Susan Smith trial

Title

Susan Smith trial

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

11 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports on the case of Susan Smith, the American woman who drowned her two young sons last October after claiming they’d been kidnapped by a black man. Smith could face the electric chair if found guilty, as alleged by her husband David Smith. Includes contributions from prosecuting lawyer Tommy Pope, and defence lawyer David Ruck.

Contributors

Simon Marks; Tommy Pope; David Ruck; David Smith

Keywords

USA; Interethnic relations; Homicide; Murderers; Trials; Susan Smith; David Smith; South Carolina; Union (South Carolina)

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