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South Carolina Lawyer Murder Story Keeps Getting Crazier

Bizarre story keeps piling on weird.

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Yesterday’s headline was “South Carolina attorney shot in the head 3 months after his wife and son were killed,” which was already bizarre — and now it’s gotten weirder.

Alex Murdaugh comes from a long line of lawyers in South Carolina. In fact, the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office is not run by a Murdaugh for the first time… ever. For 87 years, that family held the position. Three months ago, Murdaugh came home to find his wife and 22-year-old son murdered. Over the weekend, Alex reported that he’d been shot in the head while changing a tire. The wound was “superficial” which is an odd word to use for being shot in the head. But then the story gets even weirder.

Paul, Alex’s murdered son, had been charged with a boating accident killing because he lived in Carolina and not Dakota. Those charges were dropped after he was murdered.

There was a massive reward for information leading to an arrest.

Then, after the father was shot in the head, things got even more suspicious. Since he’s not running the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Murdaugh was a partner at Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick. But today, he’s out of that gig and accused of taking from the firm:

Hours later, Murdaugh’s law firm said he took money from the business.

PMPED law firm says Murdaugh is no longer associated with them. Murdaugh’s 52-year-old wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul were killed June 7.

A partner can, theoretically, withdraw funds from the business and after the trauma he’s been through, that might seem prudent. But the firm’s statement certainly sounds more ominous. As does this:

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A lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their home three months ago and was injured when a bullet grazed his head as he changed a tire over the weekend says he is going to rehab.

Alex Murdaugh’s statement Monday also said he “made a lot of decisions that I truly regret” but did not go into details.

Um, if your regret is, like, commingling funds, you may want to give those details lest it look a lot worse.

HeadshotJoe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.

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