Timeline of events in the Murdaugh family mystery
Timeline of events in the Murdaugh family mystery
Murdaugh murder
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
Family spokesperson denies report that Alex Murdaugh’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted
Prominent Lowcountry lawyer Alex Murdaugh says he was shot in the head on the side of the road just three months after his wife and son were murdered. A family spokesperson denies a report that says that gunshot wound was self-inflicted and is asking investigators to change their report.
SLED opens investigation into allegations of Alex Murdaugh misappropriating funds
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says it opened an investigation into allegations that Alex Murdaugh misappropriated funds in connection with his position with his law firm
Lawyer whose son and wife killed has law license suspended
By Jeffrey Collins
The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday, two days after his law firm said he took money from the business. Murdaugh found the bodies of his wife and son, shot multiple times, at the family’s Colleton County home on June 7. On Saturday, he told police someone shot at him as he changed a tire on the side of a rural road. A family attorney has suggested someone cut the tire before Murdaugh left. State police haven’t commented on the shooting.
A look at the Murdaugh Murders: Statement from Alex Murdaugh and background on investigation
ABC NEWS– Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina Attorney who was injured in a shooting over the weekend, released a statement. Alex Murdaugh: “The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret. I’m resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after…
Boat crash charges dropped after suspect found fatally shot
South Carolina authorities have dropped criminal charges stemming from a fatal 2019 boat crash against a member of a prominent legal family after he and his mother were found shot dead earlier this year.
SLED releases redacted 911 call from investigation into double murder of members of prominent Lowcountry family
SLED released redacted versions of the 911 calls from when Alex Murdaugh discovered the bodies of his wife and son in a home on their hunting property in Colleton County.
Murdaugh Family offering $100,000 reward for information leading to arrest in double murder
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A prominent South Carolina Attorney is offering a reward for information in the death of his wife and son. Friday, Alex Murdaugh and his oldest son Buster Murdaugh announced they are offering $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever murdered Paul and Maggie Murdaugh on June, 7, 2021. Alex Murdaugh’s wife and youngest…
Death investigation back open following information obtained in Murdaugh murder case
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has opened an investigation into a 19-year-old’s 2015 death based on information gathered during the course of the Murdaugh murder case.
