Stephen Smith's Body Exhumed for Second Autopsy in South Carolina Homicide Investigation

A second autopsy has been conducted on the exhumed body of a teenager found dead on a South Carolina road nearly eight years ago. The investigation was reopened after the recent public attention surrounding Alex Murdaugh's murder trial boosted the mother's search for answers in the unsolved case. The family's lawyer said that Stephen Smith's death was not an accident but the result of a brutal beating. Sandy Smith is offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of anyone responsible in her son's death. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has assigned extra regional agents to the homicide investigation.