We are all family, good and bad we are the same! That will never be erased but yes being white made all the difference for him and his future + current success story. And then she met Mark Putnam and became obsessed.Written, hosted, produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyEdited by Chaes GrayOriginal Graphic Art by Coley HornerOriginal Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma RadioSources at https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/67-the-killing-of-fbi-informant-susan-daniels-smithhttps://southernfriedtruecrime.comhttps://www.facebook.com/southernfriedtruecrimehttps://www.patreon.com/southernfriedtruecrimehttps://whatamaneuver.net/collections/southern-fried-true-crime (merch shop)@southfriedtruth and @kericak (Twitter) | @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta) In truth, its about class and poor men of any race get the worst defense lawyer and therefore the worst sentences and treatment. When a key FBI informant disappears, her sister becomes convinced that the married agent who paid the woman for information -- and had an illicit affair with her -- also was her killer. Susans collaboration with Putnam was successful. Years of struggles with alcohol had compromised her health. Susan Daniels Smith lived a life of poverty, violence and misery. And although he was still on probation for robbing a bank, Putnam believed that Lockhart immediately went back to his old profession upon being released from prison. Hes a wonderful man, her mother Carol Ponticelli told the Hartford Courant when he was let out of prison. And it should. 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He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. I started choking her and telling her to shut up. Putnam said he tried in vain to revive her. The family rarely talks about the case publicly, Tim Putnam said. And people in this area deserve dignity and definitely the dead deserve dignity.. He served his time there have plenty of persons of color who were released either by being model prisoners or because they were found not guilty, Mark had no former criminal file and was, before the murder, an upstanding citizen. How nice for him. Sometimes you get the good people who believe in real justice, and sometimes you do get them racist tyrants. [3] His aim was to arrest a famous 32-year-old ex-convict and bank robber, Carl Edward "Cat Eyes" Lockhart. Your out of touch. Ward said she would be paid $50,000 for helping with the movie. But strangely, Kathys parents always stuck by their former son-in-law. In 1987, an ambitious rookie FBI agent came to Pikeville, Kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. The Killing of FBI Informant Susan Daniels Smith Southern Fried True [4][7] He moved to Georgia, remarried, and was working as a personal trainer in 2016. But, still, most people at the theater Wednesday said they are committing to giving the film a shot. Mark Steven Putnam was born on July 4, 1959, in Coventry, Connecticut, to Barbara and Walter. When her body was finally found, Mark Putnam confessed to killing her, reported the LA Times. The story of slain FBI informant Susan Smith of Pikeville will be featured on an episode of the new series The Perfect Suspect, which airs at 9 p.m. Thursday on Investigation Discovery. I thought he was some white dude trying to scare me with a pistol. Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. During his time in college, Putnam mentioned to his soccer coach that he dreamed of being an FBI agent. [2], Putnam was released from prison in 2000, at age 41. Its not as if there are any similar cases regarding black FBI agents. The reason Treyvon Martin was killed was because he did not have sense enough to ask, why are you following me? Trayvon, in typical thug style, tried to give an innocent man a beat down. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. This is about an FBI agent who murdered his informate? As far as the FBI is concerned, this is a difficult day but I would hope that our entire record is whats going to govern the way that people think about the FBI, OConnor said. At twenty-seven years old, Susan Daniels Smith was a dirt poor, divorced mother of two living in rural Kentucky. Although the marriage produced two children, its hardly surprising that there were problems. I work in the system and between race and class, it makes all the difference. They met frequently to exchange information about Lockharts activities and plans. Your email address will not be published. He was 22 at the time, she was 15. Idk what black friend told you that but it sounds like bs to me. Mark Putnam reads, exercises, works in the prison hospice and chapel, and is talkative during calls to his family. He used Ms. Smith as an informant in a bank robbery and car theft case. What was that piece of orange plastic(?) Putnam appeared tense during his 20-minute appearance in Pike County Circuit Court. Claims self defense, but who doesnt. This is how the unlikely coupling of Mark and Susan started. And after $18,000 in cash was stolen from a bank in Kentucky, Mark set his sights on the suspect, Carl Edwards "Cats Eyes" Lockhart, The New York Post writes. In this one they had nothing besides him failing the polygraph which is not admissible in court! Your email address will not be published. The move was based on the suggestion of Bert Hatfield the part-time cop who initially suggested Kenneth as an informant. But thats only part of the story. However, the history is too long of black men being wrongfully treated by the justice system. I wouldnt take what they say as truth or without right wing , white supremacy bias. Bringing race into this is like saying 6% of the population (black males) are responsible for 48% of all violent crimes: Source: Department of Justice Statistics year in year out. Susan Daniels Smith lived a life of poverty, violence and misery. Meet the Smiths by Best of SWLA Susan Daniels Smith: 'Betrayed' Mark Putnam, FBI Killer Of Pregnant Informant Found Dead In Pikeville, Kentucky, Subject Of New Crime Series On ID by Inquisitr Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty To Slaying Kentucky Woman by AP News Former FBI agent from Coventry due for release from prison by Journal Inquirer A film adaptation of this book, Above Suspicion, was released on June 20, 2019, starring Emilia Clarke as Susan Smith, and Jack Huston as Mark Putnam.[10][11]. The old feud was part of Susan, as she was a descendant of both clans. Do you think thatd fly if the same situation involved a WHITE president of Nike? And according to "Above Suspicion," there was a lot of money to be given out to informants. Connecticut native Putnam was 27 years old and just out of the FBI Academy when he found himself stationed in Pikeville, Kentucky, a small Appalachian town three hours from Lexington with a practically unsupervised two-agent outpost.
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