IMPACT x Nightline: Killer Mom – The Case of Susan Smith (9/19)

THURSDAY, SEPT. 19
IMPACT x Nightline: “Killer Mom – The Case of Susan Smith” (302) – Streaming Only on Hulu
Logline: Susan Smith drowned her two young boys, then falsely accused a Black man of carjacking and kidnapping them. Thirty years later, she’s now eligible for parole. Despite Smith’s crimes and bad behavior behind bars, could she walk free?

Extended Logline: This week, “IMPACT x Nightline” revisits the 1994 case of Susan Smith, a woman who drowned her two young sons and then falsely accused a Black man of carjacking and kidnapping them. Thirty years later, she’s now eligible for parole. Despite bad behavior behind bars, could she walk free? Tune into “IMPACT x Nightline” to learn more.

The Inside Scoop:

• ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Killer Mom – The Case of Susan Smith” begins streaming on Thursday, Sept. 19, only on Hulu.
• The episode features a new interview with Alfred Rowe, a former South Carolina prison guard who lost his job and was sentenced to five years of probation for having sexual relations with Smith while she was imprisoned at the facility where he worked.
• Additional interviews include the following:
  • Tommy Pope, lead prosecutor in Susan Smith’s Trial
  • Sunny Hostin, co-host of “The View” and a former federal prosecutor
  • Courtney and Colin Browen, co-hosts of “Murder in America”
  • Brian Buckmire, ABC News legal contributor and defense attorney
  • Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal analyst