Killer mother Susan Smith cried and begged to be released from prison as she appeared before the South Carolina parole board Wednesday.

But true to form, she still refused to take full responsibility for her actions – blaming her recent conviction for her attempt to cash in on her infamy from prison – on the documentary filmmaker she was communicating with.

She also claimed that previous convictions for misconduct behind bars were not her fault.

Smith, 53, attended the meeting remotely via Zoom and told the board she lost touch with reality when she killed her sons, Alex and Michael, by strapping them into their car seats and drowning them in a more in South Carolina.

“I am a Christian and I know God has forgiven me,” Smith told the board before imploring the parole board to “show the same kind of mercy.”

As Smith wiped her tears with a tissue, she acknowledged the pain she had caused. “I want to say how sorry I am,” she said.

Smith’s attorney told the board that the prosecutor was wrong about her alleged motive. “This is a mental health story,” he said. “This wasn’t about another man. She was mentally ill.”

Smith has spent 30 years in prison since receiving a life sentence for the 1994 incident. This is her first parole hearing.