6: HIDEOUS MOTHER

The Archivist: A True Crime Podcast

Susan Smith. What does it take to make a woman murder her own children? Was she really trying to take her own life and decided her children couldn’t live without her? Was this an act of pure evil, or a sad and lonely woman crying out for help?
Warning – this case involves the death of children, if this is a sensitive issue for you, please skip this one.
Sources for this episode:

The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina, October 27, 1994 “Search Goes On”
The State (Columbia, South Carolina, October 29, 1994 “Searchers find only frustration”
The State (Columbia, South Carolina, October 29, 1994 “Couple’s troubles didn’t hurt their love for sons, friends say”
Allthatsinteresting.com “The Disturbing Story of Susan Smith”
The State (Columbia, South Carolina, November 4, 1994) “It’s just incomprehensible”
Encyclopedia.com “the Trial of Susan Smith”

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