Alex Murdaugh's Spokesperson Says Shooting Wasn't Self-Inflicted, Shares Details of Incident

Alex Murdaugh.Photo: Facebook When beleaguered attorney Alex Murdaugh was shot in the head on Saturday on the side of the road in South Carolina, theories about what actually happened — and if a still-unidentified gunman had really targeted him — began swirling. The day before, the 53-year-old scion of a local legal dynasty had resigned from Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick (PMPED), the practice his great-grandfather founded a century ago, following allegations that he stole money from the firm,The New York Timesreported.

Alex Murdaugh's Surviving Son Buster Is on Witness List for Father's Highly Anticipated Murder Trial

Alex Murdaugh.Photo: Tracy Glantz/The State via ZUMA Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son, his brothers, his wife’s sister and former law partners are among those who could be called to testify in his upcoming sensational double murder trial. The now-disbarred South Carolina Lowcountry attorney, 54, is accused of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021, who were shot to death on the grounds of their sprawling hunting lodge.

Alex Murdaugh: What the Residents of His Tight-Knit South Carolina Community Think of His Gripping Testimony

Photo: Grace Beahm Alford/USA Today WhenAlex Murdaughtook the stand on February 23 to answer questions about the murders of his wife,Maggie, and son,Paul, a hush fell over the packed courtroom. Murdaugh quickly grew emotional during his testimony in which he vehemently denied killing his family. “I didn’t shoot my wife or my son. Anytime. Ever,” he told the jury, fighting back tears. “I would never do anything to hurt them.”

Alex Murdaugh’s Moselle Estate on Market Again for $1.95 Million — 6 Months After it Last Sold

Buyers have another chance to buy theMurdaugh familyestate, Moselle, in Islandton, S.C. On March 22, the 1,770-acre property whereMaggie and Paul Murdaughwere fatally gunned down in 2021 was sold for $3.9 million to Murdaugh’s former neighbor, Jeffrey Godley of Islandton, and James Ayer of Ehrhardt,The Post and Courierreports. Just weeks earlier, on March 2,Alex Murdaughwas convicted of killing his wife and youngest son. On March 3, he was sentenced to two life terms in prison.

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