Stephen Smith was 19 when he was found dead on a rural road in South Carolina on July 8, 2015. In 2023, his death was reclassified as a homicide.
Eric Bland, attorney for Stephen Smith's family, said 'they applaud Buster Murdaugh for bringing the cases,' hoping it reveals more information. More
February 26, 2025
A judge has ordered several media outlets must stand trial in Buster Murdaugh's lawsuit, and the cases will be split between state and federal court. More
February 24, 2025
Buster Murdaugh is suing some media outlets that said he was involved in Stephen Smith's death; judge orders some defendants to stand trial. More
February 21, 2025
Smith family attorney Eric Bland reveals the new efforts underway to solve the case of who killed Stephen Smith. More
January 10, 2025
Buster Murdaugh has filed a lawsuit against several media companies, accusing them of defamation for documentaries they produced. More
June 18, 2024
Buster Murdaugh has filed a lawsuit accusing several companies of defamation for documentaries linking him to Stephen Smith's death. More
June 18, 2024
Neil Gordon said he was shocked and betrayed to learn Becky Hill plagiarized a portion of their book on the Murdaugh murders. More
January 8, 2024
Eric Bland said investigators were able to access Stephen Smith's tablet despite reports it was damaged beyond repair. More
December 18, 2023
A former consultant for the Stephen Smith investigation said his phone had previously been accessed and his tablet destroyed. More
December 15, 2023
South Carolina teen Stephen Smith's 2015 death has been classified a homicide and is currently under investigation. More
September 28, 2023
Randy Murdaugh has denied being at the scene when Stephen Smith's body was moved, though Smith's mother says she saw him there. More
June 21, 2023
Smith family attorney Eric Bland reveals what he believes the evidence shows happened to Stephen Smith on July 8, 2015. More
June 20, 2023
Sandy Smith said she saw Alex and Randy Murdaugh at the scene of her son's death, but Randy's attorney said that's not true. More
June 20, 2023
Eric Bland, attorney for Stephen Smith's family, confirms a grand jury has been empaneled in the case. More
June 20, 2023
Months after Stephen Smith's body was exhumed for a second autopsy, an attorney for his family says a grand jury has been empaneled. More
June 20, 2023
Stephen Smith's death was reclassified as a homicide after new evidence was found during the investigation in the Murdaugh murders. More
June 19, 2023
The attorney representing Stephen Smith's mother said he believes a grand jury has been impaneled to investigate the case. More
May 26, 2023
Eric Bland, the attorney representing Stephen Smith's family, said he believes that a grand jury has been impaneled in the case. More
May 25, 2023
Dr. Kenny Kinsey and Dr. Michelle DuPre give an update after Stephen Smith's remains were exhumed in an independent investigation. More
April 7, 2023
Members of the team hired by Sandy Smith and her attorneys talk about the Stephen Smith exhumation and autopsy. More
April 5, 2023
Stephen Smith's 2015 death has been classified as a homicide. His body has since been exhumed for a second autopsy. More
April 4, 2023
Sandy Smith's mother's lawyer talks to Court TV about the investigation into the death of Stephen, whose body has been exhumed for a second autopsy. More
April 3, 2023
Sandy Smith confirmed her son's body was exhumed as part of the independent investigation into what caused his 2015 death. More
April 3, 2023
Stephen Smith's body has reportedly been exhumed as part of an independent autopsy and death investigation. More
April 3, 2023
Dr. Kenny Kinsey told Court TV 'someone knows' what happened to Stephen Smith and his family deserves answers. More
March 30, 2023
Smith family attorneys weigh in on police interview with the man who says he was Stephen Smith's boyfriend, and they discuss the latest in the... More
March 29, 2023
Investigators have spent eight years piecing together what happened to Stephen Smith, whose body was found on a South Carolina road in 2015. More
March 28, 2023
Documents obtained by Court TV indicate a rape kit was performed on Stephen Smith's dead body, but no results were made public. More
March 28, 2023
Court TV's Chanley Painter goes back to the spot where Smith's body was found in the middle of the street. She also went to where... More
March 27, 2023
Newly obtained documents reveal that detectives initially believed that Stephen Smith had been shot and that a rape kit was done. More
March 27, 2023
