Alex Murdaugh, the patriarch of a powerful South Carolina legal family whose wife and son were mysteriously murdered in June, has now been shot.
Alex Murdaugh, far-right, and his family Credit: Facebook Maggie Murdaugh Who is Alex Murdaugh? Murdaugh is a disbarred lawyer from Hampton County, South Carolina. A 1990 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Murdaugh holds a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in political science and a Juris Doctorate Degree.
A South Carolina judge said Monday that she would decide at a later date whether to reduce a $7 million bond for Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of stealing $6.2 million from several ...
Alex Murdaugh, a member of a powerful legal dynasty in South Carolina, was accused by his firm of misusing funds. A day later, Mr. Murdaugh reported that he had been shot on a rural road.
Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her 22-year-old son Paul were both shot several times and found outside the house near dog kennels, authorities said.
Alex Murdaugh found the bodies of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and their 22-year-old son Paul, outside their home on 7 June. Both had been shot several times.
Murdaugh allegedly provided Smith, a 61-year-old from Colleton County, with a firearm and directed Smith to shoot him in the head, the affidavit states. The purpose of the scheme was for Smith to kill Murdaugh so that his son could collect the life insurance payout, according to the affidavit.
Harpootlian, Murdaugh’s attorney, said on “Today” that the murders of his wife and son “took a tremendous toll on him.” So, too, did the death of his father at age 81, who passed away peacefully at his home that same week, his obituary said.
It’s not clear if Smith has retained legal counsel at this time. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office said Smith had a bond hearing on Wednesday morning and received a $5,000 cash surety bond for the meth charge and a personal recognizance bond for the marijuana charge.
The killings have not been solved, and Murdaugh has denied responsibility. The investigation into their deaths also led authorities to reopen the 2015 unsolved death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith in Hampton County.
File photo: Alex Murdaugh was not fatally wounded when he was shot on September 4. Afterward, he called 911 to report he had been shot on a road in Hampton County, according to SLED, and he was taken to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia.
A vehicle sits in the driveway of a home, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in rural Colleton County, near Islandton, S.C. A mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family were found shot and killed on the family's land, and authorities said they have made no arrests in the double homicide case. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
The current elected prosecutor isn't a family member, but stepped aside last month after citing developments in the case without giving any additional details.
South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh resigned from his law firm and announced his plans to enter rehab.
In June, Murdaugh discovered his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, had been shot to death at the family's hunting property.
The shooting of Alex Murdaugh on Saturday in Charleston is the latest twist a drama that has roiled the rural community where his forebears have served as county prosecutor for decades.
Alex Murdaugh’s 52-year-old wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul were found with fatal gunshot wounds at the family’s 1,700-acre hunting estate in Colleton County on June 7—the mother apparently shot with a rifle and the son shot in the head with a shotgun. Alex Murdaugh told police he was not home at the time of the killings, and no suspects have been named.
It’s not yet clear if there is any connection between the weekend shooting and the still-unsolved homicide of the other family members.
Paul Murdaugh pleaded not guilty, and Beach’s mother filed a wrongful death suit against the family.