Murdaugh family

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The Murdaugh family is a prominent legal family in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina in the United States. From 1920 to 2006, three members of the family consecutively served as solicitor (i.e. district attorney), in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district, leading locals to call the five-county district "Murdaugh Country". The family also founded a nationally influential civil litigation law firm in Hampton, South Carolina.

In 2019, amid allegations of special treatment, several members of the Murdaugh family were implicated in a fatal boating accident. In 2021, two members of the family were murdered, while another was implicated in the mishandling of funds.

14th District[]

Map showing the judicial circuit districts of South Carolina

From 1920 to 2006, three members of the Murdaugh family served as solicitor for a five-county area of South Carolina's Lowcountry region.[1] In South Carolina the solicitor, analogous to the district attorney in other U.S. jurisdictions,[2] is in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the jurisdiction. The 14th circuit district oversees Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Beaufort, and Jasper counties.[1][3] It is the only judicial circuit in the state to cover five counties.[4]

Described by NPR as "one of South Carolina's most prominent legal families",[5] the Murdaughs were featured in the cover story for a 1989 issue of Carolina Lawyer magazine.[6] According to columnist Kathleen Parker, the jurisdiction of the 14th circuit district was known as "Murdaugh Country", where the justice system was regarded as "rigged" and local attorneys would move to settle a case rather than go to trial.[4] Because of the family's decades-long control of the office of solicitor, it wielded enormous judicial and political power for almost a century.[7][8] After several Murdaugh family members were implicated in a fatal boating accident in 2019, and after two family members were murdered in a double homicide in 2021, the family's influence on the local judicial system was scrutinized.[9]

Background[]

Randolph Murdaugh Sr. was born in Varnville and graduated from law school at the University of South Carolina (USC).[6] Upon graduation, Murdaugh Sr. founded a one-man law firm in Hampton, South Carolina, about 65 miles inland from Charleston, in 1910.[1][3][10] In 1920 he became solicitor in the 14th judicial circuit and held the position until 1940, when he was killed in a collision between his car and a train.[6] He also ran a local daily newspaper, The Hampton County Herald.[4]

Murdaugh Sr. was succeeded by his son, Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr., who served from 1940 to 1986.[11] In his forty-two years in office, Buster ran opposed only twice.[4] He was known for "his love of chewing tobacco, his courtroom prowess and his flair for acting out murders before spellbound juries".[8] According to Professor John Blume of Cornell Law School, Buster was rebuked several times by the state supreme court for his closing arguments in several death penalty cases.[8] In 1956 he was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly warning a bootlegger to move a still into a neighboring county to avoid the police; he was acquitted.[8] Buster retired in 1986 and died in 1998.[8]

Buster was succeeded as solicitor by his son, Randolph Murdaugh III, who took office in 1986.[12] He ran unopposed in every election and held office until retiring in 2006.[4] Randolph III was married to Elizabeth Alexander[13] and had four children including three sons, Randolph IV (called Randy) and Richard Alexander (called Alex), both of whom entered the family firm; and John Marvin.[2] In 2019 Randolph III was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian recognition, by Governor Henry McMaster.[8] He retired in 2006 and died of natural causes June 10, 2021.[3]

Alex graduated from USC in 1990 and from the USC School of Law in 1994.[14] He soon joined the Murdaugh family firm, volunteering part-time in the 14th circuit solicitor's office. Alex married Margaret Kennedy Branstetter (called Maggie)[15] and had two sons, Richard Alexander Jr. (called Buster) and Paul Terry, who was born in 1999.[13][15]

Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick[]

The Murdaugh family firm, Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick (PMPED), was founded by Murdaugh Sr. as a one-man law office in Hampton in 1910.[1][3][10] Each succeeding generation of the family entered the firm, with the first three Murdaugh patriarchs running the solicitor's office as well as their private practice. Alex volunteered in the solicitors' office upon joining the firm in the mid-1990s.[1][3][8]

PMPED specializes in personal injury litigation. The firm built its success in the early 2000s due to a state law that made it easier for plaintiffs to forum shop.[10] The law permitted South Carolina residents "to file a suit in any county in which an out-of-state company own[ed] property and conduct[ed] business—regardless of where an accident took place."[10] In Hampton County, trial judges generally avoided transferring cases and plaintiffs' attorneys had a reputation for abusing subpoena power.[16] This legal climate led to the 14th circuit district being named the third worst "judicial hellhole for defendants" by the American Tort Reform Association.[16][8] Because of PMPED's success in suing CSX Transportation, the county was known as a "site of pilgrimage" for those with personal injury lawsuits against railroads.[8] Additionally, PMPED's offices were known locally as "the house that CSX built".[8] Due to the firm's activities, doing business in Hampton County became a legal liability, resulting in the County losing potential employers.[10] Reforms enacted in 2005 by both the South Carolina General Assembly and the South Carolina Supreme Court changed the state's corporate venue law, ending plaintiffs' ability to easily forum shop in Hampton County.[17]

Following the legal problems of Alex Murdaugh, in January 2022 PMPED changed its name to PPED (Peters Parker Eltzroth & Detrick), dropping Murdaugh's name.[18]

Legal issues[]

Death of Mallory Beach[]

Paul Terry Murdaugh (b. 1999), Alex's younger son, was charged with three felonies after the death of Mallory Beach during a boating accident in February 2019.[1][13] Paul was not given a field sobriety test, was not taken to jail for booking, nor was he ever handcuffed. This led to the speculation that he had received special treatment by virtue of his family connections.[1][3][9][19] Paul's blood alcohol content was .286, almost three times the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle, but the judge denied a prosecutorial request that he wear an alcohol monitor.[1][19]

In court documents, Beach's family implicated Alex and Buster in providing alcohol to the then-underage Paul.[20][21] As of September 2021, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) were investigating allegations that police may have been pressured not to charge Paul.[5] The family of Connor Cook, another of the teens onboard the boat during the accident, filed a lawsuit claiming Alex had encouraged the Cook family to retain a long-time friend of Alex's, Cory Fleming, in order to orchestrate the protection of Paul.[22]

Sometime before June 7, 2021, Paul's mother Maggie made arrangements for a forensic accountant to review the family finances.[1] Paul was free on bail, attending USC, and awaiting trial.[1][3]

Murders of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh[]

On June 7, 2021, Alex discovered the bodies of 22-year-old son Paul and 52-year-old wife Maggie near the dog kennels at the family's hunting lodge in Islandton, South Carolina.[1] Both had been shot multiple times and with different weapons.[23][24] Alex reported that he had been with his terminally ill father, Randolph III, and mother, who has dementia, at the time of the killings.[7][25][26] Randolph III died of natural causes three days later on June 10, 2021.[3]

In October 2021, it was revealed that SLED had regarded Alex as a person of interest in the murders since the start of the investigation.[26] A South Carolina lawmaker described SLED chief Mark Keel as a "straight arrow" who wants to have an airtight case, "He knows he's up against the good ole boys who will bury him if gets the tiniest thing wrong. He's not dropping anything until he's absolutely sure."[27]

According to FITSNews, sources close to the investigation said at least one of the murder weapons belonged to the Murdaugh family.[28]

Killing of Stephen Smith[]

Late in June 2021, SLED announced it was reopening the investigation into the 2015 death of Stephen Smith, who had been found dead from blunt force trauma on a road in Hampton County, based on details that had surfaced during the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul.[29][7][23] Smith, who was a high school classmate of Buster's,[30] had been connected to him in interviews, but the case had gone cold.[7] According to the Greenville News, "rumors hinting at a cover-up and the possible involvement of one or more members of the Murdaugh family...began circulating around the Hampton County area" soon after Smith's death[29] and according to the Beaufort County Island Packet, the case "reeked of insider interference".[31]

Isaac Stone III recused himself from the investigation into the Murdaugh homicides and requested that the South Carolina Attorney General's office take over the case.[32]

Death of Gloria Satterfield, arrest on two felony counts[]

On September 15, 2021, authorities announced they were opening an investigation into the 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield, who worked as Alex's housekeeper. The death had been reported as a "trip and fall", but no coroner was notified, no autopsy was performed, and the death certificate incongruously said it was by "natural causes". A coroner testified that describing her death on the death certificate as "natural" was improper. Investigations of her death by state police were continuing as of October 2021.[33]

Satterfield's two sons were awarded a settlement of about $500,000, but by 2021 they had received no money. During settlement negotiations, the Satterfield sons were represented by Cory Fleming, a lawyer whom they did not realize had long-term close ties to Alex, did not participate in the negotiations, and did not sign an agreement.[34][22] Alex Murdaugh was charged with two felonies related to the missing money.[33]

On October 14, 2021 Alex was taken into custody as he was being released from the drug rehabilitation facility in Orlando by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) on the two felony counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses.[35][36]

Allegations for mishandling funds at PMPED[]

On September 3, Alex resigned from PMPED after being accused of mishandling funds.[3] According to The New York Times, the amount involved was "in the millions."[3] On September 6, Alex released a statement saying he was entering a rehabilitation facility for substance abuse treatment.[1]

Assisted suicide insurance fraud scheme[]

On September 4, Alex was allegedly shot in the head while changing a tire on a rural road. He claimed a truck slowed down, shot him, and then drove away. The injury was superficial and he was released from the hospital soon after. The shooting occurred one day after he was forced to resign from PMPED.[37]

On September 15, SLED announced that Alex's former client, Curtis Edward Smith – who had also been Alex's source for an oxycodone addiction – had been arrested for having conspired with Alex to kill him in the roadside shooting so that his remaining son Buster would receive a $10 million insurance payout. Smith was charged with assisted suicide, aggravated assault and battery, and insurance fraud. Alex, suffering from "massive depression" and wanting to kill himself, admitted to concocting the assisted suicide as murder scheme. He was motivated by a mistaken belief that his son Buster would not receive the insurance money if Alex committed suicide.[38]

Assets frozen[]

In September, Alex gave broad powers of attorney to his son Buster, including the power to sell and dispose of his assets, which Buster proceeded to do. Buster was soon after allegedly seen at a Las Vegas casino. On November 1, a judge ordered the Murdaugh assets to be frozen. Buster and Alex sought to overturn it, saying they had no money to pay for food, medical insurance and utilities.[39][40][41]

74 embezzlement and other criminal charges[]

On November 19, 2021, the State Grand Jury issued five indictments against Alex Murdaugh on 27 charges of embezzlement and other crimes including breach of trust, fraudulent intent, money laundering, computer crimes and forgery. The victims were Thomas L. Moore (patrol officer), Deon J. Martin, Gloria Satterfield (Murdaugh housekeeper), and Manuel Santis-Cristiani. Altogether the fraud amount was about $4.8 million.[42][43] On December 9, an additional 21 criminal charges were filed connected to an alleged scheme that sought to defraud victims of more than $6 million.[44][45] On January 21, 2022, the State Grand Jury issued a further 23 criminal charges, which included 19 breaches of trust with fraudulent intent, and four counts of computer crimes. The indictments allege that he stole more than $2.6 million from clients Natarsha Thomas, Arthur Badger, Deon Martin, and the family of Hakeem Pinckney.[46][47]

In addition, there are three additional charges in Hampton County related to the murder-for-hire suicide scheme to gain $10 million in insurance money.[48]

In total, the indictments indicate he may have stolen nearly $8.5 million in wrongful death and accident settlements from more than a dozen people. The indictments allege crimes going back to at least 2011. Murdaugh would secretly negotiate a settlement for his clients, then only pay them enough they would be thankful; he would then steal the rest. His clients were usually minorities who were not well off. They included a state trooper, family friends, a deaf man, and an immigrant living in the country illegally. Murdaugh allegedly used money orders given to an unnamed family member to help launder the cash.[49]

Allegations of embezzlement from the dead[]

Attorney Justin Bamberg represents eight people who he says Alex Murdaugh stole money from while serving as their lawyer.[50] He later said the total number of Murdaugh victims may be between 30 and 50, and the total amount stolen could be as high as $20 million. According to the Island Packet it is unclear where the money went.[48]

The first case involved Gloria Satterfield, Alex Murdaugh's housekeeper who died in a falling accident on his property in 2018. Satterfield's two sons were awarded a settlement of about $500,000, but by 2021 they had received nothing. Alex Murdaugh was charged with two felonies related to the missing money.[33]

Hakeem Pinckney was a deaf African-American man involved in a 2009 traffic accident that required permanent life support. Murdaugh personally represented the Pinckney family in a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the tires on the vehicle; the family was awarded a settlement. In 2011, Pinckney died at a care facility after his ventilator was, according to a Pinckey lawyer, "mysteriously unplugged".[51] Murdaugh's law firm handled a wrongful death lawsuit against the care facility. Murdaugh allegedly introduced Pinckney's family to Russell Laffitte, the CEO of , to manage the Pinckney finances due to the size of the settlements. The Pinckneys received some money, but an estimated at $800,000 to $1 million went missing. In January 2022, the board of Palmetto State Bank fired Laffitte after allegations came to light he was involved with Murdaugh to defraud Pinckney. The board is composed of mostly the Laffitte family, who founded the bank in 1907.[52][51][53]

Blondell Gray was killed in an ambulance crash in 2012. According to Bamberg, Gray’s family is owed in excess of $112,000 and the money was stolen by Murdaugh.[50]

Sandra Taylor was a Beaufort woman killed by a drunk driver in Colleton County in 2019. Indictments show Murdaugh reportedly told Taylor's mother she would only receive $30,000 as a settlement, when that figure really was over $180,000.[50]

In popular culture[]

On September 8, 2021, HBO Max announced that Campfire Studios would produce a documentary series on the events surrounding the murders.[54]

On January 11, 2022, true crime podcast True Crime Garage released Part 1 of a 4-episode series titled “Murdaugh Murders” that covers the allegations around the Murdaugh family. The fourth episode was released on January 19, 2022.[55][better source needed]

On June 22, 2021, the "Murdaugh Murders" podcast was released by FITSNews.com news director Mandy Matney. As of March 2, 2022, there have been thirty-four episodes released.

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