Having suffered the devastating loss of their own daughter, the family prays that the Murdaughs can find some level of peace from this tragic loss. The Beach Family extends its deepest and warmest sympathies to the Murdaugh family during this terrible time. The Beach family released this statement to WJCL through an attorney: He was facing three felony counts of boating under the influence at the time of his death, according to The Island Packet.
Paul Murdaugh is pictured on the left in the above photo.īeach died in a boating crash near Beaufort, South Carolina, in 2019, and, according to The State, two teens were “suspected of driving the boat while drunk.” One of them was Paul Murdaugh. The tragedy of Beach’s death casts a shadow over the shooting of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh, although there’s no indication at this point that the deaths are related. According to the outlet, Alex Murdaugh said he wasn’t home at the time of the shootings. The Island Packet reported, also through sources, that the victims were shot with different weapons - a shotgun and an assault rifle. He works at the family’s law firm, according to his Facebook page. Paul is the shorter brother in family photos the other brother is Richard Alexander Murdaugh Jr., known as “Buster,” who was not harmed. The Post and Courier reported that Maggie was found a few yards away from Paul. The site reported that Maggie’s husband and Paul’s father, Richard Alexander Murdaugh Sr., discovered the bodies outside one of two homes on their 1,700-acre property around 10 p.m. However, FITSNews reported, via law enforcement sources, that the Murdaughs died from “multiple gunshot wounds.” The Victims Were Shot to Death With Different Weapons, Reports SayĪuthorities have not released many details. The site says many are comparing the murders to a John Grisham novel.ġ. Alexander Murdaugh – Paul’s dad and Maggie’s husband – is “a central focus of the probe.” The site noted that he has an alibi but quoted a source as saying there are “credible concerns” about when the shootings happened and said authorities are looking into “possible manipulation of the crime scene.” The suspect or suspects are not clear neither is the motive, authorities said, though they said “there is no danger to the public,” according to FITSNews.įITSnews reported through sources that a Murdaugh family member is a “person of interest,” and that R. According to The Augusta Chronicle, the bodies were found “outside the residence, near a dog kennel,” and the coroner confirmed they died from “multiple gunshot wounds.” The two were shot “execution style” in a premeditated “very ugly” scene, FITSNews reported. I ask for prayers as I rehabilitate myself and my relationships.” I am immensely sorry to everyone I’ve hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. I’m resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated these murders. I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret. The statement sent to Fox read, “The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. Murdaugh was shot in the head but survived on September 4, and his lawyer says he had car trouble and stopped when someone in a truck turned around and shot him, the newspaper reported.Īlex Murdaugh has been charged in the murders, and he took the stand in his own defense on February 23, 2023.Īccording to Fox News, on September 6, 2021, Murdaugh announced he was leaving his law firm and entering rehab to deal with a “long battle that has been exacerbated these murders.”
The hunting lodge is located in Islandton, South Carolina.Īlex Murdaugh, the father of Paul and husband of Maggie, has now also been shot in a separate incident along a rural roadway, adding to the mysterious sequence of events involving the well-known family, according to the Charlotte Observer. The State newspaper described the family as representing “power, justice, and big money” for nearly a century. The Murdaughs are a powerful legal family in South Carolina. Murdaugh, 21, was from Hampton, South Carolina. Paul Murdaugh was a controversial figure who was involved in a 2019 fatal boating accident that took the life of Mallory Beach, 19. The family’s law firm confirmed their deaths. Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were a mother and son from a prominent South Carolina family who were found shot to death at the family’s Colleton County hunting lodge, “Moselle,” on June 7, 2021. Paul and Maggie Murdaugh with Alex Murdaugh and another brother.
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