An infamous South Carolina woman who is serving life sentences for drowning her two young sons back in 1994 is making a bid for freedom. Convicted child killer Susan Smith has once again applied for parole, Us Weekly confirmed with Department of Corrections officials. This is the second time she is seeking to be released on parole. The first was made in 2024, but the South Carolina Probation and Parole Board unanimously denied her request. Smith, 54, was convicted in 1995 for drowning her boys Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months, by rolling her car into a lake in Union with her sons still inside.