Key takeaways Mark Putnam's wife Kathy Putnam passed away in 1998 due to health issues, years after Mark was imprisoned for the murder of informant Susan Smith. Mark served 10 years in prison for the ...

The case of Susan Smith, a mother who drowned her two children in a Union County, South Carolina, lake in 1994, will be featured in an all-new Dateline on Friday night.

David Smith, ex-husband of South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith, has revealed what his ex-wife said to him after she drowned their two sons in a new 'Dateline' episode.

South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith, who drowned her two sons, is reportedly acting like a "complete nightmare" behind bars, months after she was denied parole.

South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith told an unknown male caller that she "wouldn't talk" to the media weeks before she was disciplined for doing just that.

Smith was a retired captain with the West Virginia State Police and was the Putnam County sheriff from 2005-12. Those who knew him said he made everyone around him better.

Moments after a parole board rejected Susan Smith's bid for freedom on Wednesday, the dejected 53-year-old emotionally lashed out when returned to her prison cell.

Inside Susan Smith’s car pulled from the bottom of a South Carolina lake in 1994 were the bodies of her two young boys, still strapped in their car seats, along with her wedding dress and photo ...

The South Carolina board has denied parole for convicted murderer Susan Smith. Here are some Herald-Journal stories from our archives.

Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake The 53-year-old Smith appeared before the parole board for the first time Wednesday. She can ask ...

A parole board has ruled that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she was convicted of rolling her car into a lake and drowning her two sons.