48 hours takes a look back at the. At age 13, eric smith of savona, was found guilty of killing derrick robie, 4 in steuben county. According to wetm news, smith has been granted parole at age 42 after. But instead of showing derrick the. The parents of derrick robie, who was murdered in 1993 at the age of four, have spoken out following the release of their son’s killer from prison after 28 years.
Smith was convicted and locked up for 28 years. Then, in february, he was set free. Smith, now 42, has. He was supposed to walk from his house in savona, new york, to his summer. A year earlier, he had lured derrick robie into the woods and struck him on the. Derrick was 4 years and 10 months old.
