Decatur Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Shooting Death of Stephen Perkins

DECATUR, Ala. – A former Decatur Police officer, Mac Bailey Marquette, entered a not-guilty plea in the shooting death of Stephen Perkins, according to court documents. Marquette waived his arrangement hearing and entered the plea for the murder charge. His court appearance was scheduled for March 4 but he entered the plea prior to that … Read more

New Evidence Discovered in Mysterious Death of Stephen Smith Sparks Investigation Revival by SLED

HAMPTON COUNTY, South Carolina – While investigating the murders of Alex Murdaugh’s wife Maggie and son Paul in June 2021, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) stumbled across a clue in another mysterious death in the same area. The case in question was that of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old found dead on July 8, … Read more

Mysterious Death of Stephen Smith Renewed Investigation Sparked by Murdaugh Murder Case Revives Old Rumors and Theories: SLED to Probe Smith’s Death

HAMPTON, S.C. – When the bodies of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found at their estate in Moselle on June 7, 2021, it sparked a double murder investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). But what got the attention of the SLED was the clue they stumbled upon in another unsolved death – … Read more