Southern Fried True Crime

67: The Killing of FBI Informant Susan Daniels Smith

In 1987, an ambitious rookie FBI agent came to Pikeville, Kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. Susan Daniels Smith lived a life of poverty, violence and misery. And then she met Mark Putnam and became obsessed. Major Source: Above Suspicion by Joe Sharkey Sources: <a href="https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/67-the-killing-of-fbi-informant-susan-daniels-smith" rel="noopener">https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/67-the-killing-of-fbi-informant-susan-daniels-smith</a> Written, hosted, produced by Erica Kelley Researched by Erica Kelley Edited by Chaes Gray Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma Radio Merch | Donate | In the Media: <a href="https://southernfriedtruecrime.com" rel="noopener">https://southernfriedtruecrime.com</a> @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/southernfriedtruecrime" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/southernfriedtruecrime</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/southernfriedtruecrime" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/southernfriedtruecrime</a>

Erica Kelley is a native Tennessean exploring historical and contemporary true crime in the South. Southern charm is attempted but southern sass is bountiful. Join her as she shows you just how southern fried the justice system can be in the Deep South.