Alex Murdaugh in the Colleton County Courthouse after receiving life sentences for the murder of his wife and son Paul. His skull was partially crushed, there was a hole in his forehead and his shoulder had been dislocated, according to documents in the case and photos his mother saw. Stephen’s body was found on a rural road in Hampton County, a few miles from the Murdaugh hunting lodge where Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were murdered in June 2021. The person seemingly was referring to the ongoing South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigation and lengthy rumors surrounding Buster’s possible involvement in the 2015 death of Stephen Smith. AP Buster Murdaugh at graduation with his late mother, Maggie Murdaugh. Buster Murdaugh is the sole surviving son of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh. “Buster is next … your son is next, Alex!” yelled an onlooker as Alex Murdaugh was led to a police van after his sentencing Friday morning. I’m glad he has a girlfriend who seems so supportive.”īut even more, dark clouds are lurking overhead for the one-time law school student, one source with knowledge of the situation told The Post Friday. I don’t know how anyone can withstand that. “It’s just been tragedy on top of tragedy for him. McCulloch Jr., a Murdaugh family friend, told The Post. “No person with a heart and soul cannot feel sympathy for that young man,” Columbia, SC, attorney Joseph M. The 26-year-old, who was at court every day for his father’s trial, has been left almost an orphan with his mother and brother dead and his father sentenced to life in prison for their murders. Many observers of the six-week double homicide trial of Alex Murdaugh felt sorry for the 54-year-old disgraced lawyer’s sole surviving son, copper-haired Buster. Murdaugh’s lawyers expected to file motion in bid for new murder trial based on ‘discovered evidence’Īlex Murdaugh loses prison phone, tablet privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentaryīuster Murdaugh breaks silence on father’s bombshell murder conviction Why would a supposedly loving father kill two of the people closest to him? According to The Post and Courier, prosecutors at the murder trial claim Alex's motive for murdering Maggie and Paul was "a desperate attempt to portray himself as a victim and cover up his wrongdoing" because his financial crimes "were about to be exposed." (FYI, there are " dozens of charges for alleged financial crimes" against Alex.Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys demand new trial, accuse clerk of jury tampering in bombshell new filing They were shot to death on their 1700-acre property on Moselle Road in Islandton, South Carolina on June 7, 2021. Since January 2023, Alex has been on trial at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina for the double homicide of his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul. Hopefully, you've been able to pick your jaw up off the floor after binge-watching Netflix's newest true crime docuseries, Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, a tragic-yet-shocking tale of five deaths spanning a six-year period that can all be somewhat linked back to Alex Murdaugh's family, one of the most well known families in South Carolina. Content warning: This article contains references to murder some may find upsetting.
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