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Eric Smith was 13 when murdered a 4-year-old boy in a fit of rage. After 28 years behind bars – he’s been set free. But has he changed? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod previews "Eric Smith: Gambling on a Killer."
Eric Smith was 13 when murdered a 4-year-old boy in a fit of rage. After 28 years behind bars – he’s been set free. But has he changed? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod previews "Eric Smith: Gambling on a Killer."
When he was 13 years old, he committed an unthinkable crime. 28 years later, Smith is out on parole. What’s next for him? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV. "I started covering this case in 1993 as a young producer," says "48 Hours" executive producer Judy Tygard. "One child, Eric Smith, had killed another, Derrick Robie. It would be years before any of us had any real understanding of why. I think of Derrick often and I have long admired the strength and grace of his family. I think of Eric, too, and wonder if he’d gotten help could both boys have been saved." #48hours #crime #mystery Crime. Social justice. Impact. "48 Hours" investigates the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion. "48 Hours," which premiered in 1988, has developed a rich history of original reporting and impact journalism that has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, caused cold cases to be reopened and solved, and along the way changed lives. Subscribe to the “48 Hours" YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1DvRWbT Watch full episodes of “48 Hours”: http://bit.ly/1fop6N1 Follow “48 Hours” on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1OLG2B9 Like "48 Hours" on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1KkQuRn Follow "48 Hours" on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1MOCAXf Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com
Season 18 : Killer Kids Episode 07 : Eric Smith When Derrick Robie went missing in the summer of 1993, the town of Savona, New York was devastated to find him murdered. Even worse, a child from their own community had committed the murder. https://www.youtube.com/@SomewhereSinister Closed Captions are available and have been added by me. They are not YouTube generated. Just hit the CC button. You can listen to our Podcast by searching "this is MONSTERS" wherever you listen to podcasts. Go to thisismonsters.com to check out all of our merch hosted by FourthWall! Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisis_monsters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/ https://www.threads.net/@thisis_monsters If you are a victim of domestic abuse, please reach out to someone for help. Please call the national domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. That’s 1-800-799-7233 or go to thehotline.org to chat with someone online. This website is set up so that at any time, hitting the escape key twice will instantly take your browser to a google search page. In the event the abuser is nearby, you can ensure that you don’t get caught trying to get help. If you are having feelings of harming yourself or someone else or even just need someone to talk to, please contact your local mental health facility, call 911 or call Mental Health America who operate the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 in the US. They’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community and suffering from discrimination, depression, or are in need of any support, please contact the LGBT National Hotline at 1-888-843-4564 or go to LGBThotline.org. #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #crime #documentary #murder
