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Stephen Smith death in South Carolina being investigated as homicide

Headline from FOX 43 York

Smith was found dead along a rural South Carolina road in 2015.

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Reports & sources

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Stephen Smith's case now being investigated as homicide, South Carolina law enforcement says (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Stephen Smith's body was discovered in Hampton County on July 8, 2015.

  2. CNN

    Stephen Smith's case is now being investigated as a homicide, South Carolina law enforcement says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old nursing student whose body was found in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015, as a homicide, an agency spokesperson told CNN.

  3. Fox News

    South Carolina law enforcement to investigate Stephen Smith's death as homicide: attorney (opens Fox News)

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    South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigators will investigate the death of Stephen Smith as a homicide, according to an attorney for Smith's family.

  4. NBC New York

    South Carolina Investigating Stephen Smith's Death as a Homicide (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has been investigating Smith’s death since 2021, when it opened a case based on information surrounding the Alex Murdaugh murder probe.

  5. FOX 43 York

    Stephen Smith death in South Carolina being investigated as homicide (opens FOX 43 York)

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    FOX 43 York's feed description

    Smith was found dead along a rural South Carolina road in 2015.

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    South Carolina police are investigating Stephen Smith's death as a homicide, nearly 2 years after the Murdaugh case prompted fresh look. Here's what we know (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, CNN Nearly eight years after his body was found in the middle of a South Carolina road, state authorities confirmed they are investigating the death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith as a homicide, putting his case back in the spotlight.

  7. ABC 7 Chicago

    South Carolina police are investigating Stephen Smith's death as a homicide | Here's what we know (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    The agency did not say what that information was, and there has been no connection announced between Smith's death and the Murdaugh family.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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