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Attorney Allegedly Killed Wife And Son To Divert Attention From His Other Crimes

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Alex Murdaugh, 54, murdered his wife and son — Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22 — on June 7, 2021, to divert attention from his other crimes, according to a document filed by prosecutors in Colleton County Court. The document explained that Murdaugh had tried to mislead law enforcement by saying that the two murders were linked to the 2019 boat accident that killed Mallory Beach, 19, Paul’s friend. At the time of his death, Paul …

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Man Allegedly Murdered Wife And Son To Avoid Being Caught For Financial Fraud

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South Carolina prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son to cause a distraction from his multi-million dollar financial fraud schemes. They say Murdaugh hoped to use the sympathy gained from the deaths to buy himself time to cover up the evidence. The SCAG’s office said in a new filing Thursday that Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys’ request for a bill of particulars regarding motive is improper in modern legal procedure, but prosecutors nevertheless laid …

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