The once-powerful, now disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, 22. The conviction was overturned because the clerk of court made inappropriate comments to the jury. Watch the full trial on CourtTV.com
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed five months ago and has since found himself part of a half-dozen state investigations and a number of lawsuits had his assets frozen Tuesday by a judge worried he and his son might be scheming […] More
November 2, 2021
S.C. lawyer involved in state police investigations has been cagey about assets and should hand over control of his money to independent representatives so he does not engage in fraud. More
October 29, 2021
The SLED made public the emergency calls from the aftermath of the Sept. 4 shooting in which a bullet grazed Alex Murdaugh's head. More
October 25, 2021
A judge in South Carolina denied bond Tuesday for attorney Alex Murdaugh on the second set of charges he has faced since finding his wife and son dead last June. More
October 19, 2021
Attorney for South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh who discovered wife and son dead said Murdaugh is resigned that he will serve time in prison for stealing millions of dollars. More
October 15, 2021
A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper, state police said Thursday. More
October 14, 2021
South Carolina Supreme Court temporarily suspended law license of Cory Fleming -- college friend of Alex Murdaugh who's been sued over his work on disputed estate of Murdaugh's housekeeper. More
October 8, 2021
For the past century, the Murdaughs have steered much of the legal world in this remote corner of South Carolina. More
September 28, 2021
The recent revelations surrounding Murdaugh involved two lawsuits that said he tried to manipulate the legal system. More
September 27, 2021
Lawyer Alex Murdaugh exits South Carolina jail after $10M insurance fraud arrest bond hearing More
September 16, 2021
Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrendered Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout. More
September 16, 2021
Alex Murdaugh wanted Curtis Smith to kill him so his surviving son would get his $10 million life insurance policy, state agents said. More
September 15, 2021
The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday. More
September 8, 2021
Alex Murdaugh found the bodies of his wife and son after family members said he had been away checking on his mother and ailing father. More
September 7, 2021
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — State police told a judge that they don’t want to release more information about the slayings of two members of a prominent South Carolina legal family and, after more than a month of investigation, said they still don’t know what evidence might be important to solve the case. The State Law […] More
July 15, 2021
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Information gathered by agents investigating the death of a mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family has led state police to review a nearby unsolved hit-and-run death from six years ago. What that information is and why it might be connected to the […] More
June 23, 2021
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State police released a number of additional reports Monday on the shooting deaths of a mother and her son from a prominent South Carolina legal family, but they contained little new information and a number of passages blacked out. Paul Murdaugh, 22, and his mother, Maggie, […] More
June 21, 2021
ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina newspaper is suing the police agencies investigating the shooting deaths of a mother and son from one of South Carolina’s prominent legal families, arguing that authorities violated public records law by refusing to release 911 calls and police reports. The Post and Courier in Charleston reported that it filed the […] More
June 18, 2021
ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — State police have released a brief timeline of events as part of their investigation into the shooting deaths of a mother and son from one of South Carolina’s prominent legal families. On Tuesday, the State Law Enforcement Division released an update into their probe of the deaths of Paul Murdaugh and […] More
June 16, 2021
ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — A longtime prosecutor in South Carolina has died just days after his grandson and daughter-in-law were found dead on the family’s land in Colleton County in a shooting investigators have said little about. The announcement of Randolph Murdaugh III’s death came from his law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick […] More
June 11, 2021
ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — A mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family were found shot and killed on their family’s land, and authorities said they have made no arrests in the double homicide case. Deputies in Colleton County found the two dead from gunshots on property near Islandton around 10 p.m. Monday, […] More
June 9, 2021
