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Stephen Smith investigators had Buster Murdaugh tips and ... (New York Post)

Officials originally suspected foul play in the death of South Carolina teen Stephen Smith -- and had heard “rumors” about the student's link to Buster ...

And I felt my son was murdered, he was beaten to death, and I think it was a hate crime [because Stephen was openly gay],” she told the veteran journalist. Thomas Moore reportedly had a “heated” conversation with Presnell about her findings. Duncan dated July 9 states that the family said Smith was “skittish” and would “never have been walking in the middle of the roadway.” The nursing student was spotted around 4 a.m. Rowell’s summary of the scene reads. “I unequivocally deny any involvement in his death, and my heart goes out to the Smith family,” he added. “The only dispute I had was that it was not a hit-and-run. The trove of documents from the weeks following Smith’s death also show that his family — including his parents, Joel and Sandy Smith — doubted the official conclusion that their son was struck down while walking in the middle of the road. 7, 2015, Duncan notes that a source named Angela Carol reported that a “boy named Brendan [Strother]” asked if Smith and Buster had been in a relationship. “As I was leaving she stated that the report was preliminary and it was my job to figure out what it was struck him not hers,” Proctor recalled of the tense meeting. When pressed further by SCHP investigator Todd Proctor, she said she determined the cause of death because there was no gunshot wound, and Smith “was in the road.” Smith was found with his iPhone and car keys in his pocket and his car was later found a couple of miles from the scene, parked off the road with the gas tank door open and the gas cap hanging down.

Read 2015 police report on Stephen Smith's death naming Buster ... (Daily Mail)

Read the explosive police reports which reveal how cops thought Stephen Smith had been shot in the head and not run over, and ignored multiple mentions of ...

They immediately considered it a 'homicide' - but it wasn't until this year that the case was formally categorized as such He was still wearing his shoes - which was unusual for a car collision His death is highly suspicious - he suffered severe head trauma and was lying in a position that appeared staged, according to some of those involved in the investigation. Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of the road in 2015. His death remains unsolved, but is now being formally investigated as a murder. - Stephen Smith's body was found in the middle of the road in 2015

Stephen Smith's mom disclosed explosive details about his ... (The Sun)

IN a 2016 plea to the FBI, Stephen Smith's mother asked investigators to consider Buster Murdaugh as a potential suspect in the death of her son.After.

[Alex Murdaugh's](blank) brother found out about her son's passing so quickly, but accepted the offer. However, an autopsy performed later that day drew investigators to believe that Smith was the victim of a hit-and-run instead. [Netflix documentary](https://www.the-sun.com/news/4467885/stephen-smith-death-documentary-twin-murdaugh-murders/) on the Murdaugh murders. [Buster](https://www.the-sun.com/news/7536181/where-is-buster-murdaugh-murders-lawyer/) could be responsible for his murder and the Murdaugh family attempted to cover up the crime. [police](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/police/) reports, the death was thought to be a homicide. [Sandy Smith's](https://www.the-sun.com/news/7693148/stephen-smith-mom-speaks-homicide/) 7-year-long battle, her [son's death](https://www.the-sun.com/news/7541785/stephen-smith-alex-buster-murdaugh-allegations/) is now being considered a murder and the teenager's body will be exhumed for further investigation.

Everything We Know About The Reopened Homicide Case Of ... (Towleroad)

Front Page Detectives has reported at length on the death of Stephen Smith near the Alex Murdaugh home in South Carolina. Smith was found in the middle of.

Front Page Detectives has reported at length on the death of Stephen Smith near the Alex Murdaugh home in South Carolina. Front Page Detectives Smith was found in the middle of Sandy Run Road in Hampton County in 2015.

Original Stephen Smith case files reveal officers suspected homicide ... (NEWS.com.au)

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Forensic anthropology could pry open mystery of Stephen Smith ... (The State)

Forensic anthropology could pry open mystery of Stephen Smith South Carolina death, renowned doctor Erin Kimmerle says. Here's what to know.

Every type of trauma can be differentiated to tell whether the person was hit by a car, beaten, or otherwise killed, she said. Kimmerle said the forensic anthropological process involves more than the full-body x-rays and comprehensive examination of the body that a forensic anthropologist would do. SLED did open an investigation on June 23, 2021 after receiving some sort of information while investigating the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh and reviewing the Highway Patrol investigative file. Sandy Smith and South Carolina Highway Patrol investigators have said they believed from the start Stephen was murdered and a victim of a hate crime. Smith’s death,” the SLED news release said. But if fingernail scrapings were done, that material can be analyzed again as could any foreign DNA material found on his body and retained in evidence. Usually when hit by a car, people are knocked out of their shoes. In addition, there were no tire tracks, no car parts and Stephen’s car was out of gas several miles away with his wallet inside. They, in fact, had been murdered. Erin Presnell ](https://www.muscpathlab.org/people/s-erin-presnell-m-d/)at the Medical University of South Carolina, found Stephen had a large wound on the right side of his forehead, a dislocated shoulder and cuts to his left hand. Stephen, who was gay, was found in the middle of the night by a passerby driving a wrecker. [raised $104,545 ](https://www.gofundme.com/f/independent-exhumation-and-autopsy)during the past two weeks to have her son’s body exhumed to prove he was not a victim of hit and run, as a medical examiner ruled shortly after his body was found in 2015 in the middle of the rural Sandy Run Road in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.

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Stephen Smith's Family's Attorney Gives Update on Homicide ... (Newsweek)

The investigation into Smith's death was reopened following evidence uncovered during the inquiry into Alex Murdaugh's murder of his wife and son, ...

"You can see the square where his body came to rest, he's literally in the middle of the roadway. He said: "Before, during and since my father's trial, I have been targeted and harassed by the media and followers of this story. On Monday, Buster released a statement denying any involvement in Smith's death. The vehicle broke down three miles down a country road from where the body was found. Smith, aged 19, was found dead in the middle of a rural South Carolina road on July 8, 2015. "When you read the investigative file from 2015 it's pretty clear that the troopers who were investigating at the time did not believe it was a hit-and-run.

'His body is a crime scene': Exhumation plans proceeding in ... (Yahoo News)

An exhumation should show how Smith died as well as capture evidence to be used in any legal proceeding, Smith family attorney Ronnie Richter said.

'It's Stephen's time:' Attorney for family of Stephen Smith outlines ... (WIS10)

There is a renewed push for justice after the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced this week that it is investigating his death as a homicide. The ...

“Sandy was told by Stephen the week before died that the following week he was going to go fishing in Key West with a very prominent person. “We believe, Sandy believes that he had relationships and was in a relationship with a very prominent person,” Bland said. He was found in the middle of the highway.’” He was hit by a car. “But now with that conviction of Alex, and some of the citizens seeing the courageous people that came in that courtroom and put their hand up, to tell the truth, and said things that were contrary to the interests of Alex and the Murdaughs, and they’re okay. The fact that they would say they want to participate and work in conjunction with our investigation. The fact that they would share that with me. “Remember, for eight years she’s saying, ‘No, my son was murdered somewhere else, he wasn’t hit by a car.’ And some people were saying, ‘Look, lady, give it up. And Alex was found guilty. “There’s a certain guarded nature down there in the Lowcountry are reticent about people speaking out at all against law enforcement or against the Murdaughs,” he said. “The fact that they would call me on the phone, a private lawyer, and tell me that. Sandy asked, ‘Who was it?’ He wasn’t willing to give the name because that was a part of his life that he did keep secret.”

'His body is a crime scene': Exhumation plans proceeding in ... (Yahoo! Voices)

An exhumation should show how Smith died as well as capture evidence to be used in any legal proceeding, Smith family attorney Ronnie Richter said.

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