Posted on 02/06/2023 5:33:46 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
A son and mother found shot to death on their Lowcountry property.
News of the deaths of Paul Murdaugh, 22, and Maggie Murdaugh, 52, has led to national headlines.
Not only for the mystery surrounding their murders but for the ties to other death investigations in the area: Stephen Smith in 2015, Gloria Satterfield in 2018 and Mallory Beach in 2019.
1920-2005: For three generations, members of the Murdaugh family serve as the South Carolina 14th circuit solicitor, the top prosecutor representing Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale and Colleton counties.
July 8, 2015: Stephen Smith, 19, is found dead on Sandy Run Road in Hampton County. No arrest is made.
Feb. 2, 2018: Gloria Satterfield, 57, falls at the Murdaugh home.
For more than two decades, she had served as the family housekeeper and nanny.
Feb. 26, 2018: Satterfield dies. Alex Murdaugh tells Satterfield's sons that he was responsible and plans to sue himself so they are financially taken care of.
The family says they never receive any money.
Feb. 24, 2019: Mallory Beach, 19, goes missing after a boat crash near Parris Island. A 911 call is placed from the scene of the crash.
March 3, 2019: Following a week of searches, a boater discovers Mallory's body in a marsh area.
March 2019: The Beach family files a wrongful death lawsuit against a Beaufort bar, convenience store and two homeowners all of whom served Beach and her friends alcohol the night of the crash.
The lawsuit was later amended to only name "Alex" Murdaugh Sr., “Buster" Murdaugh Jr., and Parker's convenience store.
April 18, 2019: Paul Murdaugh is indicted on charges of boating under the influence causing death and two counts of boating under the influence causing bodily injury.
May 6, 2019: Murdaugh pleads not guilty.
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Mr. GG 2 and I were talking about this the other night. The two weapons being used. My take is either this guy is a cold blooded killer or he got sideways with the cartel and they set him up real good.
I suspect he killed his son because of the mess the son made with the boat accident and the impending multimillion dollar lawsuits.
The wife? Might have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The older son may have literally dodged a bullet by not be there as well.
IF jury is not present-—and trial is on Court TV-—How is jury not seeing the proceedings???
They were instructed not to watch.
*Ping
No TVs in the hotel rooms.
Or the jury is actually sequestered inside the courthouse some where.
The judge is allowing the jury to hear the evidence of the financial misdeeds........he’s toast.
This is great news. He’s hurt a lot of people.
I need to find Court TV on Infinity.
And may very well have killed a few.
The trial is interesting.
What is not interesting?
Anything about that “empty suit” now living in the White House.
This guy, eh? Unreal.
(And, Aiden Fucci pled guilty this morning)
ping
Why is this such a big deal? Murdering SOB’s and playing it out across the world only serves to infatuate the sick individuals among us to duplicate the crimes. How many school shooters have been infatuated with Columbine?
Yeah, who likes true crime? It’s not like some of the most popular genres of literature, film and TV are devoted to it!
Lol, really?
I can see local and state, even regional, but national?....................
Blowing the punk son's and his wife's head off? Staging his own attempted murder. Lotta meat on this one.
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