S1E4: The Death of Stephen Smith, Part 1 | The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery | Unsolved South Carolina
The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery | Criminally Obsessed
Anne Emerson, Charlie Condon, Drew Tripp, Daniel Michener, Maxwell Harrison
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Stephen Smith was found dead along a rural Hampton County road in the pre-dawn hours of July 8, 2015. His death came under mysterious circumstances, and remains unsolved.
Stephen Smith's death ultimately was ruled a hit-and-run by a medical examiner, despite law enforcement saying there was no solid evidence to prove that's what actually happened.
Instead, law enforcement treated Stephen's death as a homicide from the start, saying what physical evidence they found indicated a possibly staged accident scene.
Fiery rumors of who was to blame began to burn as the investigation progressed, but the case ultimately went cold. That's until June 2021, weeks after the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.
State police announced they were reopening Stephen's case based on new information found related to the Murdaugh murders, tying yet another death to the beleaguered family.
So how exactly do the Murdaughs fit into Stephen's story? Over the next two episodes we'll examine the possible connections revealed through hours of interviews with Stephen's family and friends, as well as other possible suspects.
More on the Murdaugh saga: https://abcnews4.com/murdaugh
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| 0:31.0 | We're following a developing story, this one out of Colleton County. |
| 0:37.0 | It's 41.47, Mosville Road, I'll get up to it now, it's bad. |
| 0:42.3 | Double homicide involving a mother and son. |
| 0:44.6 | Both deaths resulting from apparent gunshot wounds. |
| 0:47.8 | In this town, nobody questioned the Murdoch's for 100 years. |
| 0:51.8 | You know, powerful people make powerful enemies. |
| 0:54.5 | You commit a murder in the 14th Circuit, the odds of you going to death are high. |
| 0:59.1 | From the studios of WCIV, ABC News 4 in Charleston, this is the podcast unsolved South Carolina. |
| 1:06.2 | Case file number 1, the Murdoch's. |
| 1:14.1 | Can't the county know always your emergency? |
| 1:16.9 | Hello, I'm just going down the wrong part of the road. |
| 1:21.0 | Let's see if somebody laying up in the road. |
| 1:24.4 | So, in the road? |
| 1:25.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:26.4 | All right, so what's your name and call that number? |
| 1:29.6 | My name is Ronnie Keeper. |
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