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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Stephen Smith homicide investigators say witnesses could be ‘more willing to speak freely’ after Murdaugh case

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The South Carolina law enforcement agency investigating Stephen Smith’s homicide has said that witnesses might be “more willing to speak freely now” than back in 2021 – when it first opened an investigation days on from the Murdaugh murders.

SLED (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) released a lengthy – and somewhat cryptic – statement on Wednesday suggesting that people may be more likely to come forward with information than they were in the past.

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