10 – The Murder of Susan Daniels Smith
Susan Daniels Smith was working with FBI agent Mark Putnam and became enchanted with him. After she confronted him about being pregnant with his child, she disappeared. The case did not have many leads and was only solved when local authorities pressured the FBI to investigate her disappearance.
Show Sources:
Agent Who Killed Lover Ends Sentence by the Courant
Above Suspicion: The Disturbing Story of the FBI Agent Who Strangled His Informant by The Line Up
Meet the Smiths by Best of SWLA
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
The Girl From Lonesome Holler by Joe Sharkey
Susan Daniels Smith, Mark Putnam: FBI, ‘Above Suspicion’ Pikeville Killer Today by TV Crime Sky
‘Above Suspicion’ and the ‘Female Gaze
Above Suspicion: An Undercover FBI Agent, an Illicit Affair, and a Murder of Passion
Betrayed Season 1 Episode 10 – No Escape