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On Thursday, October 27, technical officers from the FBI administered a polygraph test to Susan and David.Beforehand, Mr. and Mrs. Smith signed their respective "Monanda Rights Letter": You have the right to remain silent.Because what you say can and will be used against you in court. You have the right to seek advice from a lawyer before speaking with us, and to have a lawyer attend the conversation with you.If you do not have the money to pay for a lawyer, the court will assign you a lawyer if you wish, free of charge.If you decide that you do not need a lawyer to have the conversation, you still have the right to stop the conversation at any time.You also have the right to take a break from the conversation to seek advice from a lawyer.

David passed the polygraph test with flying colors.It turned out that he knew nothing about the specific circumstances of the abduction or disappearance of his two sons, and in particular he did not know where the children were now.This was David's only polygraph test. Susan's situation is more complicated.When asked, "Do you know where your children are?" the instrument showed that she wasn't telling the truth.After Susan came out of the police station, she told David that she might have failed the lie detector test, and she felt that the police were starting to suspect her.David comforted her and said that it might be because she was too nervous or lack of sleep, and told Susan based on his own experience that the next time he did this kind of experiment, he should close his eyes, relax his mind, and let himself go as far as possible. Imagine some beautiful and peaceful scenery, such as a field full of flowers, or a stream running through the woods, etc.Little did they know, this was just the beginning for Susan.Since then, every time investigators talked to Susan, she had to do a lie detector test.

Police suspected at the time that Susan might have hidden the children somewhere because, according to the civil court, the Smiths would be fighting for custody of Michael and Alex in divorce proceedings. On the same day, David A. Kajol from Columbia talked to Susan three times.The first two times he asked Susan to recount in detail what had happened on Tuesday, October 25, from the time she woke up in the morning to the time she met Sergeant Welsh at McGraw's at night.Susan told Director Kazhuoer that after she got up early that morning and sent away her two children, she went directly to work at Kangshuo Industry.As for the time in the company, you know, I just do what I have to do anyway, mechanical, rigid, day after day, the same, there is nothing to talk about.After returning home from get off work, she first hung up the phone to her mother and asked if she could go to her place. Linda said that she had to go out beforehand and would not be home until after 8 pm.Susan made supper for the two children, but they made a fuss about refusing to eat.While she was making dinner, David called her.David later told police that he did hear what appeared to be a rowdy noise from the children in the background of the phone.Susan said that around 7:30, Michael made a fuss to go to the Wal-Mart store.When David Kajol repeatedly asked, Susan said she wanted to go to Wal-Mart.From Wal-Mart, Susan took the two children and drove to Foster Park, but they didn't get out of the car because Alex's bottle fell on the ground, and Susan had to return to the Wal-Mart parking lot. The field, trying to find a bottle with the help of the bright lights there.They left Foster Park at 8:40.Then Michael said he was going to Mitch St. Clare's.Mitch St. Clair, the fiancé of Susan's friend Donna Gurning, lives less than a mile north of Monaco's Mill Crossing.Susan met the robbers while waiting for a red light at the intersection of Monaco Mill.

David A. Kajol told Susan that the police had questioned Mitch St. Clair, who said he had no idea that Susan and the children were coming on Tuesday night, and that he wasn't home around nine o'clock.Director Kazhuoer also said that the investigators also went to Wal-Mart, questioned the employees who worked the night shift on the 25th one by one, and interviewed many customers who had been to Wal-Mart from 8:00 to 9:00 that night, but none of them People remember seeing Susan or her two children.Susan then changed her words and said that she didn't go to Wal-Mart, but drove aimlessly for a long time.The reason why she did not dare to tell the investigators was that they would think her whereabouts were suspicious.

Another focus of the police investigation of the Smiths is their pending divorce.That morning, while Cajol and Susan were talking, several State Police detectives were questioning David in another office.David said that Susan and he had agreed not to mention the affair during the divorce process, but Susan later accused David and Tiffany Moore of "improper behavior" in the divorce complaint.Angrily, David also planned to collect evidence from Susan and submit it to the court. The night before the children disappeared, on October 20, David went to the house on Tony Road after get off work, where he still had the keys.Susan and the children were not there at the time, and David waited for a while before Susan came back with the two brothers.She went to the Hickory Restaurant again with her friends from Kangshuo Industries, and just picked up Michael and Alex from an old couple next door.Susan said she was sleepy and asked David to help her put the two children to sleep.By the time David put the children to sleep, Susan had also fallen asleep soundly.Susan's handbag was on the table by the door, and in it David found a letter written by Tom Ferry, or rather, typed by Tom Ferry on a computer with a word processor. , dated October 17, 1994.After a quick look, David knew this was the "evidence" he was looking for.He slipped out quietly with the letter.It was late at night, and all stores with copiers were closed.David called Tiffany Moore and asked for her help.Tiffany's mother happened to hold the keys to a church that had a copier.

A copy of that letter is now in front of investigators.  Dear Susan: Hope you don't mind, I'm clearer when I'm typing, so I'm writing this letter to you from my computer. It is really difficult for me to make up my mind to write this letter, because I know your feelings for me.And I want you to know that I'm ashamed that you've impressed me so well.Susan, I value our friendship very much.You are one of the few people in this world to whom I can tell everything.You are smart, beautiful, sensitive, understanding, and many other qualities that I and other men appreciate.There is no doubt that you will be an ideal partner for a blessed man.Unfortunately, this person is not me.

Although you think we have a lot in common, there are actually some very different things between us.We both grew up in completely different environments, so we think completely differently.I am not saying that I am superior to you, or that you are superior to me.I just mean that our backgrounds are completely different. ………… Susan, I really appreciate you.You have so many good qualities, I think you are a very nice person.But, like I told you once, there is something about you that just isn't right for me, you guessed it, your kids.I am sure they must be very lovely children, but what I am about to say has nothing to do with whether they are cute or not.In fact, I don't want kids at all.My thinking might change one day, but I doubt it.There are so many crazy, inexplicable and strange things happening in the world today, I really don't want to bring another new life into this world.I also don't want to be responsible for someone else's kids.Thank you that there are so many selfless people like you in the world who have the courage to take on the important task of giving birth to future generations.If everyone thinks like me, human beings will become extinct sooner or later.

However, there are far more differences between us than disputes about children.We are totally two different people, and this difference will eventually cause us to part ways.Please take my word for it, because I know myself very well.But don't be discouraged, your other half must be waiting for you somewhere.You either don't know him yet, or you know him but don't know him yet.In either case, you still have a lot to do before you finally decide to commit yourself.Susan, you were pregnant and married at such a young age that you hardly had time to enjoy your youth.I mean, one minute you were a child yourself, and the next minute you have a child of your own.In the life circle where I grew up, everyone yearned for college and had the money to go to college. To be honest, I couldn't understand how it was possible to have a child after graduating from high school.In short, my advice to you is, don't rush to start your second marriage, give yourself some time, wait more, and pick and choose.I can feel it might be difficult for you because you are a "boy crazy", but as the saying goes, the best comes to those who wait patiently.I don't mean you can't date.In fact, I think you should make more friends and enjoy your youth to the fullest.Just don't take anyone too seriously.You have to finish what you should do first, and lay a good foundation for your life.

Susan, I'm not mad at you about what happened last weekend.To be honest, I really have to thank you.Like I said, I just can't get used to the idea of ​​taking our relationship further than just friends just yet.Witnessing you kissing another man has convinced me that I must keep my distance from you...we can be friends forever, but there is absolutely no way our relationship will go beyond that.As for your relationship with B. Brown, that is, of course, your decision, but you have to remember that you, too, have to bear the consequences.Everyone should be responsible for their actions, and I really don't want you to have a bad reputation in people's minds.If you want to find a good man like me someday, you have to be a good girl yourself first.You know, a nice girl shouldn't sleep with a married man.And, I hope you'll keep your self-respect, I'm afraid that if you sleep with B. Brown, or any other married man, sooner or later you'll look down on yourself.I've done stupid things like this before.Therefore, please think twice before acting, and never do something that you regret.I care about you, and I care about Sue Brown, and I don't want to see anyone hurt.Sue might say that she doesn't care that her husband is having an affair, but you and I both know that's not the truth.

Anyway, like I told you, you're a very nice guy.No matter what others say or do, you must have confidence in yourself.You can have a bright future, but it depends on your own efforts and struggles.Don't only care about immediate interests, don't just seek temporary pleasure, you should earn the most perfect life for yourself.That's what I do.I never told you, but from the bottom of my heart I am so proud of you for going back to school for your college courses.I'm someone who is superstitious about higher education, once you get a degree, you can do anything you want.Don't ruin your future in the hands of those stupid Uniontown boys.After you graduate, you can go anywhere in the world.If you want to find a job in Sharodia, my father will definitely help you.He knew all the big names in Charlotte's business world.No matter when, if you need my help, please come to me, don't be embarrassed.

Well, it's time for this letter to end.It's 11:50 at night, and I'm so sleepy.I am writing this letter because you have been the one who has made the effort in our relationship and I thought I should repay your friendship.Thank you so much for the kind notes, cards, and Christmas presents you send me now and then, and now it's my turn to do something about our relationship.This reminds me of one thing, I used to think about what kind of birthday gift I should buy you for a long time, but in the end I didn't buy anything, because I don't know what kind of thoughts you will have after receiving the gift.I hereby apologize to you for this incident and promise to send you a generous present at Christmas.But you must not buy me anything.A small friendly Christmas card will suffice.That would make me happier than any store bought gift. I repeat, we will always be friends.And I will cherish your friendship very, very much. tom Also, it's too late, please don't mind my spelling and grammar. The "what happened last weekend" mentioned in the letter refers to an "open-air warm pool party" held by Tom Ferry at his own residence in Ferry Manor. The half-naked Susan and her colleague Shu's husband B. Brown kissed, fought, teased each other in front of everyone, and joked that he wanted to have sex together, etc., making it very inappropriate and embarrassing for the guests and hosts present.Afterwards, Susan wrote a note to Tom apologizing, saying that she drank too much that day.According to the police's subsequent investigation, Susan never actually had a sexual relationship with B. Brown. But Tom Ferry wasn't the only one who had sex with Susan.David told the police that after he and Tiffany Moore photocopied Tom's letter, he went to Tony Road early the next morning and put the letter back where Susan was unaware.He sent the two sons to the nursery first, and then came back to clean the carpet in Susan's car.As they sat down to drink coffee, David started picking on Susan.He asked straight to the point, since you are not innocent, why did you accuse me and Tiffany in the divorce papers?Susan asked back, what do you mean?David said, I know you have that kind of thing with someone from Kangshuo Industry.To David's surprise, Susan blurted out J. Carrey Fairey's name without thinking, and said they had only started after she and David had separated. At the time, David didn't understand why the police were asking him about these things.He yelled at the investigators several times, you should go out and find my sons instead of sitting here and asking about Susan's shit. David A. Kajol went back to talking to Susan, this time begrudgingly adding to her original story about Tom Ferry.Later, the police synthesized the following version based on the testimony of other witnesses, including Tom Fairey himself and several of Susan's colleagues in the Kangshuo industry: Tom Fairey put the letter on Susan's desk before going to work on the morning of October 18.Susan watched and shed tears, but she still choked up on the phone and said insincerely to Tom Ferry: "This is the kindest and friendliest letter I have ever received. I really appreciate you." Make Tom feel bad.That evening he treated Susan to a movie. Around that time, Susan began to call the office more and more.She felt lonely, depressed, depressed, disturbed, overwhelmed, and often drank alone, and she was completely different from the former Susan. On Sunday, October 23, Susan drove to Ferry to have a "talk" with Tom.In a last-ditch attempt to salvage their relationship, Susan tells Tom Ferry about her stepfather, Beverly Russo, who sexually harassed her as a teenager.Contrary to Susan's expectations, instead of arousing Tom's sympathy or jealousy, it shocked and displeased him. Tuesday, October 25, 1994.For Susan, the day got off to the same uneventful start as any other day.After Susan got up, she dressed Michael and Alex, had breakfast, drove the two brothers to nursery school, and then went to work in the president's office of Kangshuo Industry.She had lunch at an Andy restaurant in Buffalo with a number of colleagues, including Tom Ferry.Nine people put two tables together, and as usual, Tom and Susan sat next to each other.During the dinner, everyone talked and laughed happily, but Susan remained silent.After dinner Susan paid the bill with a $50 company check and tipped the waiter $8. At 2:30 in the afternoon, Susan called Tom Ferry's office and asked him to talk outside the office building.Susan told Tom that her husband, David, had threatened her to make some of Susan's scandals public during their divorce trial.Tom asked her to explain what kind of scandal it was, and Susan said: "Tax evasion and adultery with your father." Tom Ferry was taken aback.When he finally came to his senses, Tom told Susan that they could continue to be friends, but the previous intimacy must stop immediately and forever. At around 3:30, Susan asked her immediate boss, Sandy Williams, Chief of Staff, if she could leave early.Seeing tears in Susan's eyes, Sandy Williams asked her if something had happened. Susan said, "I fell in love with someone, but that person didn't love me." Sandy asked if that person was Who, Susan said: "Tom Ferry. But if I didn't have two children, the situation would be very different." Sandy Williams agreed that Susan would go home early, but Susan did not leave and stayed on. In the office. At 4:30, Susan went to the studio of Kangshuo Industry to find Tom Ferry again, and said that she would return the white "Auburn" sweater she had borrowed from Tom.Tom decided not to. After get off work, Susan picked up Michael and Alex from the nursery, then took the little brothers to the Pecan Bar.They saw Sue Brown as they parked in the parking lot.Susan begged Shu to accompany her back to the Kangshuo property, she said she wanted to apologize to Tom Ferry, she shouldn't have lied to Tom that she slept with his father, she just made up this story just to test Tom's reaction . At around 5:30, Susan drove Shue Brown and her two children back to the company.Susan asked Sue to help her watch Michael and Alex, and went in to find Tom Ferry by herself.Susan came out soon.She told Sue that Tom seemed very upset that Susan asked her to leave the office not long after she entered.Susan said she was even more unhappy after talking to Tom and thought she "maybe should end this". Just at this time, Sandy Williams left Kangshuo Industry after get off work, and saw Susan talking to Shu Brown in the parking lot.Sandy was very unhappy at the time, and she thought Susan was playing some kind of trick again, because Susan kept saying in the office that afternoon that she was very sick and had to go home early. It was about six o'clock when Susan dropped Sue Brown back to the Hickory Bar and drove home with the two children.Later on, while Sue Brown was having dinner with colleagues from Concord Industries at the Hickory Bar, where Tom Ferry was also, a barman brought her a wireless phone.It was from Susan.She asked Shu on the phone if Tom Ferry had mentioned her, and Shu said no. So far, the case investigators have six or seven scores in mind.If Susan was indeed involved in the disappearance of the Smith brothers, Tom Ferry's refusal may have been her motive. David A. Kajol went a step further. After a day of investigation, he had already determined that the perpetrator was Susan.He also wanted to test Susan's reaction. When talking about the relationship between Tom Ferry and her, he asked Susan: "Does this matter have anything to do with the children's disappearance?" Susan replied: "I will never hurt my children because of a man." "They are my life." David Kajol believes that the words "hurt" and "life" used in Susan's answer mean that she knows that the two children have been hurt, and even have been hurt. is no longer alive.When Susan mentioned that Michael and Alex were arguing not to eat, which annoyed her, Director Kajol suddenly asked, "Is that why you killed them?" Susan was uncharacteristically, Furious, she slammed her fist on the table and cursed: "You son of a bitch..." "How dare you think that!" Susan stood up, opened the door and rushed into the aisle, shouting: "I'm so scared!" I can't believe you think I did it!" It is said that Susan is uncharacteristically, because in the process of talking with the police, she has always been docile, quiet, slightly nervous, always praying: "God, please take good care of my children." That's it. A woman turned into a female beast in an instant, which really surprised everyone.It seems that Susan is not only a heartbroken mother, but also an opponent that is difficult to subdue. It may not be easy for her to tell the truth of the matter honestly. David Cajol noticed that Susan often sobbed during the conversation, but sometimes there were no tears.Another person who made similar observations was Dave Patch, an FBI technician who gave Susan a lie detector test. He wrote in his notes that Susan made "fake cries from time to time, but there were no tears in her eyes." ". In fact, before the two of them, the first person to have doubts about Susan was the portrait artist Luo Yi Pashaer from the FBI.When he approached Susan to understand the situation for drawing a simulated portrait of the robber, he felt that Susan's description of the criminal was very vague, and it seemed that she did not have a clear and definite general image of this person in her mind.But after the first draft of the portrait came out, Susan pointed out many details.Based on his years of experience, Louie Pashall believed that nine out of ten Susan was making up lies. The deeper the investigation, the more questions surrounding Susan.Police Officer Howard Wells and State Police Special Agent Pete Rogan contacted the FBI's criminal behavior experts and asked them to provide characteristics such as personality, behavior and psychology of the mother who murdered her own child.The following is an analysis of the common characteristics of such criminals by experts, not only in this case: Aged 20 to 30, lived in poverty since childhood, had low education level, suffered physical or sexual abuse, or both.I don't know how to seek help from relevant social organizations or government departments, suffer from depression, and have suicidal tendencies.Usually, on the eve of committing a crime or committing a crime, they have been rejected by the opposite sex, or suffered setbacks in love.They usually don't know the boundary between themselves and their children, and feel that their children have become their obstacles, so they attribute their frustrations to their children's drag, instead of facing their own weaknesses and finding reasons from themselves.On the other hand, due to a strong sense of loneliness, in order to seek spiritual sustenance, such mothers generally wanted children very much, loved their children very much, or placed high expectations on them.Most of them have experienced the hardships of raising their children alone without any help, which makes them have a "dependant" relationship with their children.But in some cases, this relationship in turn deepens their isolation from the outside world, which in turn deepens their melancholic and withdrawn character weaknesses.In the course of committing a crime or committing a crime, such mothers often treat their child as an extension or addition to themselves rather than as another separate person.They therefore believe or feel that killing their children is only part of their suicide. Howard Wells and Bitter Logan and other investigators believe that this analysis is very consistent with Susan's situation, but this is not the whole of Susan's character.According to David A. Kajol's observation and Tom Ferry's reflection, when he clearly told Susan that he was going to cut off contact with her, Susan's endless entanglement with Tom, it can be seen that Susan is also a She is an indomitable woman who will never give up until she reaches her goal, and will even do whatever it takes to achieve her goal.According to David A. Kajol, Susan is also a scheming, clever person who can disguise herself well and is quite deceptive.
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