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S17 E52 Why Did Eric Kill?

Documentary

TV-PG

41 minutes

Aug 16, 1994

A report on Eric Smith who in August 1993, at age 13, was convicted of murdering four-year-old Derrick Robie. The child’s body was found strangled and battered with rocks near his home in Savona, N.Y.

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48 Hours

Documentary

TV-PG

26 Seasons

42 minutes

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