He said Mr. Murdaugh had a loaded gun in his hand. March 21, 2023: Stephen Smith probe now a homicide. The South Carolina Supreme Court also issued an order suspending Alex Murdaugh's license to practice law in the state. Susan was then sentenced to life in prison and was permitted for parole on November 4, 2024. The Supreme Court of South Carolina officially disbarred Alex Murdaugh from practicing law in the state based on his "admitted reprehensible misconduct. Alex Murdaugh was taken into custody upon his release from a Florida rehab facility and charged with two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, SLED announced. Newberry woman's murderer denied parole after 20 years. I was not in my right mind, Smith said in a letter to The State last year. "On September 4, it became clear Alex believed that ending his life was his only option. It turned out that he had not been alone on the side of the road, as he had claimed, but was with a friend and distant cousin, Curtis Edward Smith. Donald Henry Gaskins Jr., also called "Pee Wee," is considered the most prolific serial killer in the history of South Carolina. This story was originally published November 11, 2016, 11:00 AM. Whether or not you believe it is nurture over nature or vice versa, you cannot deny that some people are just meant to walk certain paths in life. The wreck led to some questioning whether his family's ties to the legal system in the area affected the investigation, local newspaper The Island Packet reported at the time. That unraveling is now at the center of a sprawling saga of mysterious deaths including the unsolved killing of Mr. Murdaughs wife and younger son and allegations of multimillion-dollar swindles and abuses of trust and power. He killed his victims by shooting, stabbing, drowning and strangling them. If he leaves the rehab facility, there will be a bench warrant issued for his arrest, Judge Tonja Alexander said. Alex Murdaugh and his son Buster announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of assailants involved in the murders of Maggie and Paul. The four people that he killed include his employees friend at a Texas Roadhouse, a homeless man in Colombia whom he shot but the man survived the gunshot and the other two he killed during a gas station robbery. Susan Smith became a household name when it came to light that she killed her two young sons. He was also linked to slayings in Colorado and disappearances of young women in Washington, Colorado and other Western states. Judge Clifton Newman denied bond. He was given a hard labor sentence, and on completion, he got a job in a textile factory in South Carolina, married, and fathered three sons. ", Oct. 14, 2021: Murdaugh arrested, charged in connection to settlement funds from housekeeper's death. Youve seen it on the news: murders being committed throughout America. Murder and mystery in South Carolina: A timeline of the Murdaugh - CNN He served in the position for two decades before he was killed in a train crash. Murdaugh faces over 80 total charges. Over three generations, nearly 20 murders are linked to family members, but only one of them ever served significant jail time. He will then transport his victims by hearse which he drove and buried them in shallow graves in Southern Florence County where he was raised. Smith, later on, confessed after a week of searching for the boys that he drowned them in the lake. Uncovered: Unsolved South Carolina Murders Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and younger son.
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