Susan Smith, the notorious mother convicted of killing her two young sons in 1994, has a revolving door of admirers while serving her life sentence in a South Carolina prison. Despite having many suitors, Smith is often left puzzled when some abruptly stop communicating with her, as revealed by jailhouse records obtained by The Post.
Smith frequently uses the prison’s text message and phone system to maintain relationships with multiple men. However, many of these men suddenly cut off contact with her. One man, who had been romantically involved with Smith for over 18 months, explained that he ended things after discovering she was talking to several other men.
She knew I was falling for her, but I found out she was seeing others too, said the man, a divorced father in his 50s. I just stopped talking to her and figured she’d understand.
Smith, now 52, tried reaching out to him after he ghosted her, sending at least two messages asking if he was okay. When he didn’t respond, she moved on to other romantic interests.
In the past three years, Smith has maintained relationships with at least a dozen men, many of whom were unaware of the others. I thought I was the only one, said one former suitor, but there were many more.
Smith has been in prison for over two decades following the tragic drowning of her two sons, Michael, 3, and Alexander, 14 months. She is up for parole later this year and has told her family she believes she deserves to be released.
At the time of the crime, Smith was 22 years old. She let her car roll into a lake in Union County, South Carolina, with her boys still strapped in their car seats. She initially claimed a black man had carjacked her and kidnapped the boys, prompting a large-scale search. However, nine days later, she confessed to drowning her sons.
Smith was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Now, she’s hoping one of her suitors will help her start a new life outside prison. However, one former suitor remarked, She’ll find someone to support her, but it won’t be me. There’s always someone out there who will fall for it.