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Murdaugh family

Beaufort Gazette, 1920: Randolph Murdaugh Sr., candidate for solicitor of the 14th judicial district

The Murdaugh family (/ˈmɜːrdɒk/ MUR-dok) is an affluent American family that has lived in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina since the 18th century. Three generations named Randolph Murdaugh served consecutively as circuit solicitor (the elected prosecuting attorney) for the state's 14th judicial district between 1920 and 2006; the family's status led locals to call the five-county district "Murdaugh Country". In 1910, Randolph Murdaugh Sr. founded the civil litigation firm that is now The Parker Law Group in Hampton, South Carolina, which now specializes in personal injury litigation.

Richard "Alex" Murdaugh and other members of the Murdaugh family have been the subject of investigations involving murder, wrongful death, corruption, fraud, witness intimidation, theft and drug and alcohol-related charges. In 2019 Alex's son, Paul Murdaugh, was charged with three felony counts[1] relating to a fatal boating accident, with later allegations of special treatment. In June 2021, Paul and Alex's wife Maggie were shot and killed on the grounds of "Moselle," the Murdaugh hunting estate. Alex was subsequently charged with their murders. He was also accused of embezzlement from his law firm and resigned in September 2021.

After being incarcerated since October 2021, Alex Murdaugh's murder trial began in January 2023 and ended in March 2023, with Alex being found guilty of murdering his wife and son and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole. The case generated extensive media coverage, including the Netflix series Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.

  1. ^ Jr, Michael M. DeWitt. "Murdaugh boat crash: Charges officially dropped against Paul Murdaugh". Bluffton Today. Retrieved March 31, 2023.