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Stephen Smith’s death declared a homicide days after Buster Murdaugh denied involvement

Family says it is a major development and ‘a chance to right eight years of wrongs’

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Stephen Smith’s mother flagged Buster Murdaugh as a potential suspect in his murder in 2016 letter to the FBI

In the letter, Sandy Smith said an individual had come forward to the family claiming to have witnessed Stephen being beaten to death with a baseball bat

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s attorney slams leak of jailhouse phone call

Colleton County Sheriff’s Office said the call was released due to ‘human error’ after a podcast filed a FOIA request for Murdaugh’s jailhouse calls

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

The body of a teenager found dead near the Murdaugh estate in 2015 will be exhumed

Stephen Smith's death was ruled a hit-and-run. His body was found 15 miles from the estate of former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was found guilty this month of killing his wife and son.

WEKU · Mar 19, 2023

Body of teenager found dead near Murdaugh property to be exhumed

Death of Stephen Smith, 19, was ruled a hit-and-run but case was reopened after Murdaugh’s conviction of murder of wife and son

The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2023

Family calls for independent autopsy of teen killed in hit-and-run near Murdaugh property

A GoFundMe page has now raised more than $56,000 for Stephen Smith’s body to be exhumed and re-examined

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

Maggie Murdaugh’s friends break silence for first time after husband Alex was convicted of murder

‘You know, she’s not ‘the wife that was murdered.’ I mean, we don’t want her to be remembered that way,’ her friends say

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

Body of man mysteriously found dead near family killer Alex Murdaugh's home to be exhumed

Stephen Smith, 19, from South Carolina, US, was found dead just a few miles away from Alex Murdaugh's home in July 2015. It was initially determined by police as a hit-and-run case

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023

Maggie Murdaugh’s friends break silence for first time after husband Alex was convicted of murder

‘You know, she’s not ‘the wife that was murdered.’ I mean, we don’t want her to be remembered that way,’ her friends say

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice in financial crimes seeks new trial based on killer’s testimony in murder case

During his murder trial, Alex Murdaugh testified that Russell Laffitte was not involved in his multi-million-dollar fraud schemes

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023