by Jack Adair
On June 7, 2021, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division officers responded to a late-night 911 call reporting the deaths of two people at a home near Islandton, South Carolina, which is near Beaufort, South Carolina.
The bodies of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were discovered on the family's 1,770-acre hunting lodge property.
Maggie's husband Alex Murdaugh, who was 53 at the time, and his 26-year-old son Richard, a.k.a. Buster, both members of the prominent Murdaugh family who had been practicing law in South Carolina since 1910, survived the couple. Also, the family has worked as 14th Judicial Circuit solicitors for more than 86 years, through three generations.
Police said Paul was awaiting trial in relation to a boat accident that killed a 19-year-old woman in 2019 before he was murdered. Alex, Paul's father changed his story on the stand following a leaked snapchat video regarding the moments before Paul was killed. This was a key piece of evidence.
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced on the morning of March 3 to two life sentences in prison, and the sentences will run consecutively. This incident and his wife's real estate money he can collect could potentially be the motive however it is unsure.
Mrs. Blackmon, a teacher here at Greenfield, and a Murdaugh trial expert, said she thinks he is guilty due to his story not adding up relating to hearing the murder weapon being shot and the lies he told on the stand.
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