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Hit-and-run death examined amid Murdaugh probe is being investigated as a homicide
By Juliette Arcodia & Phil Helsel
Stephen Smith’s family raises money to have body exhumed for private autopsy almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny
By Dakin Andone, Michelle M. Watson & Paradise Afshar
Stephen Smith: Murdaugh case brought attention to another possible murder
By Bill Chappell
Stephen Smith's Death Ruled a Homicide Nearly 8 Years After He Was Found Near Alex Murdaugh's Home
By Charmaine Patterson
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Teen's Body to Be Exhumed After Murdaugh Conviction
By Pilar Melendez
Stephen Smith’s mom cited Buster Murdaugh as possible suspect in son’s death in letter to FBI
By Katherine Donlevy
Buster Murdaugh Denies ‘Vicious Rumors’ Tying Him to the Death of Classmate Stephen Smith
By Anna Kaplan & Catie Beck
Body of teenager in hit-and-run death near Murdaugh estate to be exhumed
By Haylee Barber, Erik Ortiz & Julianne McShane
Buster Murdaugh says he had nothing to do with teen's hit-and-run death
By Catie Beck, Dennis Romero & Julianne McShane
Effort to exhume Stephen Smith’s body is a search for answers, attorneys say, not ‘Murdaugh 2.0’
By Dakin Andone
Stephen Smith’s death is being investigated as a homicide, law enforcement says, 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted a fresh look
By Christina Maxouris & Randi Kaye
Death of Stephen Smith, classmate of Buster Murdaugh, is being investigated as a homicide, officials confirm
By Emily Mae Czachor