Sheriff Howard Wells

Susan Smith has been arrested.

Susan Smith has been arrested.

And when I walked in, Susan was seated on the sofa there in the living room. He talked to Dateline in 1995. I knew time was of the essence, and so we went right directly into the informational stage of trying to find out what had happened.

And when I walked in, Susan was seated on the sofa there in the living room. He talked to Dateline in 1995. I knew time was of the essence, and so we went right directly into the informational stage of trying to find out what had happened.

We are hoping that he's going to be as good as his word, that he will not harm the children since he did not harm her.

We are hoping that he's going to be as good as his word, that he will not harm the children since he did not harm her.

She came in between 3 and 4 in the morning, met with a composite artist on day one,

She came in between 3 and 4 in the morning, met with a composite artist on day one,

After the sketch was drawn and it was distributed, the black people of our community were our greatest asset. They came forward and told us who they thought that looked like.

After the sketch was drawn and it was distributed, the black people of our community were our greatest asset. They came forward and told us who they thought that looked like.

We asked him where he was during this time, but it's so easy to check out. We checked it, and he was where he said he was.

We asked him where he was during this time, but it's so easy to check out. We checked it, and he was where he said he was.

Someone gave a report of a child crying in a national forest in North Carolina. That was going on at the same time.

Someone gave a report of a child crying in a national forest in North Carolina. That was going on at the same time.

You start finding out an abduction case, a high percentage are family abductions. You have to look at family to find out what is the motivation here, why, or who would have been behind it. Investigators wondered whether Susan and David's pending divorce might have played a role. We had to look at all the possibilities of who may have been involved, of whom it would have benefited for an abduction.

You start finding out an abduction case, a high percentage are family abductions. You have to look at family to find out what is the motivation here, why, or who would have been behind it. Investigators wondered whether Susan and David's pending divorce might have played a role. We had to look at all the possibilities of who may have been involved, of whom it would have benefited for an abduction.

Everyone was a suspect in this case until we could narrow it to a single individual or whatever. But anyone who may have had a motive, anyone who may have had contact with Susan, who may have been a participant or whatever, sure, we looked at everybody.

Everyone was a suspect in this case until we could narrow it to a single individual or whatever. But anyone who may have had a motive, anyone who may have had contact with Susan, who may have been a participant or whatever, sure, we looked at everybody.

We're working on some very promising, exciting information right now, and that's all I'm going to be able to say.

We're working on some very promising, exciting information right now, and that's all I'm going to be able to say.