Convicted child murderer Susan Smith‘s tears at her parole hearing were all BS, totally fabricated to influence the board… this, according to a former guard who was fired and prosecuted for having sex with her in prison years ago.

Alfred Rowe — a disgraced prison guard who previously worked at the Camille Graham Correctional Center in South Carolina, where Smith served until 2000 – tells TMZ the parole board made the right choice in keeping her in prison.

Rowe says he doesn’t think Smith has changed… and that getting emotional during the hearing was just for show – with AR saying someone must have bottled up some tears and brought them for her to use, because she is unable to do so. that level of emotion on her own.

Rowe says it’s possible she feels a little remorse… but her excitement was a total fabrication.

The ex-guard previously admitted to us Sex with Smith wasn’t worth losing his job or his reputation — he told TMZ he “allowed” Smith to give him oral sex two to three times, but said she didn’t ask for anything in return. Prison authorities got wind of their interactions and fired Rowe and another guard. Rowe pleaded guilty to sex with a prisoner in 2001 and was sentenced to five years’ probation. He said his negative opinion of Susan has nothing to do with their past.

As we told you… Smith’s appeal to the parole board was shot down unanimously this morning – with five votes to reject and one withdrawing himself from the vote.

Smith claimed she had learned and changed a lot since the murders of her sons, ages three and 14 months, in 1994. The boys’ father came to the hearing and argued on their behalf. He said this was a horrible decision. , no accident or mistake.

The parole board cited the severity of Smith’s crime and her unfavorable record as reasons they denied her request. Rowe previously referred us to her disciplinary infractions over the years, many for drug-related violations. He noted that her offending record was among the worst he had ever seen.