Then he was beat up, so the story just kept changing over and over," said Sandra Smith, Stephen's mother, this week. "When they told me hit and run I said that's impossible because Stephen wouldn't have been walking in the road to start with. "There was no evidence of this being a hit and run. The coroner searches through the victims clothing and located a vehicle key in the victims front left pocket. . This did, however, cause theSouth Carolina Law Enforcement Division to open up the case in June 2021, but at this time it doesnt look like there have been any new developments since then. Tallon and Burke take photos and notes and make a sketch with measurements (see below). As SLED begins its probe into Stephens death, its important to look back on the 2015 investigation to see what went awry. The death was originally thought to be a hit-and-run. David Rowell, of the SCHP, who tells him that Hampton County Sheriff T.C. It has been apparent from the first week of the investigation that authorities are covering up critical evidence and we no longer know who to trust, Smith wrote. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. SCHP: Moore instructs Rowell to go back to the scene and make sure the body had been marked and to start looking for debris in both directions. Mom and Son, Authorities Open Investigation into Teen's 2015 Death, 'Somebody's in Danger': 2 Months After Deaths of Prominent S.C. Moore tells him to make sure that the coroner and HCSO are also ruling it a homicide. There, they listened to gospel songs, speeches and unveiled a new headstone for the 19-year-old's grave, which is close to the spot where his father, who died three months after his son, is buried. They search the area for cartridge cases. He tells them to meet him at the funeral home. There's a bright light being shined on that county. How injury occurred: Subject was apparently hit by a motor vehicle possibly a truck. A man driving on the road that evening called police just before 5 a.m.to report a person lying in the roadside,according to police reports. HAMPTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new headstone for Stephen Smith was unveiled at the Gooding Cemetery in Hampton County Sunday. Similar to the homicide case, SLED has revealed little information to the public since confirming it is reopening the case to the family,Inside Edition Digital previously reported. The case of Stephen Smith a 19-year-old man from Hampton, S.C. who was found dead in the middle of Sandy Run Road on July 8, 2015. July 22, 2015, SCHP: Proctor visits Presnell at MUSC to get some sort of clarification on the Smith case. Moore asks about any other injuries on Smith, and Presnell tells him only a partial dislocated right shoulder., He asks Presnell if she found any glass fragments or any other evidence of a motor vehicle and she stated no., I then asked her why she was ruling it as a motor vehicle accident and what she thought caused the head injury, he wrote. A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years' jail for a hit-and-run crash that left cyclist and Perth university professor Thomas Lyons, with a serious and ongoing brain injury . Smith had a head wound consistent with being shot, the coroner explained in a report. I guarantee you that Stephen was not in that road, she said. 8:25 a.m. SLED: Tallon and Burke arrive at the scene. He asks the funeral home director if he has the clothing Smith was wearing and is told it was in a paper bag with the body. Hes never been around Stephen., When asked who told her that she said Stephens friend, another kid who she named, and a couple other people.. Sunday's vigil was held just days after news broke that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges in connection with the June 2021 deaths of his wife Maggie, 52, and 22-year-old son Paul. "Here she is seven years later, still hanging in there, still going strong, still ready to do whatever it takes to find the answers," Smith family attorney Mike Hemlepp tells PEOPLE. In light of historical information and the autopsy findings, it is the opinion of the pathologist that the decedent died as the result of blunt head trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash in which the decedent was a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, the autopsy report says. Duncan does not include this in his casenotes. Proctor told Fox News that was she said was true. Not only is it believed he swept crimes committed by his family under the rug and has been involved in fraud, but hes also been accused of murder. Allen tells Duncan that the only injuries to the victim were around the head area.. One theory posits that Stephen ran out of gas and decided to walk home when he was clipped by a semi truck, but Stephen's mother Sandy Smith discounted that hypothesis in the 20/20 documentary. Stay tuned for part two of the investigation file. He was found dead in mysterious circumstances in the middle of Sandy Run Road on July 8, 2015. One of the guys that supposedly did this, Stephen told his twin sister that he had a fling with the boy, she said. Allen informs Moore that it is a homicide, not a hit and run. Feb. 26, 2018: Satterfield dies from her injuries. A NEW 20/20 documentary about the mysterious Murdaugh family includes claims by the twin sister of a teenager who died under strange circumstances in rural South Carolina. According to law enforcement at the time, his death was the consequence of a hit-and-run. The final autopsy report said that Stephens cause of death was blunt head trauma, motor vehicle crash, pedestrian vs. vehicle. For more than two decades, she had served as the family housekeeper and nanny. Rowell did not make a note of the Murdaugh tip in his written notes. Alex Murdaugh, Paul's father and . It doesnt matter what his sexual preferences were, he was still my son and he was not messing with anybody and was going to school to better himself.. Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal is now streaming on Netflix, telling the story of the wealthy Murdaugh family in South Carolina. That would be Stephen Smith, a gay teenager who was found dead in the street inHampton County. At nearly $29 million, Clark is set to have the third-largest cap hit in 2023 of any defensive end. Murdaugh will face three charges in the shooting, but with several ongoing investigations and. SCHP detectives noted the cars gas cap was unscrewed and hanging outside of the gas cap door. Todd Proctor, former. Source: YouTube/Law&Crime Network (video still) Buster Murdaugh Detectives speculated a truck had side-swiped him with a rearview mirror as Smith walked along the dark road, according to incident reports. When asked if theyve had been contacted by a lawyer, the family member tells police that Randy Murdaugh was the second person to call Stephens father after the coroner on the day of Stephens death. M.D. The worst part is that some of the individuals responsible were Stephens classmates.. And now a retired South Carolina state trooper, who led the investigation into Smiths death, told Fox News he had long suspected the case to have been a murder. 5:15 a.m. SCHP: J.L.Booker, of SCHP, was notified by Lt. Bruce Brock, also of SCHP, of the incident. 12:30 p.m. MUSC autopsy report: Dr. Erin Presnell begins the autopsy on Stephen. Smith was found dead with deep gashes to his head in the middle of a dark Hampton County road on July 8, 2015. The Smith case had originally been ruled a hit-and-run despite evidence from . SCHP: Moore writes I turned the clothing over to Duncan and after a discussion by all parties as to why this did not appear to be related to a motor vehicle.. Randy "said he wanted to take the case and it would be free of charge, Stephanie said. Send your tips tomandy@fitsnews.com. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Myth? Proctor also wrote in his report that Greene was fired sometime between July 22 August 18, 2015. Todd Proctor, S.C. Highway Patrol's lead investigator in the 2015 Stephen Smith case, tells multiple news outlets that he still doesn't believe Smith died as a result of a hit-and-run. The timeline (below) shows a sketch of how officials came to the decision to rule the death a hit and run and how that decision appeared to confuse nearly everyone involved. If anyone helped cover up what happened, they should be held accountable.". She is working writing an official letter to SLED. "She now has more people than she knows what to do with," says Andrews. Smith died on a rural road in Hampton County, in 2015 that was ruled a hit-and-run.. Smith's mother, Sandy, told the the Hampton County Guardian, part of the USA TODAY Network, in 2015 that she believed her son's death was the result of foul play and a possible hate crime because her son was gay. And before too long, some of them including the Murdaugh family stopped cooperating at all, he said. King World Productions Inc. 2023 Inside Edition Inc. and CBS interactive Inc., Paramount companies. She tells police Stephen was going to school in Orangeburg and hung out at Bobcat Landing a lot recently. Sandy told FITSNews shes still clinging to hope even after Thursdays heart-wrenching news. in. Also buried close by is Stephen's brother, who died as a baby. Stephen's twin sister, Stephanie Smith, remembered the moment the coroner called her home about Stephen's death. I just dont believe my son would have been walking in the middle of the road like that. Prior to leaving the scene, agents discussed their findings and completed a walkthrough with Inv. SCHP: Moore calls Singleton again when Singleton doesnt call him back. She said Stephen had been recently cutting school, which was unusual for him. Murdaugh's. 9:18 a.m. SLED: Agents release the scene to HCSO personnel and leave. Two Murdaughs also work for the prominent Hampton, S.C. law firm of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth and Detrick(PMPED). His body was found in the middle of Sandy Run Road on July 8 with deep gashes to the head. "I just couldn't believe it," she said. In fairness, SLED didnt investigate Stephens case because it was dubiously ruled a hit and run. Investigation files revealed (part one). (WTOC/Provided) Initial reports indicated he died from blunt force trauma to the head. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! The 19-year-old nursing student who had been a classmate of Buster Murdaugh at Wade Hampton High School was found dead with a head wound on Sandy Run. He instead calls Smalls to see if he can get the information. Families, entire communities are still reeling . Names and stories of the Murdaugh family surfaced six years ago regarding the death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, a young gay man found dead in the middle of a lonely rural road with several deep gashes in his head, but investigators said they were never able to directly connect anyone in the family to the incident. Duncan didnt ask any follow-up questions and never mentioned this rumor in his notes. Andrews, who helped raise more than $40,000 for the headstone and for a scholarship in Stephen's name, says she's thankful for all the worldwide support Sandy has received in her fight for answers. 4:40 p.m. SCHP: Moore calls Washington and asks him if the hit-and-run was his ruling as well. Moore calls Croft to ask which agents were at the scene that morning. SLEDs inquiry into the Smith family does not mean its agents believe they had anything to do with the deaths of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh. The Murdaugh family has loomed large in the Lowcountry for nearly a century with three generations of its members serving as solicitor (South Carolinas version of a district attorney) over a five-county region between 1920 and 2007. Stephens massive head wound along with the lack of other significant injuries on his body stumped investigators on scene. His right shoulder was partially dislocated. And when you dont have enough evidence to compel someone legally to speak with you you have to go off their willingness to speak to you.. Stephen Smith was 19 when he was found dead on a rural road in Hampton County in 2015. Smith was found dead with deep gashes to his head in the middle of a dark Hampton County road on July 8, 2015. HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The mother of a 19-year-old found dead in 2015 said the grand jury indictment of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh in the killings of his own wife and son gives her hope for justice for her son's case. . The coroners report on Smiths death said he was most likely hit in the head by the mirror of a passing tractor trailer truck as he walked along the dark, two-lane road after he ran out of gas. For more on the ever-evolving Murdaugh case, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. 3:57:43 a.m. Hampton County Communications: A man called 911 to report seeing a white male lying in the middle of Sandy Run Road. According to the investigation file, Buster was rumored to have been linked to Stephen intimately but detectives never proved this connection. It said the manner of death (which is either homicide, accident, natural, suicide, or undetermined) was still undetermined, The pathologist also states in the report, that in light of historical information along with the autopsy, these conclusions were made, Proctor wrote. No other items were taken from the vehicle, the report says. No one's going to feel like they're being held accountable if we don't bring attention to it.". State police reopen hit-and-run death investigation from details gathered in Murdaugh case. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - In 2015, Stephen Smith was found dead with a head injury on a rural Hampton County road. Murdaugh Murders includes interviews with friends of the family, former and current, who shed light on the patriarch, Alex Murdaugh, and all of the trouble hes caused. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. They just dont care about the poor people who cant afford to hire a big-time attorney or private investigators, Sandy said. Names and stories of the Murdaugh family surfaced six years ago regarding the death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, a young gay man found dead in the middle of a lonely rural road with several deep gashes in his head, but investigators said they were never able to directly connect anyone in the family to the incident. The rumor thats going around Hampton that everybody keeps coming up to me and saying it was Murdaugh boys, she says. A wooden memorial erected for Stephen Nicholas Smith, 19, who was found dead on a country road in 2015. Stephen Smith's body was found along Sandy Run Road in Hampton County in July 2015. Days after the shockingdouble homicideofPaul Murdaughand his motherMaggie Murdaugh, FITSNews published an exclusive report about three other deaths that have connections to the powerful South Carolina family. "He had his cell phone, he was six miles from the house," she insisted. In September 2016, Stephens mother Sandy Smith wrote a letter to lawmakers and police agencies pleading for help and claiming corruption in the investigation. An investigator for the South Carolina Highway Patrol says that he thinks Stephen Smith's body was staged the night of his death in July 2015. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! He was taken to a . Hemlepp tells PEOPLE: "I know there are people who know what happened to Stephen. I asked her why she stated that in the report and her answer was because he was found in the road,' Proctor wrote. 6:00 a.m. SCHP: Duncan, on the way to the scene, calls Booker said he was told it appeared to be a homicide and SLED was taking it over. Booker says he was advised there was a possible gunshot wound to the victims head. Proctor also wrote in his report that Greene was fired sometime between July 22 August 18 2019. At the time of his death, Smith was a 19-year-old Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College student who was studying to become a nurse. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Myth? Want to contact Mandy? Smith, 19, of Hampton, was found dead in the middle of a rural road in Hampton County in 2015, three miles from where his car had run out of gas, investigators said, WIS, The Augusta Chronicle,. She also said she believed that the Murdaughs influence extended to all realms of the investigation and was initially tainted when it was ruled a hit-and-run incident (see below for part of Sandy Smiths letter). Sandy says that Stephen was smart and a study person who was typically serious about school. CLICK HERE. Investigators with the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) received multiple tips in the aftermath of Smiths death linking his untimely demise to the Murdaugh family. "Sandy and I both believe that this was a murder. It looked like it was more staged like possibly the body had been placed in the roadway.". 9:20 a.m. SLED: Agents then responded approximately 3 miles to the victims vehicle on the side of Bamberg Highway. Stephen Smith, a teenager from Hampton . I wouldn't put shit by wealthy, corrupt, powerful, relatively young or barely "mature", highly intelligent men, privileged in every way. She said they were adamant it was a gunshot wound, so they mapped the scene and began to gather evidence as they would normally do.. It was still unclear at this time if this hole was caused by a projectile. Cuts and bruises dotted his right hand. Gloria Satterfield, who worked for the Murdaugh family for more than 20 years, died at the Murdaugh home in February 2018. Washington tells him its been taken to the funeral home per the familys wishes at the time of the death notification.. Proctor wrote that Presnell spoke in a negative tone and basically called (him) a liar when he said that hed already spoken to Hampton County Coroner Ernie Washington. Stephen was not stupid, Stephens friend told FITSNews. They called me back and said they were looking into Stephens case because they have to see if my family is involved in the shooting of Paul and Maggie (Murdaugh), Sandy Smith said. Sandy says shes skeptical of the man claiming to be Stephens boyfriend. Smalls called him and told him that the autopsy showed Smiths death a result of a hit and run. It looked like it was more staged, like possibly the body had been placed in the roadway.. No additional details were provided. "As any investigator [does],you go off of the evidence. They took him from his car; everybody knew his car because he had the ugliest little banana [car] in town. Got a tip for a story? Officially, Smiths death was classified as a hit and run. Rumors and speculation have surrounded Stephen Smith's death on July 8, 2015, when the 19-year-old's body was found on Sandy Run Road in Hampton County with deep gashes to the head just. Proctor made it clear in his reports that he didnt believe Stephens death was a hit-and-run. 6:25 a.m. SCHP: Moore arrives at the scene and speaks with Hampton County Coroner Ernie Washington, who tells him it is a homicide. Stephens family member didnt seem to believe this at the time. According to our sources, all of the boat crash survivors and Beachs family members voluntarily submitted to questioning and volunteered to provide their DNA as a part of the double homicide investigation. Crime scene photos obtained by FITSNews are horrific Stephens entire face was covered in blood that cascaded from a 7.25-inch gaping hole on the right side of his forehead. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. "My hope is that she finds answers that will give her a little bit of peace," she adds. "Stephen's getting his final resting place honored and recognized," says Andrews. May be bigger ponds, lakes n oceans with bigger fish, but life sure is good when you're top of the food chain, in these swamps. A SCHP flyer is made asking for tips in the case. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 11:03 a.m. SCHP: Duncan travels to Hampton County and interviews a member of the Smith family at the DMV office (a substation for SCHP). Stephen was sharp and hyper-aware of his surroundings.A toxicology report showed that Stephen was completely sober at the time of his death. However, Randy said in the 20/20 documentary that he knew of "no connection whatsoever" between the Murdaugh family and Stephen Smiths death. After Paul and Maggie Murdaugh's murders, SLED announced that their investigation had led them to look into Stephen's death. 5:37 a.m. SCHP: Sgt. She told FITSNews this week that SLED came to her house to tell her they were opening an investigation. Smith's body was found nearly three miles from where his car was left and case notes said that "the gas tank door was open and the gas cap was hanging on the side of the vehicle.". SLED is continuing to cast a wide net as it looks to exclude individuals in connection with the double homicidethat took place at the Murdaughs 1,700-acre hunting property located near Islandton, S.C. on the evening of June 7, 2021. Investigators reported he was the victim. MAIT takes photos of the body and Smiths clothes. In the aftermath of her sons death, Sandy said shes learned that there are two different justice systems in the Palmetto State one for people like the Murdaughs and another for everyone else. After interviewing several sources who knew the Murdaugh brothers, SCHP detective Proctormade some significant assessments of the family. Of course, the fact SLED is interviewing Sandy Smith means it is taking seriously the suggestion that the Murdaugh family may have had something to do with the death of her son. Sandy mentions that a man at Bi-Lo was giving Stephen trouble, but they became friends. Netflix 2023. She had no evidence other than that for the statement being put in the report., Proctor said that he explained to her that law enforcement officers had no evidence of this individual being struck by a vehicle.. Yes. Stephen was found dead in the middle of a rural road outside of Hampton. She said there appeared to be missing evidence in the case such as the DNA under Stephens fingernails, the clothes he was wearing, and the rape kit. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. EXCLUSIVE : A former South Carolina state trooper who led the 2015 cold case involving an alleged fatal hit-and-run is speaking out exclusively to Fox News, describing how the prominent. Mandy Matneyis the news director at FITSNews. As any investigator, you go off of the evidence there was no evidence that pointed towards this being a hit and run, or a vehicle even being involved in it. Paul Murdaugh, 22, and his mother Maggie, 52, were found slain at their family's hunting lodge in Islandton on June 7 just after 10 p.m., according to reports. State police said information they gathered in the Murdaugh investigations also led them to review what was initially reported as the hit-and-run death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith in Hampton . Singleton tells Moore he wasnt at his desk and would call him back in 30 minutes. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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He often had car troubles, but they had trouble imagining him walkingin the middle of the road, his family told Inside Edition Digital in an interview. His name is going to be right there with everyone elses name and I dont care who knows it.. Todd Proctor, former South Carolina Highway Patrol investigator, told Fox News this week that it looked like Stephens body was placed in the middle of the road. She tells him they located Smiths car on US 601 and that the gas cap was off. The battery was functional, however the vehicle would not start., 9:40 a.m. SLED: Agents leave the scene of the car after doing a walk-through with Singleton and Jarrell. She had no evidence other than that for the statement being put in the report., Proctor said that he explained to her that law enforcement officers had no evidence of this individual being struck by a vehicle.. The case of Stephen Smith a 19-year-old man from Hampton, S.C. who was found dead in the middle of Sandy Run Road on July 8, 2015. . It began June 7, when the pretty, college-sweetheart wife and son of Alex Murdaugh, a prominent and powerful lawyer who knows everyone in town, were brutally gunned down at their hunting lodge in . (Center) Alex Murdaugh in Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. 9 a.m. SCHP: Booker meets at Peeples Rhoden Funeral Home with Moore, Duncan, Rowell and Burke to examine the body. Upon entering the scene, agents observed that the scene was secured by HCSO personnel and yellow barrier tape, the SLED agent wrote. This database currently consists of unsolved homicides from 50 Florida counties, 46 U.S. states, and 3 international countries. According to NewsNation, Stephens mom Sandy is hoping for answers about her sons death during Alex Murdaughs trial. As I was leaving she stated that the report was preliminary and it was my job to figure out what struck him, not hers, Proctor wrote. At first, when police arrived, they suspected his death was a result of a hit-and-run. 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