Susan Smith Pikeville - “above suspicion,” in theaters friday, is a tragic tale of how fbi agent mark putnam's ambition and informant susan smith's wild infatuation collided with deadly. Susan daniels smith, a woman ensnared by poverty and criminal activities, saw a glimmer of hope when she became an informant for mark putnam, an ambitious fbi agent. In 1987, an ambitious rookie fbi agent came to pikeville, kentucky for his first posting out of the academy. He soon met a girl from the nearby holler who worked as an informant. If life had unfolded for susan smith the way it did for most residents of pikeville, kentucky, she never would have met fbi agent mark putnam. But life is unpredictable and in. On june 8, 1989, susan daniels smith was killed in the pikeville area.
“above suspicion,” in theaters friday, is a tragic tale of how fbi agent mark putnam's ambition and informant susan smith's wild infatuation collided with deadly. Susan daniels smith, a woman ensnared by poverty and criminal activities, saw a glimmer of hope when she became an informant for mark putnam, an ambitious fbi agent.