Beach died Feb. 24, 2019 in a Beaufort County boat crash involving Alex Murdaugh's boat. The boat was allegedly driven by his younger son, Paul, who was indicted on three felony boating under the influence charges and awaiting trial at the time of his death.
Suspended South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was charged with 27 new crimes, the state Attorney General announced Friday. A state grand jury returned four indictments charging Murdaugh with 21 counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent and six counts of computer crimes, a press release states.
Murdaugh murders Monday, June 7: Alex Murdaugh calls 911 to report that his younger son, Paul, and wife Maggie have been shot to death at the family's sprawling 1,700-acre estate on Moselle Road in Colleton County.
Alex Murdaugh was charged in connection with misappropriated funds from a wrongful death settlement for the family of his longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, State Law Enforcement Division agents say.
SC Supreme Court suspends law license of attorney sued by Murdaugh housekeeper's estate. The South Carolina Supreme Court suspended the law license of an attorney who handled the wrongful death settlement for the longtime housekeeper of attorney Alex Murdaugh.
Mr Murdaugh's attorney Jim Griffin previously said his client was a person of interest in his wife and son's deaths “from the get go” but insisted that he didn't think “in any form or fashion” the will was a motive for their deaths.
Anthony CookIn one exchange you can hear Anthony Cook, Mallory Beach's boyfriend, screaming at Paul Murdaugh after, he says, he notices Paul smiling. In another exchange caught on police dashcam, you can hear law enforcement officers discussing Paul Murdaugh's cellphone.