Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Susan Smith denied parole, Laken Riley killer sentenced to life
Jose Ibarra sentenced in Laken Riley murder trial, Susan Smith denied parole
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RELIVE THE TRIAL: Killer mom Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after drowning sons.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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 two boys still inside her vehicle. But her story unraveled, and the woman admitted that she let her vehicle roll into a lake with the boys strapped inside. (Getty Images)
FATHER'S NIGHTMARE: Susan Smith's ex-husband ‘still broken’ 30 years after sons' murders.
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Susan Smith told a suitor over the phone last month that she would be a "good stepmom" and could "see [herself] around kids" in a recorded phone call. Grief-stricken David Smith, the inmate's former husband, is pictured weeping amidst a crowd of mourners as he leaves funeral for his kids Michael and Alex. (Photo by Thomas S. England/Getty Images)
IN TROUBLE: Killer mom Susan Smith disciplined behind bars weeks before parole hearing.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}STILL THE SAME: Ex-husband of killer mom, up for parole, says she craves attention and likely hasn't changed.
Legal identity 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. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images) ((Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images))
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‘MONSTER': Laken Riley murder: Judge sentences Jose Ibarra after family addresses killer in court.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}‘SHE DID FIGHT’: Family of slain Georgia student sobs in court as witnesses describe crime scene evidence.
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 Judge H. Patrick Haggard announces the verdict during a trial of Jose Ibarra at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Watch: Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra seen on trail camera footage day of murder
TRAIL OF EVIDENCE: Laken Riley murder trial witnesses describe jacket found in dumpster, cup with alcohol smell.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Watch: Police enter Jose Ibarra's apartment
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