A 2023 road rage incident near Myrtle Beach turned deadly.
Weldon Boyd fatally shot and killed 33 year old Scott Spivey.
Boyd claimed self defense under South Carolina's Stand Your Ground Law.
Questions emerged about the investigation after Boyd's phone calls were released. There are also questions abut Boyd's relationship with law enforcement and how the investigation was handled.
Seton and Matt talked with Wall Street Journal reporter Valerie Bauerlein about the case.
Bauerlein is a WSJ National Affairs Reporter. Author of the instant NYT bestseller “The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty" and you can Follow Valerie on X @vbauerlein
Here are links to her articles
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/spivey-killing-stand-your-ground-f45a3492?mod=e2fb
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/scott-spivey-weldon-boyd-police-shield-3edcf133?mod=e2fb
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