#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/14/2021 #14

In 2021, South Carolina state police said Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh, a prominent lawyer, had tried to arrange his own death so that a son would get a $10 million life insurance payment, but that the planned fatal shot only grazed his head. (Murdaugh was later charged in the deaths of his wife and their younger son; he is also charged with stealing $8.5 million from people who hired him as an attorney.) #AlexMurdaugh

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/14/2021 #17

In 2021, South Carolina state police said prominent attorney Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh had been arrested and charged with stealing insurance settlements that were meant for the sons of his late housekeeper. #AlexMurdaugh

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/07/2022 #19

In 2021, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her son Paul Murdaugh, 22, from a prominent South Carolina legal family, were found shot and killed on their family’s land. (In the aftermath of the deaths, Maggie Murdaugh’s husband, Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh, would be jailed on dozens of charges, including the theft of millions of dollars in legal settlements.) #AlexMurdaugh

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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/14/2026 #2

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the double murder convictions for former lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the slayings of his wife and son.

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