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South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act and Law Enforcement Information Disclosure
06:56 - 14:47 (07:51)
This podcast discusses how the Freedom of Information Act in South Carolina affects disclosure of law enforcement information and how the release of redacted case files in the Stephen Smith murder case may have consequences for future investigations.
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South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act has several exceptions that allow law enforcement agencies to withhold information, including records that could interfere with a prospective law enforcement proceeding or would deprive someone of a fair trial, among other reasons.
06:56 - 09:44 (02:48)
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South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act has several exceptions that allow law enforcement agencies to withhold information, including records that could interfere with a prospective law enforcement proceeding or would deprive someone of a fair trial, among other reasons. Typically law enforcement agencies do not hand over open case files, particularly not ones that contain recordings of interviews.
ChapterSouth Carolina's Freedom of Information Act and Law Enforcement Information Disclosure
EpisodeMMP #86: Solving Stephen Smith’s Case, Clearing Up Misinformation and What’s Next with the Exhumation
PodcastMurdaugh Murders Podcast
The release of the redacted case file of Stephen Smith in the summer of 2021, which revealed conversations between investigators and people with information, has raised questions on whether it impacted people from being fully forthcoming in the ongoing Murdoch Murders investigation.
09:44 - 13:59 (04:14)
Summary
The release of the redacted case file of Stephen Smith in the summer of 2021, which revealed conversations between investigators and people with information, has raised questions on whether it impacted people from being fully forthcoming in the ongoing Murdoch Murders investigation.
ChapterSouth Carolina's Freedom of Information Act and Law Enforcement Information Disclosure
EpisodeMMP #86: Solving Stephen Smith’s Case, Clearing Up Misinformation and What’s Next with the Exhumation
PodcastMurdaugh Murders Podcast
The speaker questions whether the hosts of a show are still insinuating a mystery surrounding Gloria's death and if they are still connecting Steven Smith to the case despite Andy Savage debunking the claims.
13:59 - 14:47 (00:48)
Summary
The speaker questions whether the hosts of a show are still insinuating a mystery surrounding Gloria's death and if they are still connecting Steven Smith to the case despite Andy Savage debunking the claims.