smith s mother imply indicates members of the murdaugh family. a letter that dates back to 2016. she was reaching out to the f.b.i. asking for their assistance. the letter was obtained and published. she said shortly after authorities informed her of her son s death and before they made a positive idea on the body. randolph murdaugh contacted the family and offered to help them with the investigation and then stopped returning calls. the letter says stephen, openly gay, mentioned to friends he was involved romantically with someone from a prominent local family. alex murdaugh s son, buster is pushing back denying involvement with stephen and his death. items from the murdaugh family estate are being auctioned off including mounted animal heads, lamps, table ware and furniture. bidding will take place in
Investigators probing the 2015 death of South Carolina nursing student Stephen Smith, whose body was mysteriously found near a Murdaugh family property, ordered a rape kit examination to be performed on the victim's body.
The media tents and trucks have packed up and left and the wall-to-wall cable network coverage of the six-week trial of South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has ended. However, in rural Hampton County, it's a difficult, uneasy time.