Susan Smith's ex-husband and father of kids she murdered reacts to parole
Daily MailThe father of two children murdered by his ex-wife said he felt 'much relief' after learning her request for parole had been denied. David Smith was campaigning against Susan Smith's bid for freedom yesterday, which came 30 years into her life sentence for killing their sons Michael, three, and Alex, 14 months. Mr Smith told NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield that he welcomed the unanimous verdict of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services board. David Smith, whose two sons were murdered by their mother, his ex-wife, said he felt 'much relief' after learning her request for parole had been denied Susan Smith, who murdered her two children, 'pretended' to cry during her parole hearing before her request for freedom was denied 'Susan hasn't been remorseful in my eyes,' Mr Smith said. Mr Smith explained how the pain of his loss has barely subsided since the 1994 murders Smith, 53, drowned sons Michael, three, and Alex, 14-months, in a South Carolina lake in 1994 Mr Smith spoke at his ex-wife's parole hearing to campaign against her release Mr Smith explained that the loss his sons still looms large in his life, despite the passage of time.