The Latest Breaking News from Sandy Smith

‘This has gone on far too long.’ Buster Murdaugh speaks out on Stephen Smith’s death

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Buster Murdaugh on Monday publicly denied being involved in the death of a teenager hours before Stephen Smith’s mother and her attorneys held a news conference.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s son Buster breaks silence about ‘vicious rumours’ around Stephen Smith’s death

Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of a road in Hampton County in 2015 and his family now plans to exhume his body for an independent autopsy

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Stephen Smith family says he was killed ‘somewhere else’ before body was ‘placed’ in road near Murdaugh home

Family of Stephen Smith plan to exhume his body for an independent autopsy as they insist: ‘This is not Alex Murdaugh 2.0’

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Maggie Murdaugh’s friends break silence for first time after husband Alex was convicted of murder

‘You know, she’s not ‘the wife that was murdered.’ I mean, we don’t want her to be remembered that way,’ her friends say

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

Body of man mysteriously found dead near family killer Alex Murdaugh's home to be exhumed

Stephen Smith, 19, from South Carolina, US, was found dead just a few miles away from Alex Murdaugh's home in July 2015. It was initially determined by police as a hit-and-run case

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023

Maggie Murdaugh’s friends break silence for first time after husband Alex was convicted of murder

‘You know, she’s not ‘the wife that was murdered.’ I mean, we don’t want her to be remembered that way,’ her friends say

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Alex Murdaugh conviction casts spotlight on mystery 2015 death of Buster’s classmate Stephen Smith

Maggie and Paul’s murders led SLED to reopen an investigation into the death of the 19-year-old

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Congress braces for new members who were at Capitol on Jan. 6

Three people who were on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6 stand a serious chance of being elected.

Axios · Oct 17, 2022

‘A bit of a joke’: single mother of four scarred by robodebt scandal ends up with 96 cents compensation

Data shows about 45% of victims will get less than $100 of the $1.8bn settlement and 5% will get less than $10

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Far-right, controversial candidates create new headaches for Kevin McCarthy

These candidates are quietly being described as "political disrupters" among House GOP leadership and outside campaign arms.

Axios · Jun 26, 2022