the morning of August 2, 1993the life of Eric Smith changed radically, because he stopped being the teenager who until then had received ridicule and offenses for his hair color and became a criminal who because of his level of cruelty he terrorized New York City.
As a child, Eric was abused and rejected, which resulted in him growing up to develop a explosive character and a lot of anger, which unfortunately he unloaded on the most vulnerable, such as his neighbor’s cat and the little Derrick Robiea minor of four years, who was his neighbor.
cruelty and anger
The day of infanticideEric was expelled from his local children’s camp, due to his bad behavior, which unleashed his fury and on his way back home he met Derrick, who was on his way to camp for the first time alone without his mother’s supervision.
The red-haired assassin
The most interesting thing about the psychology of this criminal is that he reported himself to the authorities, when she began to ask her neighbor some questions, who alerted the authorities. When questioning him, the police drew her attention to his need for prominence and the contradictions into which he fell during his statements.
Finally, a few days later, Eric confessed to the crime to his mother, and was first sentenced to nine years in prison, although he spent 28 years in the Woodbourne Correctional Center in Sullivan County.
In February 2022, Eric was released on parole, for which it is known that he now lives in Queens County under supervision, believed to be with his mother Tammy Smith.
It is known that now that he has served his sentence, Eric planning to buy a house to live with his fiancée and never return to the place where he murdered little Derrick.
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