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Eric Smith

Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole
Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole The murderer of a 4-year-old boy being held in a Hudson Valley prison was denied parole for the 10th time. Eric Smith, who is housed at the medium-security Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, went before the parole board for his 10th appeal and was once again denied parole by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Smith, now 40, was 13 when he killed 4-year-old Derrick Robie in upstate Steuben County in August 1993 in a case that has garnered national attention. As a teen, Smith lured Robie into a wooded area near his home. Robie was reportedly walk…