Similar to the homicide case, SLED has revealed little information to the public since confirming it is reopening the case to the family,Inside Edition Digital previously reported. HAMPTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new headstone for Stephen Smith was unveiled at the Gooding Cemetery in Hampton County Sunday. Alex Murdaugh called 911 Saturday and said he had been shot as he stood at the side of a road in Hampton County, South Carolina, according to a statement from the state police. Mallory and Paul were part of a group of six teenagers who went out on the boat in 2019. 4:40 p.m. SCHP: Moore calls Washington and asks him if the hit-and-run was his ruling as well. Cr. "I know that they're working hard and that this is not a cold case," he says. SCHP detectives noted the cars gas cap was unscrewed and hanging outside of the gas cap door. Stephens relative didnt believe the person who said they were dating Stephen and said the family was skeptical of him. "As any investigator [does],you go off of the evidence. She told me it was not her job to figure that out, it was mine., 6:14 p.m. SCHP: Brock notifies Booker that the victim did not have a gunshot wound according to the autopsy. Booker contacts Burns and Moore to gather further information. At the time, investigators said it appeared he was killed in a hit-and-run collision while walking. He also told me that he and the boy had a deep sea fishing trip planned for July. The death was originally thought to be a hit-and-run. In the aftermath of her sons death, Sandy said shes learned that there are two different justice systems in the Palmetto State one for people like the Murdaughs and another for everyone else. SLED is simply looking at anyone who may have had a possible motive in the case including the survivors of a high-profile February 2019 boat crash that killed 19-year-oldMallory Beach. The case was mysteriously bounced from investigator to investigator without reasons or notification, Sandy Smith wrote in the letter. Is Outer Banks based on a true story? They just throw their cases on a shelf to collect dust.. At the time of his death, Paul was awaiting trial after being charged with several felonies in connection to the deadly crash, including boating under the influence. Nothing about this case from the very beginning pointed towards it being a hit and run.. At another point in the investigation, Proctor appeared frustrated that local sources were hesitant and scared to speak of the Murdaughs to police. 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Sandy told Duncan that she heard rumors about the Murdaugh boys had something to do with Stephens death. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. She just wants to know who was responsible for murdering her child. Im telling you man to man I didnt kill him.. No arrests have been made in Smith's death. Investigators with the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) received multiple tips in the aftermath of Smiths death linking his untimely demise to the Murdaugh family. . Then, the coroner ruled the death a shooting homicide forcing investigators to search the rural road carved between a tree line and a corn field. SLED is continuing to cast a wide net as it looks to exclude individuals in connection with the double homicidethat took place at the Murdaughs 1,700-acre hunting property located near Islandton, S.C. on the evening of June 7, 2021. His phone and keys were still in his pocket. The victims hands were bagged. 8:53 a.m. SLED: Burke meets with Moore at Peeples Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton to provide documentation from the original crime scene and to transfer evidence. These boys were coming from a baseball game and I think that they were right behind him, so when he had to pull over, they were right there. For more on the ever-evolving Murdaugh case, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. SLED agents noted minor injuries to victims left arm, left hand and head. Mom and Son, Authorities Open Investigation into Teen's 2015 Death, 'Somebody's in Danger': 2 Months After Deaths of Prominent S.C. The Murdaughs, as big and powerful and rich as everyone thinks they are theyre going to go on living their lives like nothing (happened), Proctor said. "Sandy and I both believe that this was a murder. Tallon notes that an EMS worker stated that a projectile wound was located on the victims head the HCCO moved the victim prior to SLED Crime Scene arrival.. Mother and son were gunned down on their 1,770-acre estate in the small town of Islandton. But her dad was "a little iffy on accepting the offer. Murdaugh, 54, has repeatedly denied any role in the deaths, saying he was visiting his mother and ailing father and discovered his son and wife slain when he returned to their estate. 6:08 a.m. SCHP: Moore is advised by Allen that MAIT is en route and that Allen is almost at the scene. They call him back to tell him they didnt find anything. She is working writing an official letter to SLED. Sandy Smith told FITSNews that SLED is investigating her sons death as a homicide which is something she wishes they did six years ago. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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Beach died when a 17-foot center console fishing boat allegedly driven by an inebriated Paul Murdaugh slammed into a pylon near theArchers Creek bridge on February 24, 2019 around 2:25 a.m. Murdaugh was charged with three felony counts of boating under the influence (BUI) in the aftermath of that crash. Sign up forPEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. 1:43 p.m. SLED: Agents leave MUSC and take evidence to their forensic laboratory. No additional details were provided. Tallon and Burke take photos and notes and make a sketch with measurements (see below). An official autopsy had ruled the death as a possible hit-and-run, yet some authorities refuted that report after making their own observations at the scene. "My son will be 18 in November, and I just couldn't imagine in six years that no one had come to Stephen's mom's aid for memorializing her son," Andrews says. They took him from his car; everybody knew his car because he had the ugliest little banana [car] in town. SLED opened the investigation based on information gathered during the course of the double murder investigation of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, SLED spokesperson Tommy Crosby told FITSNews. Stephen was sharp and hyper-aware of his surroundings.A toxicology report showed that Stephen was completely sober at the time of his death. A SCHP flyer is made asking for tips in the case. And when you dont have enough evidence to compel someone legally to speak with you you have to go off their willingness to speak to you.. And while South Carolina investigators havent said what evidence prompted them to open the investigation into Smiths death, Proctor told Fox that the Murdaugh name came up during the investigation and that the family was not particularly cooperative. The case is being reexamined, partly because some Murdaugh family members were among those first on the scene. Not only is it believed he swept crimes committed by his family under the rug and has been involved in fraud, but hes also been accused of murder. July 22, 2015, SCHP: Proctor visits Presnell at MUSC to get some sort of clarification on the Smith case. Moore calls Croft to ask which agents were at the scene that morning. . If anyone helped cover up what happened, they should be held accountable.". She said shortly after Stephens death that believes her son was beaten to death and the crime covered up. The Murdaugh family has loomed large in the Lowcountry for nearly a century with three generations of its members serving as solicitor (South Carolinas version of a district attorney) over a five-county region between 1920 and 2007. As I was leaving she stated that the report was preliminary and it was my job to figure out what struck him, not hers, Proctor wrote. Investigators found Smiths car three miles away on the side of Bamberg Highway. Got a tip for a story? Stay tuned for part two of the investigation file. Moore instructs him to immediately stop their preparations on the body and cover him up. Moore tells Rowell to go get the clothing. Earlier this week, the agency opened up a tip line exclusively for the high-profile case. Mandy Matneyis the news director at FITSNews. Everything to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders and the Ongoing Drama Surrounding Dad Alex Murdaugh, Hampton County Detention Center/AP/Shutterstock, Alex Murdaugh Allegedly Lured Wife to Cabin On Night She Was Killed and She Texted Friend It Seemed 'Fishy', Everything to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders, Including Details of Allegations Against Alex, Alex Murdaugh's Slain Son Paul Allegedly Strangled Ex-Girlfriend in 2017, She Says in Netflix Documentary, Investigators Will Exhume Body of Murdaugh Family Housekeeper Who Died Under Mysterious Circumstances. 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