Alex Murdaugh

Fraud
August 24, 2023

Alex Murdaugh Seeks Change Not Guilty Plea on Federal Fraud Charges

Attorneys for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh have filed a request to change his plea on federal financial fraud charges from not guilty to guilty. The court has scheduled a hearing on September 21 in Charleston, South Carolina, WCSC reports. Murdaugh was indicted on 22 counts in May. The charges included wire fraud, bank fraud, …

Court
August 1, 2023

Murdaugh Banker Russell Laffitte Sentenced to 7 years in prison

Alex Murdaugh’s personal banker was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison on Friday for his role in the convicted murderer’s multi-million fraud schemes. US District Court Judge Mark Gergel’s sentence was less than the prosecution sought, and more than the defense sought. Gergel said that witnesses on Russell Laffitte’s behalf said “a lot about …

Prison
July 17, 2023

Alex Murdaugh SHIRTLESS SELFIES Behind Bars

Convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is seen in a series of “selfies” from his cell in South Carolina, all apparently taken from his prison-issued tablet. Murdaugh didn’t actually take the photos himself — the YouTube channel Phone Calls From Prison, which obtained the snaps through a Freedom of Information Act request, says the tablet automatically …

Prison
July 12, 2023

Double-Killer Alex Murdaugh, Son Buster Have Stilted Convo in Just-Released Jailhouse Call

In a recording of a brief phone call with his surviving son, convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh speaks cryptically while Buster Murdaugh seems in a hurry to get off the phone. The recording was obtained in a Freedom of Information Act release by FITSNews. Alex Murdaugh is serving two consecutive life sentences for the murders …

Famous Murder Cases
May 31, 2023

Graphic Murdaugh Crime Scene Photos Mistakenly Given to Netflix

A South Carolina court issued an order Friday after it accidentally provided crime scene photos of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh’s 2021 slayings to Netflix. On Friday, Judge Newman ordered that some video evidence from Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial this year cannot be released to the public. A court official explained to WCIV that unredacted bodycam …

Fraud
May 31, 2023

Alex Murdaugh Pleads Not Guilty to Various Federal Financial Crimes

On Wednesday, convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh appeared in a South Carolina court and pleaded not guilty to a host of federal charges related to financial crimes he admitted to during his murder trial. Murdaugh was indicted last week for schemes to steal millions of dollars from clients, friends, and his family’s more than 100-year-old …

Fraud
May 24, 2023

Alex Murdaugh Indicted on 22 Federal Counts of Financial Fraud

Ex-South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was indicted on Tuesday for 22 federal counts of financial fraud which stemmed from him conspiring with a banker to steal money from his former law firm and a slew of clients. The Greenville News reported that a jury in the U.S. District Court in Charleston handed down various charges …

Lawsuit
May 24, 2023

Alex Murdaugh Will Be Deposed in Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Mallory Beach’s Family

Convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh will be deposed in the wrongful death suit filed by the family of an 19-year-old woman who died in his son’s boat crash in 2019. A judge told the South Carolina Department of Corrections to make Murdaugh, serving consecutive life terms for the death of his wife Maggie and son …

Court
May 19, 2023

Alex Murdaugh Wants Dead Housekeeper’s Sons to Pay Back His $4 Million Judgment

On Tuesday, the estate of Alex Murdaugh’s deceased housekeeper responded to a motion filed by Muradaugh’s attorney which has sought to vacate a 2021 confession of judgment that paid the estate $4.3 million. According to Greenville News, Murdaughs’ attorneys claimed they wanted the judgment vacated because Murdaugh lied to insurance adjusters about the circumstances surrounding …

Jail
May 16, 2023

‘He’s a Broken Man’: Alex Murdaugh Denies Killing Wife, Son in Jailhouse Letters

Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has allegedly written letters from jail in which he continues to deny killing his wife and son in 2021. Murdaugh’s friend told The Messenger that Murdaugh admitted to financial crimes in the letters but he remains adamant that he did not fatally shoot Paul and Maggie Murdaugh. The friend …

Fraud
May 2, 2023

Alex Murdaugh Admits Lying to Insurance Company in Housekeeper’s Death

Convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh admits he lied about his housekeeper’s 2018 death but says he didn’t conspire with anyone else to pocket millions in a settlement with Gloria Satterfield’s family. Satterfield died after a fall at Murdaugh’s home and worked with the family to reach a settlement with Nautilus Insurance Company. Nautilus filed suit …