Long before any of the Murdaugh family’s criminal activities came to light, a good friend of Buster’s, Stephen Smith, passed away. In 2015, Smith was mysteriously found dead in the middle of the road, and his death was ruled a hit-and-run, even though other evidence shows that he could have died by gunshot or some other attack.

Like several other mysterious deaths, including that of the Murdaugh’s housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, it has been hinted in investigative documents that Smith’s death was a cover-up of sorts.

In fact, in Murdaugh Murders, it’s suggested that Buster and Smith had an intimate relationship, as Smith was openly gay, and the two were very close. Could the Murdaugh family have had Smith murdered to cover up Buster’s sexuality?

The more we learn about the Murdaugh family, the more questions arise. Even still, hopefully, Murdaugh Murders answers some of those questions, and the trial answers the rest of them.

Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal is available to stream on Feb. 22 on Netflix.