not being able to do anything. I felt so bad for her! When we found out the truth of what she had done it was just sickening. Those poor wee babes!
Hindsight is always 20/20. I’m sure there were people who saw through Susan’s lies.. She’s quite a puzzle. I feel so bad for David Smith, Poor guy lost everything. 😮😮😮
You are so right. I hope they televise her parole hearing because there's no way after her repeated misconduct and crimes (like drugs, sex, etc.) in prison, plus her 10+ male pen pals she bilks for commissary $$$, that she is getting out. She has said they'll let her go but there's no way, and I want to see the look on her face when she's DENIED!
Such beautiful children. Oh God , how did she had the heart to do this. This pain was so intense. I dont know how David Smith live with such act done by his own wife. Thank God , he had another two beautiful children.❤ May you live in peace with the memory of your two children that you love so much.❤
God Bless this poor Father!!! I cannot even imagine...and I have lost my 16 month old son to cancer. But to lose a child to someone else's hands?! I dont think I could do it. And i certainly would never be strong enough to FORGIVE her!!
So sorry for your loss. I agree, I couldn't forgive her either. I guess he did what he felt was right for him, but I see your point. Forgiveness, not forgotten. I bet this November when all thos parole news comes about, he'll have old wounds. I know I would!! 😢
I remember when this happened like it was yesterday. It was the era of killer women… Susan Smith, Pamela Smart, Carolyn Warmus. All bat shit crazy killing in the name of love of some guy. Anyway I don’t know what Susan was thinking. Did she think that by murdering her children she could just go back David Findlay and say “Ok we can be together now..I no longer have any kids!” Honestly! The reenactment of the car sinking is heart wrenching and frightening! You have to be some kind of evil to watch that car sinking with your own children inside and then claim you were car jacked by random black man that seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
IMO, I’ve heard inmates say they’d rather be dead, than having to live the rest of their lives in solitary confinement. Some people think, this is torture, but I look at it like the misery they will have to endure, will give the victim/victims much more justice. This consequence seems more fitting than knowing, this will eventually end. Instead they will never know how many years they will be required to live before this ends.
My son was only a couple weeks old when this horrible woman murdered her boys. When it finally came out that she killed them, I kept looking at my newborn son thinking, "what mother would kill those beautiful babies?" It broke my heart. I would have taken them in a heartbeat. I felt so bad for the babies, the men who had to see them like that, and of course David. I can't imagine what he was thinking. The jury were cowards. If a person really wants to die, they'll do it. She had no intention of killing herself. That stupid jury fell for the lie...
@@meagancobb1417 ~ My son will be 30 too this year. I think about who those boys would have been today if they had lived. And she continues on. It just sickens me what Susan did. There's no justice. Anyhow, have a blessed week...🌹
Phillip Resnick published research on filicide in 1969 and stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic", "fatal maltreatment", "unwanted child", "acutely psychotic" and "spousal revenge".SAD... rest in peace. Michael and Alex 💔
I remember back when this took place. I couldn't believe a mother would do such things as this. This woman is pure evil. Should should never get out. Her cell should be covered with pictures of these precious babies' pictures. So she ŵill never forget. May God give peace to all the family members she hurt.🙏❤❤
me & my Brothers & our friends felt that way about the rain, back when we lost our friend "Deanna Siefert," back in 1992.. (she was only 10, when her abductors took her from that sleepover)
I remember when this case being all over the news. I hugged my 2 yr old son at the time -- so tight when I heard about what happened to those 2 precious little boys 💔💯‼️
I met her. I participated in the search for her kids. That thing should not have had any more time alive after what she did. The people that actually recovered her kids from the water had serious issues.
@@CC-kl4nh have you ever pulled a bloated, chewed on child's dead body out of water? I have. Those 2 kids were locked in that vehicle and she watched them drown. Slowly.
I'm heartbroken for you .... I would like to wrap my arms around this poor man and his family and reassure them all that not only will Susan Smith get hers in hell , his darling boys are safe in the arms of Jesus . God bless David , his family, and those sweet little angels. With love and support from across the pond. Janice 🇬🇧 xx
Feels so good to see David doing well because he worked at the same grocery store they met at for years and although I was such a young girl I still remember the look in his sadden eyes. He finally moved away as he should have because he was harassed terribly even though he was totally innocent. Her grandmother lived below my parents home and she was also bothered about her granddaughters crimes. The lake has been cursed since she did what she did to Michael & Alex there were many other tragedies some also fatal. No one that I know of swims or fishes at John D. Besides paying respect to Michael, and Alex is quiet down there.
I remember hearing that David had remarried and had a daughter (Savannah). And now he has a son too! So good to hear that David was able to find real love again and be blessed with those 2 gorgeous children. It cannot have been easy after what he's been through. Hopefully his former wife never sees outside a prison wall ever again.
Growing up in the 90's I remember this case and JonBenét Ramsey case very well. I feel just horrible about those kids. Killing children is like the worst thing a person can do. Children are so innocent and pure!
I remember when this happened and the poor father was beside himself 💔 and she blamed a black man because she knew it might be more believable. There was so much racial divide at the time. She’s absolutely disgusting!
We are the same age and my oldest was the same age as Alex.. and they share a name. I knew *immediately* that she'd done it. *As soon as* I saw her face in that first press release, I knew.
And if Susan Smith had been given the Death Penalty; the residents of Union, South Carolina would have to endure numerous appeals filed by Susan's defense attorneys to the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court. In addition it is much more costly to sentence a criminal defendant to death due to the aforementioned appeals.
It's been more than 30 years and I never forgot that! And I am not American! I was living in Brazil, in school then, a teenager. My father was in his 60s. We watched about this case on TV and right away we knew she did it. The feeling in my heart was unbearable and I just knew she was the killer. I am 49 now. From time to time I think about them, and everytime a parent kills their children I remember these angels. It is painful. 😢 I wish I could hold them in my arms and cover them with love and kisses. How could she do that is just beyond understanding. 😭💔
At least she got jail unlike Casey Anthony. SHE gets most hated just for her lack of jail. I'll never understand how those jurors got it so wrong. She was out partying knowing the truth.
I was 25 and a young mom myself when this happened. I was pregnant and had a 4 yr old myself little girls.I believed her and it kept me up at night . I prayed and prayed for those sweet boys. Then when the truth came out ?!! My heart was broken. I had nightmares . I couldn't get over it. 😮😮
I was 14 when this happened I watched on television in Canada and i couldn’t believe she blamed a Blackman I was 14 I told my mama that lady killed them I just know she did my mama asked how do you know that I told her I can just feel it and you could tell she was fake crying
I’m so glad that David has found peace and has a wonderful home and family now…I also know it has to hurt so bad when he thinks about what Susan did many 🙏🙏🙏for him and his family.
Yep. And that’s why I withdrew from “Premium.” It isn’t. No, victims are never “required” to do anything including handing out forgiveness like candy from pez dispensers.
I remember 2 episodes from MythBusters where Adam and Jamie explored what would happen if a car went into a body of water and sank. It looks like a horrific death. Even the MythBusters said it was a scary experience so I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like for 2 babies
My mom along with so many were solely in her corner and when the truth was revealed my mom’s blood boiled with rage and hatred for this woman. If she was still with us(RIP) hearing her name and parole together would cause her soul to leap out of her in rage again.
In the 1st minute, I don’t remember her “coming clean”. I remember the investigation proved her lies like the traffic light wouldn’t have been red if there were no other cars on the street.
It takes far more strength to forgive than it does to hate. I can only deeply respect and admire David for finding it in his heart to forgive the woman who destroyed his whole world.
The older boy had to see and hear his brother drowning knowing that was his fate. Can you imagine how horrifying that would be?? I’ve never heard anyone mention that. 😱
I heard that when those babies bodies were found they were holding each other hand , so sad , I feel so sorry for the babies father , he’s so heartbroken and it definitely shows, my prayers for him , he’s a good person and someday he will be with them again in heaven,
I was abused by my sperm donor, and I'm not an abuser or killer. Nor did/do I have the desire to do to children what was done to me! I NEVER want a child/children to ever feel what I felt or feel because of this abuse! I'm sick and tired of people blaming what they do on what was done to them! Man/woman up and take responsibility for what you do and say!! All I know is we need more woodchippers!
30 years later this still breaks my heart, they were small children
They would've been grown up men now if they were still living
I was 13 when this happened and man when we found out the truth, I have never seen so many angry students and teachers in my life.
@@ladynikkieI was on a cruise when the announcement came that she had admitted to the crime. The sheriff's department news conference announcing her arrest was being carried on the ship's TV network. Everyone was talking about it.
@@LLKOOLK8 that makes it even more sad, if that's possible
I was young, and after 30 yrs.....I still remember that face.
I can’t believe she’s up for parole in November. She should’ve gotten life without parole, period.
D penalty…..she is the reason to have it
Doesn't mean she will be granted a parole, but probably will depending on who is.on parole board at that time
right?! she should never come out!!
Even if she did get released she wouldn't have quality of life
me too, agapeeternal.
I hope Susan gets her parole DENIED for the sake of her dead children. :(
the way he describes how he felt when he would see her in the courtroom I felt that. Looking at how far away he was from her and the guard was from them and what he could do in those seconds. That is sheer despair and want for that person to feel some pain because it's eating you up inside. I respect him for his raw honesty, and empathize with his loss and sorrow. You are a good man Mr.Smith I hope you've found peace.
The pain on his face and in his voice...
He finally did, in a way, for his two children.
@@Monk-eee well the parole hearing haven't processed yet it's November 4th right 👍?
RIP Michael and Alex
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she was denied parole today!
Amen!!!!❤
Yes!
Thank u jesus
Thank the lord
Yes
I felt so bad for David. He seems like a good guy and he loved those boys. If she didn't want them why didn't she just give them to David? I am sure he would have taken them no questions asked.
Yeah I believe he would. It hurts watching him talk about the court case..poor guy
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He said he would have taken the boys.
I know right
Exactly, but unfortunately she decided to do the unthinkable
She was afraid to take her own life but had no trouble taking her children's life ? From the beginning she showed no remorse, fake crying, and smiling. Keep her in jail where she belongs
She hasn't been a good inmate in jail either if you read the papers
Diane Downs vibes for sure
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She murdered them cause she wanted a relationship with a man that didn't want children.What sort of a mother does that
Yep
The father, David, has a raw honesty that is completely gripping.
My heart is broken for him. To not only lose your children but to discover it was at the hands of the person you loved. I can't imagine worse pain than that
I agree, I'm glad he is finally happy and has peace in his life.. God bless him and his family
I've always had a soft spot for David Smith. 💔❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Raw honesty in certain aspects, not fidelity though.
HE ABSOLUETLY DOES...my hheart aches for him...
David absolutely breaks my heart. You can see what a good soul he is. Rest easy, Michael and Alex.
She is pure evil and deserves to stay locked up forever
She's ruining lives even while in prison. She seduced 2 prison guards, had sex with them then turned them in. They both got fired and she got transferred to a different prison. It's closer to where her parents live so they can visit her.
It was her plan all along.
Pure evil.
I'm sure her ex husband would of gladly took the kids.
And ever
God help her
@@SUNSHINE-bf3bw God help who
I’m really fed up with child killers getting a lighter sentence by turning themselves into the victim. That’s bullshit.
Exactly
True 👍
Yes. Crimes against children are often so mildly punished
@@candacehandyside903 I am not defending what crime she committed. But as far as I know, she has not attempted to defend her crime?
Yes, law systems sucks!
The moments of David Smith's interview was indeed the best part of this doc.. I feel so much for that guy, man. I'm not a father, but his own recollections and musings hit hard. He'll forever love his two little boys.
I remember the first time she spoke on the TV, my husband, who is a psychologist, said, "She has killed them, she is not sincerely sad and her tears are fake"
I don’t think there were ever any tears.Her eyes,and cheeks were always dry.
How much more ‘malice aforethought’ is needed to drown two babies,by letting a car run into a lake,when you’ve already applied the brake twice,then get yourself safe,and let the car go on.She was full of it.
I was 5 when this story happened and my mother with a Masters degree in Criminal Justice said the same thing. I remember it like it was yesterday and I’m in my late 30s now.
She still had no tears at her parole hearing.
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No matter how much time has passed, no one in this community will ever forget those precious babies and what that evil woman did to them. I pray she never gets out of prison. Sending prayers to Mr.David and his family always❤🙏🏾
I’m not even from the community and I’ll never forget what that monster did to those babies. My boys are the exact same age an I now have grandchildren ❤️. Rest in peace sweet babies😇😇
She should be in jail for life. WTH no parole for this psychopath 😮
There is NO such thing as being sentenced to jail for life or murder. The longest anyone can be sentenced to jail for is one year. She was never sentenced to jail.
@@Ausgar-yc1ylI suspect the post was intertwining jail and prison. Locked up somewhere is the concept. I agree- should be in solitary.
If you are punished like you killed your victim, you might think twice
The worst punishment for anyone to receive would be life without parole in solitary confinement. If a person does something that warrants them the death penalty, but are spared, their sentence should automatically be life w/out parole in sc.
Agreed...
We do not give solitary confinement forever! Such treatment is barbaric and would make we whom would punish thusly, as bad as the murderer ! We are better than that.what this woman did, was terrible. Why and how she could do that, I will never understand. I am aware she had difficulties in her life. Sexual abuse in the home, and her father killed himself. . I THINK she saw this happen? Those things can cause long term psychological problems. Whether that played a part, we cannot know. Something has to be missing, or broken in such a person. No excuses. I just cannot understand!
@@AnnButowski NGL, I think putting someone that killed two kids in a room by themselves is waaay less evil than killing two kids
@@AnnButowski that's why she thinks she has a chance for parole of her past temporary insanity that drove her off the deep end too commit this crime but she took matters in her own hands too do this act so her punishment should be the maximum penalty for justice for those children.
@@usernameluis305 right being away from others what good would that do she needs hard discipline doing hard time.
As a South Carolinian, I well remember this case. The case has recently come back up in the news, because Susan Smith is up for parole in November of this year. I seriously doubt that she'll get parole. But this is SC and you never really can tell what people will do here.
Oh! It will be in November?! I can't believe it...😢
If Tommy Pope has anything to do with it, she'll rot in prison until she dies.
David Smith's cousin was my grandmother's secretary, we heard the story firsthand. So horrible and sad.
I was doing the math and figured it was 2024 that she would be up for parole. She doesn't deserve to be free..... EVER!
She will not make parole in SC. We are so strict with that. They’ll let her rot, as she should.
@@ChocolateEClaire16_ as she should !!
Poor reporting to leave out that she blamed a BLACK MAN for kidnapping her kids. That caused a lot of racial tension and black men everywhere were being questioned and harassed. I don't know what the reason would be to leave out such an important part of the story.
Agreed
I agree with you.
2 dead babies and all u can whine about is the skin tone of who she blamed!!! You are a selfish narcissistic race baiter. This must stop u don't seem to possess the intellect to see the direction we are heading in.
I totally agree....! Iv seen this story before an saw what a huge impact that had... it was disgusting & shouldnt have been left out of this doc.... xx
It's the same old story.
I can't imagine the fear and confusion those poor little boys must've felt not to mention the absolute physical agony they went through drowning. It's just unthinkable
I was thinking the same thing drowning straped to there seats.. awful can't even fathom
Yes 👍 emerging too their last breath.
I read that they were found holding hands...died holding hands 😭
@@JordansMom769😢😢😢😢omg, so sad
@@JordansMom769omg SAD
David is so eloquent. You can feel his pain. Heartbreaking.
He is going to be heartbroken for the rest of his life. So sad
According to Wiki, she’s eligible for parole on November 4 2024. I hope she stays there. Such a disheartening predicament when you have to fight for murderers to stay locked up.
I'm so shock. Why? She kill her babies.
She can only get out when her children walk out of their graves!!
Even if she doesn't get out, the fact that it's even a possibility shows the justice system is broken.
She won’t get it, just cause they’re eligible doesn’t mean it will be granted.
She could get paroled. All three men who kidnapped 26 children buried them alive…kids finally escaped after 16 hours of being buried and running out of air.
I watched her on tv “pleading “ for her kids to be returned. I told my husband, if that was me, I wouldn’t be able to speak!!! She spoke with no problem!!
And more of a smile then a sob, and no tears!!!😪😪😪
Im not standing up for her but I remember watching an interview with Sharon Rocha talking about when her daughter went missing and she said her drive to find her daughter was so strong and her fight or flight mode kicked in she couldn’t do anything else but go on every TV station and vigorously beg the nation to find her daughter. She said she only broke down completely when the cameras were off because she needed to be strong and stern to really get people to help her find her daughter. Obviously Susan is a monster but I do believe most people in that situation would be in survival mode at that stage and doing everything they can to stay strong and have hope.
Dear Sir, as a grandmother of 8 grandchildren I am so happy that you have a full life now. Her crime was so horrific. I had four young daughters at that time and my heart was broken for you. God bless you, your wife and two children. May your two sons be with the angels in heaven!
I don't understand how "murder" can be given a chance for parole. If the crime is murder - no matter what - parole should always be out of the question. Period
I totally agree, A LIFE FOR A LIFE
Because there are a lot of grey areas!
And different reasons for murder..
Knock it off
@@SUNSHINE-bf3bw
Another ridiculous statement.
@@pearlfeather9326if it ain't self defense, or defense of another life, then it's murder. There's no Grey area.
Because they think that 'human' can be rehabilitated until something goes wrong and then back to drawing board
That poor man, my heart breaks for him. How could a Mother do that to those poor beautiful babies. She should never be allowed to walk free. It’s absolutely disgusting.
I remember this when it happened. I had never ever heard of a mother killing her children. It shocked me clear to my soul. And now, seeing the reenactment of the car flooding with water. I am horrified all over again!
😢💔😭
I know they are in Heavens but the lack of true Justice in this case is unbearable!
She may be paroled in November, 2024.
I just can't accept this. 😡
It's statistically known as 'filicide' is the most common statistic in all homicide worldwide. Meaning out of all sub categories of homicide, filicide is the list common of them.
Worldwide you have more chance at being killed by a parent than a random member of society. More children are killed than random murders, worldwide. Its usually kept out of the media as it causes massive public outrage. There's been a few incidents around me just in the last few months. I live near Brisbane where this case is set.
@@laurids2007 Susan Smith has too many infractions i.e. sleeping with various prison guards. She will likely be denied.
My mother tried to murder me several times as a kid. She's still hold the victim mentality over it. As I've grown older I understand that she is a narcissist but she is struggling and very unhappy. These people will always be miserable no matter how many blessings they have in life. Their karma is their own miserable life
I hope she does not get parole in November, l remember reading that
when they managed to get the car out, the older brother was holding his little brother's hand, l literally wept, tears running down my face..
She is an cold blooded, heartless
woman who do not deserve to see the light of day again.😠
RIP Michael and Alex.🙏
Omg thats so sad holding hands such an evil women
If the prison is overcrowded she might get parole. That is their first concern and later comes if she is rehabilitated.
sad about holding hands. Big brother looking after baby. ❤ sad regardless. I have two boys and the thought of me purposely giving them a paper cut, let alone-- unfathomable. My babies are 21, 17 now and always will be my babies.
I really hope she gets denied parole
I remember when this happened. It broke my heart and I have never forgotten it. My daughter was Michael’s age at the time and I also have two boys that are older. I couldn’t imagine a mother doing this to her own babies. I felt so bad for their Dad. I thought she would get the death penalty. I don’t think she should ever get out of prison, ever.
Same with my daughter and I was stationed there when it happened!!
I remember when this happened. It reminded my of when Diane Downs, from my State of Oregon, who in 1983, murdered her 1 of children, and attempted to murder the her other 2, claiming that she was carjacked by a man, who shot her children. She also did it so she could be with a man, she had been having an affair who didn’t want children.
I never heard of the Diane Downs' story before
@@johntaeowens1248 Ann Rule wrote about Diane Downs in her book Small Sacrifices. There was also a tv movie by the same name. You can find it here on RUclips. Diane is evil. She’s been denied parole on more than one occasion.
@@johntaeowens1248There was a TV movie made about Diane Downs. It was called 'Small Sacrifices', and starred Farrah Fawcett as Diane. It's on RUclips. Definitely worth checking out.
I have been obsessed with this story my entire life. It’s the case that got me interested in true crime
I remember watching this press conference on TV at the time. I thought “Is she smiling? I’ve got a feeling about her.” I felt awful. How could I think that about a grieving mom? Then it came out. I knew it!
I am a woman. I was a teenager then...when I looked at her, with her husband beside her in that press conference shown here (in the beginning of this video), I immediately knew she had done because there were no tears, no pain and no sorrow. That's not the behaviour of a mother who just lost her kids to a kidnapper and doesn't know where they are!
I was 100% sure she had done.
Then my father watching it with us said: "I don't know but she seems strange, suspicious and she doesn't really cry or scream...I think she killed them!". My father was in his 60s, military man, AirForce, lots of experience in life.
I knew it and so did my father.
My cousin, too sensitive for such matters, just said: "OMG! Is this possible? May God help them find those babies! I can't watch this... is it possible she did it?! No! No! It is horrific!"... and she left the room...
She couldn't face the TV anymore.
She was crying...
But my father and I, we knew it. We just knew that. 😢
There are things you just can't explain. The feeling I had in my soul told me: "she killed them!".
She wasn't even crying. She was faking.
Susan Smith couldn't even fake it
I'll never forget the day she was sentenced, I was driving to work & the DJ said, "In the U.S. you can kill your kids & get away with it." He kept saying that over & over again.
My grandma had a newspaper cutout of this crime on her wall. "After drowning her two boys, Killer mom begs hubby for more babies." Was the headline while the side story was about the husband going out and partying. It was the first true crime story I had ever come to know, thanks to it just being on her wall for practically my entire life.
I can't imagine the fear they felt and at the hands of their own mother. I felt terrible learning this story as a kid, and as a mother myself now, I will never understand why some people do what they do to their own kids. May those two beautiful babies rest in peace.
Why did she have it on her wall?
@@graedot🤣🤣right
@graedot she told me her late husband saw it and just taped it on their wall one day. He died, and she just kept it on there. 🤷🏽♀️
@@izxki I have so many more questions. 😲
@@graedot ask away
She have gotten life WITHOUT the possibility of parole!
@@EarthFirstGoVegan how is that when it's in question that's she eligible for rather or not she can get parole?
My thoughts are with David, his pain is still so present. Those poor little boys must have been terrified in their last moments - 6 minutes of horror. Life imprisonment is worse than execution, these monsters have to live with it - and the other prisoners...
You are wrong. Sociopaths don’t suffer. They have no empathy, remote or compassion. They can’t be helped. They are wired differently than you and I. She should of gotten the Death Penalty.
I hope that, in some way, David can go on and build a wonderful life for himself he deserves it. David seems like a wonderful man and didn't deserve such an evil woman in his life. God Bless David's two little children in heaven. Keep this alive in your mind and heart and know they are being well cared for in God's hands.❤
She couldn’t even get a tear out her eyes. Smh
I remember that case at the time. My own two children were about the same age. I remember listening to an update on the news as I was driving and suddenly being filled with horror at the thought of someone taking off with your kids like that and not being able to do anything. I felt so bad for her! When we found out the truth of what she had done it was just sickening. Those poor wee babes!
That poor father. My heart goes out to him ❤
Diane Downs rings one hell of a bell with this case..
Oh yeah, exactly what I was thinking. I believe she’s still in prison and has been denied parole repeatedly.
@@tundrawomansays694 Fabulous news to hear of the parole being denied. She’s way too dangerous to be let out!
I was thinking exactly the same! Horrible people!
Yes, but you never hear anything about Diane Downs anymore ??? Why do y’all think that is ???
@@Sammi2262 Why?
That poor man. Susan is evil in person
So is her boyfriend.
Yep
Hindsight is always 20/20. I’m sure there were people who saw through Susan’s lies.. She’s quite a puzzle. I feel so bad for David Smith, Poor guy lost everything. 😮😮😮
I hope they do not approve her parole!! Those babies didn’t get a second chance at life and neither should she!!
Exactly
Agreed
Right
You are so right. I hope they televise her parole hearing because there's no way after her repeated misconduct and crimes (like drugs, sex, etc.) in prison, plus her 10+ male pen pals she bilks for commissary $$$, that she is getting out. She has said they'll let her go but there's no way, and I want to see the look on her face when she's DENIED!
@@AmusedChild agreed. She is a cockroach.
She could have walked out the door. There was no reason to KILL THE KIDS!!!
Yeah she should have given them to the dad and lived her best life.
Exactly what I thought!
We will always remember little Alex and Michael❤❤❤
Such beautiful children.
Oh God , how did she had the heart to do this.
This pain was so intense.
I dont know how David Smith live with such act done by his own wife.
Thank God , he had another two beautiful children.❤
May you live in peace with the memory of your two children that you love so much.❤
Beautiful or ugly children, how?
I remember this. I knew she knew where those babies were the whole time. Unfathomable she could do such a thing.
God Bless this poor Father!!! I cannot even imagine...and I have lost my 16 month old son to cancer. But to lose a child to someone else's hands?! I dont think I could do it. And i certainly would never be strong enough to FORGIVE her!!
So sorry for your loss. I agree, I couldn't forgive her either. I guess he did what he felt was right for him, but I see your point. Forgiveness, not forgotten. I bet this November when all thos parole news comes about, he'll have old wounds. I know I would!! 😢
💙💙💙
I lost my 19 month old son Liam to Leukemia and I too cannot imagine harming one of my children on purpose....or killing them over a man.
I remember when this happened like it was yesterday. It was the era of killer women… Susan Smith, Pamela Smart, Carolyn Warmus. All bat shit crazy killing in the name of love of some guy. Anyway I don’t know what Susan was thinking. Did she think that by murdering her children she could just go back David Findlay and say “Ok we can be together now..I no longer have any kids!” Honestly! The reenactment of the car sinking is heart wrenching and frightening! You have to be some kind of evil to watch that car sinking with your own children inside and then claim you were car jacked by random black man that seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
IMO, I’ve heard inmates say they’d rather be dead, than having to live the rest of their lives in solitary confinement. Some people think, this is torture, but I look at it like the misery they will have to endure, will give the victim/victims much more justice. This consequence seems more fitting than knowing, this will eventually end. Instead they will never know how many years they will be required to live before this ends.
She blamed it on "two black guys".… She took 2 lives, she needs to stay in prison for the rest of her life!
No just one very “innocent” black man!! She is pure evil!! I lived there when it happened!!
I'm Pretty Sure They Still Looking For Those 2Blk Guys Today
My son was only a couple weeks old when this horrible woman murdered her boys.
When it finally came out that she killed them, I kept looking at my newborn son thinking, "what mother would kill those beautiful babies?" It broke my heart. I would have taken them in a heartbeat.
I felt so bad for the babies, the men who had to see them like that, and of course David. I can't imagine what he was thinking.
The jury were cowards. If a person really wants to die, they'll do it. She had no intention of killing herself. That stupid jury fell for the lie...
Same. My son is 30 this year. I remember just holding him and crying for those poor baby boys.
@@meagancobb1417 ~ My son will be 30 too this year. I think about who those boys would have been today if they had lived. And she continues on. It just sickens me what Susan did. There's no justice.
Anyhow, have a blessed week...🌹
And the fact that video wasn’t allowed! Why?! Sometimes I think the guilty get way more rights and consideration than the victims.
The video was allowed. They just weren't allowed to talk about her behavior during the first screening. (When the jurors weren't there.)
Phillip Resnick published research on filicide in 1969 and stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic", "fatal maltreatment", "unwanted child", "acutely psychotic" and "spousal revenge".SAD... rest in peace. Michael and Alex 💔
If my “mother” thought she could get away with murdering her kids she absolutely would have done it. It’s just luck we survived her “motherly love.”
My dad would have been disappointed that he'd broken a toy and made another
I remember back when this took place. I couldn't believe a mother would do such things as this. This woman is pure evil. Should should never get out. Her cell should be covered with pictures of these precious babies' pictures. So she ŵill never forget.
May God give peace to all the family members she hurt.🙏❤❤
This is why some people should not be parents
This is truly sad, she was evil, evil woman!
me & my Brothers & our friends felt that way about the rain, back when we lost our friend "Deanna Siefert," back in 1992.. (she was only 10, when her abductors took her from that sleepover)
I remember when this case being all over the news. I hugged my 2 yr old son at the time -- so tight when I heard about what happened to those 2 precious little boys 💔💯‼️
😢 she should have been in that test car.. . She should have been strapped in them seats instead of the sandbags!!😢😢
I don’t think the word “mother” belongs anywhere in this title.
I met her. I participated in the search for her kids. That thing should not have had any more time alive after what she did. The people that actually recovered her kids from the water had serious issues.
??? The people were affected by the recovery?
@@CC-kl4nh have you ever pulled a bloated, chewed on child's dead body out of water? I have. Those 2 kids were locked in that vehicle and she watched them drown. Slowly.
@@kdallas3966 I'm sorry you had to go through that
Eu sinto muito por isso , minha solidariedade a você , Diretamente do Brasil . Deus abençoe 🙌🏾🙏🏾
@@kdallas3966That must of been extremely traumatic and horrifying to see.
I'm heartbroken for you ....
I would like to wrap my arms around this poor man and his family and reassure them all that not only will Susan Smith get hers in hell , his darling boys are safe in the arms of Jesus .
God bless David , his family, and those sweet little angels.
With love and support from across the pond.
Janice 🇬🇧 xx
Nothing the defense brought forward made me feel any sympathy for Susan!!
same x she is pure evil
@@ritamengucci1932 how can you feel anything that the defense brings towards this killer child murderer.
Feels so good to see David doing well because he worked at the same grocery store they met at for years and although I was such a young girl I still remember the look in his sadden eyes. He finally moved away as he should have because he was harassed terribly even though he was totally innocent. Her grandmother lived below my parents home and she was also bothered about her granddaughters crimes. The lake has been cursed since she did what she did to Michael & Alex there were many other tragedies some also fatal. No one that I know of swims or fishes at John D. Besides paying respect to Michael, and Alex is quiet down there.
Sad ,😢😢 Rest in Peace boys
Michael and Alex ❤❤ with Jesus and the Angels and my ❤ goes out to David 😢❤
God Bless David and Michael and Alex 🙏🏼
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How is she being released from prison after killing her kids 😡🤬
She's not paroled yet. Hopefully that never happens.
Nope she still in there , I don't remember all this how chilling she is after her statement.
She pleads for the safe return of her children, knowing she let them roll into a lake and drowned them 😢
and she blamed a black man 😡
The wierd ting is she confess wen their is al Thise sign and it did not come from the police but herself
I remember hearing that David had remarried and had a daughter (Savannah). And now he has a son too! So good to hear that David was able to find real love again and be blessed with those 2 gorgeous children. It cannot have been easy after what he's been through.
Hopefully his former wife never sees outside a prison wall ever again.
Growing up in the 90's I remember this case and JonBenét Ramsey case very well.
I feel just horrible about those kids. Killing children is like the worst thing a person can do. Children are so innocent and pure!
It's is the worst, it isn't like the worst.
Burke did it
I remember when this happened and the poor father was beside himself 💔 and she blamed a black man because she knew it might be more believable. There was so much racial divide at the time. She’s absolutely disgusting!
We are the same age and my oldest was the same age as Alex.. and they share a name. I knew *immediately* that she'd done it.
*As soon as* I saw her face in that first press release, I knew.
Life in prison is a far worse sentence than death.
Right!!!
If in solitary, not with the "friends "
And if Susan Smith had been given the Death Penalty; the residents of Union, South Carolina would have to endure numerous appeals filed by Susan's defense attorneys to the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court. In addition it is much more costly to sentence a criminal defendant to death due to the aforementioned appeals.
@@staceyl.thienel1499 Even if the person makes friends. Aging out as your life is wasted is a devastating sentence.
Thank you, I have never heard of this case x
It's been more than 30 years and I never forgot that! And I am not American!
I was living in Brazil, in school then, a teenager. My father was in his 60s. We watched about this case on TV and right away we knew she did it. The feeling in my heart was unbearable and I just knew she was the killer.
I am 49 now. From time to time I think about them, and everytime a parent kills their children I remember these angels.
It is painful. 😢
I wish I could hold them in my arms and cover them with love and kisses. How could she do that is just beyond understanding.
😭💔
Where were you? This was all over the news.
She still is most hated!!
At least she got jail unlike Casey Anthony. SHE gets most hated just for her lack of jail. I'll never understand how those jurors got it so wrong. She was out partying knowing the truth.
Casey Anthony, Leticia Stauch and Britney Gosney are three more really horrible ones
The little kids are surely in heaven .may they rest in peace.
I was 25 and a young mom myself when this happened. I was pregnant and had a 4 yr old myself little girls.I believed her and it kept me up at night . I prayed and prayed for those sweet boys. Then when the truth came out ?!! My heart was broken. I had nightmares . I couldn't get over it. 😮😮
I was 14 when this happened I watched on television in Canada and i couldn’t believe she blamed a Blackman I was 14 I told my mama that lady killed them I just know she did my mama asked how do you know that I told her I can just feel it and you could tell she was fake crying
At the age of 14, you knew a mother was capable of killing her kids? I still find it difficult to process it and I'm your age!
I’m so glad that David has found peace and has a wonderful home and family now…I also know it has to hurt so bad when he thinks about what Susan did many 🙏🙏🙏for him and his family.
Those adds are annoying since i specially pay youtube premium so i dont have to watch them.
Yep. And that’s why I withdrew from “Premium.” It isn’t.
No, victims are never “required” to do anything including handing out forgiveness like candy from pez dispensers.
@@tundrawomansays694u make no sense
@@BraveLexus Tundra is saying that Victims don't HAVE to forgive their tormentors. 💡
To have 2 kids murdered then still have the strength to have more is outstanding courage. I commend the love the man has to give❤️
I remember 2 episodes from MythBusters where Adam and Jamie explored what would happen if a car went into a body of water and sank. It looks like a horrific death.
Even the MythBusters said it was a scary experience so I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like for 2 babies
I was 10 when this happened and i remember my mom saying she hurt those babies. She’s not crying, she was faking it.
This *MONSTER* right here will NEVER get out of prison.!! 🤬
My mom along with so many were solely in her corner and when the truth was revealed my mom’s blood boiled with rage and hatred for this woman. If she was still with us(RIP) hearing her name and parole together would cause her soul to leap out of her in rage again.
Those poor innocent babies. What a monster she is! 😢
My prays are with Alex and Michael RIP. I am very happy to hear that David has a good life now and two beautiful children. May God be with you
yes ❤
So happy he moved on
I will never forget how this awful situation played out. It had a grip on the nation.
I remeber this story.I lived inTexas at the time.I could not imagine doing this to my kid over a man......
ME EITHER 😢
In the 1st minute, I don’t remember her “coming clean”. I remember the investigation proved her lies like the traffic light wouldn’t have been red if there were no other cars on the street.
Poor children
It takes far more strength to forgive than it does to hate. I can only deeply respect and admire David for finding it in his heart to forgive the woman who destroyed his whole world.
RIP, Michael & Alex 🥺😢
I feel your pain daddy! Ime happy you found love, and now have 2 beautiful children! God bless you & your family
I'm sure David would have taken the kids! She didn't have to kill them. 😢
I remember this whole thing quite well from when I was a kid.
The older boy had to see and hear his brother drowning knowing that was his fate. Can you imagine how horrifying that would be?? I’ve never heard anyone mention that. 😱
I heard that when those babies bodies were found they were holding each other hand , so sad , I feel so sorry for the babies father , he’s so heartbroken and it definitely shows, my prayers for him , he’s a good person and someday he will be with them again in heaven,
I'll never forget that....and how she kept cracking smiles and giggling when she was on camera.
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I was abused by my sperm donor, and I'm not an abuser or killer. Nor did/do I have the desire to do to children what was done to me! I NEVER want a child/children to ever feel what I felt or feel because of this abuse! I'm sick and tired of people blaming what they do on what was done to them! Man/woman up and take responsibility for what you do and say!! All I know is we need more woodchippers!
Beautiful babies. Condolences for David. May god help you cope. You are a very strong man I know I would struggle to forgive that awful deed.