Craig Melvin
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No. Pretty clearly. And that's the thing. You know, he points out every two years this could happen. Every two years she comes up for parole and she'll make her case every two years.
And he knows that. And that's why he told me, and his new wife, they'll be there every two years. You know, the parole board, by the way, parole board in South Carolina, you'd be hard pressed to find a more conservative parole board. Like, you don't, you commit a crime like this in South Carolina, you Good luck ever getting out. We sat down with her lawyer, David Brock.
And he knows that. And that's why he told me, and his new wife, they'll be there every two years. You know, the parole board, by the way, parole board in South Carolina, you'd be hard pressed to find a more conservative parole board. Like, you don't, you commit a crime like this in South Carolina, you Good luck ever getting out. We sat down with her lawyer, David Brock.
And he's never talked about this. No, no. Yeah. No, he never has. And by the way, David Brock also, you know, represents the Charleston shirt shooter. I mean, he's spent a lot of his time representing... Extremely unpopular defendants. Yes, that was a very diplomatic way of saying what I was thinking, but yes. And he sees it as a duty. And I said, David, should she be pro? He said, well, yeah.
And he's never talked about this. No, no. Yeah. No, he never has. And by the way, David Brock also, you know, represents the Charleston shirt shooter. I mean, he's spent a lot of his time representing... Extremely unpopular defendants. Yes, that was a very diplomatic way of saying what I was thinking, but yes. And he sees it as a duty. And I said, David, should she be pro? He said, well, yeah.
I said, well, has she been rehabilitated? And he maintains that she has. But his larger point was she's not going to get out of prison at 60 years old and go find two more kids to kill. He maintains that she's paid her debt for the murders and she doesn't pose a threat to society.
I said, well, has she been rehabilitated? And he maintains that she has. But his larger point was she's not going to get out of prison at 60 years old and go find two more kids to kill. He maintains that she's paid her debt for the murders and she doesn't pose a threat to society.
You know what? It didn't surprise anyone that I talked to, any of the legal experts. You know, the vote was unanimous. No, it did not. It didn't surprise.
You know what? It didn't surprise anyone that I talked to, any of the legal experts. You know, the vote was unanimous. No, it did not. It didn't surprise.
They can't let her out. You don't believe that Susan Smith is remotely remorseful?
They can't let her out. You don't believe that Susan Smith is remotely remorseful?
Why do you think people still care so much?
Why do you think people still care so much?
I was a teenager and I, like millions of other folks, for days on end, glued to the television, trying to figure out what happened to these little boys.