attorney who hired someone to kill him

by Paige Murphy 10 min read

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh surrendered to police Thursday after police said he paid a former client to kill him in order to pass on a $10 million life insurance payout to his last surviving son, just months after Murdaugh's wife and other son were shot dead in a case that has not been solved.Sep 16, 2021

Who is attorney Alex Murdaugh?

Murdaugh, who people sometimes call Alec, is the scion of a long legal dynasty in South Carolina's small Hampton County, in the state's southern Lowlands. His father, grandfather, and great-grandather were the county's elected prosecutors for 87 years in a row.Jan 9, 2022

What is the murdaugh case?

Two years before he was shot to death, Paul Murdaugh was indicted on three felony counts of boating under the influence after his boat crashed into Archers Creek Bridge around 2:20 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2019, killing 19-year-old Mallory Beach and seriously injuring two others on board that morning.Nov 30, 2021

What happened to murdaugh?

The fatal shooting of Mr. Murdaugh's wife, Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, a 22-year-old junior at the University of South Carolina, rocked the state's Lowcountry region, where the family had established its legal dynasty. The killings began to be known as the Murdaugh murders.Oct 19, 2021

Who is Curtis Edward Smith?

The amendment filed Thursday in Hampton County Courthouse adds Curtis Eddie Smith — who is accused of receiving around $2 million in stolen funds from the two fraudulent Bank of America Bank accounts allegedly set up by disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh — to the Satterfield lawsuit.Dec 9, 2021

What happened Gloria Satterfield?

Gloria Satterfield died in February 2018 after a fall at the Murdaugh's home in Colleton County, during which she suffered head trauma that led to a cascade of health problems including a stroke that compounded to result in her death two weeks later.Dec 13, 2021

What is going on with the Murdaugh family?

Beach's mother has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Alex Murdaugh and his surviving son, Richard “Buster” Murdaugh. A 2021 shooting—in which Alex Murdaugh was both victim and orchestrator: Just a day after his resignation from PMPED, Alex Murdaugh called police and reported that he had been shot.Oct 20, 2021

Who was Mallory Beach's boyfriend?

Anthony Cook
In one exchange you can hear Anthony Cook, Mallory Beach's boyfriend, screaming at Paul Murdaugh after, he says, he notices Paul smiling. In another exchange caught on police dashcam, you can hear law enforcement officers discussing Paul Murdaugh's cellphone.Jan 15, 2022

What happened Mallory Beach?

The crash of a Murdaugh family boat in 2019 killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach and started a chain of events that would remain in the news two years later.Feb 24, 2022

Where are the Murdaughs from?

South Carolina
The Murdaugh family is a prominent legal family in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina in the United States.