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Why Did Alex Murdaugh Buy a Funeral Home? Purchase Now Coming Under Scrutiny Amid Murder Investigation.
Unsolved

Ever since Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were murdered last year, the South Carolina lawyer has been the subject of increasingly bizarre and brazen accusations, including fraud, embezzlement, and a failed suicide-for-hire plot.As authorities inch closer in the murder probe — reportedly finding high-velocity impact splatter on Murdaugh’s clothes, suggesting that he was at the scene of …

Lawsuit
February 25, 2022

Murdaughs Encouraged Son’s Underage Drinking Before Deadly Boat Crash: Lawsuit

The family of a woman who was killed in February 2019 when a drunk Paul Murdaugh slammed his boat into a bridge amended their lawsuit on Tuesday to include the estates of Murdaugh and his mother. According to Greenville News, Mallory Beach’s wrongful death lawsuit also accuses parents Alex and Maggie Murdaugh of allowing Paul …

Court
January 20, 2022

Judge Denies Alex Murdaugh’s Second Bid to Lower $7M Bond

On Tuesday, a South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid to lower his $7 million bond. Judge Alison Lee denied Murdaugh’s request, finding he still posed a flight risk as well as a danger to himself and others. Following the ruling, Murdaugh’s legal team said the jailed attorney is unable to pay the hefty bond, …

Fraud
October 15, 2021

READ: Medical Docs Reveal What Injuries Alex Murdaugh Suffered in Alleged Suicide-for-Hire Plot

Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh reportedly suffered a skull fracture and superficial injuries in last month’s alleged suicide-for-hire plot that resulted in him being charged with insurance fraud. According to recently-released medical documents, Murdaugh, 53, was admitted to the hospital on September 4 for a “left posterior parietal subdural hematoma with adjacent subarachnoid blood …

Fraud
October 7, 2021

Alex Murdaugh Sued by Former Law Firm For Stealing Millions From Them, Their Clients

Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm filed a lawsuit against him on Wednesday, alleging the South Carolina attorney stole money from his firm and his clients before carrying out a botched suicide attempt. The law office of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, Detrick (PMPED) began investigating Murdaugh for embezzlement after reportedly discovering a suspicious check on his …

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National
September 16, 2021

‘It didn’t seem to bother him at all’: Alleged Hitman Hired by Alex Murdaugh Boasted Cops Wouldn’t Find Anything, Friend Says

An alleged hitman hired by South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh apparently thought police wouldn’t find out anything, according to reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Curtis ‘Eddie’ Smith, 61, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assisted suicide, insurance fraud, conspiracy, pointing and presenting a firearm, and assault. The arrest happened after Alex Murdaugh allegedly hired Smith …

Crime Stories
September 9, 2021

[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] BOMBSHELL: Knife Found in Murdaugh Murder Mystery

Alex Murdaugh, whose wife and son were found murdered at their South Carolina home, is life-flighted to a hospital after being shot in the head while changing a tire. Now we learn that the knife used to damage his tire has been found and linked back to Alex Murdaugh. Murdaugh checked himself out of the …

Shooting
September 6, 2021

Murdaugh Murders: Dad Alex Murdaugh Quits Law Firm, Enters Rehab After Being Shot in Head

Legal scion Alex Murdaugh has resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab after reportedly suffering a superficial gunshot wound to the head on Saturday in South Carolina. On Monday, Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, issued a statement to WCSC on Murdaugh’s behalf. It reads in full: “The murders of my wife and son have …