The murders of Maggie and Paul occurred on June 7, 2021, on the household’s South Carolina looking property. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Division stated each victims have been discovered close to canine kennels with a number of gunshot wounds: Paul was shot within the chest and head with a shotgun at shut vary, whereas Maggie was shot a number of instances with 300 Blackout ammunition from an AR-style rifle whereas mendacity on the bottom.
They have been pronounced useless on the scene. Alex referred to as 911 after discovering his spouse and son’s our bodies, based on police.
Then, on September 4, 2021, Alex referred to as authorities after “somebody within the automotive” had shot him within the head in Hampton County.
“Alex had an entry and exit wound, his cranium was fractured, and it was not a self-inflicted bullet wound. Alex pulled over after seeing a low-tire indicator gentle. A male driver in a blue pickup requested him if he had automotive troubles. As quickly as Alex replied, he was shot,” a household spokesperson stated on the time.
Two days later, he resigned from his legislation agency and entered rehab. Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick acknowledged he left after it was found he “misappropriated funds in violation of PMPED requirements and insurance policies.”
Amid Alex’s authorized troubles, the South Carolina Legislation Enforcement Division additionally launched an investigation into the 2018 demise of the Murdaugh household’s housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield.