# EPISODE 278: "The Dark Highway": The Death of Stephen Smith

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-06-15T01:00:03+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2830

## Resource

In the Summer of 2015, a 19 year old nursing student was found on a dark deserted stretch of road in rural Hampton County. Theories and rumors have surrounded his death but his family deserves answers.

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