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Lawyer Believes Stephen Smith’s Killing Was Hate Crime: ‘Hey, We’re Going to Beat Up a Gay Kid’
Stephen Smith’s 2015 death was recently ruled a homicide
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh in federal court for financial crimes
Murdaugh, who was found guilty in March of killing his wife and son in South Carolina, pleaded not guilty to 22 new counts of federal charges, including bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
Alex Murdaugh’s push for new trial could depend on one juror, attorney says
Alex Murdaugh’s push for a new murder trial could depend on the testimony of one juror who deliberated during his trial last year, according to attorney Eric Bland.
Could cellphone evidence be the key to solving Stephen Smith’s cold case?
Eight years after refusing to accept a hit-and-run theory, his mother has new hope after new evidence was uncovered during the Murdaugh murders investigation.
How two South Carolina lawyers ripped the Murdaugh case wide open
SC attorneys Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter are representing housekeeper Gloria Satterfield’s estate in a suit against Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes.
Alex Murdaugh reaches plea deal days before trial in financial crimes case
Murdaugh, who was convicted of killing his wife and younger son in 2021, will avoid another potentially sensational trial linked to schemes committed while he was a lawyer.
Video: Hear Stephen Smith’s mother describe her late son | CNN
The death of Stephen Smith, whose body was found in the middle of a road in 2015, is being investigated as a homicide, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division told CNN. Stephen’s mother, Sandy Smith, joins CNN’s Anderson Cooper along with the family’s attorney, Eric Bland.
