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

July 16, 2022 / 02:29

This episode covers the mysterious death of 19-year-old Steven Smith in South Carolina, the investigation into his death, and the theories surrounding it. Key discussions include the evidence found at the scene, the initial hit-and-run theory, and the possibility of a hate crime.

Steven Smith was found dead on July 8, 2015, with blunt force trauma to the head. His yellow Chevy was located three miles away, raising questions about the circumstances of his death. Trooper David Rowell noted discrepancies in the hit-and-run theory, stating that no vehicular evidence was found at the scene.

Steven's mother, Sandy Smith, expressed her disbelief in the hit-and-run scenario, highlighting the lack of typical evidence associated with such incidents. She pointed out that Steven's shoes remained on his feet, which she believed contradicted the hit-and-run explanation.

Sandy Smith also suggested that her son's death might have been a hate crime due to his sexuality. She made a public plea for information, seeking answers about her son's tragic death.

TLDR

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

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19 year old steven smith was found dead on this south carolina road from blunt force drama to the head in the early

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morning hours of july 8 2015. steven's yellow chevy was found roughly three miles away with his wallet inside

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and the gas cap unscrewed initial reports by the south carolina highway patrol say smith ran into car trouble

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and was likely walking when he was struck and killed by a vehicle but recently released audio interviews

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show some officers on the case did not agree with that hit-and-run theory nothing at the scene appeared that it

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was a vehicular accident trooper david rowell noticed that the evidence just wasn't adding up walk both

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shoulders of the highway east and west looking for any evidence didn't see anything that appeared to be

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vehicular involved there was no vehicle debris no broken headlight or paint scrapes or anything

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when someone is hit by a car they are very frequently knocked out of their shoes steven

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smith's shoes were still on when he was found they were still on and they were loose it certainly raises

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questions as to whether hit and run is the right conclusion steven's mother sandy smith told the

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local cbs affiliate she didn't believe the hit-and-run scenario either the only damage to his body

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was his head from his right eye socket to the back of his head his right shoulder was dislocated

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when someone is struck by a car going at speed and i don't mean 70 miles an hour

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i mean even something like 25 30 35 miles an hour you fly bodies get pushed a long way the body

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rolls and moves and there's there's road burn there's rash marks there's evidence

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often on the road sandy smith told a local newspaper she believed her son who was openly gay was murdered

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she believed it was a hate crime related in some way to his sexuality and in our interviews with her she pleaded

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to the public if anybody knows anything please i want answers [Music] you

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Episode Highlights

Mysterious Death of Steven Smith
19-year-old Steven Smith was found dead under suspicious circumstances in South Carolina.
“Nothing at the scene appeared that it was a vehicular accident.”
@ 00m 35s
July 16, 2022

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Please, I want answers.
Stephen Smith death: What happened to the S.C. teen?

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Suspicious Evidence00:58
Mother's Plea02:14

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