Alex Murdaugh is the fourth-generation powerful lawyer whose family has long held power and influence in a rural swath of South Carolina.

Who was Alex Murdaugh wife Maggie Murdaugh?

A grand jury in Colleton County, South Carolina, indicted Alex Murdaugh in connection with the 2021 murders of his wife and son. Individuals confirm that Murdaugh, 54, has been charged with two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The charges were handed down on Thursday morning.

Paul Murdaugh was found shot to death on the family’s hunting estate in Colleton County. Alex Murdaugh, who comes from a prominent South Carolina legal family, has been jailed since last October on dozens of unrelated charges. They include allegations he attempted to arrange his own death so his surviving son could collect a $10 million life insurance payout and multiple alleged financial crimes.  Margaret  Murdaugh was a member of the Unionville High School Maggie was known as Margaret Branstetter.

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