Hmmm: Cops ordered a rape kit in 2015 death allegedly linked to Murdaughs

A rape kit was ordered within hours of Stephen Smith’s tragic death, leaving many with burning questions over why one was needed for a suspected hit-and-run case, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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The 19-year-old’s July 2015 death was ruled a homicide earlier this week in a shocking development nearly eight years after Smith’s body was found near the Hampton, South Carolina home of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh.

[The questions will be (a) whether they did the proper evidentiary work with the rape kit, (b) whether they ever processed it, and (c) whether it still exists. Given the influence of the Murdaughs in that region, I’d be surprised if any of these gets a ‘yes’ answer, which may be one reason why the Smith family wants the remains exhumed for a new autopsy. — Ed]

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