
Synopsis
Two little boys go missing one dark night on the desolate roads of rural South Carolina. A desperate young mother pleads for help claiming her children were snatched from her by an African-American carjacker. Law enforcement set out on a frantic search for three-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alex. With no leads in sight, detectives discovered that Susan Smith’s story did not appear to be truthful. Find out how the sins of a mother and her dark past paralyzed Union, South Carolina forever.
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