A look into Alex Murdaugh’s life behind bars after the murder of his wife and son

The murders of Maggie and Paul occurred on June 7, 2021, at the family’s hunting estate in South Carolina. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Department said both victims were found near dog kennels with multiple gunshot wounds: Paul was shot in the chest and head at close range with a shotgun, while Maggie was shot multiple times with 300 rounds of Blackout ammunition from an AR-style rifle as he lay on the ground.

They were pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, Alex called after discovering the bodies of his wife and son.

Then on September 4, 2021, Alex called authorities after “someone in the car” shot him in the head in Hampton County.

“Alex had an entry and exit wound, his skull was fractured and it was not a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Alex stopped after seeing a low tire indicator light. A male driver in a blue pickup truck asked him if he was having car trouble. As soon as Alex responded, he was shot,” a family spokesperson said at the time.

Two days later, he resigned from his law firm and went to rehab. Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick stated that he left after it was discovered that he had “embezzled funds in violation of PMPED standards and policies.”

Amid Alex’s legal troubles, South Carolina’s Law Enforcement Division also launched an investigation into the 2018 death of the Murdaugh family housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield.