March 22nd 2023.
The authorities are now re-examining the death of Stephen Smith, a teenager associated with the wealthy Murdaugh family of South Carolina, as a homicide after fresh revelations during the double homicide trial of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh. In July 2015, Smith, a 19-year-old nursing student, was discovered dead on the side of a South Carolina road, with an autopsy revealing that he died from blunt force trauma to the head. The initial investigation concluded that it was a hit-and-run. Smith was a friend of Buster Murdaugh, the eldest son of Alex Murdaugh. The Murdaugh family included Buster Murdaugh, Maggie Murdaugh, Paul Murdaugh, and Alex Murdaugh.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) During the course of their investigation, law enforcement personnel interviewed over 40 witnesses that referred to Buster or the Murdaugh family, who owned a country home near where Smith's body was found. Nevertheless, neither Buster nor any other relative of the family were charged or even questioned during the original investigation.
In June 2021, Maggie Murdaugh and her younger son, Paul Murdaugh, were found shot to death on the grounds of their estate, with Alex eventually found guilty for the murders this year. When the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigators were still searching for evidence in that double murder investigation in June 2021, they found 'new facts' that prompted them to reopen the inquiry into Stephen Smith's death.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) At the double murder trial of his mother and brother, Buster Murdaugh listens to his father testify.
The death of Stephen Smith, a teen associated with the affluent Murdaugh family of South Carolina, is currently being investigated as a homicide in light of new evidence brought to light during the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.
The 19-year-old nursing student was discovered deceased on the side of a road in South Carolina in July 2015, with an autopsy determining his death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head. Initially, it was assumed to be a hit-and-run incident.
Smith had been a friend of Buster Murdaugh, the eldest son of Alex Murdaugh. The Murdaugh family, which included Buster, Maggie, Paul, and Alex Murdaugh, owned a house located in close proximity to where Smith's body was found.
Investigators spoke to more than 40 witnesses that spoke of Buster or the Murdaugh family, but none of them were questioned or charged in the initial investigation.
Then, in June 2021, Alex Murdaugh's wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and his younger son, Paul Murdaugh, were shot dead on the estate grounds. Alex was subsequently found guilty for the murders.
When the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was investigating the double murder in June 2021, they discovered 'new information' that led them to reopen the probe into Smith's death.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Buster Murdaugh listens to his father testify at the double murder trial of his mother and brother.
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