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It was a brisk evening on October 25, 1994, in Union, South Carolina. When Susan Smith arrived on the doorstep of the McCloud's residence screaming "Please Help me! He’s got my kids, and he’s got my car!". Over the course of nine days, a manhunt would commence for an African American male and Susan Smith's two missing children Michael and Alexander Smith. Which would end in a twist most individuals were not expecting.
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