In 2016, Stephen Smith’s grieving mother, Sandy, sent a letter to the FBI pleading for their assistance in solving the murder of her son, Stephen. In the four-page letter obtained by FITSNews, Smith makes some shocking claims about what could have happened to her son. Smith makes it clear that she believes the Murdaugh family may have been involved in her son’s death — and she has leads to explain her position.
A particularly damning section of the letter read: “The first call my family received after the murder was from authorities notifying us of Stephen’s death. The second came very quickly the same morning from solicitor Randolph Murdaugh. In fact, he called my ex-husband’s cell phone as we waited in the police station for a positive identification. He said he heard of the case and was interested in working pro bono as a liaison between the family and investigators. Stephen’s father accepted the offer, although we were unsure why Mr. Murdaugh wanted to help us. We also weren’t sure how he found out so quickly — even before it was confirmed to be our son.”
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Why would Alex Murdaugh’s brother Randy offer to take the case pro-bono, in addition to knowing about Stephen’s death before it went public? Sandy Smith goes on to say that her other children were given information about Stephen’s death. Stephen’s brother was allegedly approached by a stranger who witnessed Stephen’s murder and claimed Buster Murdaugh was responsible. Stephen’s sister was allegedly told that Randolph Murdaugh’s nephews (which would include Buster) were responsible.
