- For years, rumors spread throughout the county that Stephen Smith’s death was connected to the Murdow family.
- With Alex Murdoh out of the spotlight, the Smith family feels it’s time to shed new light on the murder case.
- On March 10, Sandy Smith organized a GoFundMe page to fund the exhumation and autopsy of Stephen Smith. In one week, the fund has raised over $41,000 for him.
triggered by Richard ‘Alex’ Murdow Convicted of Double MurderThe family of a South Carolina teenage boy found dead in 2015 is on a new drive to find out the truth about a years-old “cold case.”Funding is now being raised Excavation and independent autopsysaid the teenage mother.
Murdoh’s trial has consumed the world’s media and has been in the public eye since Jan. 23 until its conclusion on March 2nd – Murdo convicted Killing his wife and son – Sandy Smith impatiently awaited her own conclusion.
son’s body Stephen Smitha 19-year-old nursing student, It was found lying in the middle of a country road in Hampton County not far from. Murdow’s property in Colleton County, July 8, 2015. He died of blunt force trauma to his head, but there was controversy surrounding the incident from the beginning.
Authorities initially ruled the death a hit-and-run, but investigators later ruled it a homicide based on evidence at the scene.
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For years, rumors spread throughout the county that the incident involved the Murdow family. Although the name appeared dozens of times in eyewitness testimony to police, the case went cold, and to this day, there has been no arrest or even official confirmation that the case was actually related to Murdo.
The unsolved murder mystery was announced in July 2021 when South Carolina law enforcement launched a new investigation into Smith’s murder “based on information gathered during the course of the Paul and Maggie Murdough double homicide investigation.” New life was breathed into it when it started.
With Alex Murdoh out of the spotlight, the Smith family feels it’s time to shed new light on the murder case. A GoFundMe drive has been launched to raise money for the exhumation of Stephen Smith’s remains and an independent autopsy.
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GoFundMe raises over $41,000 in just one week
On March 10, Sandy Smith organized a GoFundMe page to raise money for an excavation and independent autopsy.
The fundraising goal was $15,000, but in just one week, the page says $41,034 was raised.
According to the GoFundMe page, the Smith family does not want the state to conduct an autopsy at the South Carolina Medical College in Charleston if Smith’s body is exhumed.
“We feel it is important to seek a new target: independent excavations and autopsies,” the page reads. “The state can choose and fund an exhumation and a new autopsy, but despite the lack of evidence to support it, his death was held at MUSC, which was initially classified as a hit-and-run. we understand
“We need a fresh and impartial examination of his corpse to determine the exact cause of his death based on the facts. There was no debris on the road and his injuries were not consistent with a hit and run.” ”
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The site also expects the autopsy alone to cost $7,000.Additionally, “a private coroner must be present from the start of the excavation to the duration of the investigation, at a cost of about $750 per hour.”
Thanks to a recent generous donor, this seems to have become possible.
“The family of Stephen N. Smith is so grateful for the love and support that Standing for Stephen and the community at large has shown. You have shed light on Stephen’s story and his lack of justice,” it said. I’m here. Smith’s page.
“Thank you for allowing Stephen’s story to be swept under the rug. We will soon pursue an excavation and provide updates along the way.”
#StandingForStephen gives way to #JusticeForStephen
When media coverage of the Murdo case began sweeping across the country, a movement for justice and support for LGBTQ teens like Smith arose. #StandingForStephenThe movement attracted thousands to help the Smith family erect a monument to his son’s grave.
#StandingForStephen has been replaced by a new initiative #JusticeForStephen.
The effort appears to have begun at a time when the Murdoh murder trial was at its height. In February, Smith began posting on his Facebook page, revealing plans to exhume his son’s body for further investigation.
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