Video: Client Charged in Suicide-for-Hire Plot Was ‘Set Up’ by Detoxing ‘Drug Addict’ Alex Murdaugh
Fraud
‘If I’d have shot him, he’d be dead.’
Court
October 8, 2021
Law License Suspended for Alex Murdaugh’s ‘Best Friend,’ Accused of Helping Him Swindle Housekeeper’s Estate
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Friday suspended the law license of Alex Murdaugh’s best friend and college roommate, Cory Fleming, the attorney who earlier this week reached a settlement with the estate of Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaugh family housekeeper who died at their property three years ago. Fleming, who negotiated the initial wrongful death …
Family Crime
October 3, 2021
Attorney: Former Alex Murdaugh Housekeeper’s Estate Reaches Agreement With Attorney in Wrongful Death Suit
The estate of former Murdaugh family housekeeper Gloria Satterfield has reached a settlement agreement with the lawyer and insurance company who negotiated a wrongful death suit with Alex Murdaugh on behalf of Satterfield’s children. Eric Bland, the estate’s attorney, said the settlement was reached on Friday with attorney Cory Fleming and the insurance carrier involved …
Family Crime
September 29, 2021
Maggie Murdaugh Saw Divorce Lawyer Shortly Before She Was Murdered: Report
Maggie Murdaugh, the slain wife of embattled South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh, saw a divorce lawyer in April, just six weeks before she and her son Paul where gunned down on a family estate. The June 7 murders rocketed the family into national headlines, continuing through Alex Murdaugh’s alleged “suicide for hire” scheme in …
Court
September 28, 2021
Sons of Housekeeper Who Died on Alex Murdaugh’s Property Want Him Jailed Until He Returns Millions in Embezzled Insurance Money: Court
The sons of a housekeeper who died on Alex Murdaugh’s property in 2018 asked a South Carolina court on Monday to jail the disgraced lawyer until he returns the millions of dollars he allegedly embezzled from them in an insurance scam. Eric Bland, a lawyer for Gloria Satterfield’s sons, Tony Satterfield and Brian Harriott, filed …
Family Crime
September 24, 2021
Murdaugh Murders: Investigation Leads SLED to ‘Other Potential Crimes’
State investigators in South Carolina said Thursday that their probe into the June double murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh has led to “other potential crimes that warrant further investigation.” The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division took over the investigation into the murders of Maggie Murdaugh, wife of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh, and their …
Court
September 22, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Orchestrated Campaign to Silence ‘Innocent Teen’ of Blaming Son for Fatal Boat Crash, Court Docs Say
Disgraced former lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing more legal troubles after the parents of a boating crash victim filed a lawsuit against him on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Murdaugh’s son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, was allegedly driving a boat in 2019 when he killed Mallory Beach, 19, who was riding in the boat with him. …
Family Crime
September 19, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Signed Away Right To Represent Slain Son’s Estate a Week Before Suicide Fraud Scheme
Embattled South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh waived his right to handle his murdered son’s estate just days before he called 911 to report he’d been shot in what now appears to be a botched suicide and insurance fraud scheme. Murdaugh — who has now been charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and …
Family Crime
September 18, 2021
‘It Ain’t True!’ Alex Murdaugh’s Alleged Co-Conspirator Says the Low Country Lawyer Set Him Up ‘To Be the Fall Guy’
The man South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh said he hired to kill him so his son could get an insurance payout says that’s just not true. Curtis Smith, 61, told the New York Post he “was set up to be the fall guy” and complained about pictures published of his bond hearing Thursday morning. “They …
Fraud
September 17, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Pocketed Nearly $500K in Life Insurance After Housekeeper’s Mysterious Death, Now Being Investigated: Reports
Infamous South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh apparently pocketed life insurance money after his longtime housekeeper passed away. He also failed to give the funds to her sons, as reportedly promised, court documents state. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced that the 2018 “trip-and-fall” death of housekeeper Gloria Satterfield is now being investigated. Satterfield, …
Missing
September 17, 2021
Nancy Grace Weighs in on Missing Gabrielle Petito & Alex Murdaugh ‘Suicide-for-Hire’ Plot
“Crime Stories” host Nancy Grace appeared on Fox News on Friday to offer her takes on Alex Murdaugh’s alleged suicide-for-hire plot and the ongoing search for so-called “van-life” blogger Gabrielle Petito. “Did anyone notice in court that there was no big bandage on his head?” Grace asked. Grace is referring to Murdaugh, 53, who appeared …
Family Crime
September 16, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Faces a Judge on Insurance Fraud Charges
Embattled South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh appeared in court Thursday afternoon on charges that he paid a former client to kill him so his son could collect a $10 million insurance policy. Murdaugh turned himself in late Thursday morning after the State Law Enforcement Division announced it had charged him with insurance fraud, conspiracy …