SC - Stephen Smith, 19, homicide, Hampton Co, 9 Jul 2015 *new death investigation 2023*

[Warwick7]

Here is a video on my Good morning America appearance this morning about Buster talking about Stephen Smith. EB

https://twitter.com/x/status/1697578256227000728

https://twitter.com/TheEricBland

moo

BM: When Stephen was killed I was at our Edisto beach house… with […] my mother.

EB: We have no knowledge if Buster did this, but ... again he’s in a difficult situation when he starts to address it. It puts him in a position of being defensive.

He didn’t say he had no knowledge of Stephen’s death, what he said was, I didn’t have anything to do with it. And I think there should have been a follow up question asked about do you have any knowledge about how Stephen died.

Bam!!!

 

[passionflower]

It’s Labor Day tomorrow! Hope to hear more this week!

 

[Seattle1]

‘Someone in Murdaugh’s family knows something’: Richter

“Hampton, South Carolina is a very small community. I know that it’s virtually impossible to keep a secret this tight.”

www.newsnationnow.com

 

[jjonez]

Buster Murdaugh Breaks Silence on Murder Accusations in Stephen Smith’s Death​

Aug 29, 2023 #BusterMurdaugh #MurdaughMurders #LawAndCrime

Buster Murdaugh, the son of convicted family killer Alex Murdaugh, broke his silence on murder accusations pitted against him in relation to the death of his high school classmate, Stephen Smith. Murdaugh granted an exclusive interview to Martha MacCallum for an upcoming Fox Nation documentary, “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh,” which is set to premiere on August 31. The Law&Crime Network’s Angenette Levy has the details. Read more: https://bit.ly/3QXpFKQ

RBBM

Has anyone seen this full interview yet?

 

[Seattle1]

RBBM

Has anyone seen this full interview yet?

In the 3 part series, “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh,” Interviewer Martha M. asks Buster a few questions and he responds. Nothing new is learned. The 4 min YT by L&C covers most of the same that is reported in the Fox series. JMO

 

[jjonez]

In the 3 part series, “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh,” Interviewer Martha M. asks Buster a few questions and he responds. Nothing new is learned. The 4 min YT by L&C covers most of the same that is reported in the Fox series. JMO

Thank You @Seattle1!

 

[girlhasnoname]

Waiting not so patiently on word in this case. Justice delayed is justice denied.

#Justice4Stephen

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Waiting not so patiently on word in this case. Justice delayed is justice denied.

#Justice4Stephen

Me too.
I was under the impression big news was coming to us in September.
I wish EB would at least update things.

 

[arielilane]

Thought it important to get this Sept 1 X posted. moo

“We are aware of no credible evidence that would link Buster Murdaugh to the death of Stephen Smith.” RR

https://twitter.com/x/status/1697622920317813173

https://twitter.com/RonnieRichterBR

 

[Countem]

Stephen Smith’s family ‘hopeful’ amid Murdaugh financial charges

Stephen Smith’s cousin Josh Carroll told “Banfield” on Thursday night that his family remains “hopeful” as it pertains to the ongoing investigation.

www.newsnationnow.com

 

[arielilane]

College scholarship fund created in memory of slain Hampton County teen Stephen Smith

https://twitter.com/x/status/1710034960411775102

College scholarship fund created in memory of slain Hampton County teen Stephen Smith

The mother of a slain Hampton County teen ― whose death remains a high profile, unsolved mystery ― recently announced the creation of a college scholarship in her son's memory.

Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old nursing student, was found dead on a rural Hampton County road on July 8, 2015. While no one has yet to be criminally charged in his homicide, his family has kept hope, justice and his memory alive in several ways over the past eight years.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Stephen Smith: Grand Jury Zeroing In On 'Primary Suspects' - FITSNews

Focus tightening ...

www.fitsnews.com

As we previously reported, on December 21, 2015, SCHP corporal Michael Duncan conducted an interview with Nick Ginn – who at the time was an officer with the Hampton, S.C. police department. Ginn has since been elected to Varnville town council.

According to Ginn, he received a phone call in early December 2015 from an individual named Darrell Williams indicating Smith was struck by a vehicle – specifically, one of the side mirrors of a truck belonging to 26-year-old Shawn Connolly, of Brunson, S.C. Connelly was reportedly accompanied at the time of this incident by 26-year-old Patrick Austin Wilson, also of Brunson, S.C.

Wilson was eighteen years old at the time of Smith’s death. Connelly was seventeen.

“Basically, Darrell called me and he said, ‘Look … he said this is what I was told – he said Patrick (came) over here to the house … he told me that Shawn Connelly was drunk and hit something,’” Ginn said. “He said he went back the next day to see what it he had hit and he (saw) a lot of police out there. So he talked to one of the cops, and then he had left and then he learned – I guess by media – that somebody had been killed in that same area. That’s why the police were there.”

According to Ginn, Williams told him “Shawn called (Wilson) crying, saying that that’s what had happened.”

Wilson was reportedly so distraught after retelling the story he became nauseated.

“Patrick was crying telling him and after he got finished telling the story, he walked outside his house and threw up,” Ginn said, referring to his conversation with Williams.

This response convinced Williams that Wilson was telling the truth, according to Ginn.
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Ginn also told Duncan he believed Connelly had repaired damage to the mirror of his truck in the aftermath of Smith’s death.

“(Supposedly), he had fixed his mirror – he had patched one of the mirrors up on the truck,” Ginn told Duncan.

This news outlet has since confirmed the “truck mirror theory” of Smith’s death is at the heart of evidence presented to a statewide grand jury currently investigating the case – although our sources declined to elaborate on the nature of that evidence.
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According to sources familiar with the status of the ongoing investigation, the grand jury is continuing to zero in on Connelly and Wilson as “primary suspects” in Smith’s death.
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According to our sources, grand jurors have since been presented with evidence indicating additional deception on the part of one of the primary suspects regarding the “truck mirror theory.” Once again, our sources declined to discuss the specific evidence – or the alleged deception – however they indicated one of the suspects had been “caught in another lie.”
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Also, it is important to remember that while this investigation appears to be moving in a very specific direction, there is still no guarantee criminal charges will be filed against any of the primary suspects. And assuming criminal charges are filed, anyone charged would be considered innocent until proven guilty by our criminal justice system – or until such time as they may wish to enter some form of allocution in connection with a plea agreement with prosecutors related to any of the charges that may be filed against them.

 

[lonetraveler]

Stephen Smith: Grand Jury Zeroing In On 'Primary Suspects' - FITSNews

Focus tightening ...

www.fitsnews.com

As we previously reported, on December 21, 2015, SCHP corporal Michael Duncan conducted an interview with Nick Ginn – who at the time was an officer with the Hampton, S.C. police department. Ginn has since been elected to Varnville town council.

According to Ginn, he received a phone call in early December 2015 from an individual named Darrell Williams indicating Smith was struck by a vehicle – specifically, one of the side mirrors of a truck belonging to 26-year-old Shawn Connolly, of Brunson, S.C. Connelly was reportedly accompanied at the time of this incident by 26-year-old Patrick Austin Wilson, also of Brunson, S.C.

Wilson was eighteen years old at the time of Smith’s death. Connelly was seventeen.

“Basically, Darrell called me and he said, ‘Look … he said this is what I was told – he said Patrick (came) over here to the house … he told me that Shawn Connelly was drunk and hit something,’” Ginn said. “He said he went back the next day to see what it he had hit and he (saw) a lot of police out there. So he talked to one of the cops, and then he had left and then he learned – I guess by media – that somebody had been killed in that same area. That’s why the police were there.”

According to Ginn, Williams told him “Shawn called (Wilson) crying, saying that that’s what had happened.”

Wilson was reportedly so distraught after retelling the story he became nauseated.

“Patrick was crying telling him and after he got finished telling the story, he walked outside his house and threw up,” Ginn said, referring to his conversation with Williams.

This response convinced Williams that Wilson was telling the truth, according to Ginn.
...........
Ginn also told Duncan he believed Connelly had repaired damage to the mirror of his truck in the aftermath of Smith’s death.

“(Supposedly), he had fixed his mirror – he had patched one of the mirrors up on the truck,” Ginn told Duncan.

This news outlet has since confirmed the “truck mirror theory” of Smith’s death is at the heart of evidence presented to a statewide grand jury currently investigating the case – although our sources declined to elaborate on the nature of that evidence.
..........
According to sources familiar with the status of the ongoing investigation, the grand jury is continuing to zero in on Connelly and Wilson as “primary suspects” in Smith’s death.
............
According to our sources, grand jurors have since been presented with evidence indicating additional deception on the part of one of the primary suspects regarding the “truck mirror theory.” Once again, our sources declined to discuss the specific evidence – or the alleged deception – however they indicated one of the suspects had been “caught in another lie.”
.................
Also, it is important to remember that while this investigation appears to be moving in a very specific direction, there is still no guarantee criminal charges will be filed against any of the primary suspects. And assuming criminal charges are filed, anyone charged would be considered innocent until proven guilty by our criminal justice system – or until such time as they may wish to enter some form of allocution in connection with a plea agreement with prosecutors related to any of the charges that may be filed against them.

Looks like these two would come forward to Law Enforcement and just tell the truth.

 

[ssn774]

Murdaugh-linked teen died from 'single blow to forehead' and wasn't dumped at the scene: probe

A pathologist claims a “single blow to the forehead” killed South Carolina teenager Stephen Smith, who has ties to the Murdaugh family.

Murdaugh-linked teen died from ‘single blow to forehead’ and wasn’t dumped at the scene: pathologist

An pathologist claims a “single blow to the forehead” killed South Carolina teenager Stephen Smith, who has ties to the Murdaugh family.

nypost.com

 

[Cindizzi]

 

[arielilane]

It’s another tragedy in Murdaugh country: the mysterious, unsolved death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith.Years later, investigators announced a new lead — and reopen the case: https://cbsn.ws/3sMmP1C

https://twitter.com/x/status/1727492160478486861

 

[arielilane]

The pathologist said Smith's injuries 'can tell us so much' about what happened, and also rule out the possibility he was struck head on by a car.

She pointed to a 7.5 inch gash on the front of his head and another where he fell back onto the pavement as evidence that he would have been killed by 'a single blow to the forehead' which 'split his skull'.

DuPre also quashed claims that Smith was beaten to death with a baseball bat.

'Those type of injuries result in something we call pattern injuries. We don't see that here. This is a linear fracture,' she explained.

Smith's body was also notably absent of any other injuries apart from some road rash which DuPre said is to be 'expected' and did not indicate any signs of a struggle.

The findings provide some answers to a case which has drawn widespread speculation since Smith's body was discovered in the road more than eight years ago.

His family have long contended he was was murdered - as his body did not have any injures from the torso down and no car parts were found at the scene.

Graphic images of the site showed Smith's body in a pool of blood, with his shoes still on his feet, something investigators say would be highly unusual in a hit and run.

Pathologist: SC teen Stephen Smith 'killed by one blow to head'

South Carolina teen Stephen Smith was killed by a single blow to the forehead at the 'hit and run' scene where he was discovered in Hampton, pathologist Michelle DuPre claims.

www.dailymail.co.uk

22 November 2023

 

[EllaMinnowP]

Murdaugh-linked teen died from 'single blow to forehead' and wasn't dumped at the scene: probe

A pathologist claims a “single blow to the forehead” killed South Carolina teenager Stephen Smith, who has ties to the Murdaugh family.

Murdaugh-linked teen died from ‘single blow to forehead’ and wasn’t dumped at the scene: pathologist

An pathologist claims a “single blow to the forehead” killed South Carolina teenager Stephen Smith, who has ties to the Murdaugh family.

nypost.com

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If that picture of him lying dead in the road with the mostly worthless blurring of the blood puddle pouring from his head has been shared before, I missed it. I wish I would have missed it this time, too.

 

[arielilane]

Years before South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh was convicted for the murders of his wife and son, there was another mystery in Murdaugh country – the death of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old gay man. After his body was found on a country road on July 8, 2015, the medical examiner ruled it a hit-and-run. For years, his mother Sandy Smith wanted a second opinion.

Now, 48 HOURS reports on a new investigation into the case in 48 HOURS: “Stephen Smith – A Death in Murdaugh Country,” to be broadcast first on Saturday, Nov. 25 (10 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ later this weekend.

CBS 48 Hours takes new look at cold case of slain Hampton County teen Stephen Smith

48 Hours reports on details of new investigation into Stephen Smith's unsolved death in 'Murdaugh Country."

www.greenvilleonline.com

 

[arielilane]

If that picture of him lying dead in the road with the mostly worthless blurring of the blood puddle pouring from his head has been shared before, I missed it. I wish I would have missed it this time, too.

I've seen the pic before, and can't imagine SS' heartache and why it keeps getting posted. It's being posted on X too.

I've read how hurtful it is for the victims' families to see these sort of pics about their loved one posted over and over again. They don't want to remember their loved ones that way. moo