He declined a recent written request for an interview. Since her sisters death, Ward has been taking sedatives and seeing an analyst once a month. Im sorry but theres something terribly wrong with that picture. Youre correct Jolene. His battles with the church arent over, How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December, Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel ties, First Republic: Cheap, interest-only jumbo mortgages to Silicon Valleys elite fueled the banks failure, SpaceX used wildlife preserve as dumping ground for space waste, lawsuit alleges, Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care. The guy did 10 years, which is well above the average for time served in his situation. Her body went limp, and the agent realized she was dead. According to what Susan told friends, they met in motels for sex. In 1987, an ambitious rookie FBI agent came to Pikeville, Kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. At the time, Susan was addicted to recreational pills, and with two children under 7 years old to take care of, she definitely needed the extra cash that Putnam was offering, Carol Anne Davis writes in "Masking Evil.". Pretty much by the book. Witnesses offer conflicting accounts, Mars Voltas lead singer broke with Scientology and reunited with the band. Probable killer of 2, convicted robber, African American- plays golf and smirks for the camera. Glad to see race was brought up when it has nothing to do with this case. Now Putnam had a dead body on his hands. ", By the time Mark and Kathy moved to Pikeville, she was pregnant with their second child. Prosecutor John Paul Runyon, the Pike County commonwealths attorney, said that without Putnams June 4 confession, we had absolutely no evidence. She was strangled by her handler and lover, FBI agent Mark Putnam. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. . Truly sick and sad on so many levels.. to excuse this behavior for any reason is exactly why this world is crashing so hard and fast now. He has told his story but she is not here to tell hers so we will never truly know what happened on the day of her death but one thing is certain, 10yrs was too short a time compared to the sentence being served to people of color for the same crime. The story is a tragic tale of how one mans ambition and another womans wild infatuation collided with deadly consequences. Have you got friend together to paint or repair a him? 1. We all know OJ did it! Is Susan had not threatened him or lied about the baby perhaps the story would have turned out differently. [1][5] Smith received $5,000 (equivalent to over $11,000 as of 2020) for her contribution to the case.[6]. If you take someones life not to ruin your career and marriage, you deserve to rot in hell regardless. [2], Putnam was released from prison in 2000, at age 41. Susan Smith (ne Daniels 1961 [3] - June 8, 1989) was an American FBI informant. I agree with you. [Photo by Ed Reinke/AP File]Trouble Comes Back To Town. 7.8K views 9 months ago In 1987, an ambitious rookie FBI agent came to Pikeville, Kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. Smith was a local dealer in methamphetamine, PCP, and cocaine, hardly a model citizen. Eastern Kentucky manslaughter case featured on TV show - WYMT Hes doing OK, considering.. [4] The next day, he dumped Smith's body along an old coal mining road. . Once an informant was approved, FBI agents were allotted $5,000 "to be distributed at the agent's discretion." And getting just 16 years for murder is ridiculous and 10 is even more so. Copyright 2021 WYMT. I dont care if they have a record or not. I would like to read something written about that. He served his time there have plenty of persons of color who were released either by being model prisoners or because they were found not guilty, Mark had no former criminal file and was, before the murder, an upstanding citizen. 1994 . Look at the numbers. Putnam was released in 2000 after serving 10 years in prison. The family rarely talks about the case publicly, Tim Putnam said. He was trained to deal with high stresses being an FBI agent and should be held to an even higher standard than anyone else because of this fact. In the 28 years that I have been a prosecutor, this is the first experience that I have had where a lawyer called me on a telephone and said I have a man who wants to confess to murder, or homicide, and wants to go to the penitentiary, and we had absolutely no evidence, Runyon added. When he reached Kentucky, Smith contacted him about her pregnancy and told him the baby was his. Eastern Kentucky is about as far from the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas and Hollywood as you can get. Meanwhile, Mark relocated to Georgia after being released from prison. Well, he was white and also an FBI agent, so he had that going for him too. He didnt even confess until after a year, after being a suspect and after a failed polygraph test. It will forever be a win in my book. If he were a person of color, he wouldnt be out of prison in 10 years or at all for killing someone. In this one they had nothing besides him failing the polygraph which is not admissible in court! People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. She was strangled by her handler and lover, FBI agent Mark Putnam. The race thing is a bunch of BS. On June 8, 1989, Susan Daniels Smith was killed in the Pikeville area. According to Sharkeys book, a concerned Kathy warned her husband: Dont you ever get involved with this woman . Idk what black friend told you that but it sounds like bs to me. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. He murdered a woman in cold blood with his bare hands and he only had to serve 10 years. For her assistance in the case, Susan received $5,000 (nearly $12,000 in 2021 dollars). Yes, that is interesting. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Putnam, now 41, has completed a 10-year prison sentence for killing Susan Daniels Smith, his informant and lover while he was stationed in Kentucky. What a great (in)justice system we have. Published on July 9, 2021 11:53 AM. By all accounts, Susan Smith fell head over heels for the FBI agent. In exchange, he was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter.. And then she met Mark Putnam and became obsessed. Her body was found last. And now to, you know, see her in a movie, you know, about my hometown-even though it was a dark part of our towns history, said local man and Riverfill 10 employee Jonathan Collins. On the one hand, she seemed to have the idea that it was like a regular job, and Mark was her boss, Kathy says in Sharkeys book. Offers may be subject to change without notice. During this time, Mark continued working at his clerical position at the FBI, and at the beginning of 1986, he took the entrance exam for the FBI Academy. There, in 1989, FBI Agent Mark Putnam killed an informant with whom he was having an affair. Putnam was given a polygraph test, which is also known as a lie detector test. He could of walked out interviews and been a free man. What a weird thing to say in this situation. Runyon, the Pike County commonwealth's attorney at the time, added that in his almost 30 years as a prosecutor, this was the first time that they encountered someone who wanted to confess to a homicide while the prosecution had absolutely no evidence. In an effort to get transferred, Mark also claimed that he and his family had received bomb threats. News Chant reports that Putnam put Smith's body in the trunk of his car. Putnam reportedly confessed because he got overwhelmed with the guilt. What type of person marries a man who admits to a murder? Then therere women who murder pregnant women to cut their babies out of them and claim them as their own in order to keep their boyfriends and husbands. The story of slain FBI informant Susan Smith of Pikeville will be featured on an episode of the new series The Perfect Suspect, which airs at 9 p.m. Thursday on Investigation Discovery. However, the history is too long of black men being wrongfully treated by the justice system. Putnam was sentenced to 16 years in prison, but was released after 10 years, early in 2000, on good behavior. Soon Susan Smith was dead. She falsely claimed to be pregnant. [7], In 1998, his wife Kathy died from organ failure due to alcoholism. The partners approached Lockharts best friend, Kenneth Smith, and his 25-year-old ex-wife Susan Smith. Not one scintilla or shred of evidence to bring a charge or convict this man., In the 28 years that I have been a prosecutor, this is the first experience that I have had where a lawyer called me on a telephone and said, I have a man who wants to confess to murder, or homicide, and wants to go to the penitentiary, and we had absolutely no evidence.. This coward took away a young mother from young kids over a lie + his temper. It took a year, but suspicion slowly focused on Mark Putnam. Simpson is concerned, as sure as I am black and youre white, OJ is guilty.. Since the murder, two books have been written about Susan Daniels Smiths sad story: Above Suspicion by Joe Sharkey and The FBI Killer by Aphrodite Jones. The Killing of FBI Informant Susan Daniels Smith Southern Fried True Putnam, 30, of Sunrise, Fla., entered a guilty plea to one count of felony manslaughter in Ms. Smiths death. A year later, apparently racked by guilt, he offered to lead authorities to her body. He told me that the day that it happened- and he didnt know this at the time, but afterwards he knew- the day it happened Mark Putnam actually came to Post 9 with the woman in the trunk of his car dead, Harris said. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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My father was a deputy in Pikeville during this time. What does that count for anything? How many times have you actively helped an underprivileged community? Susan Daniels Smith was 27 and pregnant when FBI agent Mark Putnam strangled her to death on June 8, 1989, in Pike County. Who also broke so many codes of conduct in his line of work.. It;ss an age old ruse women use to try to keep hanging on to their boyfriends who are either breaking up with them, have moved on, etc. Shown here is Mark Putnamthe first FBI agent in history to be convicted of a homicide. Susan Smith, 28 years old when she was killed in 1989, was a coal-miner's daughter from one of the most desperately poor places in America, the rolling, environmentally ravaged mountains of eastern Kentucky, and specifically the narrow Tug Valley, along which the Tug Fork river runs and forms a border with West Virginia. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Within five years of dropping out of school, at the age of 15, she met 22-year old Kenneth Smith, and the two of them began dating. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Sometimes you get the good people who believe in real justice, and sometimes you do get them racist tyrants. Bringing race into this is like saying 6% of the population (black males) are responsible for 48% of all violent crimes: Source: Department of Justice Statistics year in year out. We are all family, good and bad we are the same! Putnam was the first FBI agent to be charged in a homicide. I dream that I go and see her at a hospital and shes still alive and Im talking to her, she said. Although the marriage produced two children, its hardly surprising that there were problems. When her body was finally found, Mark Putnam confessed to killing her, reported the LA Times. In addition to solving another bank robbery, Mark was responsible for closing down a stolen car shop. He disposed of the body after the killing . Irving, I just read the article you linked to and wow was it enlightening. Susan Daniels Smith lived a life of poverty, violence and misery. Ive read all of the court paperwork. From last weeks mob murder in Beverly Hills, we travel to Pikeville, Kentucky. Its an old case that happened in 1989. Putnam had become cool in his attitude toward her, something that worried Susan greatly as she desperately tried to hold onto him. There were no winners in this case. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. Susan Daniels Smith, 28, dropped out of sight last June after threatening to expose the two-year affair and her pregnancy to the agent's wife, said sister Shelby Ward. Isnt it a shame it wasnt of one of your own he kindly murdered, whom you unseemly waited for the return of their body! Yupp. She was strangled at age 28 by her handler and lover, a FBI Agent. On June 8, 1989, Susan Daniels Smith was killed in the Pikeville area. [7], Mark Steven Putnam (born July 4, 1959) is a criminologist and former FBI agent (1987-1990). While some claim that Putnam confessed to draw attention away from something worse, his brother insists that he simply "just couldn't bear the guilt. Then, on the other, I think she saw him and her as Bonnie and Clyde.. In October 1986, Putnam graduated from the FBI Academy and shortly thereafter, married Kathy Putnam, the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer. Once an informant was approved, FBI agents were allotted $5,000 "to be distributed at the agent's discretion." However, Smith insisted on continuing their relationship, and by mid-1988, they had begun an active sexual relationship. Have you paid for someone elses groceries when its obvious they are struggling? The pay, however, for an FBI . The affair with Susan Smith ruined his marriage. The old feud was part of Susan, as she was a descendant of both clans. Growing up, Putnam was described as an overachiever, and when it came to sports, he was "highly competitive" and would stop at nothing to win the game. His mother and daddy were not married; he had no strong father figure to teach him any better. I spent two years in prison and very quickly saw that if I had been black or brown I would still be there. Smith also built up a relationship with Kathy Putnam, and the two of them often spoke on the phone for hours on end. And then she met Mark Putnam and became obsessed. . "It's part of our culture now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0DZ0UtgTu0. According to Jones, "going from a clerical position to being a special agent is rare, but Putnam was determined to beat the odds.". This is how the unlikely coupling of Mark and Susan started. And according to "The FBI Encyclopedia," she hated their new location and "soon began demanding that he seek a transfer." 67: The Killing of FBI Informant Susan Daniels Smith - Spotify In 1987, an ambitious rookie FBI agent came to Pikeville, Kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. His attorney, Pat Molloy of Lexington, said she and the children visit him regularly at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minn. Description In 1987, an ambitious rookie FBI agent came to Pikeville, Kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. Meet the Smiths by Best of SWLA Susan Daniels Smith: 'Betrayed' Mark Putnam, FBI Killer Of Pregnant Informant Found Dead In Pikeville, Kentucky, Subject Of New Crime Series On ID by Inquisitr Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty To Slaying Kentucky Woman by AP News Former FBI agent from Coventry due for release from prison by Journal Inquirer But I had pleaded guilty to murder in 2001 of a Chicago police man and got out 2012 for good model. Being an informant was a fairly common phenomenon in the area during this time although the pay was low and the risk was high. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. The Old Crime is New Again newsletter is a monthly email covering a topic that has not appeared in the blog. But Mark consistently put in extra time and set his sights on becoming an FBI agent. Susan Smith's Drug Use, Sex with Guards Explored on 'Cellmate - People It might have made Susan less sympathetic to some. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. Putnam claims the pair made love five times over a two-week period, just in that vehicle, and then he called the relationship quits. Cat Eyes chief virtues were gregariousness, loquaciousness and generosity, wrote Joe Sharkey in his book Above Suspicion. Qualities admirable in law-abiding citizens, but problematic in bank robbers.. The majority of black inmates act like a slew of undisciplined children in grown-up bodies. Not one scintilla or shred of evidence to bring a charge or convict this man.. Thats exactly it. On June 8, 1989, Putnam took Smith in his rental car to a clearing, and after a brief discussion and threats by both sides, they began to fight. And by his own admission, Putnam is the only person responsible for that. In "The FBI Encyclopedia," Michael Newton writes that Putnam graduated from the University of Tampa as a B-average student majoring in criminology. Blog - Frank F. Weber, Author Geez. Putnam, 30, of Sunrise, Fla., entered a guilty plea to one count of felony manslaughter in Ms. Smith's death. People may remember it especially since a movie was made about it in the 1990s titled Betrayed By Love. I think the reason he doesnt call me, I think hes embarrassed, said Tim, 30. Spoiler alert: FBI agent Mark Putnam, who had been having an affair with Smith, led authorities to a ravine in Pike County where her body was found. Tim Putnam, an employee for the Connecticut Legislature, said that his mother talks to Mark about every two weeks, but that he has not heard from him since Christmas. I actually was a correctional officer where Putnam was held. Update: The movie about the case was released in 2020 and is available on demand. Sad, but true. With the way our society has allowed punishment for crimes to be diminished to a slap on the wrist the answer to your question would be a simple yes. Its a woman who lost her life: Pike County murder hits movie screens, LMPD officer Nickolas Wilts recovery takes huge step forward, JCPS middle school student taken to hospital after eating suspected medicated gummies, LMPD: Man killed in wrong-way head on crash on Preston Highway, Spencer County High School student dies in crash, KSP: Marion County man charged with child sexual exploitation offenses, 2-month-old retriever puppies arrive at Ky. Humane Society after being found in ditch, Louisville man looks to attend his 84th Kentucky Derby. A movie by the same name was filmed in and around Lexington and Harlan in 2016 starring Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones as Smith. She was the fifth of nine children (including her sister Shelby Ward). Some of the money will be put into a trust fund for Smiths children--Meranda Lynn, 8, and Brady, 5--she said. Dont miss out! And after $18,000 in cash was stolen from a bank in Kentucky, Mark set his sights on the suspect, Carl Edwards "Cats Eyes" Lockhart, The New York Post writes. Hoping to expand his web of informants, Putnam set up a meeting with Kenneth and Susan in order to convince them to cooperate in the case against Lockhart, according to "The FBI Encyclopedia.". May 10, 2021 7:20pm. Mark Putnam: Love and Murder in Appalachia - George Pallas He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an. He chose to kill her period. The case, which caught the attention of local and national news outlets, was the first reported instance of an FBI agent committing homicide. He confessed because of a guilty conscience which caused him health problems. He placed Susan in the trunk of his rental car. Susan Daniels Smith lived a life of poverty, violence and misery. For Christmas, she bought Putnam expensive running shoes and a Nike shirt a big no-no for an FBI informant. Huh???? If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Episode 67: The Killing of FBI Informant Susan Daniels Smith Ridiculous. He moved there in 1987 with his wife Kathy and their two young children. Susan was the 5th of 9 children. In early 1989, he requested and received a transfer to Miami, Florida (Kathy had hated Pikeville anyway).
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