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Buster Murdaugh files massive defamation lawsuit against Netflix, Warner Brothers

Buster Murdaugh claims his reputation has been damaged after he was falsely accused of murder in documentaries

The Independent UK

US elections 2024: 10 key House races to watch

Democrats only need to flip a handful of seats to get back control of the lower chamber – here’s what to keep an eye on

The Guardian - US

Haley wins surprise Vermont victory as Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday

Neither Biden nor Trump have secured the nomination of their respective parties, but both are likely to do so within the next two weeks

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Three questions North Carolina primaries may answer - Roll Call

North Carolina voters will choose nominees for five open House seats where Republicans are favored in November, and one Toss-up seat.

Roll Call

Stephen Smith’s cellphone unlocked 8 years after he was found dead near Murdaugh house

The 19-year-old was killed in 2015 with his death originally being ruled a hit-and-run accident by authorities

The Independent UK

Stephen Smith’s cellphone unlocked 8 years after he was found dead near Murdaugh house

The 19-year-old was killed in 2015 with his death originally being ruled a hit-and-run accident by authorities

The Independent UK

Mother of murdered teen linked to Murdaugh family reveals key to solving case

Stephen Smith’s 2015 death was treated as a hit-and-run for nearly six years until former attorney Alex Murdaugh was charged in the murders of his wife and son

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His testimony was key to Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction. He says there’s no need for a new trial

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys are seeking a new trial based on jury tampering claims. Dr Kenny Kinsey is not buying it, Andrea Cavallier reports from CrimeCon

The Independent UK

Buster Murdaugh breaks silence on Stephen Smith killing – and calls father Alex a ‘psychopath’

Despite insisting Alex Murdaugh didn’t kill Maggie and Paul, Buster said it was ‘a fair assessment’ to describe his father as a psychopath

The Independent UK

Buster Murdaugh breaks silence on Stephen Smith killing – and calls father Alex a ‘psychopath’

Despite insisting Alex Murdaugh didn’t kill Maggie and Paul, Buster said it was ‘a fair assessment’ to describe his father as a psychopath

The Independent UK

Buster Murdaugh breaks silence on Stephen Smith killing – and insists his father is innocent

Despite insisting Alex Murdaugh didn’t kill Maggie and Paul, Buster said it was ‘a fair assessment’ to describe his father as a psychopath

The Independent UK

State retirees struggle through inflation while budget plans leave them out

Budget proposals in the Texas Legislature include billions in raises for current and retired teachers, as well as current state employees. So far, retired state employees are not mentioned in the budget plans. The state’s former public servants haven’t had a pension raise in 20 years.

The Texas Tribune

A second autopsy has been done in a probe of an unsolved South Carolina death

The autopsy was completed this weekend on the exhumed body of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago on a South Carolina road, according to the family's lawyer.

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Second autopsy done in unsolved South Carolina death probe

A lawyer for the family of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago says a second autopsy of the exhumed body is complete

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Stephen Smith’s body is exhumed after murder near Murdaugh home – as family offers $35k reward to catch killer

Exhumation comes just weeks after SLED announced Smith’s death was officially ruled a homicide and after Buster Murdaugh issued a statement denying any involvement

Tribune News Service

‘His body is a crime scene’: Exhumation plans proceeding in Stephen Smith’s 2015 killing

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Plans to exhume Stephen Smith’s body are proceeding rapidly and will involve a team of state and national experts, one of the attorneys for Stephen Smith’s mother said Friday.

The Independent UK

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

SLED opened a new investigation into Stephen Smith’s death in June 2021 – days after Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son

The Independent UK

Mom of teen found dead near Murdaugh home warns killer: ‘I don’t care what your name is, you need to be punished’

Stephen Smith’s mother spoke out after SLED announced that her son’s death was finally being investigated as a homicide

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Stephen Smith died 8 years ago. More people than ever want to know why

State agents say Smith was murdered. Interest in his case has spiked in part because of where he died: about 8 miles from where Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were shot to death.

Daily Mirror

Death of teen exhumed near Murdaugh murders mansion investigated as homicide

A new investigation into the death of Buster Murdaugh's fellow student, Stephen Smith, who was found dead aged 19 near the Murdaugh mansion, has opened as his body is exhumed

The Independent UK

Murdaugh trial gives unsolved death investigation a boost

A mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road eight years ago is opening a private investigation into his death after raising almost $90,000 amid the publicity surround the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh

Tribune News Service

SLED investigating Stephen Smith’s death as a murder, says teen did not die by hit-and-run

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel confirmed Tuesday night that his agency is now investigating the 2015 death of Hampton County teen Stephen Smith as a murder.

The Independent UK

Stephen Smith’s death declared a homicide days after Buster Murdaugh denied involvement

Family says it is a major development and ‘a chance to right eight years of wrongs’

The Independent UK

Stephen Smith’s mother flagged Buster Murdaugh as a potential suspect in his murder in 2016 letter to the FBI

In the letter, Sandy Smith said an individual had come forward to the family claiming to have witnessed Stephen being beaten to death with a baseball bat

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh’s attorney slams leak of jailhouse phone call

Colleton County Sheriff’s Office said the call was released due to ‘human error’ after a podcast filed a FOIA request for Murdaugh’s jailhouse calls

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