Josh Mankiewicz

But they're not letting you move on from this. Right? Nope. it also defines your life. Right. Whether you, and you probably don't wish that, I mean, when you don't want it to, but it will anyway.

This is not something you get over. Nope. It's why I hate the word closure so much. I mean, she's locked up and she didn't get parole, but there's no closure here.

This is not something you get over. Nope. It's why I hate the word closure so much. I mean, she's locked up and she didn't get parole, but there's no closure here.

And in at the next one, I mean, increasingly jurisdictions around the country are releasing older prisoners so they can stop paying for the cost of their health care. Assuming that Susan does not cause more problems behind bars, the odds go up just for that, that she's going to be released or that a parole board will want to release.

And in at the next one, I mean, increasingly jurisdictions around the country are releasing older prisoners so they can stop paying for the cost of their health care. Assuming that Susan does not cause more problems behind bars, the odds go up just for that, that she's going to be released or that a parole board will want to release.

And the parole board sort of didn't buy it 30 years later. No. Did that surprise anybody? Was there anybody who thought that was going through? No.

And the parole board sort of didn't buy it 30 years later. No. Did that surprise anybody? Was there anybody who thought that was going through? No.

Craig, thank you for joining us. After the break, I'm going to be joined by Dateline producer Carol Gable, and together we will answer some of your questions from social media. We are now joined by producer Carol Gable. Hi, nice to see you. Good to see you, Josh.

Craig, thank you for joining us. After the break, I'm going to be joined by Dateline producer Carol Gable, and together we will answer some of your questions from social media. We are now joined by producer Carol Gable. Hi, nice to see you. Good to see you, Josh.

You started working on this episode for Dateline back in 1994, which was actually even before I joined Dateline, which is what you and many other people refer to as the good old days. Tell me a little bit about your journey with this case. What sort of kept you working on it for so long?

You started working on this episode for Dateline back in 1994, which was actually even before I joined Dateline, which is what you and many other people refer to as the good old days. Tell me a little bit about your journey with this case. What sort of kept you working on it for so long?

The thing that everybody asks about is remorse. What do you detect from Susan Smith under that category?

The thing that everybody asks about is remorse. What do you detect from Susan Smith under that category?

Let me ask you a question that is not among the social media questions that we're going to be answering today, but it is one that I know is out there. Why are you, Dateline and Carol Gable and Craig Melvin, giving this woman a platform to whine about her problems? She's a terrible person. She committed a horrible crime. She's right where she belongs. Why are you giving her any airtime?

Let me ask you a question that is not among the social media questions that we're going to be answering today, but it is one that I know is out there. Why are you, Dateline and Carol Gable and Craig Melvin, giving this woman a platform to whine about her problems? She's a terrible person. She committed a horrible crime. She's right where she belongs. Why are you giving her any airtime?

Now we're going to listen to some audio questions, which were sent to us on social media.

Now we're going to listen to some audio questions, which were sent to us on social media.

This is from Marion Marshall Hardy on Facebook.

This is from Marion Marshall Hardy on Facebook.

That's when they realize, okay, this person's lying. There was no question about where the call was placed from at the time the call was placed because it was from that woman's house that she ran to.