Alex Murdaugh is a prominent lawyer from South Carolina. On September 4, 2021, Murdaugh was shot in the head. Three months before, Murdaugh’s wife and son were killed.
Alex Murdaugh is the son of Randolph Murdaugh, who was the head of a family legal dynasty that prosecuted crimes in five South Carolina counties.
Alex Murdaugh Shooting Details
Lawyer: Murdaugh Shot In Head While Changing Tire. “Mr. Murdaugh told one of his brothers from the hospital that he had pulled over to change the tire when someone in a truck drove past him, then drove back around and shot him, Mr. Griffin said.” [NY Times]
Murdaugh Airlifted To Hospital After Shooting. “Alex Murdaugh called his brother, Randy, to report the shooting around 2:15 p.m., Griffin said. Alex Murdaugh was airlifted to the Medical University of South Carolina hospital, where he is being treated.” [Post and Courier]
Paul and Margaret Murdaugh Shot And Killed In June 2021
Murdaugh Wife And Son Killed In Islandton. “But the influential family is now at the center of a gruesome mystery after Alex Murdaugh — a lawyer who is the great-grandson of the first elected prosecutor — found his wife and son shot to death earlier this month at their home in Islandton, an obscure hamlet of 70 people about 65 miles west of Charleston.” [NY Times]
Bodies Found Near Dog Kennels. “On the night of June 7, the bodies of Paul, 22, and his mother, Margaret, 52, were found shot to death and left near dog kennels on the property. The Colleton County coroner said Monday that they were struck multiple times; state investigators classified the case as a double homicide.” [NBC]
Attorney Told People Murdaugh Family Is Feared. “”You don’t cross the Murdaughs,” the attorney shared. “Or if you do cross them, you don’t let them find out that it was you who crossed them. Because they’ll come down on you, hard. And they’ll come down on you with all that they’ve got. They have a lot of influence and power, and they’ll use it against their enemies.”” [People]
Video: Interview with Alex Murdaugh on the murder of his wife and son
One of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The American Independent. Follow on Twitter at @owillis. Full bio.
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