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Police: Lawyer Murdaugh arranged own death but shot grazed

By Jeffrey Collins

A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago tried to arrange his own death earlier this month so his son would get a $10 million life insurance payment, but the planned fatal shot only grazed his head, state police said Tuesday. The shooter, Curtis Edward Smith, was charged with assisted suicide, insurance fraud and several other counts in the Sept. 4 shooting of Alex Murdaugh

Attorneys: Murdaugh believed ending his life was his only option

Colleton Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Attorneys for former attorney Alex Murdaugh released a statement Wednesday morning following the announcement that SLED was investigating the attempt on his life as an orchestrated suicide attempt. The statement reads, On September 4, it became clear Alex believed that ending his life was his only option. Today, he knows that’s not true. For the last…

SLED: Alex Murdaugh conspired with man to shoot him in the head

SLED says Murdaugh intended to die so his son could collect a $10 million life-insurance policy

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A man was arrested Tuesday for assisted suicide in the case of prominent low country attorney Alex Murdaugh being shot in the head September 4 in Hampton County. Curtis Edward Smith, 61, faces charges of assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit…