Freckle-faced killer Eric Smith freed after 28 years behind bars | 48 Hours
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2022
- In 1993, 13-year-old Eric Smith murdered 4-year-old Derrick Robie. After 28 years behind bars, Smith walked out of prison and has moved to Queens, New York.
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13 YR OLD GETS 28 YEARS BEHIND BARS AND THIS 17 YEAR OLD WHO RUNS DOWN ANOTHER KID STABS HIM TO DEATH ONLY GETS LESS THAN 2!!! HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN??? ua-cam.com/video/IV2W_qyP-YU/v-deo.html
Hi.
No
2:26 what a disgusting question... They lost their son, there is no getting on with it without him. Life is not the same for them and will never be
Fry the orange boy
"I want to get married, raise a family and hold down a job". All the things that Derrick never got to do. Because of him.
Seriously! This literally makes me nauseous! There was certainly no "justice" for Derrick or his family! By the way, WHY does Smith think anybody would ever MARRY HIM or HIRE him? 🙄
Obviously, the adult Smith has no sense of reality....
@@goosewhisperer6275 what type of justice would have pleased you the death sentence or a life sentence without parole horrible tradegy for all sides including the killers family and especially the victims family
@@goosewhisperer6275 there are psychos who are going to marry him.
Just going to remind everyone of the influenza kid who killed 4 people and got parole then violated it than fled to Mexico and still got a fraction of the time
you can just see in those parent’s faces that things were never the same after what happened
no parent is ever the same as the loss of a child! I'm sure Smiths family is suffering as well.
Things are never the same when you lose your child no matter how old. I lost my 39 yr old son in 2011 and I live in a state of perpetual depression til this day. If not that then it's my anxiety about losing my other son age 48 now.
@@peachyqueenie1556 💯❤️🙏🏻……..🇬🇧
@@peachyqueenie1556 I extend my deepest condolences to and wish you can find the strength to carry on
@@phyllisdevries5734 absolutely ma'am what i see in internet is terrible!!!but pls ma can you tell me the cause of all this terrible violence cuz in Africa here its rare!!!!!for me the cause when a kids in USA is growing they give him lots of liberty amd its a problem of the era behind and up to now!!!!!putting behind bass and removing wouldnt solve the problem..lets abolish violence in USA tho im not in USA but i feel more of it cuz we all are one blood#longliveusa🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The worst part is he went for a defensless 4 year old instead of the guys that bullied him
Finally! The Correct Comment.
Anger trickles down. The bullies probably got treated badly by their parents.
@@cynthiusvr But even bullies know that they are wrong.
it is called cowardess!
@@timmotel5804 Never read a statement more stupid than yours.
Imagine raising a family & telling your kids you murdered a 4 year old. Hes delusional to think someone would trust him after murdering an innocent child.
he was a bullied thirteen year old- who just spent double his life behind bars. Wake up.
He was 13 yo, now hes 40+
@@sieykes So you're going to trust him with your kids?
You’d be suprised but there are various kinds of people. For example a daughter of a serial killer Arthur Shawcross (convicted of slaughtering 10 women) regularly took her daughter in prison to visit him…just want to say that he definetly can find a person who’s insane enough to spend life with.
There are women out there who would definitely marry him
“Smith says he wants to counsel children.” KEEP THIS MAN AWAY FROM CHILDREN AT ALL COSTS.
Well likely in his mind Heath likely things and blames the bullying that happened to him on why he did what he did and assign for that does declare that he has changed All these years he was confident that 1 day he would be Out on the streets again a free man You never gave up hope on that But that's always the wonder Can 1 ever learn to forgive such a heinous crime Forgive It's really easy to stay oh you should forgive him sometimes I can't help it wonder If People could ever forgive or if child could come back I wonder if She can forgive I don't think she even lived to an age where she even knows what the word forgive is
Agree 💯
yeah, seriously. what's he gonna say to the kids when introducing himself? "When I was your age I beat a toddler to death with a rock, now let me help you with your problems"
@@Drumsnelson93 no likely
@@hiimsaulcaveman he didn’t give that little boy a chance
That empty look in his eyes since childhood is still present in him. God help anyone who crosses his path
If that little boy has any relatives I hope they do cross his path and show him what pain he caused them.
AMEN!
True. We can only hope that will cross the path of those who released him. Disgusting.
he looks completely voided of any emotions. His "growth" is most likely faked to try to get himself released.
If these killers say they’re changed, parole them to the people who release them and let them take him in.
In the meantime there are thousands in prison who did less serious crimes who are still not paroled, while this killer gets out after 28 years for killing a toddler. Who would want to marry him and have children? Only someone as twisted as he.
I know someone like that- in jail for 34 years- no gun involved. He has spent his time doing all kinds of things to help people, including setting up a non profit for children of victims of crime. Our justice system is definitely needing change.
You're right we should divert funds from social security so we can afford to hold people forever.
@@julierains2578 You don't get 34 years for being an upstanding citizen. What did he do?
Your mom
I know plenty of women that would
A 13year old killing a 4 year old baby? I’m 33 and I remember very well my temperament as a 13year old.
This boy knew what he was doing and the fact they thought it was an adult shows the excessive force he did to this baby.
He should not be on the streets, Lord only know what he’ll do now that he’s out! He needs rehabilitation!!
He knew what he was doing, but it was still a 13yo kid.
the entire point to rehabilitation is to actually be released at some point... it was almost 30 years at the time of his release but sound to me what you really saying is throw the key away not rehabilitation
Here's my concern. When he was ask why he did it he said "I saw a blonde hair boy and just wanted to hurt him" meaning he killed because of a inner emotion/urge and he was only a kid. He's been in jail for 27 years, Life is much different and way more stressful. So what's gonna happen when he gets overwhelmed with that feeling or urge again ? Scary thought.
People need help when released! Look at Shawshank Redemption
I think he figured that blonde haired people didn't get picked on and being a red head with freckles made him a target, something that he really can't change, so he probably felt that being bullied would be the story of his life while others who were quote on quote 'acceptable' would be forever exempt. It was a moment of rage, anger and jealousy and a thought of unfairness and not even towards his intended target but to his plight in general, that cost him and will continue to cost him even though he's a free man.
Relapse? I hope note, I hope it was due to his being bullied and didn't have anyone to tell but I hope he got some kind of counseling>to rehabilitation.
What's not being said here is that he also raped him. This is more than just the rage of a bullied child. My strong belief is that he hasn't changed and he won't.
@@crowmedicine3890 Yep violently with a stick or some object he found in the woods. I am surprised he is actually freed, scary thought he looked dead behind the eyes at 14.
He has been in jail since a child. He is probably even colder than when he murdered that poor child. The American jail system is not meant for rehabilitation and most likely he is been conditioned to be cold and calculated even more so. He won’t know how to interact with women, society, etc. All he knows is prison. It will be interesting to hear about him five more years from now.
Ahh 5 years, the magic number when most released convicts re-offend.
I don't think you can rehabilitate a genuine psychopath and he was up for parole and denied for 20 plus years. The parole board and psychologists were unconvinced. I'm sure many still have deep reservations about his release.
@@LeighPhillips78 well america prison system is not focused on rehabilitation. More than 70% of released convicts end back up in the prison due to inefficient rehabilitation and other causes.
So yeah, he more likely will end re-offending again, 2/3 chance.
Just FYI jail is where you're put after you're charged until you're sentenced (unless you're granted bail and can afford it), and where you do your sentence if your crime is a misdemeanor (and misdemeanors carry a sentence of 1 year or less). Once you are sentenced for a felony, you are sent to prison, and the term you were looking for was "prison system." I'm not trying to be a hater at all sorry if it comes off that way I'm honestly trying to explain the difference for those who don't know.
@@joelglanton6531 no your not a hater. Your informing. Thank you for your explanation. I am not use to it so jail and prison are the same too me 😂. However, thank you for the correction!!
I love how it took until this guy was almost 30 for the psychologists to start seeing compassion in him. How is that a good sign that he should be let out? This was not caused by bullying, he just naturally lacks empathy and is dangerous.
One of my old teachers actually knew one of his sisters. She was quite violent, and the school was in a residential I was in. There was a lot more going on in the household that many didn't know about, not necessarily abuse but there was a lot behind what happened that only those close to them in areas where mental health was a concern really know. This is an example of mental health going untreated and just not understood. The mental health system needs to be refined and reformed, it could prevent this from happening again.
What a bunch of BS. You can stop with that crap. 💩
I agree with you! As someone who suffers from mild depression and anxiety the mental health system is years behind in progress of what it should be! A lot of doctors will prescribe medicine even though the side effects can do serious harm to people especially if you're the medicine for long periods of time! Finding the right doctor is also a hassle and can be severely frustrating I can't imagine someone with severe mental issues because the help is limited and it can take years to find what you're truly suffering from and get the right help! ! The biggest relief I have found for me is going to the gym , meditation , music and finding stuff to keep your mind busy .
Some people are just evil.
"there was a lot .....that only those close to them.....really know"
Exactly how do YOU know this?
Fran’s (my mom’s best friend) father was home while this was for going on in his backyard. He didn’t hear a thing. Supposedly there was a lot of violence in the home, not that this excused his actions. And if I remember correctly, Smith suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome too. Smith’s great grandfather had been sheriff or police chief of the town, and he was one who figured out that Smith had killed Derrick. He thought that maybe Smith had seen something, and had no idea that Eric would confess. The town was very very small, and it was just horrible.
A parent should never have to leave the world after their child. It’s awful
Literally!!!
If I could change one thing it would be this
I rather go before my pop. Everyone else can die first
Bro nobody knows our fate you are right no child should have to die before their parents but we can’t stop that we all have our time and place we just don’t know it yet
It might be the child's time you don't play god or know the reasoning for people's passing has nothing to do with age
That boy was buried in his baseball uniform. That alone almost made me tear up.
🙏🙏
@TheUnbrokenSith I totally agree, I'd also hate to be buried in a baseball uniform, I *demand* to be buried in my best three piece suit and tie.
White privilege
I just saw a video from 5 years ago of a five year old that got killed during a shooting being buried as Batman.
@@makeitmakesense2616 what does white privilege has to do with this?
Just him saying "get married, raise a family..." feels like a huge slap in the face to the family of Derrick Robie who will never be able to experience those things because of him. I couldn't even say those things in good conscience if I were him, and it makes me think if he's truly even sorry.
he was fuqing 13. get a grip
He’s was 13 grow tf up😂
we all have conscience at 13,,this guy doesnt@@Rain-iy4or
@@Rain-iy4orhe was only 4 years old
I really don't think he meant it as a slap to the face.
I don't think that a kid who grew up in prison is exactly going to become an amazing member of society or be capable of living a normal life. He's probably more dangerous now compared to when he went to prison.
My first thought, too. Remember Mary Bell, the 11 year old Brit who murdered two kids, if I recall correctly? She was send into a home for especially careful pedagogical upbringing and was never heard of again, which is, of course, a good thing. But placing a 14 year old in a US prison... omG
My older brother was 17 when I was born, and growing up, I can remember him never letting me out of his sight. He was always so protective of me, and still is to this very day.
Same here, brother was 17 years older and so I felt safer when he was around
@@spades512 I know how it feels. I can remember crying at night and he would be the only one that could calm me down. And even now that I'm older, to him I'll always be his baby brother.
I’m 18 and I always worry about my lil bro he’s 11 I always protect him no matter what
@@deltaboy767 your his brother but your name is Ashley 🤔
@@jefferyepstein2686 Yes Ashley in the south is a unisex name. Like Ashley in gone with the wind.
He wants to get married, raise a family, and live the American dream.
I'm sure Derrick Robies' parents would have loved to have seen him grow up and follow his dreams.
Right
Agreed with you 💯 percent.
you know that revenge is a fools game
I understand the general vitriol aimed at him, but what did you expect him to say?
Who cares what his parents wanted for him?
Schools are not intervening in bullying incidents. They just brush them aside. As a former primary student, teacher, and police officer I saw this for years.
So true . Then bullies in the workplace, politics and so on . I call them out , I wish it wasn't a culture .
The teachers are bullies.
The only time they do is when they punish the bullys victim because they defended themselves.
School don't know how to resolve it, and if teachers and especially principals can't keep it quiet, they lose their jobs. The problem isn't at the lower levels. It's at the highest level. It started with the federal policy over school set by the Secretary of Education, POTUS, and Congress. There needs to be a federal mandate that states and local government cannot override in order to protect their funding. It all boils down to what people will do to protect their money.
I didn’t realize how true this was until my middle school child brought a girl friend home because she was bleeding. She told me two older girls shoved her down and shoved her again while site was getting up. I reported it to the school and nothing happened to the two girls. But when it happened again and this girl fought back, it was she that got in trouble. I don’t understand how this can happen. What is in it for the schools to be on the side of the aggressors and leave the kids being bullied to defend themselves? Someone please explain this to me.
As a sibling of a 4 year old, tears are rolling down my face while typing this. I would die for my little brother, no matter how mean I seem towards him. He's my life, and I want him to grow up at his own pace unlike I did, since i got exposed to many truths of the world so i would know how to avoid it, and i'm glad I did, so i know how to protect my brother, the meaning i continue my life as a depressed child. It just boils my blood for some reason that he wants to have a future when he took away someone's.
I cannot imagine how scared Derrick must have been. It must have been so painful. A innocent four year old who never did anything to anyone. I don't understand how anyone could do this. Derrick never got to grow up and have a family of his own. he didn't even get to kindergarten. This is sick. I feel so horrible for him. He was so little. he was just walking. Rest in peace Derrick, I'm so sorry.
R.I.P sweet baby. You didn't deserve this, Derrick.
🙏🏼💔😪
Exactly and that clown should've been given his freedom.
@@Sean72_ *shouldn’t
@@manhoeban You don't have to correct him, we all know what he meant.
Stable people do not beat someone to death with a rock. The man needs life-long supervision.
For real
Exactly.
he's a man now. he was a CHILD when he did it.
@@thenewandrei4o94 Children who do things like this, grow to be adults who do things like this.
@@thenewandrei4o94 children know right from wrong as toddlers. Correction for you, he was a TEENAGER! He was 13.
That guy grew up in prison I doubt it made him a better person, and the world has changed so much since he went in
Words are only air and cheap. He wants to get a job, get married, raise a family! How nice for him! How unfortunate
for Derrick, that Derrick can't get a job, get married, raise a family, but Derrick's killer can. How sweet for Eric & his family!
As someone who was bullied I would never resort to physically harming someone, he needs help.
i would physically harm the perosn bullying me
So, I guess that 28 years in prison was of absolutely no help?
For the benefit of American readers: the above comment was the utmost sarcasm featuring both irony and rhetoric.
Attention Roomies : You need not reply.
@@apollomemories7399 It depends if he`s a psychopath or sociopath no amount of prison time can or will help him.
Uhhh define help? Lol 28 yrs based on something one did at 14 is fairly helpful I would assume
You say he needs help right. There is no help in prisons. Behavior doesn't get corrected in prisons. Society would rather stick people in a cell and forget about them as if they aren't even real people. They get treated like property. Because they are seen as just that. The property of prisons is funded by taxpayers like you and I.
“Counsel kids that have been bullied...” Interesting statement from him. Maybe he has changed, but I wouldn’t want my kid to take advice from someone who brutally murdered an innocent 4 year old because he was bullied.
Counselling is NOT "giving advice"... 🤦🏻♀️ 🤷🏻♀️ 🙄
Counselling is helping a person to recognise and acknowledge what is happening within themselves, and the impact of their life experiences on them. It is helping them to find their own strengths and abilities to heal, and to create positive and effective coping strategies for future difficulties in order to thrive. 💖
We cannot know for sure at this stage whether he has had this level of genuine support in prison, and we cannot know for sure right now how capable he is of providing it in the future. I am always hopeful, because I have seen other murderers who have completely changed their lives around and who are now helping troubled youth and older people. 🙆🏻♀️ 😊 💖 🌿 👍🏾
I hope he can make good in life now.
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You're straight up defending the devil. Direct or indirect, take it as you wish
Not only murdered, but sexually abused his body...that is on a whole different level.
Right! No excuses!
He was a kid
even outside of prison, this man will have a hard life the rest of his days and will be a pariah to almost everyone he meets
hopefully the alienation he will feel as an adult for the rest of life, doesn’t reawaken the anger he had at being alienated as a child
I agree with you about hoping child killer Eric Smith doesn't get his anger reawakened, as this video says he now lives in Queens, New York, and I live in Queens, New York. I'm scared to run into him on the subway or in a local deli or park. Scary, as I'm not convinced he is "cured" of his psychopath tendencies.
There was a line in one of the Friday the 13th movies were a psychologist said..."when I looked into that boy's eyes I saw pure evil"
“He was picked on as a child.” It makes total sense that he’d take it out on a four year old instead of growing some balls and giving that energy to his bullies.
That’s what my comment said. Weak people decide to go after the innocents.
@@sunnydelight5255 You mean the way the bullies went after him after they were bullied at home? Because continued assault is always the answer...as we can easily see.
@@GoddessFourWinds You've clearly never been bullied. Passive approach never works. Speaking from experience
@@ucarouen Clearly you don't know me. So one kid takes on a group of kids who are bullying them. What happens next? Because we have history to teach us.
Fight back instead of killing a 4 year old for no reason !
Almost 30 years out of society; he has no clue how to live in our world having been put there as a *kid* . He better be on a strict probation for years to come to prove himself. He's lived with murderers, etc....his mind will have no idea how to function on this side of the fence. He needs to be watched constantly.
He will forever be on parole I wonder if he was released because of the cost it has been to house him and if he stayed in for the rest of his life how much more would it cost?
@@spaceballs44 I thought they released him?
@@spaceballs44 Some psychologist thought he was a changed man and put in their recommendation to the parole board. So he got out.
I honestly don't think anyone on the parole board was thinking "Gosh, I wonder what we're spending by keeping him here"
@@beyondthestars4299 he was released but his time on parole will be indefinitely
The question that comes to my mind is, if he couldn't handle being bullied at the age of 9 and killed someone, then how is he going to handle the rejection he is going to receive from society now. He is going to be rejected on a daily basis, will he snap again?
This is why the sentence should had been life without parole. Murderers don't deserve parole, period. The kid he killed can never get married or start a family or pursue the american dream like he intends to, neither should he.
This was a kid that needed help bad, and he spent 30 years behind a system that is the most neglected and dangerous, and we expect him to function properly in a complex society? The system is rigged.
yeah idk how you are meant to change when locked in solitary confinement for 30 years
is your name trump? barf barf barf
Bullied? I was bullied too as a kid, viciously, and it never, EVER occurred to me for a second to beat a toddler to death with a rock then sexually abuse their body. This murderer needs treatment in a facility for the rest of his life, not to be set free to roam around and possibly ruin another family’s happiness. RIP Derrick, you were an angel. ❤️
Still dnt understand why he killed the kid?
@@beyondthestars4299 because he's mentally ill, instead of getting help, they locked him up for many many years, so he must be super awkward and still mentally unstable.
Not everyone’s the same as you
@@beyondthestars4299 mind works differently for different people especially for a 14 year old. All it is needed is a bad thought.
This was 6 miles from me, he was bullied but by his own parents. They were a mean couple
He wants to help children that have been bullied. Man, that dude doesn't need to be around any children.
He still got issues, exactly he is not in a position to teach someone a lesson, his fked up life story is a lesson
you are part of the dysfunction
He might be very good at it.
You don't have to be near a child to help them in fact a recorded phone line is where he's likely speaking of at a call center for trouble youths
@@Zahra.y7 How do you know? He was 13 when he did it. I dont know about you but I have been guilty of doing bad things at that age. No one is beyond redemption especially not a 13 year old child.
At 13 you know killing is wrong something is off with this person
This is why people need non judgmental mental health care. Sadly he needed healthy anger releases, and ways to express his frustrations. Was anything ever done to any of the bullies. It obviously had to be bad to drive such a young kid to do such acts.
Losing a child is the WORST experience for anybody to go through. It's the roughest news anyone can get. I've seen family self destruct in response. It's some dark and painful stuff.
ive also seen a family pull together and make a life after. Sounds like your friends were weak and destined to fail regardless.
How do you have over 100 subs and zero videos?
OBSTON I hope you never have to go through the experience of loosing a child. I have and no one understands what it’s like until it happens to them . I don’t care how strong of a person you are or think you are, let me assure you that it will change your life forever. Life will go on but nothing will be the same ever again. What I would give to hear my daughter say Daddy I love you again. My wife was probably one of the strongest women I have ever known but I saw her age 25 or 30 years in just 6 months. My heart aches for anyone that lost a child
@@abundantharmony because I deleted old content to avoid YT strikes.
@@obston2846 um NO. My best friends mom lost her son. It was dark for a couple years but she's better now. She copes with weed. She's not weak. She was just grieving the loss of her son. It's painful.
“Smith wants to council kids” .. don’t let him anywhere near a kid 🤦🏽♂️
The liberals will
@@Patrick3183 I think you mean the other way around
@@Badcat361TLS This is getting political.
@@Badcat361TLS Nah Liberals love protecting and defending criminals
Oh, come on. He want to be helpful.
I got bullied, but I didn’t go round murdering people.
Did you?
@karazakiakuno4645 they obviously said they didn't
I am talking about getting bullied.@@Chisthebest0
@@karazakiakuno4645 If I did I would be in prison lol
@@jessie-lou7786 Not necessarily, and also my question was towards "did you really get bullied? And how?" But for some reason that comment disappeared.
It's like there are no laws. What age is legally a child? The courts decide when to void the established laws when it's convenient.
Can a child molester declare the 13-year-old he raped is an adult?
This is terrifying. I grew up always saying “this’ll never happen to me” and getting annoyed whenever my family would tell me to be careful at least five times before I walked out the door. I really only began to understand when my 5 year old sister was born. To think that Derrick was only 4 when he was killed is anxiety-inducing because I love my sister with all my heart and couldn’t even begin to explain how much I care for her and her safety.
At any moment, someone could decide to make an attempt on a life. Cherish those who you consider close to you with every ounce of love you can muster and never let them go.
I grew up always thinking i would never see the word "this'll"
@@xxcrump2640 😂
Cutest comment ever, so much love and thruth in these words ! Thank you, praying for your sister and for all the little kids to always be protected and kept safe from any harm.
Amen 💕💕🙏🏻💕💕
Your sister was 5 when she was born?
I was ruthlessly bullied through my whole school years but I've never thought of hurting people I just seeked for justice
I said the same thing... I believe he was the bully.. if he was bullied he decided to do smaller kids that way. so he gets no sympathy.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you are doing well now and I'm glad you didn't hurt others because they hurt you.
@@urielgrey Thank you Uriel!The blessing of years of domestic violence and bullying tortures is that since my childhood until today I'm a highly emotional intelligent person who would never treat people nor animals the way was treated by those hideous beings.
Me, too. I felt angry about it and cried a lot. I dreamt of getting revenge. But I didn't. I turned to writing poetry instead. In 2020, every single one of those kids apologized to me for bullying so much 😀
@@dorislawson6823 u really expect him to be the bully with how he looks? Bro literally has a bowl haircut
I remember being 14, too old to pass off responsibility. Definitely guilty
It's so utterly pathetic that this monster was let out of prison, while people who dealt drugs are rotting in prison for the rest of their lives, some over 30 years. The justice system is so messed up, it is not even funny. The best part is when these pieces of trash claim they committed murders because they were bullied.
I am sorry to Mr and Mrs Robie that you have to live everyday knowing he is free and your child will never come home. My heart goes out to you.
Well I saw a piece of an interview with his mother and she said with him being released she felt free that she would never have to think about the killer ever again and that true healing can begin
@@PaigeLovelace ?????
Wyte privilege
I feel bad for that family. Id have to hunt him down myself just to get peace because of the so called “justice” system. Mr smith would be in my basement if i was them.
Its nice to know you only commented to get sympathy and likes, truly evil
Mr. Robie was my Digital Media Arts teacher. He is the kindest hearted, most patient person I've ever come across. He always hated the hearings that were held every so often, and it sucks that now he has to deal with this man being let free. I hope you're still in good spirits after all this, Mr. Robie. Just know that all of your students, former and current, still love you!
You mean the victims father? I'm sorry, I'm confused.
@@jrporter50 yes. Dale. I'll always know him as Mr. Robie however.
@@eckleyy I'm sorry for his loss
Mr. Robie is gonna find dude and get him a pair of Concrete Shoes
I hope Your comment gets pinned. Focus on the family not give light to the murderer
So unfair to Derrick’s family. No remorse for lack of impulse control, how do you fix that, his grand father was right. His own persecution is not an excuse for this heinous crime and families loss
He shouldn't be able to walk free
My heart goes out to the parents of the murdered child. Just heartbreaking to know what they endure every day.
I couldn't imagine it, and I won't allow myself too, I've had things a lot less worse than this cripple me. so I can't imagine what they've been threw.
Yes, his parents clearly still suffer.
I also feel sympathy for Eric’s family too. He too was a cute little kid.
One thing I found interesting was their realization, after he had been released, that his release was good for them too. Hopefully they will realize the biggest release for them would be to forgive him.
I hope the diagnosis of the experts is right and that Eric Smith can prove, over time he was worthy of the release.
@@mountainman4859☠️ you can’t justify the crime because “he was a cute little boy”
@@bringtheoldyoutubeback8109 ….What are you, an idiot? Please quote me anything I said that can reasonably be construed as justifying his crime? What a clod!
He looked like such a sweet boy 😞cases like these brake me the most
Only a parent who has lost a child truly knows this kind of pain.
Not only losing but LIKE THAT, knowing that your child’s last moments were pure pain and agony, I just know that drowns their parents every single day.
It's just a bad situation all the way around for all parents. His actions at such a young age burdened a lot of people.
@@Robmancan1987 Yeah, I know. But when I was 13, I knew right from wrong.
I would be waiting for him when he got out ….
@@FulhamboyH Yep.
Adult crime, adult time. Something is really wrong with this guy.
Bullying. You'll always be finding bullying behind those stories. And it will never stop.
Not always, but often enough for it be no coincidence for sure.
I just hope we never hear the name “Eric Smith” uttered on the news ever again. I just hope that he’s actually changed, that he lives a quiet life, that he doesn’t hurt again. If we’re convinced the justice system works, this is going to be the test of that.
I hope we hear it.....with him having been brutally beaten to death with sticks and rocks and the killers never to be identified
It does not work... We have known this for years...
@@AnonDoge Is that a problem with the criminals or a problem with the system? When you compare America’s incarceration rates with those across the world, especially Scandinavian countries, it starts to come together.
since when has the justice system ever worked properly in this country
Yeah I'm sure the person who spent 2/3rds of their life incarcerated is going to be a well balanced individual, it's not like the psychological torture we inflict on inmates could potentially cause anyone to come out worse than they went in.
You can see the pain in the grandpa’s eyes. In Derrick’s mother’s eyes. In his father’s eyes. They all lost something they can NEVER get back.
Whatever
@@deborahwhit118The hell do you mean whatever?
...and yet, none of the people here are putting the focus where it lies. They're ignoring the reason. Do ALL Caucasians automatically feel the desire to protect white males?
@@deborahwhit118Yeah, because a few MG. of Melanin, and these people are singing a completely different song.
Bro what lmao why do you people gotta make everything about race 🤣 irrelevant ass@@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525
He should still be in prison
WHO would want/take a chance with him!
Exactly.
being "bullied" does not give you an excuse to take a life. I'm sure that 4 year old Derrick never bullied anyone.
what do you mean nobody even the guy who did the crime is saying it's an excuse. It is fair to say that intense bullying can wreck havoc on someones mental health and make them act irrationally, ultimately making that a factor in his actions which is what everyone is saying.
you knew that Derrick? This whole situation could be prevented if some adults did their job.
Right
The only person who cared for him was his grandmother. Understand the anger, not the action.
You can't expect much maturity from a 13 year-old.
I was bullied growing up, being a redhead. I never hurt anyone. But the thing is, bullying is wrong and that trauma stays with you all your life. Schools need to stop turning a blind eye to bullying. They know which kids are bullied and they do nothing to protect and educate the bullies. This is why this stuff happens. Please pay attention to the bullies and stand up for the unprotected.
@Ryan X THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT.
No excuses. The little boy never picked on him
I’m jealous of your hair color, don’t get why you were bullied for it.
People who get bullied and do nothing to fight back the bully are just stupid! So they ended up doing stuff like this! Stand your ground and fight back! No wonder we have so many sensitive folks now
Fascinating because I was bullied alot in middle school to the point they put my photo in a facebook page named sl*ts of ( the name of my school ) and I never was bothered or had any trauma cuz I couldn't care less about what people thinks or did to me if you live your life concerned about what people think of you u'll never be happy but I guess people are different
Ok his face has became more terrifying then childhood
If everyone that's ever been bullied got to use that as an excuse to behave violently, it would be full chaos 24/7.
We all have something we can point to and claim to be a victim, or we can point to it and declare that we are a survivor.
Which are you, a victim or a survivor?
He has the exact same cold, empty look in his eyes as he did at 13.
Well he did nearly 30 years in prison. I don't think he'll be out long enough to reoffended, I think the adjustment will be too much for him to handle and he'll do himself in.
Susan Strong...YES he does,same empty look
So does every other ginger, that's why people say "gingers have no soul" but they are still good people
And everything he said about thinking about what he did, sounded rehearsed. I wonder if his lawyer gave hiim scipts to memorize. I was bullied a lot too and that is never an excuse.
Because our prison system is broken and focused on punishment rather than reformation.
He needs to be carefully and closely monitored for the rest of his life. He is older, bigger and probably meaner now after being in a controlled non-social environment.
He needs to be in solitary 24/7 along with all murderers
Why do you suggest he is meaner after the psychologist suggested he is better?
@@santiagop5472 rubber stamp
The parents need to find him and give him his punishment.
Melanie not only that but it would be my guess that he was probably sexually abused by other inmates no no don't know for sure but I know that every single one that goes into prison gets bullied and you either fight back and live or you get used for their own pleasures I know that for a fact so what do you say about someone like this if he didn't get counseling if he didn't get medications that he probably needed and if he didn't get rehabilitated as in what is he going to do when he gets out of prison is he have to figure that all out on his own if they don't teach them something those things I mentioned just makes for everything to be even worse when they get out of prison if they don't have family support and a job and willing to work some of them don't want to work and the Bible says that idle hands is a devil's workshop so I'm not defending him whatsoever I'm saying there's no chance that he's going to make it on the outside he hasn't been given the tools to survive and in my opinion has probably been abused by other inmates for their own pleasure
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the worst part is that you not all think its completely disgusting to put a 14 year old in prison for 28 years, which it is..
That’s the “worst part” of this story to you??
the worst part is you thinking that victims don't deserve justice
@@erickmunge4758 the worst part is that you guys living in the US have lost any relation to what should be justice. But anyway good luck living in your dystopian sh..hole of a country.
The strain in the victims mother's voice is heartbreaking. "I mean to let him out after so many years... I guess that's fine for him and his family..."
Actually, it's NOT fine!!!! He should never get out!!!!! I know that the mother said this, but he should NEVER get out!!!! NEVER!!!
A now potential serial killer prowling the streets of New York ..
@@t.j.7789 If the victim mother say so, you should accept it
This is hurting me so bad and I don't even know these people. I can't imagine what the family must feel. Makes me want to cry that a sweet innocent boy could have this happen to him for no reason at all
@@t.j.7789 He will get out. Cry about it.
What person in their right mind would let him around a child to counsel?!
A Democrat in 2022
@@Amor1990 please leave ur politics off my comments.
Who knows what he'd be telling them on the side. He'd be telling them to carry a knife in case anything happens, and use it if you have too. He's had a lot of time to think about what he wants to do, and how to do it. For one, blending in a large City like NYC where many may not know who he is.
@@kurkindal1234 Seriously. I hate when people bring politics into conversations that have nothing to do with politics.
The woke teachers.
I had a brother murdered and the suspect only got 5 years now he’s free how are people getting life when others don’t ?
This fake rehabilitation advocacy is - nothing - but an anti-victim cult.
He did your brother die ? Was he a perfect victim
Also remember that was then! Now we are living in different times
The people in the comments saying he basically deserves to die are honestly putting up a hero façade. You don't genuinely care. The point of imprisonment is for rehabilitation, and only that. There's no argument for "punishment" as the focus of a justice system.
I do believe there is supposed to be 3 purposes: punishment, rehabilitation and the protection of society. The U.S. has COMPLETELY crapped the bed on the rehab part.
This is extremely disturbing, I was 14 once and knew exactly what I was doing and why I was doing it. Never did it ever cross my mind to harm someone. No excuses, Derrick never got to raise a family or pursue the “American Dream”, once again our justice system has failed a grieving family. No one should ever have to endure their pain.
I rocked the bully with a basketball at the park for picking.. he stopped. never thought of harming another
I feel the same. We were all 14 at one time. If anyone ever felt like doing something that heinous then something really bad had to have happened to that child. It is absolutely no excuse for what he did. It is scary knowing he is out. No one knows what he truly feels inside. I can't imagine the pain the little boys parents and family felt and still feels, the guilt they must feel also, I was always afraid of being away from my boys when they were little, the thoughts of someone harming them in my absence was always in the back of my mind and yes it happened to mine, although they still have their lives it's the mental aspect that was affected
@@anonymousprepper1463 yes. take your anger out on a bully, not an innocent baby. Also, he will not be able to succeed in society. Odd are, he is gonna be homeless or in a group home.
So true, this is awful 😢😕
@@anonymousprepper1463 You didnt club him to DEATH. It's different.
To not only lose your child but to lose him in such a way. Awful. No parent should ever have to endure this.
Stay with them ❤ it helps
@@xXJesuslovesyouXxDo you plan to put a camera in your kids room?
Both sides imagine your child being the killer too and they are in jail for almos their entire life it’s tough on all the family members
I watched this with my grandma back in the early 2000's. Crazy
HE STILL BLAMES OTHERS for his actions....
He can say whatever he wants to the parole board, it doesn’t mean he’s changed or is a better person.I guess time will tell.
Amy, yes. Hope he has changed. But keep an eye on him.
even if his changed, does he deserve it? His victim is dead, his victim wont have any chances. Should the killer get an chances even if they changed?
YES...SADLY WITH ANOTHER DEAD BODY!
HE KNOWS SO MUCH NOW FROM PRISON, BAD TENDENCIES!
@@STCatchMeTRACjRo NOPE...DID YOU SEE HIS FACE WHEN HE SAID..I WANT TO RAISE A FAMILY!
HE HASNT CHANGED HE IS LYING THRU HIS TEETH. A PERSON WHO CHANGED WOYLD SOUND SO EXICITED ABOUT LIFE TRYING TO HOW HE SAID..HELP BOYS BEING BULLIED..HE HAD NOTHING TO SAY REALLY.
Time will tell yeah once he kills another child or his own.
My heart is with the parents of that sweet little boy. What a nightmare for them and their sweet son.
They were both sweet
What about the parents of the other sweet little boy? The one who was sent to a cold, hard institution until he was middle aged?
Do you seriously think that anything like justice was done in this case?
Americans encourage violence until someone goes too far, then they all pretend to detest violence - as they clamour for an execution.
How can you be so far behind your European cousins? USA, Iran and China execute the highest percentage of their people. Nice company to share space with.
@@paulleverton9569 how could there be justice here? The perpetrator was in juvenile hall until 18 or 21 then sent to prison.
Society owes the public to be safe from him.
Either he went to prison, or the rest of us live behind steel and barbed wire surrounding our homes.
@@carmine4878 Absolutely. I can't imagine how much despair the 13 year old Eric Smith must have felt to take out his frustrations on a 4 year old child. But the fact that any child could be bullied to the point of becoming homicidal is a shocking indictment of society. Turning into a baying mob and virtue signaling our desire protect children by demanding the punishment of another child is nothing but a way for us to look outwards, when we should be looking inwards.
@@carmine4878 They were both sweet, once. We have to find out what makes a sweet child bitter. My heart breaks for both of them and everyone involved.
He’s not a victim. When you take a kids life even if you’re a kid yourself and it wasn’t in self defense, then you’re not a victim with what lead you to do it.
He will hurt again. What do they think 28 yrs in prison since age 9 will do ? He’ll be crazier than before. Just watch
I know everyone’s not the same, but even I was bullied, and pursued as a black kid in a hillbilly town, but I never thought to hurt another child. My mom ran a daycare in our house growing up. My instincts were to protect kids. It’s just sad
Darian, I really believe it's in our genetic code. I personally believe that you either have it in you to hurt another, or it's not in you at all. As is your case. You are just not someone who could hurt another.
Thankfully, 98% of us are like you. It's the 2% who get the F'd up genetic code that go on to do this. I would have never let this guy loose on society.
good for you
I think your Mom definitely raised a pretty fine son. I see you also sing and even cook? She must be awfully proud of you Darian. The best of luck🙏
@@reuelchinthala thank you 🙏🏾
@@RobinMarconeCassidyRN thank you Robin. My parents taught me well - I come from a military family, so that has a lot to do with it. I appreciate your comments
I have always got intense chills whenever I saw this kid. There was a cold, soullessness about him. I think it's something that doesn't just go away. I would be scared to have him in my community.
What exactly though?
He’s still evil.
No compassion left in the world?
@@xxCrimsonSpiritxx Have you ever known a true sociopath? Or psychopath? Some people truly are evil and this guy may be that one you hope you never meet.
@@mamalupine7604 He was a kid.. A bullied kid, and kids do some of the world stupidest things because they don't know any better, what you're saying maybe true but only would make sense if he wasn't bullied into insanity, yet we're avoiding the root of the problem here for some reason, the educational systems don't care much, maybe it's because it is much easier to point at others and yell shame
And to answer your question, yes, had an interview with one too, and let me be clear, the kid back then was neither of them, just severely angry and unattended
That kid deserved all that time in prison. That was a crime that no one could forgive.
He gets to walk out of jail but his victim doesn't get to walk out of his grave, now does he? I can never ever wrap my head around when somebody who ended someone else's life is allowed not only to continue their own but also to be free to live out the rest of it when their victim can't.
He’s been in prison of course he’s not a danger to society until he gets out.
YES! Thankfully someone here has common sense. What an outrage
You can have your opinion and nobody is right or wrong but he's a free man.
You think "society" doesn't exist behind prison walls? I wonder who do you think work everyday in jails and prisons everyday?
I really REALLY hope he continues court ordered therapy and they track him. This is one of the most cruel murders I've ever heard of. I don't think people know how extreme this kids actions were. They were really bad. I hope everyone reads about the case to understand how dangerous this kid was. There are few other cases I can think of where Life made sense at such a young age.
idk not that cruel
There’s no tracking and therapy is ineffective.
@@emil3458 have you read the DETAILS of the case????!!!!! That kid is sick… I honestly do not think that guy can change and be a normal person in society. I’m sorry…
@@24Mossberg fair enough - wouldn't be my first choice either - but SOMETHING would be better than just letting waltz out the door.
Bruh therapy??? Wtf he killed someone…. Bet if he was black it would’ve been life
He should have never released into society!
Hope he never leaves NY!
He should not be released from prison! Never!
It was particularly disgusting when he started to mention all the plans he had for his future like getting married and living our "the American dream". Yeah, he snuffed some little boys dream years ago.
Don't you worry Joe... Eric Smith is coming to a neighborhood near you..
@@Danny_10k cowards don't usually go after someone who could stand up to them. This is why this POS killed a defenseless 4 yr old child.
Also, those things he said are just cliches - he said nothing of actual personal aspirations/goals or the logistical steps to get there. There was no acknowledgement of how unrealistic it may be to get out and successfully develop healthy relationships, find employment, housing etc (or even have any kind of a "normal" life at all after everything that has happened). What type of person would want to date or marry & have children with him? I shudder to think. He's likely going to be lonely & ostracized just like when he was young & we all know how well he coped with those struggles back then. He brutalized a helpless child because he was hurting. What will happen if those feelings overtake him again?
Exactly what about the little boy who's life he took where's his American dream?
@@tonyabrookes9931 Keep in mind Drew Golden was able to change his name and have a family. His wife had no idea who he was until after the crash which killed him.
That poor boy. He looked so happy, too. Rest In Peace, Derrick.
man was 4
His smile was the cutest thing ever.
❤️
Fly high sweet baby angel ❤❤🕊🕊
This weird creep needs to be locked in solitary confinement
Why are so many people hating on him 28 years later for wanting to live his life? He did it when he was bullied at 13, he deserved to be let free in 2002.
Congrats! You're a sane person!
you say this with an exception
I myself am a mother and I love my son more than anything in this world but I still would NEVER understand or feel normal or agreeable to a mother saying "I love you" and kissing the car windows and comforting a child who so brutally took the life of a defenceless and innocent child!!
Putting him anywhere near bullied kids would be absolutely disastrous. He can easily manipulate them and hurt them, keep him away from all kids.
He doesn't even say, I'd like to volunteer to have forensic psychologists study me, to prevent what I did. I want to understand myself better, too, to grow as a person. He's not taking responsibility. If he did, he'd volunteer for being studied, not for telling other kids how to deal with bullying. What a narcissist!
Unless you’re a therapist stfu
@@l.w.paradis2108 How do you know? Because it wasn’t in this snippet?
Who would marry him but he can have his hopes like everyone else
@@jahermos You make a good point.
I was bullied and I would never resort to brutally killing someone like that, especially an innocent child. I hope he has gotten the help he needs, and we'll never see a life taken by him again.
Why take the chance? These serial killers CANNOT be helped.
@@chriswesterfield2042 he's not a serial killer though
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@@ashishhembrom3905 Yeah because he was caught.
@@maria-melek He confessed. Clearly he knew what he did was wrong.
The mother needs to share the blame for what happened to her son. As a parent, how do you let your 4 year old walk to camp. I don’t care how close it was, no parent should ever let their child out of their sight. For god sake! he was 4 years old. What the hell was she thinking. I don’t know how her husband was able to forgive her, if he ever was. This was avoidable.
I can't imagine even letting my 12 year old walk alone to camp...
"he's a man now" "he was bullied" hmmm... i was bullied too, and so were a large portion of my friends. some were boys. some were even boys with red hair and freckles. none of us ever killed a random 4 year old for the kick of it. he may not deserve life in prison, but he does need permanent supervision and residence in a mental health facility. this man and his impulses are a danger to kids.
I was bullied heavy as a kid. Only difference. I protected kids like me and went straight for the bullies only.
Thanks for the likes y'all 🙌
I did the same thing God bless you sometimes I I fought four bullies at one time they were bigger than I was. After that I had to protect the bullies because they saw that the bullies were all mouth so There was a big family of them
You are amazing. It makes me mad that nasty kids or adults can cause mental or physical damage.
Are you still fat .?
لو كان هذا المجرم في بلاد عربية وخرج من السجن لرفض الجميع تشغيله عندهم ولا يوجد احد يقف لجانبه
@ Abe Link Currious question.... were you ever ostracized for being a "bully" for standing up to other bullies?
You let out a psychopathic monster. He feels no remorse about what he did. He has learned to say what the therapists want to hear and how to fake an emotional response. Psychopaths do not get better. They simply learn to play the game.
You took the words right out of my mouth. The first thing I thought about when I looked into his eyes was that line by the character of Loomis in Halloween. There is no soul behind his eyes. He has no remorse. There's nothing in him, period. I saw one interview where he was READING an apology statement. He clearly was reciting it. God help us all.
This is likely. This is why other countries have halfway houses with close supervision for people who committed heinous crimes as kids. Who believes anyone can go from prison to freedom like that? Or that psychologists can predict what he'll do? (!!!)
you have no idea what's going through his mind
I remenber when my oarents divorced thay made me a psycological test, i alredy had experience with that so i oit everything i knew to make it end faster so yeah, i understand how its easy to make everyone believe taht you feel how you want to feel
death penalty supporter
Disturbing decision to parole an individual like this. He should be required to wear an ankle bracelet the rest of his life while he is amongst us. The public has a right to know where he is at all times.
Eric wouldn’t have lasted 24 hours after tasting freedom.
If he killed my child, he would be better off in prison.
I cant believe this guys been released. My heart breaks for Derricks family.
Why he did his time and changed. You do know what the reason a person is Imprisoned right? To be Rehabilitated released back into society and could be a functional member of society. We all make bad decisions sure he’s was and the top of the do not do list. But he changed the system did what it was Designed to do. And before you say “oh you don’t know what that family Went through” or something along those lines I do know what it’s like as my mother when I was 8 was strangled to death then raped and left in a creek in the woods face down so yes I know what it’s like. But I also know the only way to truly more forward is to say or peace. Forgive and move on
My heart breaks for his family too because their son was brutally murdered. It's not because this guy has been released. He was a tormented child when he committed his crime, he undoubtedly suffered in prison, and he's had over 30 years of intense psychotherapy. Sure. I feel bad for the parents, but this dude has certainly paid the price. Unless, of course, you believe in that eye-for-an-eye, caveman kind of justice.
He was a baby when he did this.He prob did it by accident.
@@m.t.426 yeah accidentally lured him into the woods and strangled him and beat him with rocks, right? honestly your intelligence inspires
@Justin Atkinson He kills a kid have the audacity to want to pursue the American dream after taking that away someone that probably deserved way more than he ever will and as he's free and wants to counsel kids, you would not be saying that if the kid he killed was yours. That's a recipe for disaster. In America white does no wrong, that's judicial white system opportunity to set precedence for future white killers to be set free. If he was black he would either be killed in prison and had a maximum life sentence without parole.
I remember this news story from when I was a kid, you can just look at him now and tell something is still off, I cannot believe they released him
Why? He served 28 years. He could have served only 9 years, but he did 3 times that. He committed his crime when he was 14. What is so hard to believe?
@@ariefraiser140 Are you insane, this kid would have been the real life Michael Myers after 9 years... This kid would have definitely shot up a mall or a church by the time he was 26 years old.
@@IslamIslam-vj5fz okay? but none of that happened and he sat behind bars. what you said has nothing to do with anything
@@redbullsuper9559 Let's just say I traveled to an alternate universe looked up his case and that's EXACTLY what happened.
@Islam Islam what does that have anything to do with this😂
He should have never been released.
We all know why he was released.