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Episode Synopsis
Nearly five months later, no one has been arrested for the fatal shootings of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, a mother and son and members of a prominent and powerful South Carolina legal family.But, in that time, attorney Alex Murdaugh, Maggie’s husband and Paul’s father, has had a dramatic fall from grace, one that’s still unfolding and raising new questions.In early September, Alex Murdaugh admitted to a 20-year opioid addiction, checked himself into rehab and, after being accused by his partners of stealing money, left his law office — a law office his great-grandfather had founded in 1910. Over Labor Day weekend, he was reportedly shot in the head. Then, he was arrested after confessing to trying to orchestrate his own murder in order to leave a $10 million life insurance payout for his youngest son.And he was sued by the sons of his late housekeeper, who say Alex Murdaugh swindled them out of a $4.3 million.This week, attorneys confirmed that federal authorities are investigating his alleged financial crimes.Investigative reporter Avery Wilks and editor Glenn Smith break down everything that’s recently come to light about the disgraced attorney. recent coverage:Hospital records detail Alex Murdaugh’s wounds from alleged staged shootingSLED releases 911 calls from Alex Murdaugh’s shootingAlex Murdaugh denied bond after arrest in alleged settlement scamFeds are investigating Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes, attorneys sayChronicling the history of the Murdaughs in SC from 1910 to now
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