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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 7, 2023 · Eric Smith was 13 when he strangled and beat 4-year-old Derrick Robie in 1993. He was granted parole in 2022, despite the objections of the victim's family and the prosecutor.
May 4, 2023 · Eric Smith, who murdered a 4-year-old boy in 1993, was released from prison after 28 years. He claims he is a changed man and is engaged to be married.
May 4, 2023 · Eric Smith was convicted of murdering 4-year-old Derrick Robie in 1993 and spent 28 years in prison. He was released in 2022 and is now back in the headlines for his parole hearings.
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.
- Benjamin Bullard
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- Born Jan. 22, 1980 in Steuben County, New York — the same rural area where the Robie family made their home — Eric M. Smith grew up in Savona and r...
- At age 13, Smith convinced 4-year-old Derrick Robie to follow him on a supposed shortcut to reach Derrick’s destination at the local park. But inst...
- Now 43, Smith reportedly resides in the New York City borough of Queens, nearly 300 miles southeast of the small Savona village where he was raised...
Jan 8, 2023 · Eric Smith was a 13-year-old boy who tortured and killed four-year-old Derrick Robie in 1993. He claimed he snapped after years of bullying and wanted to take out his anger on someone.
Mar 18, 2022 · Eric Smith, who was 13 when he murdered 4-year-old Derrick Robie in Savona, New York, in 1993, was released on parole in February 2022. Learn about the case, the trial, the impact and the controversy of his release.