The family of a young man found dead on a rural Hampton County road is launching a new investigation of how Stephen Smith died after apparent connections to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh came to light.

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney, was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and son -- the most serious and grisliest of the allegations faced by the scion of what was once one of the state's most influential dynasties.

Buster Murdaugh, son of convicted double-murderer and ex-South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, “unequivocally” denied any involvement in the death of his purported former classmate Stephen Smith Monday after months of unsubstantiated speculation that he was involved in Smith’s 2015 death.

The only surviving son of convicted family killer Alex Murdaugh has spoken out publicly, denying involvement in Stephen Smith's death.

Buster Murdaugh, son of now-convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh, is denying any involvement in the death of Stephen Smith, his high school classmate who was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015.