In the months since his wife and son were killed, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has had a dramatic fall from grace, one that's still unfolding and raising new questions. Investigative reporter Avery Wilks and editor Glenn Smith break down everything that’s recently come to light about the disgraced attorney.
Nearly five months later, no one has been arrested for the fatal shootings of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, a mother and son and members of a prominent and powerful South Carolina legal family.
But, in that time, attorney Alex Murdaugh, Maggie’s husband and Paul’s father, has had a dramatic fall from grace, one that’s still unfolding and raising new questions.
In early September, Alex Murdaugh admitted to a 20-year opioid addiction, checked himself into rehab and, after being accused by his partners of stealing money, left his law office — a law office his great-grandfather had founded in 1910.
Over Labor Day weekend, he was reportedly shot in the head.
Then, he was arrested after confessing to trying to orchestrate his own murder in order to leave a $10 million life insurance payout for his youngest son.
And he was sued by the sons of his late housekeeper, who say Alex Murdaugh swindled them out of a $4.3 million.
This week, attorneys confirmed that federal authorities are investigating his alleged financial crimes.
Investigative reporter Avery Wilks and editor Glenn Smith break down everything that’s recently come to light about the disgraced attorney.
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