Teenage killer of four-year-old boy granted parole on 11th try

Albany: Eric M. Smith, who was 13 when he killed a four-year-old boy with a rock in western New York, has been granted parole, according to corrections officials.

Smith, now 41, appeared for the 11th time before the Board of Parole on October 5 and was granted release as early as November 17, the…