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7 years from now summary5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Last week, at her home on a dirt road in rural Barnwell, S.C., she watched a TV interview with Todd Proctor, the man who led the investigation into her 19-year-old son's death. "There will never be another one like him," she said. Sandy Smith holds a photo of her late son, 19-year-old Stephen Smith, on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Here’s what we know about who Stephen Smith was. That’s what I’ve been saying from the beginning,” Sandy Smith told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday night. “We do believe it was a murder,” SLED Chief Mark Keel told The State newspaper on Tuesday.Īll this time, Smith’s mother has fought for one thing: justice. On Tuesday, SLED said it was now investigating Smith’s death as a homicide, confirming there was no indication he had died in a hit-and-run. Investigators have not said what was found in the probe of the Murdaugh killings that led to a fresh look at Smith’s case. ![]() In the summer of 2021, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced it was opening an investigation into Smith’s death based on information learned while probing the June 7, 2021, murders of Margaret Murdaugh and her son Paul Murdaugh.Įarlier this month, disgraced and disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the killings of his wife and son.Īuthorities have not announced a connection between the Murdaugh family and Smith’s death. South Carolina police are investigating Stephen Smith's death as a homicide, nearly 2 years after the Murdaugh case prompted fresh look. ![]()
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