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Hitman Betrays His Boss to Stop Man Trying to Murder Ex-Girlfriend

A hitman works against his employer in an attempt to catch a man trying to murder his ex, from 'City Confidential' Season 15, Episode 4.

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10.25.1994

Susan Smith murders her kids, then blames fictional carjacker

Affaire de l'infanticide de Susan Smith
Photo: Brooks Kraft

10.25.1994

South Carolina housewife Susan Smith reported that her sons, ages 14 months and 3, were taken when a Black man carjacked her Mazda sedan. Her story quickly collapsed, and within one week, she confessed to deliberately drowning her children by letting her car roll into a nearby lake. Smith, who was pursuing a relationship with a man who she said did not want kids, was sentenced to life in prison.

Photo: Brooks Kraft
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