Alex Murdaugh to face murder charges in deaths of his wife and son, lawyer says

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A law firm for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh stated Tuesday that investigators have indicated they intend to go after murder rates from him for the fatalities of his spouse and son, who were fatally shot outdoors their dwelling more than a yr back.

Law firm Jim Griffin said in a assertion that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division explained to Murdaugh family associates they system to request indictments from a grand jury later this 7 days.

“We will never have any comment till prices are essentially introduced in opposition to Alex,” Griffin mentioned.

Officials with each state police and the legal professional general’s office environment would not remark on no matter if authorities have been pursuing the indictments, which have been very first noted by news and view website FITSNews.

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Murdaugh currently faces dozens of prison rates that have piled up in the months considering the fact that his spouse Maggie, 52, and their 22-12 months-aged son, Paul, ended up killed. But right up until now he has not been charged in relationship with their fatalities he’s repeatedly denied any purpose in all those killings.

The fatalities led to at the very least a 50 percent-dozen investigations into Murdaugh and his funds resulting in prices that he stole $8.5 million from folks who employed him and that he lied to law enforcement in saying he was shot by a stranger on a roadside when – officials say – he seriously requested a good friend to eliminate him so his surviving son could obtain a $10 million lifestyle insurance plan coverage.

Maggie and Paul Murdaugh have been shot a number of instances in between 9 and 9:30 p.m. the night time of June 7, 2021, outside their residence on the family’s land close to Islandton, authorities claimed. Their bodies ended up observed in the vicinity of dog kennels, in accordance to Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey.

At the time, authorities noted that Alex Murdaugh identified the bodies and known as 911. His spouse and children told “Fantastic Morning The us” that Murdaugh experienced been viewing his father in the healthcare facility and checking on his mom when the killings happened.

The South Carolina Supreme Courtroom also disbarred Murdaugh on Tuesday, confirming the inevitable following Murdaugh’s lawyers declined to contest arguments at a June disbarment hearing. In the purchase, the point out Supreme Court docket observed its choice “in no way” impacts ongoing investigations.