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Susan Smith Leaves Her Children to Drown in a Lake, Now Wants Out of Jail
Thirty years after Susan Smith drove her car into a lake with her two sons still strapped in their car seats, she is seeking parole.
After high school, Susan Leigh Vaughan married David Smith. They had two sons, but the children did not hold the marriage together. The Smiths separated multiple times. During one of these separations, Susan began dating Tom Findlay, the single son of a wealthy mill owner. Smith envisioned a future with Findlay until she received a "Dear John" letter from him. He explained he did not want an instant family.
On the night of October 25, Susan Smith knocked on the…
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