Susan Smith denied parole, Laken Riley killer sentenced to life

Susan Smith was convicted on July 22, 1995 of murdering her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler Smith. Initially, Smith claimed {that a} Black man carjacked her with the 2 boys nonetheless inside her automobile. However her story unraveled, and the girl admitted that she let her automobile roll right into a lake with the boys strapped inside.  (Getty Pictures)

Susan Smith advised a suitor over the cellphone final month that she can be a “good stepmom” and will “see [herself] round youngsters” in a recorded cellphone name. Grief-stricken David Smith, the inmate’s former husband, is pictured weeping amidst a crowd of mourners as he leaves funeral for his youngsters Michael and Alex. (Photograph by Thomas S. England/Getty Pictures)

Authorized identification {photograph} of Susan Smith. She was convicted on July 22, 1995 of murdering her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith, born October 10, 1991, and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler Smith, born August 5, 1993. Susan Smith when she was first arrested in 1994. (Photograph by Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma through Getty Pictures) ((Photograph by Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma through Getty Pictures))

From left, Connolly Huth, roommate of Laken Riley, Lauren Phillips, sister of Laken Riley, and Sofia Magana, roommate of Laken Riley, react as Superior Court docket Decide H. Patrick Haggard broadcasts the decision throughout a trial of Jose Ibarra at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court docket, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Structure through AP, Pool)