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Cup Of Justice

COJ #24: No Apologies: Stephen Smith Exhumation and What’s Next

Cup Of Justice

Luna Shark Productions, LLC

How To, News, News Commentary, Education, True Crime

4.64.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Happy Monday, y’all. We have some really good news to share with you today. On Friday, the body of Stephen Smith was exhumed and taken to Florida for a second autopsy. His mother, Sandy, waited nearly eight years for this moment to come.  It was a very emotional day but also a peaceful one. Sandy could feel the love and knew her boy was in good hands. We want to again thank all of you who donated to Sandy’s GoFundMe. You helped make this happen and I feel confident that we are now well on our way to getting answers — whatever those answers may be. We also want to thank SLED Chief Mark Keel and every agent who took the time Friday to connect with Sandy, who kept everyone safe and protected during the exhumation and who accompanied Stephen’s body to the autopsy. And thank you too to forensic pathologist Dr. Michelle DuPre for your empathetic and professional approach. You put everyone at ease during a difficult time. This independent exhumation and autopsy were critical because of how the investigation into Stephen’s death was conducted and all the questions surrounding his case. The system had given Sandy no reason to trust in it. Investigators needed to start at Square One and this gets them there. These are just the first steps to finding out why Stephen Smith was found dead on a Hampton County road in 2015 but they are really good first steps. Liz, Eric and Mandy got together online Sunday morning to talk about how the exhumation went, the strange drama surrounding it and what comes next. We also found a little time to talk about the latest with Alex Murdaugh and his life in prison.  There was a lot to say, so let’s get into it … We all want to drink from the same Cup Of Justice — and it starts with learning about our legal system. What questions do y’all have for us? Email info@lunasharkmedia.com and we'll do our best to answer your questions in these bonus episodes. We'd like to thank Better Help and Microdose.com for sponsoring this episode. Find us on social media: Twitter.com/mandymatney - Twitter.com/elizfarrell - Twitter.com/theericbland https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ YouTube Support Our Podcast: http://bit.ly/3j9DA27 *The views expressed on the Cup of Justice bonus episodes do not constitute legal advice. Listeners desiring legal advice for any particular legal matter are urged to consult an attorney of their choosing who can provide legal advice based upon a full understanding of the facts and circumstances of their claim. The views expressed on the Cup of Justice episodes also do not express the views or opinions of Bland Richter, LLP, or its attorneys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good morning guys. Cups up. Cups up. Cups up. Eric, you are filming, I guess, from a

0:12.4

Spencer's gifts this morning. What is that bright light that you have there, that black

0:16.5

light? It is a up lighting in my bedroom. We put this blue string light around the tray

0:23.6

ceiling and it looks like the old Spencer gift stores. You know, remember where they

0:28.1

had the velvet Elvis and the lava lamps and they even have water beds in the back. Do

0:32.9

you remember the water bed? No, I don't remember a water bed. I remember that. What?

0:39.1

Really? Yeah. I guess I wasn't allowed to go to the very back of a store like you guys.

0:44.9

Didn't it get, what didn't it have like sex stuff? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It was like, it

0:52.6

was where you would go and giggle. A friend of mine put it in because I've been spending

0:56.3

obviously so much time in my bedroom and he said, hey, this will look pretty cool. You'll

1:00.4

enjoy it. It's pretty relaxing. Listen to some meditation music and take me back to the

1:07.5

days when we all used to walk the malls on Saturday. Remember that the guys used to walk on one

1:12.1

side. The girls used to walk on the other and you'd look over at each other and then you'd

1:16.9

stop maybe at the pizza shop, pizza place to get a slice and you know, it was brought

1:23.0

back to my use. Simple turn. We did not have gender divided always in the mall. No, we were

1:32.7

always together with the boys. Yeah. I didn't understand that one. That's funny. Hey, progress,

1:38.7

I guess. That's right. Speaking of crazy things, guys, what is going on on the internet when it

1:46.8

comes to the Steven Smith case? Because I, I got off Twitter just for a few days there, probably

1:52.6

for a week actually because I just think that there's no upside to me arguing with people and I

1:57.7

get in this point where I see things and I just want to argue and because I hate being misunderstood

2:05.0

and I hate when my friends are misunderstood and I want to defend especially you guys, but then

2:10.0

it's like I get caught up in these no-win situations where I don't even know if I'm finding with a

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