I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck.

A Usenet chain letter circulated in the following days asking Internet users to be on the lookout for the vehicle. She was polygraphed during every subsequent interview with investigators and failed that question each time. In 2003 Susan Smith placed a personal ad at WriteAPrisoner.

She later claimed that Susan Smith suffered from mental health issues that impaired her judgment. Born in Union South Carolina and a former student of the University of South Carolina Union Susan Smith was convicted on July 22 1995 for 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. According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections Smith will be eligible for parole on November 4 2024 after serving a minimum of thirty years.