218 | Bully Stick: Teen Killer Eric Smith
Talk Murder To Me
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🗓️ 19 February 2021
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On Tuesday, August 3, 1993, four-year-old Derrick Robie’s body was found deceased three blocks from his home in Savona, Steuben County, New York in a nearby park. State police immediately announced Robie’s death as a homicide because of the multiple body trauma that resulted in his murder. Police eventually arrest Eric Smith, a thirteen-year-old bully, for Robie’s murder and sentence him to 9 years to life in prison.
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| 0:00.0 | According to stop bullying.gov, quote, about 20% of students ages 12 to 18 experienced bullying nationwide. |
| 0:08.7 | Additionally, students 12 to 18 who reported being bullied said that they thought those who bullied them |
| 0:14.3 | either have the ability to influence other students perception of them, |
| 0:18.0 | had more social influence, or physically larger or stronger, |
| 0:22.0 | or had more money. |
| 0:23.5 | These numbers don't include those who are bullies themselves. |
| 0:26.6 | As research shows, bullies are the targets of some form of abuse also, |
| 0:31.9 | in effect passing on a vicious cycle of hate and shame. |
| 0:36.0 | Low self-esteem, a treacherous home life, at times even mental disorders or birth defects, |
| 0:41.8 | may help contribute in creating a bully from an otherwise |
| 0:45.1 | normal kid. It's the age-old nature versus nurture argument. As cyberbullying |
| 0:51.1 | becomes even more prevalent, we should take bullying more seriously. |
| 0:55.6 | At least for the sake of four-year-old Derek Robbie, who met his fate one summer afternoon |
| 1:01.4 | at the hands of a teenager throwing a tantrum. All right, welcome guys. |
| 1:13.0 | If you're new here and this is your first time, |
| 1:15.5 | I put all my sources for tonight's episode |
| 1:18.7 | on Talk Murder.com. |
| 1:21.0 | You can click the blog post that is number 218. |
| 1:26.5 | That is the episode tonight. |
| 1:28.7 | So, and I'll put a link in the show notes below. |
| 1:32.3 | So you just click that and go and see the photos for |
| 1:35.6 | tonight's story. All right so tonight we are dedicating a shot to one of our |
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