Years After She Killed Their Kids, Susan Smith's Husband Reveals What He'd Say to Her if They Came Face to Face

Mar. 15, 2025

The ex-husband ofSusan Smith, who drowned their two sons in 1994 and is currently serving a life sentence, is speaking out about what he would say to the convicted killer if they came face to face.

David Smith; Susan Smith.Dave Martin/AP; SC Department of Corrections

Dave Martin/AP; SC Department of Corrections

David has previously spoken out about the killings,telling PEOPLEin 2010 that he has never fully recovered from the pain. “There’s always this nagging and gnawing heartache,” David said. “It’s there every day, even if I’m not always conscious of it.”

Susan was convicted of two counts of murder and is serving a life sentence in Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, S.C.

Susan Smith.Dave Martin/AP

Dave Martin/AP

According to theSouth Carolina Department of Corrections, Susan will be eligible for parole on Nov. 4, 2024.

In 2015, Susan defended herself in a letter toThe State, a South Carolina newspaper.

“Mr. Cahill, I am not the monster society thinks I am,” she wrote to reporter Harrison Cahill. “I am far from it.”

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source: people.com