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Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 9:27 PM EDT
|By Marissa Lute and Thomas Gruel
A lawyer accused of conspiring with Alex Murdaugh to take settlement funds from housekeeper Gloria Satterfield has pled guilty and was given a $25,000 bond.
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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Prosecuting Alex Murdaugh wasn’t cheap.
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Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:08 PM EDT
|By Paige Phillips and Max Diekneite
A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against Alex Murdaugh for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
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Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 9:33 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
A judge has ruled that Alex Murdaugh will be deposed for the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Mallory Beach.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 11:58 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
A judge has denied the request from Parker’s Corporation asking to be dropped from a wrongful death lawsuit.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 11:13 PM EDT
|By Cameron Bopp
After admitting to stealing millions in settlement money from his former housekeeper’s family, convicted killer Alex Murdaugh is now looking to rescind a different admission: that he lied about the circumstances surrounding his housekeeper’s fatal fall.
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
A circuit judge denied a motion filed by an attorney of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh that sought attorney’s fees to cover his appeal.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary and Melissa Rademaker
Attorneys representing the family of Alex Murdaugh’s former housekeeper are expected to provide details about an ongoing lawsuit against Murdaugh and the settlement their clients never received.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Parker’s Corporation is asking a judge to release it from a wrongful death lawsuit, arguing one of its convenience stores has no liability.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:17 AM EDT
|By Freeman Stoddard
Alex Murdaugh responded to a 2022 complaint filed by Nautilus Insurance Company alleging that Murdaugh lied about details surrounding his former housekeeper’s death in 2018.
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Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By Amanda Shaw
Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife and son, was indicted by a grand jury last week on more charges.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Five men who the state says are involved in crimes tied to Alex Murdaugh are facing charges across Lowcountry counties.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
A judge did not issue a ruling Monday on a request to dismiss a lawsuit against three of the six defendants named in a lawsuit involving disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By Amanda Shaw
Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys said his prison housing assignment is impacting his ability to respond to an insurance fraud lawsuit filing.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh and his former law firm are looking to get a lawsuit dismissed that accuses them of taking settlement funds.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Thomas Cassidy
The former CEO of Palmetto State Bank Russell Laffitte’s second request for a new trial has been denied.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Amanda Shaw and Andrew McMunn
Most of the 32 messages Alex Murdaugh has received following a life sentence have been to offer legal advice, friendship, and even love.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 6:32 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Anna Harris
A judge has granted bond for the man indicted with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh on multiple charges last summer.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2023 at 5:26 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has been moved to the statewide protective custody unit of a South Carolina maximum security prison.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Flynn Snyder
A surprising find at last week’s Murdaugh family estate auction.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Jackson
Bidders from hundreds of miles away, and some from our area, packed into a Pembroke warehouse to get items from the Murdaugh’s estate.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Hayley Boland
People are flocking to Liberty Auction in Pembroke Thursday afternoon to get a glimpse at items for sale from the Murdaugh family’s Moselle estate in Colleton County, South Carolina.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood and Patrick Phillips
Newly filed documents show the sale of the Murdaugh’s Colleton County property has been finalized at two-thirds of the original listing price.
‘This is just our job’: Family-owned auction house in Pembroke to auction items from Murdaugh estate
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Jackson
The Murdaugh family’s estate is still getting a lot of attention beyond our area, but not related to the murders.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Tyler Manion
A mysterious death almost eight years ago in Hampton County has now turned into a homicide investigation.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
Stephen Smith died on July 8, 2015.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 9:29 PM EDT
|By Nancy Smith
The law firm representing the family of Stephen Smith says the South Carolina Law Enforcement is now considering the death of Stephen Smith a homicide.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Paige Phillips and Max Diekneite
The family of Stephen Smith and their attorneys will be holding a news conference Monday morning.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:22 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
One company is auctioning off some items from disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Grace Runkel
The 1,700-acre hunting property became infamous during the six-week double murder trial as the site where Murdaugh killed his wife Maggie and youngest son Paul.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 3:22 PM EDT
|By Amanda Shaw
A portrait of Alex Murdaugh’s grandfather has returned to the Colleton County Courthouse after his double murder trial.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:20 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
WTOC takes a deep dive into the deaths connected to Murdaugh, the trial itself and what’s next.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 12:38 PM EST
|By Steven Ardary
The former CEO of Palmetto State Bank is once again requesting a new trial. This time based on Alex Murdaugh’s testimony in his murder trial last month.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 9:42 AM EST
|By Paige Phillips
The girlfriend of Buster Murdaugh, Alex Murdaugh’s only surviving son, has filed another report following an incident with a reporter.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 5:24 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
Alex Murdaugh has appealed the ruling and sentencing after he was found guilty on two murder charges.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 5:16 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips and Mary Green
State Sen. Dick Harpootlian, who represented convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in his murder trial, took the floor of the state Senate Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:58 PM EST
|By Marissa Lute
Buster Murdaugh, Alex Murdaugh’s only surviving son, is claiming someone has been following him and taking invasive pictures following his father’s trial.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:32 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
People in the town of Hampton say they’re breathing a sigh of relief after the guilty verdicts in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Tyler Manion and Flynn Snyder
Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and son.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) reopened several investigations connected to the Murdaugh family because of the murder case.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 4:29 PM EST
|By Flynn Snyder
The Murdaugh double murder trial brought the national spotlight and crowds to Walterboro, S.C.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Many affected by Alex Murdaugh’s actions attended Friday’s sentencing.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 10:20 AM EST
|By Paige Phillips
The jury has returned a verdict in the Murdaugh double murder trial.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 4:45 PM EST
|By Tyler Manion
Alex Murdaugh’s legal team didn’t shy away from the elephant in the room during their closing argument on Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 2:25 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Eric Bland, the man representing Gloria Satterfield’s family - the housekeeper who died on Murdaugh’s property – did not hold bak. He thinks Alex Murdaugh is guilty, but he has his doubts about what the jury will decide.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:14 AM EST
|By WTOC Staff
A juror has been dismissed from the Murdaugh trial because she spoke with other people about the case.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Tyler Manion and Alyssa Jackson
Closing arguments began Wednesday in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 11:48 AM EST
|By Paige Phillips
Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday in the Murdaugh double murder trial.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:14 PM EST
|By Paige Phillips and Tyler Manion
The defense officially wrapped up their case Monday in the Murdaugh double murder trial.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 2:39 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Alex Murdaugh’s testimony to end last week’s court hearings will loom large when this jury sits down to decide his fate.