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Police investigating the double murder of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh have also reopened the case into a 2015 hit-and-run of teen Stephen Smith

Police investigating the double murder of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh have also reopened the case into a 2015 hit-and-run of teen Stephen Smith 

July 8, 2015: Teenager Stephen Smith dies

Smith was found on the side of the road. 

Police officially rule his death a hit-and-run but he had suffered blunt force trauma to the head. 

His mother has since shared her belief that she thinks he was killed in a hate-crime because he was gay.

Case notes obtained by DailyMail.com revealed Paul's older brother Buster was named multiple times in the investigation. 

Police wanted to know more about his relationship with Stephen. 

Stephen's mother said he had been having a 'fling'. 

In a deposition years later, one of Paul's friends said the family had 'covered' other killings up. 

He mentioned Smith's death.  

February 2, 2018: Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria Satterfield dies

Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria Sattlerfield dies

Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria Sattlerfield dies

Gloria died after 'falling' down the stairs in the family house

The family gave her family $500,000 in a wrongful death settlement but it's unclear why her death was ruled to be their fault. 

Alex Murdaugh was listed as the defendant in the lawsuit. 

Satterfield was only 57 when she died. 

She left behind a husband and children. 

Her death was also mentioned in the deposition by Paul Murdaugh's friend.  

February 23, 2019: Mallory Beach dies being thrown from boat driven by Paul Murdaugh

Mallory Beach, 19, died in February 2019

Mallory Beach, 19, died in February 2019 

Paul was charged afterwards because he'd been drinking and was behaving 'belligerently' that night. 

He had been released on bond.  

One of the six teens on board testified that they were scared to speak about the Murdaugh family because they knew how to 'cover things up'. 

The boy named Stephen Smith and the housekeeper, and claimed Paul pushed Beach from the boat.

June 7, 2021: Paul and Maggie are murdered 

The mother and son were found shot dead at the family home in Islandton, South Carolina. 

Alex Murdaugh says he found them at the home. 

The medical examiner said the pair had been dead for an hour at most when he discovered them. 

It was later revealed Alex waited an hour to call 911 about their deaths. 

Paul, 22

Margaret, 52

Alex's son Paul, 22, (left) and wife Maggie, 52, (right) were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on June 7 at the family hunting lodge 

Alex's father Randolph Murdaugh III died 'peacefully' at home three days after Maggie and Paul were found shot dead

Alex's father Randolph Murdaugh III died 'peacefully' at home three days after Maggie and Paul were found shot dead 

June 10, 2021:  Alex's 81-year-old father Randolph Murdaugh III dies 'naturally' and 'peacefully' at home

Alex Murdaugh's alibi for the night of his wife and son's murder was that he was visiting his ailing father in the hospital.

The father died just three days later, following a battle with cancer. 

September 3, 2021: Alex resigns from his law firm amid claims he misused funds

The firm has hired a forensic investigator to go through the accounts.

September 4, 2021: Alex calls 911 claiming he's been shot in the head in a drive-by

He only had 'surface' wounds and was also able to call his brother.

September 6, 2021: Alex resigns from law firm

In a statement he says: 'I'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated these murders.' 

September 14, 2021: Police arrest alleged hitman in Alex's shooting

Police said Alex Murdaugh

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