Sheriff Howard Wells

She said she was so ashamed. And then she asked for my gun. And I said, why would you want to do that? And she wanted to kill herself. And I said, but why? And she said, you don't understand. My children are not all right. That was the first incriminating statement that she had made.

She said she was so ashamed. And then she asked for my gun. And I said, why would you want to do that? And she wanted to kill herself. And I said, but why? And she said, you don't understand. My children are not all right. That was the first incriminating statement that she had made.

Susan Smith. has been arrested and will be charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her children, Michael, three, and Alexander, 14 months.

Susan Smith. has been arrested and will be charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her children, Michael, three, and Alexander, 14 months.

The vehicle, a 1990 Mazda driven by Smith, was located late Thursday afternoon in Lake John D. Long near Union. Two bodies were found in the vehicle's backseat.

The vehicle, a 1990 Mazda driven by Smith, was located late Thursday afternoon in Lake John D. Long near Union. Two bodies were found in the vehicle's backseat.