Exclusive | Inconsolable killer mom Susan Smith thinks parole is now off the table after she was convicted of trying to cash in on her infamy: Derailed it herself

Susan Smith, in prison for the cold-blooded 1994 murders of her two young sons, believes that she blew her chances at being paroled next month after she was convicted of trying to cash in on her infamy.“She’s inconsolable,” a relative told the Post.“She was so close to getting out, and it seems to be collapsing in front of her very eyes.

She has derailed it herself.She’s not happy at all.”“She knows it’s now very unlikely she’s going to get out,” the relative said.

“This is a fresh disciplinary action, a month before her parole hearing.The parole board 100% pays attention to these things.

This is really bad.” Smith, who is serving a life sentence, was caught agreeing to give a documentary filmmaker contact information for friends, family and victims, including her ex-husband, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.In return, the filmmaker deposited money into Smith’s commissary account, authorities said.The 53-year-old was charged with communicating with a crime victim on Aug.26, and then convicted earlier this month, a Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed.The filmmaker’s name has been redacted from the report.

South Carolina Department of Corrections inmates are not allowed to do interviews on the telephone or in person.They may only write letters.

Additionally, South Carolina statutes prohibit criminals from profiting from their crimes.In their conversations, Smith and the filmmaker discussed ways for her to get paid for filming a documentary.

Smith was a 22-year-old mom when she became a household name for killing her sons, 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alexander.In 1994, she let her car roll into John D.

Long Lake in Union County, South Carolina, with her boys still strapped into their car seats.Smith then falsely told police that a black man had carjacked her and kidnapped the tots, leading to a manhunt in which authorities went door to door among local neighborhoods that were predominantl...