(NBC) — Friday’s “Dateline” is all-new with a two-hour episode focusing on a case that captivated the nation three decades ago.
A mother named Susan Smith was frantically looking for her two sons, who she said had been taken from her during a carjacking. But those cries for help turned out to be a terrible, awful lie.
Here is a preview of Craig Melvin’s report:
A tragedy that gripped a nation thirty years ago.
DAVID SMITH: We’re not going to give up until we find you.
And still won’t let go.
HEATHER HOOPES: We all united with the hope that we would find those little boys.
Two brothers missing for nine agonizing days. A nationwide manhunt, with a heartbreaking end.
And the mother at the center of it all, speaking out for the first time in decades.
SUSAN SMITH: I know that what I did was horrible and I would give anything if I could go back and change it.
While a father continues his fight for justice.
DAVID SMITH: She deliberately killed Michael and Alex and they can’t let her out. Thirty years is not enough.
CRAIG MELVIN: You don’t think she’s been rehabilitated?
DAVID SMITH: I don’t think she’ll ever be rehabilitated.
Watch “Dateline: Return to The Lake,” on Friday at 9 p.m. on NBC4.
About ‘Dateline’
“Dateline NBC” is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 33rd season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Blayne Alexander, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy.
The stories range from compelling mysteries to powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. When major news breaks, they go to the scene, putting the pieces together to bring the viewer the full picture. And in every story they tell, they help the real people who lived the events share their journeys with the viewer.
