Trooper Who Probed Death Near Murdaugh Estate Shares Shady New Details

Bland Richter Law Firm

Shady details about the death of Stephen Smith, the 19-year-old found dead on a backcountry road near Alex Murdaugh’s family estate in 2015, continued to emerge Wednesday, with a former South Carolina trooper saying investigators ignored his determination that Smith was murdered.

Thomas Moore, a lieutenant in the South Carolina Highway Patrol, was one of the first officers to respond to the discovery of Smith’s body. He said it was clear to him that Smith was murdered...