The Murdaugh Family, courtesy of Facebook
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New York, NY (77WABC)- This is a double murder (plus an additional attempted murder) that will send chills down your spine… and it remains unsolved. The Murdaugh family, based in Charleston South Carolina, was one of the most prominent legal families in the state. Alex Murdaugh was a volunteer prosecutor in the same office where his father, grandfather and great-grandfather spent years as Charleston’s top prosecutors.
Saturday afternoon, South Carolina law enforcement received a call from Murdaugh, who was able to report that he had been shot in his car near Varsnville, SC while driving to the beach. He was airlifted to the nearest hospital, and no arrests have been made.
This comes after Murdaugh, found his wife, Maggie and their 22-year-old son, Paul, both shot several times at their South Carolina home on June 7th. Police stated the two were found shot to death outside the house near dog kennels. Unfortunately, arrests have yet to be made, and state police have released very little information.
However, Paul Murdaugh was in a bit of trouble when he was killed; he was awaiting trial for boating under the influenc,e causing the death of a 19-year-old woman in a February 2019 crash . State police began looking into the investigation of the crash to see if there are any connections. Could that be a motive? Should Alex Murdaugh fear that someone will come back and finish the job?
If you have any information on this case, please contact the Charleston Police Department.
