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 . Proctor made it clear in his reports that he didnt believe Stephens death was a hit-and-run. Stephens friends and family also disputed the autopsy report. In September 2016, Stephens mother Sandy Smith wrote a letter to lawmakers and police agencies pleading for help and claiming corruption in the investigation. Alex Murdaugh, Paul's father and . I asked her why she stated that in the report and her answer was because he was found in the road, Proctor wrote. According to law enforcement at the time, his death was the consequence of a hit-and-run. 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,. 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. Since the murders of Paul Murdaugh, 22, and Maggie Murdaugh 52, the State Law Enforcement Division, the agency that has been investigating the homicides, announced that it will now be investigating the death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith was 19 when he was found dead on a rural road in Hampton County in 2015. I guarantee you that Stephen was not in that road, she said. The case was mysteriously bounced from investigator to investigator without reasons or notification, Sandy Smith wrote in the letter. Stephen was found dead in the middle of a rural road outside of Hampton. You go back to the Murdaugh name and their ties in that community, and that dont matter to me What weve done is take that investigation out of that and their reach I dont care what your name is and how much money you got., He then said Im not saying that the Murdaugh boy did it., But if were going to be throwing out names, Im not going to be withholding names, Proctor wrote. Smiths mother, Sandy Smith, agrees. While reporters from all over the nation contacted her last week about her sons story, she just wants the official call from law enforcement telling her they reopened the case. In a report (below) by Todd Proctor, a MAIT detective for SCHP, it was clear that investigators didnt agree with the pathologists conclusion to rule the death a hit and run. 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.". Smith's body was found on July 8, 2015, on Sandy Run Road, near Hampton. She told me it was not her job to figure that out, it was mine., 6:14 p.m. SCHP: Brock notifies Booker that the victim did not have a gunshot wound according to the autopsy. Booker contacts Burns and Moore to gather further information. Got a tip for a story? SCHP: Moore calls Mitch Altman and tells him to go to the scene and see if he can find any debris. At the time of his death, Smith was a 19-year-old Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College student who was studying to become a nurse. Stephen was beloved. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division spokesman Tommy Crosby said earlier this week that SLED was opening its own investigation into Smiths death not a reopening of another agencys probe but rather bringing a fresh set of eyes onto the case. 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. Officially, Smiths death was classified as a hit and run. Alex Murdaugh Pauls father and Maggies husband is said to have discovered the bodies that evening after returning to the property. Stephen Smith was 19 when he died in what investigators called a hit-and-run in Hampton County in 2015 . "Stephen's getting his final resting place honored and recognized," says Andrews. They just dont care about the poor people who cant afford to hire a big-time attorney or private investigators, Sandy said. SCHP: A man who describes himself as Stephens boyfriend (the family disputes this) was interviewed by Duncan and Rowell. "He wouldve called somebody.. The boating incident also revived questions about the 2015 hit-and-run death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, who was found dead on a rural road about 10 miles from the Murdaugh family's home . The case of 19-year-old Stephen Smith is often mentioned in the same sentence on social media. Randy "said he wanted to take the case and it would be free of charge, Stephanie said. Cr. To be fair, police appeared to be pursuing other persons of interest as well and never named anyone as a suspect. Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. Smith was found dead just before 4:00 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2015. Investigators with the S.C. Highway Patrol ( SCHP). The forensic pathologist who. Additionally, the episode will reveal new details in the death of Stephen Smith, who was found dead in 2015 after an alleged hit and run. The doctor ruled out a gunshot wound and said it was possible the injury was a result of the impact from theside-view mirror of a semi-truck. 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. Families, entire communities are still reeling . "As any investigator [does],you go off of the evidence. You become invincible in a way and you get a little liquor and you think youre untouchable.. His name is going to be right there with everyone elses name and I dont care who knows it.. 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. Tallon notes the weather was cloudy and 92 degrees. He said that Stephen was being harassed on the night of his death at Sniders Crossroads on the way to Walterboro, South Carolina. Rowell did not make a note of the Murdaugh tip in his written notes. After Paul and Maggie Murdaugh's murders, SLED announced that their investigation had led them to look into Stephen's death. New details in the investigation of 19-year-old Stephen Smith's death in 2015 show that while initial reports from S.C. Highway Patrol indicate his death was caused by a hit-and-run car crash . 4:07 a.m. HCSO: Michael Bridges, of the Hampton County Sheriffs Office, responds to scene first (although there are conflicting reports about what time he arrived). This will be a 3-part series revealing the case file. No one's going to feel like they're being held accountable if we don't bring attention to it.". No homicide investigation was ever opened, and no referral was ever made to the agency in the case. He was in school for nursing at the time of his death. They took him from his car; everybody knew his car because he had the ugliest little banana [car] in town. Sandy Smith was told that if she wanted her sons case to be looked at by SLED, she would have to write a letter. Nothing about this case from the very beginning pointed towards it being a hit and run.. CLICK HERE. A wooden memorial erected for Stephen Nicholas Smith, 19, who was found dead on a country road in 2015. Alex Murdaugh called 911 Saturday and said he had been shot as he stood at the side of a road in Hampton County, South Carolina, according to a statement from the state police. Got a technical question or a glitch to report? She tells him they located Smiths car on US 601 and that the gas cap was off. Source: YouTube/Law&Crime Network (video still) Buster Murdaugh The case is being reexamined, partly because some Murdaugh family members were among those first on the scene. 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. Multi-Action Disciplinary Team case notes obtained by Inside Edition Digital through a Freedom of Information Act request offer insight from the night Stephen Smith was killed. 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. 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. And before too long, some of them including the Murdaugh family stopped cooperating at all, he said. 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. Mallory Beach's parents also spoke out in the 20/20 documentary, remembering their daughter who died after an accident involving a Murdaugh family boat. 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.. His death was ruled a. Following Killings of S.C. In the documentary, Randy said, I knew who Stephen Smith was and I knew his family.". July 22, 2015, SCHP: Proctor visits Presnell at MUSC to get some sort of clarification on the Smith case. They found engine oil in the vehicle but could not get the car to start. He also told me that he and the boy had a deep sea fishing trip planned for July. Beach died when a 17-foot center console fishing boat allegedly driven by an inebriated Paul Murdaugh slammed into a pylon near theArchers Creek bridge on February 24, 2019 around 2:25 a.m. Murdaugh was charged with three felony counts of boating under the influence (BUI) in the aftermath of that crash. As people of interest in the case come up and you try to get them to speak with you they shut down, Proctor explained. "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. The family has now offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Rowell calls later and tells him he could find no debris at all., Altman goes to the scene and calls him back stating he could find nothing.. His death was officially ruled a hit-and-run, but deep gashes to his head suggested to some he was beaten to death. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! For more on the ever-evolving Murdaugh case, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. 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 Hampton community is hoping a suspect can be identified, after 19-year-old Stephen Smith was found dead on Sandy Run Road in an apparent hit and run. As if all of the foregoing wasn't wild enough, apparently, information gathered from the Murdaugh double murder investigation has prompted law enforcement to reopen a case regarding the 2015 death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith. Now, Stephen Smiths case is getting national attention and his mother Sandy finally has hope for a fair investigation that will lead to answers in her sons unsolved death. 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. Ive been waiting on this day for 2,174 days, Sandy told FITSNews. Despite the lack of tire marks or automobile debris, investigators ruled his death a hit-and-run accident. Shes an investigative journalist from Kansas who has worked for newspapers in Missouri, Illinois, and South Carolina before making the switch to FITS. He stated he would have to go with the doctors ruling, Moore wrote. The vehicle doors were locked. 9:18 a.m. SLED: Agents release the scene to HCSO personnel and leave. Murdaugh is on trial for murder for the deaths, Murdaugh Murders: Did Alex Murdaugh hire someone to kill him? Investigators bid to solve last weeks double homicide draws fresh scrutiny on 2015 cold case . "She now has more people than she knows what to do with," says Andrews. Smith's case had gone cold in the months following his July 2015 death, which was officially ruled a vehicular hit-and-run despite strong objections from the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Smith had a head wound consistent with being shot, the coroner explained in a report. (Center) Alex Murdaugh in Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. Got a technical question or a glitch to report? For six years, Smith. Sandy has been begging law enforcement officials for years to open an investigation into her sons unsolved death. Yes. We have got to keep the light on his story and to keep the fire underneath other people's behinds to get it solved. Cops investigating the double murder have also reopened the case into a 2015 hit-and-run of teen Stephen Smith Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria Sattlerfield dies Mallory Beach, 19, died in . She currently lives on Hilton Head Island where she enjoys beach life. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. This decision to rule his death a hit-and-run appeared to skew the investigation by SCHPs Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) who typically investigate accidents, not murders. She told FITSNews this week that SLED came to her house to tell her they were opening an investigation. Additional counties and states will be added to this database as time and funding permit. Whoever did this to Stephen should go to prison. "My hope is that she finds answers that will give her a little bit of peace," she adds. SLED agents noted minor injuries to victims left arm, left hand and head. Perry Singleton and Chief Billy Jarrell, the SLED report said. The key located in the victims pocket was used to open the vehicle. Mandy Matneyis the news director at FITSNews. Murdaugh, 54, has repeatedly denied any role in the deaths, saying he was visiting his mother and ailing father and discovered his son and wife slain when he returned to their estate. Well keep you updated if and when we hear anything. Moore leaves his home and heads to Sandy Run Road. His car was discovered three miles away with the gas cap off. He said another investigator had already had, from (his) understanding a heated conversation with her about this issue.. But Sandy Smith told the Hampton County Guardian, as reported in the Augusta Chronicle, that there was no glass or plastic shards on the road where Stephens body was found nothing that would indicate the young man was hit in the head by a mirror. The gas tank door was open and the gas cap was hanging on the side of the vehicle. 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. Sandy mentions that a man at Bi-Lo was giving Stephen trouble, but they became friends. MAIT investigators cited multiple times in case notes and incidentreports obtained by Inside Edition Digital that Smith's death appeared to be a homicide and said the wound on his skull to be consistent with a gunshot wound. 5:15 a.m. SCHP: J.L.Booker, of SCHP, was notified by Lt. Bruce Brock, also of SCHP, of the incident. So they can play that card like they care about everyone else. In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, Sandy Smith said she was grateful that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), handing the Murdaugh investigation, and the Attorney General's Office have provided "some closure" in the deaths. The grammar, spelling, etc. She just wants to know who was responsible for murdering her child. Stephen's murder was ruled a hit-and-run with no one arrested for the crime, but in 2021, the case was reopened. 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. Kurt Busch might have received a proper sendoff this weekend in Las Vegas, where his hometown track treated him cruelly over 21 tries until he broke through for a win in 2020. To submit your loved one for . She said shortly after Stephens death that believes her son was beaten to death and the crime covered up. Sandy and Todd Proctor, two former South Carolina Highway Patrol detectives who investigated Stephen's death, could not find proof to back up claims about the Murdaughs' connection to the case. Im telling you man to man I didnt kill him.. Kacen Bayless/AP At the time, police said Smith had a massive head wound and they. He doesnt deserve people to think that.. 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. That did not happen to my friend. Todd Proctor told Fox News in an exclusivetelevisioninterview. Stephens relative tells him that she just officially left the house for the first time since Stephens death the day before and went to the store and a bunch of people kept coming up to her saying Did you know the Murdaugh Boys are behind it, saying Buster Murdaugh the, one we went to school with did it, and some of his friends.. Send your tips tomandy@fitsnews.com. His body was found in the middle of Sandy Run Road on July 8 with deep gashes to the head. What a slap in the face.. On July 8, 2015 Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of Sandy Run Road with a 7.25-inch gaping hole on the right side of his forehead and no other major injuries. But Smith's family refuses to believe it was an accident. However, a pathologist at the Medical University of South Carolina ruled the death caused by "blunt head trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash," according to the final autopsy report. 7:28 p.m. SCHP: King calls Moore and tells him that Brock with MAIT would be calling and tells Moore to get in touch with someone from SLED to get them to come out the next day. Stephens relative didnt believe the person who said they were dating Stephen and said the family was skeptical of him. I just dont believe my son would have been walking in the middle of the road like that. Stephen was sharp and hyper-aware of his surroundings.A toxicology report showed that Stephen was completely sober at the time of his death. In the 20/20 documentary, Stephanie claimed shortly after the coroner called regarding her brothers death, her father received another call. RELATED | Murdaugh Murders: The Latest On The Boat Crash Lawsuit And Obstruction Of Justice Investigation. Smalls called him and told him that the autopsy showed Smiths death a result of a hit and run. part of an apparent hit and run. Sandy says shes skeptical of the man claiming to be Stephens boyfriend. Im just sitting here like why? It makes no sense, she said. (Assisted suicide explained). 1:43 p.m. SLED: Agents leave MUSC and take evidence to their forensic laboratory. She tells police Stephen was going to school in Orangeburg and hung out at Bobcat Landing a lot recently. Even Dr. Erin Presnell, a pathologist at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), didnt give much information to police about what led her to decide a motor vehicle killed Stephen. MAIT takes photos of the body and Smiths clothes. On July 22, 2015, Proctor visited Presnell at MUSC to get some sort of clarification on the Smith case. His death was ruled a hit-and-run, but his mother Sandy Smith, who attended Sunday's unveiling, has long suspected he was murdered. 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. 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.. Currently, Murdaugh is on trial for murder for the deaths of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and their son, Paul Murdaugh. Upon entering the scene, agents observed that the scene was secured by HCSO personnel and yellow barrier tape, the SLED agent wrote. There is no way that would happen to him. His car was discovered three miles away with the gas cap off. 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. SLED's reopened investigation was first reported by FITSNews Tuesday evening. Mallory and Paul were part of a group of six teenagers who went out on the boat in 2019. They were very withdrawn with what they knew or thought.. Is Outer Banks based on a true story? 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. No other items were taken from the vehicle, the report says. FITSNews obtained all audio from the investigation file. The family keeps his casket open so that people could see what they did to him. SCHP: Moore, Rowell, Booker and Duncan go to Sandy Run Road to document the scene and looked for any evidence at the scene for approximately 100 yards in both directions. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! He also said SLED has not contacted Proctor to assist in their investigationat the time of the interview. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Singleton took the wallet, according to the report. She was hoping to hear that they had opened a case in her sons unsolved death. He tells them to meet him at the funeral home. At another point in the investigation, Proctor appeared frustrated that local sources were hesitant and scared to speak of the Murdaughs to police. 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. It was still unclear at this time if this hole was caused by a projectile. Sandy Smith told FITSNews that SLED is investigating her sons death as a homicide which is something she wishes they did six years ago. The two were shot and killed in June 2021. How injury occurred: Subject was apparently hit by a motor vehicle possibly a truck. He would not let a car, let alone a truck, get close enough to hit him. 10:30 a.m. SCHP: Moore notes that Washington told him that this is when Joel and Sandy Smith were notified of their sons death. 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. The family was skeptical of Randy Murdaughs offer and thought it was weird. Stephens massive head wound along with the lack of other significant injuries on his body stumped investigators on scene. His body was found in the middle of Sandy Run. Years before Maggie and Paul were killed, there was another murder in South Carolina that also might have ties to the Murdaugh family. Moore tells him to go to the scene and sit there between 3 and 5 a.m. to document what type of traffic was moving at that time in the morning. What's the latest update on Stephen Smith's murder? He would have seen headlights coming and got off the road. Build your customFanSided TV email newsletter with news and analysis onNetflix and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Murdaugh will face three charges in the shooting, but with several ongoing investigations and. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. However, his mother, Sandy, told the the Hampton County Guardian, part of the USA TODAY Network, in 2015. The victims hands were bagged. "He had his cell phone, he was six miles from the house," she insisted. Rumors have swirled about a possible relationship between Stephen Smith and Buster Murdaugh. Ready to watch a new true crime docuseries thatll make your head spin? When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Officials couldnt nail down a cause or manner of death. 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. (Is Outer Banks a real place?). 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. According to the autopsy, Greene was responsible for evidence transfer in the case. At first, they thought it was a hit and run. The mother of the 19-year-old Stephen Smith has told news outlets for the past six years that she thought her son was beaten to death and not hit by a vehicle in Hampton County and she. The Hampton County Coroner's office authorized the autopsy. Thank you, God!. SCHP: Allen tells Duncan and SCHP that they are not needed at the autopsy, according to SLED and HCSO. 9:20 a.m. SLED: Agents then responded approximately 3 miles to the victims vehicle on the side of Bamberg Highway. They call him back to tell him they didnt find anything. Got something youd like to say in response to one of our articles? After interviewing several sources who knew the Murdaugh brothers, SCHP detective Proctormade some significant assessments of the family. No additional details were provided. To what historical information she possessed, I am unaware.. 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. Stephen Smith, 19, was found dead in the middle of the road outside of Hampton with a gaping head wound, his skull partially crushed and his shoulder dislocated. He said he would take Stephens case free of charge. His wallet was inside the car. The Smith case had originally been ruled a hit-and-run despite evidence from . Mom and Son, Authorities Open Investigation into Teen's 2015 Death, 'Somebody's in Danger': 2 Months After Deaths of Prominent S.C. 8:53 a.m. SLED: Burke meets with Moore at Peeples Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton to provide documentation from the original crime scene and to transfer evidence. Proctor also wrote in his report that Greene was fired sometime between July 22 August 18, 2015. Death of Stephen Smith, July 8, 2015. 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. He gets voicemail. Also buried close by is Stephen's brother, who died as a baby. RELATED|Boat Crash Lawsuit: Murdaughs Refuse To Settle, Withhold Financial Records From Victims Family. In fairness, SLED didnt investigate Stephens case because it was dubiously ruled a hit and run. He was bright and determined to make a better life for himself. is not perfect, but the information is straight from the 100+ page case file. Stephens murder was ruled a hit-and-run with no one arrested for the crime, but in 2021, the case was reopened. The victims right arm was covered in blood and agents were unable to see any injuries.. M.D. It was also clear from the report that there was tension between Presnell and SCHP. 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. His death was investigated by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety Stephen Smith, a teenager from Hampton . Then he was beat up, so the story just kept changing over and over," said Sandra Smith, Stephen's mother, this week. Opened a case in her sons unsolved death evidence transfer in the documentary. 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