Beaufort woman’s body found on dirt road had gunshot wounds; coroner estimates time of death

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is launching a murder investigation after the body of 33-year-old Beaufort woman Stephanie Campbell was found off a dirt road Wednesday morning on St. Helena Island. Her body had multiple gunshot wounds, police say.

Police responded in large numbers after a resident discovered Campbell’s body around 9 a.m. Wednesday “on the side” of Langford Road, a dirt road connecting Seaside Road and U.S. 21 on the eastern end of St. Helena. On-scene photos showed patrol vehicles blocking off the central portion of the pathway, although deputies had cleared the scene by 2:30 p.m. that day.

Beaufort County Coroner David Ott said Campbell’s death had been ruled a homicide. Her presumed time of death was sometime Wednesday morning.

Sheriff’s office spokesperson Master Sgt. Danny Allen said investigators had not identified any suspects as of 1:30 p.m. Thursday. He would not say if police believed Campbell’s murder had occurred on Langford Road or if her body had been moved to the rural wooded area.

Campbell’s public social media profiles indicate she had at least one child and was engaged to a Beaufort native in August 2022. Funeral arrangements had not been made public as of Thursday afternoon.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the lead investigator, Staff Sgt. Tunis, at 843-255-3426 or online at bcso.net , the sheriff’s office says.

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