The body of Stephen Smith, whose 2015 death was thrust back into the spotlight during the investigation of the 2021 killings of Margaret 'Maggie' Murdaugh and her son Paul Murdaugh, was exhumed over the weekend for an independent autopsy.
There is an update in the Stephen Smith case. The man's body was exhumed almost 2 years after the Alex Murdaugh investigation prompted scrutiny.The body of Stephen Smith, whose 2015 death was thrust back into the spotlight during the investigation of the 2021 killings of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and her son Paul Murdaugh, was exhumed over the weekend for an independent autopsy, attorneys for Smith's family said.
RELATED: South Carolina police are investigating Stephen Smith's death as a homicide | Here's what we know Smith had suffered blunt force trauma to the head, an officer noted in the initial incident report. But, while his body was in the road -- lying on the center line of the roadway, diagrams of the scene show -- the officer saw no evidence of a vehicle accident.
His vehicle was found about three miles away, that report said, with the gas tank door open and the gas cap hanging out on the side of the car. The vehicle's battery was functional, but the car wouldn't start, the report added.The case file reveals a working theory among first responders at the scene that Smith's death was a homicide -- and not the result of being struck by a car.
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