![]() ![]() The fact is that anybody, from mansions to trailers and back again, can commit a crime,” she says. “A lot of the crimes I cover are about people who don’t have the finances to battle the system, but you can’t make a blanket statement about that, because so many crimes (that wind up in books and on TV) are about domestic violence, dirty secrets that people keep their mouths shut about. It’s about making sure that these victims are recognized, and that the guilty meet justice, no matter who they are. That book started her on a career as a successful true crime writer - her book “All She Wanted” was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film “Boys Don’t Cry” starring Hillary Swank - as well as a talk show commentator, a former crime reporter for FOX News and now the host of her own Investigation Discovery show, “True Crime With Aphrodite Jones.”įor Jones, telling these stories, as well as those of Michael Jackson, Michael Peterson and others in print, and of other famous and not-so-famous cases in her various TV appearances, isn’t just about playing on lurid headlines. ![]() And I was outraged,” says Aphrodite Jones, whose book “The FBI Killer” became not only a national bestseller but the basis of a TV movie starring Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette as the murder victim. But for some reason, no one outside of the small Kentucky town where the crime took place seemed to care and national media ignored it.įrustrated, one local radio reporter decided that the world needed to know, and did the only thing she knew how to do - she wrote about it. The actors, though they may look different, provide the essence of these people and the story they were part of.It was the kind of story every crime reporter imagines covering - an FBI agent tried and convicted of killing his informant, the first person in the bureau to go to jail for murder. All in all, the true crime film perfectly casts the important players of the case, showing the tragic events that led to Susan's death and the historic case that made Mark Putnam the first FBI agent convicted of murder. ![]() Despite some name changes, the film accurately shows the cast of characters that were important in the real life case including Mark, Susan, their spouses, Susan's sister, and other suspects and law enforcement agents. Not much is known about the real-life Bert Hatfield, however, Randy McCoy's character does represent his role in the case of Mark Putnam and Susan Smith.Ībove Suspiciontells the true story of Mark Putnam and the murder of Susan Smith. In the film, it seems that Randy doesn't know Susan personally, however, in real life, Bert did have a connection to Susan and was the one to introduce her to Mark as an informant. Randy McCoy is likely supposed to represent Albert "Bert" Hatfield, a local sheriff's deputy that is friends with Susan Smith and works alongside Mark Putnam. Putnam was the first FBI agent to ever be convicted of murder.Īustin Hebert plays Randy McCoy in Above Suspicion. In 1989, when Smith revealed to Putnam that she was pregnant, the pair fought and Putnam ultimately killed Smith via strangulation. Although "Cat Eyes" was arrested at the end of 1987, Putnam and Smith remained in contact and began a relationship. While completing his investigation, Putnam was connected with a local woman and drug addict, Susan Smith, who provided him with information to help with the case. In 1987, FBI agent Mark Putnam went to Pikeville, Kentucky to apprehend an ex-convict and bank robber, Carl Edward "Cat Eyes" Lockhart. The film is based on a non-fiction book by Joe Sharkey of the same name and the real-life crime. The 2019 film Above Suspicionportrays the real-life relationship-turned-crime of FBI agent Mark Putnam and Susan Smith, but how does the Hollywood cast compare to the real suspects, victims, and bystanders on the case? Above Suspicion explores the affair between an FBI agent and his informant that ultimately leads to the latter's murder. This article contains disturbing and violent content.
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