48 Hours | Eric Smith: Gambling on a Killer (2022)
When he was 13 years old, he committed an unthinkable crime. 28 years later, Smith is out on parole. What’s next for him? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports.
2022-03-26 22:00:00 - 48 Hours
"I started covering this case in 1993 as a young producer," says "48 Hours" executive producer Judy Tygard.
"One child, Eric Smith, had killed another, Derrick Robie. It would be years before any of us had any real understanding of why.
I think of Derrick often and I have long admired the strength and grace of his family.
I think of Eric, too, and wonder if he’d gotten help could both boys have been saved."