The Unsolved Murder of Steven Smith

Stephen was found dead on a rural road in Hampton County, South Carolina on July 8, 2015. The 19-year-old’s car had run out of gas on Highway 601 and he was walking on Sandy Run Road near Crocketville, South Carolina when he was killed; investigators believed that he was most likely walking to his home on nearby Joe Miley Road. Authorities initially believed that Stephen had been the victim of a hit-and-run accident.