Susan Smith is an American criminal who was found guilty of killing her two young sons in order to continue a relationship with a man. Susan had a troubled childhood, which was plagued with suicide attempts and traumatizing events. Her father committed suicide when she was 7 years old. She was also sexually abused by her stepfather. Her marriage, too, was a rocky affair. She separated from her husband and got back repeatedly. She soon became a mother of two children and raised them as a single mother, with her husband mostly being absent. One night in October 1994, she called up the police and said that a black man had stolen her car, with both her sons inside it. Later, investigations revealed the horrific truth that she had rolled her car into a nearby lake, drowning both her sons. While in jail, she had sex with two of her correctional officers. This led to further trouble. She is currently held in captivity in a prison in Greenwood.