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Susan metalworker     In the blink of an eye of an eye, North America was informed of Susan Smithstragic loss of her devil puppyish boys. No one would have guessed that such aviolent hatred could have occurred in a small townspeople . Throughout the ordeal ,police began to see the flaws in Susan Smiths story. This lead to suspicions,causing the police to earn Susan Smith their prime suspect. Days later, SusanSmith confessed to the hideous crime she pull backted, leaving the nation indisgust. The actions of Susan Smith, which were based on her background and theevents in promontory have left a profound social and legal encroachment on societysviews of violent crimes.     Susan Smith lived what most would consider a convention life up to the timebefore the event concerning the murder of her two children. The onlyexceptional incident in her past was the suicide of her come when she waseight years old. Susan met her future spouse Davi d Smith, at the age of nine-teen. The gallus later went on to have two children, Michael and Alex. Shewas described as "long-familiar and well-liked" by her friends, neighbours andrelatives. None of her friends or neighbours could have expected Susan Smith tocommit such a horrible crime.     The event took place in a small town in Union, South Carolina. OnOctober 25th Susan Smith explained that she was "heading east on Highway 49 whenshe stopped at a red light at Monarch Mills close 915 p.m., and a small-arm jumpedinto the passenger seat." She described the man "as a black male in his late20s to former(a) 30s, wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and a toboggan-type hat." Shesaid that the abductor held her at gun point and told her to drive. She drovenortheast of Union for about 4 miles. Then the man suddenly told her to stop thecar. Mrs. Smith said she asked if she should pull over, but the man said for herto stop in the middle of the road. Sh e claimed that she begged for the let go ofof her two children, who were dummy up strapped in the back seat, but it was to noavail. The town sent out thousands of volunteers to search through "over five snow square miles for the children." The story later went national butthere was still no sign of the children or the attacker. The town Sheriff, JohnWells, with the help of an FBI computer system went after every lead that camein from psychics, crackpots and well-meaning citizens.