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Eric M. Smith (born January 22, 1980) is an American murderer who, at the age of thirteen, sexually abused and murdered four-year-old Derrick Joseph Robie (October 2, 1988 – August 2, 1993), in Steuben County, New York, on August 2, 1993.
May 4, 2023 · Eric Smith spent 28 years behind bars for the 1993 murder of a 4-year-old boy. He was released from prison in February. Is he a changed man?
Apr 14, 2023 · Learn more about Eric Smith, who was 13 when he murdered 4-year-old Derrick Robie in the small village of Savona, New York, and is now 43 and free on parole.
May 7, 2023 · AN UNTHINKABLE CRIME. After being locked up for 28 years, Eric Smith – who murdered a child as a teen– is free. He's out on parole in Queens, New York. Smith insists he's a changed man...
May 4, 2023 · Eric Smith, who spent 28 years behind bars for the 1993 murder of 4-year-old Derrick Robie, was released from prison in February 2022. "48 Hours" takes a look back at the notorious case: Morning...
Mar 19, 2022 · Where is Eric Smith Now? Eric’s trial took place in 1994, and he was tried as an adult. The defense argued that he had an “intermittent explosive disorder” leading to uncontrollable violent episodes. However, Eric was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to nine years to life in prison.
The little boy was killed by Eric Smith, then 13 years old, who was dubbed the “freckle-faced killer” in the media at the time. A parole board decided in November to release Smith. Fearing he...
Mar 18, 2022 · Eric Smith, now 42, was released from prison on parole in February, 28 years after he brutally murdered 4-year-old Derrick Robie in Steuben County.
Oct 16, 2021 · ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Eric M. Smith, who was 13 when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock in western New York, has been granted parole, corrections officials said on Saturday. Smith, now 41, appeared for the 11th time before the Board of Parole on October 5 and was granted release as early as Nov. 17, the Department of Corrections ...
Nov 18, 2021 · Four-year-old Derrick Robie didn't deserve to be beaten and brutalized 28 years ago, Eric Smith told a parole board last month, and said he felt deep remorse for the murder and hoped Derrick's...
