Stephen Smith death: What happened to the S.C. teen? | Forensic Files

19 year old steven smith was found dead on this south carolina road from blunt force drama to the head in the early
morning hours of july 8 2015. steven's yellow chevy was found roughly three miles away with his wallet inside
and the gas cap unscrewed initial reports by the south carolina highway patrol say smith ran into car trouble
and was likely walking when he was struck and killed by a vehicle but recently released audio interviews
show some officers on the case did not agree with that hit-and-run theory nothing at the scene appeared that it
was a vehicular accident trooper david rowell noticed that the evidence just wasn't adding up walk both
shoulders of the highway east and west looking for any evidence didn't see anything that appeared to be
vehicular involved there was no vehicle debris no broken headlight or paint scrapes or anything
when someone is hit by a car they are very frequently knocked out of their shoes steven
smith's shoes were still on when he was found they were still on and they were loose it certainly raises
questions as to whether hit and run is the right conclusion steven's mother sandy smith told the
local cbs affiliate she didn't believe the hit-and-run scenario either the only damage to his body
was his head from his right eye socket to the back of his head his right shoulder was dislocated
when someone is struck by a car going at speed and i don't mean 70 miles an hour
i mean even something like 25 30 35 miles an hour you fly bodies get pushed a long way the body
rolls and moves and there's there's road burn there's rash marks there's evidence
often on the road sandy smith told a local newspaper she believed her son who was openly gay was murdered
she believed it was a hate crime related in some way to his sexuality and in our interviews with her she pleaded
to the public if anybody knows anything please i want answers [Music] you

Days after the June 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, investigators say they found information that led them to open a new investigation in an unsolved 2015 case: the mysterious death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith.

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Brief Summary

Steven Smith's death raises questions of foul play and possible hate crime.

Key points

Mysterious Death of Steven Smith. 19-year-old Steven Smith was found dead under suspicious circumstances in South Carolina.

Episode highlights

Mysterious Death of Steven Smith19-year-old Steven Smith was found dead under suspicious circumstances in South Carolina.“Nothing at the scene appeared that it was a vehicular accident.”0:35Jul 16, 2022

Episode quotes

Please, I want answers.

Sandy Smith pleading for information about her son's death.

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