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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:19,405 --> 00:00:20,642 [dramatic music] [phone dials] 4 00:00:20,675 --> 00:00:22,244 [line rings] 5 00:00:22,278 --> 00:00:23,614 ‐ [whimpers] 6 00:00:40,815 --> 00:00:42,218 ‐ Tragedy in the Lowcountry as‐‐ 7 00:00:42,251 --> 00:00:44,055 ‐ Their bodies were found‐‐ 8 00:00:44,088 --> 00:00:45,692 ‐ However, we still don't know if there are any suspects. 9 00:00:56,580 --> 00:00:59,285 ‐ It is the latest turn in an ongoing saga. 10 00:00:59,318 --> 00:01:01,523 ‐ Two members of a well‐known family are dead. 11 00:01:01,557 --> 00:01:04,395 ‐ Both found dead from gunshot wounds. 12 00:01:04,428 --> 00:01:06,366 ‐ Paul had been in trouble with the law before, 13 00:01:06,399 --> 00:01:09,472 facing criminal charges of boating under the influence. 14 00:01:09,506 --> 00:01:11,810 ‐ That killed a former USC student, Mallory Beach. 15 00:01:11,844 --> 00:01:14,516 ‐ Another death, and another investigation 16 00:01:14,549 --> 00:01:16,419 tied to the Murdaugh name. 17 00:01:16,452 --> 00:01:18,423 ‐ Stephen Smith, who was found dead in the road, 18 00:01:18,456 --> 00:01:20,294 ruled a hit and run. 19 00:01:20,327 --> 00:01:21,830 ‐ There's a new twist in a story we've been following. 20 00:01:21,864 --> 00:01:23,768 ‐ Former housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, 21 00:01:23,801 --> 00:01:25,505 who died at the Murdaugh home. 22 00:01:27,742 --> 00:01:29,546 ‐ My name is Alex Murdaugh. 23 00:01:38,731 --> 00:01:42,271 [indistinct chatter] 24 00:01:46,614 --> 00:01:49,251 ‐ I've been an investigative journalist for 28 years, and a lot of the stories that I've done 25 00:01:49,285 --> 00:01:51,322 are‐‐are pretty cut and dry. 26 00:01:51,356 --> 00:01:53,193 And this is far from that. 27 00:01:53,226 --> 00:01:57,334 I have to tell you, I‐‐I haven't worked on a story 28 00:01:57,368 --> 00:02:00,642 this complicated, this intricate before. 29 00:02:02,244 --> 00:02:03,881 For the last six months, 30 00:02:03,914 --> 00:02:07,689 I've been wading through this labyrinth of investigations. 31 00:02:07,722 --> 00:02:10,160 And connected to all of these cases 32 00:02:10,193 --> 00:02:14,569 are members from one family, the Murdaughs, 33 00:02:14,603 --> 00:02:19,713 and often its patriarch, 53‐year‐old Alex Murdaugh. 34 00:02:20,915 --> 00:02:24,155 It all started in June of 2021. 35 00:02:28,764 --> 00:02:31,169 [dog barking] 36 00:02:31,202 --> 00:02:33,541 [dog whines] 37 00:02:36,814 --> 00:02:39,385 [line rings] 38 00:02:39,418 --> 00:02:40,755 ‐ [whimpers] 39 00:03:15,858 --> 00:03:19,566 ‐ Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found shot to death 40 00:03:19,599 --> 00:03:23,206 outside of some dog kennels in their hunting lodge. 41 00:03:23,239 --> 00:03:26,245 ‐ A shotgun was used on him. 42 00:03:26,279 --> 00:03:29,586 A semi‐automatic weapon was used to kill Maggie. 43 00:03:31,289 --> 00:03:35,631 ‐ A mother and her son were shot in cold blood. 44 00:03:37,267 --> 00:03:40,975 And they are a prominent family in this area. 45 00:03:41,008 --> 00:03:44,315 The big question on‐‐ in my mind, 46 00:03:44,348 --> 00:03:47,989 and also in the minds of‐‐of many people was, 47 00:03:48,022 --> 00:03:49,793 "What's the motive here?" 48 00:03:49,826 --> 00:03:55,270 Why would someone want Maggie and Paul Murdaugh dead? 49 00:03:57,307 --> 00:04:00,280 Homicides don't happen in Hampton County. 50 00:04:00,313 --> 00:04:03,286 [tense music] 51 00:04:03,319 --> 00:04:10,000 ♪ ♪ 52 00:04:13,039 --> 00:04:15,277 Tell me about this place. 53 00:04:15,310 --> 00:04:18,316 ‐ Hampton County‐‐if you knew of‐‐of us at all, 54 00:04:18,349 --> 00:04:19,886 if you knew what Hampton County was, 55 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,690 you knew us for our Watermelon Festival, 56 00:04:21,723 --> 00:04:23,326 the oldest continuing festival 57 00:04:23,359 --> 00:04:24,729 in the‐‐in the state of South Carolina. 58 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:29,271 ‐ We call this the Lowcountry of South Carolina, 59 00:04:29,305 --> 00:04:33,480 and it has the most vestiges of the old South. 60 00:04:33,514 --> 00:04:36,018 People here are hardworking. 61 00:04:36,052 --> 00:04:38,691 They're, you know, basically honest people. 62 00:04:39,759 --> 00:04:42,732 ‐ You know, everybody here is like family. 63 00:04:42,765 --> 00:04:47,775 You can get people here together for a cause. 64 00:04:47,809 --> 00:04:50,380 ‐ Good people. They're nice and kind. 65 00:04:50,413 --> 00:04:51,115 And they'd give you the shirt off their back, 66 00:04:51,149 --> 00:04:52,785 you know, if you ever need help. 67 00:04:52,819 --> 00:04:54,556 Every now and then you get one of them bad apples. 68 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:02,337 ‐ We're trying to grow a better county. 69 00:05:02,371 --> 00:05:05,343 And this comes along. 70 00:05:05,377 --> 00:05:07,882 And now we're synonymous with this Murdaugh. 71 00:05:07,916 --> 00:05:09,920 Man, I was in Colombia the other day. 72 00:05:09,953 --> 00:05:11,623 And I told somebody I was from Hampton, 73 00:05:11,657 --> 00:05:13,026 and the first thing they said, 74 00:05:13,059 --> 00:05:14,629 "Oh, you're the home of the Murdaughs." 75 00:05:16,065 --> 00:05:21,008 ‐ I needed to dig deeper into who the Murdaugh family is. 76 00:05:21,042 --> 00:05:22,812 They're a big deal? ‐ Oh, yes. 77 00:05:22,846 --> 00:05:24,950 Absolutely. And well respected, yes. 78 00:05:24,983 --> 00:05:26,085 ‐ Growing up, you knew their name? 79 00:05:26,118 --> 00:05:27,822 ‐ Oh, absolutely. 80 00:05:27,856 --> 00:05:29,759 My family's grown up around them all the years. 81 00:05:29,793 --> 00:05:30,928 And I mean, to hear the name was 82 00:05:30,962 --> 00:05:32,565 to know that they were respected. 83 00:05:32,599 --> 00:05:35,337 ‐ They work very hard. 84 00:05:35,370 --> 00:05:37,374 They give back to their community. 85 00:05:37,407 --> 00:05:39,078 They will loan their property, 86 00:05:39,111 --> 00:05:40,915 their, you know, houses or whatever, 87 00:05:40,948 --> 00:05:43,954 to have some type of a fundraiser. 88 00:05:43,988 --> 00:05:46,960 ‐ If you're from Hampton, you've had some type of‐‐ 89 00:05:46,994 --> 00:05:49,131 of relationship with the Murdaughs. 90 00:05:49,164 --> 00:05:51,402 They're just‐‐they're involved in everything. 91 00:05:51,435 --> 00:05:54,074 If you run into a Murdaugh in the Piggly Wiggly 92 00:05:54,108 --> 00:05:56,713 or on the street, they're gonna shake your hand, 93 00:05:56,747 --> 00:05:58,517 they're gonna know your name, 94 00:05:58,551 --> 00:06:00,120 and they're going to ask you how you're doing. 95 00:06:00,153 --> 00:06:03,994 ‐ The Murdaughs have deep roots in this community. 96 00:06:04,028 --> 00:06:07,969 So what happened in the early summer of 2021 97 00:06:08,002 --> 00:06:10,675 was a shock to the people that live here. 98 00:06:12,477 --> 00:06:14,114 ‐ We're following this developing story tonight. 99 00:06:14,148 --> 00:06:15,651 ‐ Tragedy in the Lowcountry 100 00:06:15,685 --> 00:06:17,855 as two members of a well‐known family 101 00:06:17,889 --> 00:06:20,795 were discovered overnight. ‐ Found shot to death. 102 00:06:20,828 --> 00:06:23,399 ‐ No arrests have been made. ‐ No suspects have been named. 103 00:06:23,433 --> 00:06:25,136 No persons of interest at this time. 104 00:06:29,011 --> 00:06:30,413 ‐ April? ‐ Yes. 105 00:06:30,447 --> 00:06:31,883 ‐ Hi, I'm Troy. ‐ Nice to meet you. 106 00:06:31,917 --> 00:06:33,554 ‐ Nice to meet you. 107 00:06:34,589 --> 00:06:37,862 Have you been able to make any sense out of all of this? 108 00:06:37,895 --> 00:06:40,968 ‐ I do not understand it. 109 00:06:41,002 --> 00:06:43,707 When the call came in, that, you know, 110 00:06:43,741 --> 00:06:45,978 Maggie and Paul had been killed... 111 00:06:48,918 --> 00:06:51,155 We was up all night trying to make sense of it 112 00:06:51,188 --> 00:06:53,126 and nobody could. 113 00:06:53,159 --> 00:06:54,863 As far as the family as a whole, 114 00:06:54,896 --> 00:06:57,034 I never saw problems. 115 00:06:57,067 --> 00:07:00,106 I loved Maggie, a very sweet lady. 116 00:07:00,140 --> 00:07:03,179 They always seemed happy together. 117 00:07:03,212 --> 00:07:05,618 They always did things as a family. 118 00:07:07,956 --> 00:07:10,995 So it was a‐‐it was a huge shock 119 00:07:11,028 --> 00:07:12,632 for the‐‐the whole community. 120 00:07:12,665 --> 00:07:14,869 I mean, that's all anybody's talking about now. 121 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,587 ‐ That night, the sirens started around 10:30. 122 00:07:23,621 --> 00:07:25,457 They just‐‐it was just non‐stop. 123 00:07:25,490 --> 00:07:26,960 Siren after siren after siren. 124 00:07:26,994 --> 00:07:29,064 I think probably about the 20th time the car went by, 125 00:07:29,098 --> 00:07:32,505 I mean, I just was at this time wide awake in bed. 126 00:07:32,538 --> 00:07:35,745 My stepdad was very close with their dad. 127 00:07:35,778 --> 00:07:37,214 And then other than that, it's just been 128 00:07:37,247 --> 00:07:38,517 our families knew one another. 129 00:07:38,550 --> 00:07:42,224 So just disbelief. Just shock. 130 00:07:42,257 --> 00:07:44,194 ‐ At first I was actually just... 131 00:07:45,831 --> 00:07:48,169 you know, 132 00:07:48,202 --> 00:07:49,939 speechless. 133 00:07:49,973 --> 00:07:52,545 Really couldn't process it. 134 00:07:52,578 --> 00:07:54,148 ‐ It's mind‐blowing. I mean, there's a lot of us 135 00:07:54,181 --> 00:07:55,818 that don't really know what to say. 136 00:07:55,851 --> 00:07:59,224 It's‐‐it's very tragic. It's‐‐it's sad. 137 00:07:59,258 --> 00:08:03,801 ‐ You just don't see, you know, a young man and a‐‐and a mother 138 00:08:03,834 --> 00:08:06,773 being killed in a community like this. 139 00:08:06,807 --> 00:08:09,078 ‐ In the days following the murders, 140 00:08:09,111 --> 00:08:11,248 Alex and his eldest son, Buster, 141 00:08:11,282 --> 00:08:14,589 made no statements to the press. 142 00:08:14,622 --> 00:08:19,733 But Alex's brothers spoke out on behalf of the family. 143 00:08:19,766 --> 00:08:23,807 ‐ I got a call from‐‐from Alex Monday night. 144 00:08:25,945 --> 00:08:27,515 And as soon as I answered the phone, 145 00:08:27,548 --> 00:08:29,819 I knew something was wrong. 146 00:08:29,853 --> 00:08:32,124 You know, man. 147 00:08:32,157 --> 00:08:36,065 He just told me, he said, "Come as fast as you can. 148 00:08:36,098 --> 00:08:37,935 Paul and Maggie have been hurt." 149 00:08:37,969 --> 00:08:39,806 ‐ It changes you as a family. 150 00:08:44,048 --> 00:08:45,718 And I can't imagine the horror 151 00:08:45,751 --> 00:08:48,256 that my brother's experiencing. 152 00:08:51,663 --> 00:08:54,034 ‐ Can't envision who would do something like that. 153 00:08:54,068 --> 00:08:55,871 ‐ You‐‐you'll never know the truth 154 00:08:55,905 --> 00:08:57,274 about anything, you know. 155 00:08:57,307 --> 00:08:58,844 There's only two people that know. 156 00:08:58,877 --> 00:09:00,614 The person that did it and the good man upstairs. 157 00:09:00,648 --> 00:09:04,622 You don't know who did what. 158 00:09:04,656 --> 00:09:05,958 ‐ Of course, you can count on us 159 00:09:05,991 --> 00:09:07,628 to bring you the very latest as we learn more details. 160 00:09:07,662 --> 00:09:11,302 Now reporting live, Riley Benson down on two. 161 00:09:11,335 --> 00:09:13,640 ‐ I remember sitting in our‐‐our morning meeting 162 00:09:13,674 --> 00:09:14,909 and our news director came in 163 00:09:14,943 --> 00:09:16,880 and they said, "Who wants to go to Hampton?" 164 00:09:16,913 --> 00:09:20,320 I remember all the reporters, nobody raised their hand. 165 00:09:20,353 --> 00:09:22,057 I'd never even heard of it until Alex Murdaugh 166 00:09:22,090 --> 00:09:25,063 all happened. And I got‐‐I was the lucky one 167 00:09:25,096 --> 00:09:27,033 who got sent down to Hampton County. 168 00:09:28,336 --> 00:09:29,773 Then we get out here 169 00:09:29,806 --> 00:09:31,175 and it was that first day after the double murder. 170 00:09:31,208 --> 00:09:34,916 You know, SLEDs out here and the Sheriff's right here. 171 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:37,655 And so I've been covering it really from that point. 172 00:09:37,688 --> 00:09:39,024 We came to know that, you know, they said 173 00:09:39,057 --> 00:09:41,663 that Alex was a person of interest early on. 174 00:09:41,696 --> 00:09:43,934 ‐ Right. ‐ But not totally surprising 175 00:09:43,967 --> 00:09:45,905 when he was the one who found the bodies. 176 00:09:45,938 --> 00:09:47,809 He was the one who called 911, and of course, you know, 177 00:09:47,842 --> 00:09:49,244 he's the husband, the father. 178 00:09:50,981 --> 00:09:52,885 There's still no real explanation behind 179 00:09:52,919 --> 00:09:55,323 what happened on this Colleton County family property 180 00:09:55,356 --> 00:09:56,893 or any information on who could be 181 00:09:56,927 --> 00:09:58,296 behind the brutal shootings. 182 00:09:58,329 --> 00:10:00,099 Residents say lack of information 183 00:10:00,133 --> 00:10:02,337 has many community members drawing their own conclusions 184 00:10:02,370 --> 00:10:05,778 in this high profile case. 185 00:10:05,811 --> 00:10:09,051 ‐ Any sign that there was a robbery in progress? 186 00:10:09,084 --> 00:10:12,157 ‐ They did find her cellphone thrown on the side of the road. 187 00:10:12,190 --> 00:10:15,063 So whoever it was, appears to have taken her cellphone. 188 00:10:19,973 --> 00:10:21,843 ‐ I've been to a lot of crime scenes 189 00:10:21,877 --> 00:10:23,814 and looked at a lot of homicides. 190 00:10:23,847 --> 00:10:27,989 And to me this is‐‐it's almost more than personal. 191 00:10:28,022 --> 00:10:31,128 In some ways, it's overkill. 192 00:10:31,162 --> 00:10:34,101 Two different weapons shot multiple times 193 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:38,376 when one shot would certainly do the job. 194 00:10:38,409 --> 00:10:41,382 We have so little information. 195 00:10:41,415 --> 00:10:44,856 Even the‐‐the reports that were released through FOIA, 196 00:10:44,889 --> 00:10:46,325 they're so redacted 197 00:10:46,358 --> 00:10:49,097 that you can't even read a complete sentence. 198 00:10:50,768 --> 00:10:52,905 I mean, anything right now is possible. 199 00:10:53,907 --> 00:10:55,009 The first person you want to talk to you 200 00:10:55,043 --> 00:10:56,713 is the person that found the body. 201 00:10:56,746 --> 00:10:58,349 ‐ Alex Murdaugh. ‐ Exactly. 202 00:11:26,438 --> 00:11:29,879 ‐ Alex makes a 911 call at 10:08. 203 00:11:29,913 --> 00:11:32,785 The time of death ruled between 9:00 and 9:30. 204 00:11:32,818 --> 00:11:37,027 Alex reported to have a "stone‐cold alibi." 205 00:11:37,060 --> 00:11:39,164 He was with his dad, Randolph, 206 00:11:39,197 --> 00:11:40,433 who died just a couple of days later. 207 00:11:40,466 --> 00:11:42,170 ‐ Just natural causes, but died. 208 00:11:42,204 --> 00:11:45,811 ‐ And he also went to see his mother who has dementia. 209 00:11:45,844 --> 00:11:48,850 ‐ So do you have your own theories? 210 00:11:48,884 --> 00:11:50,320 ‐ Everybody has a theory in this town. 211 00:11:50,353 --> 00:11:51,790 ‐ Everyone has a theory and a lot of it is just 212 00:11:51,823 --> 00:11:54,394 rumors and gossip. 213 00:11:54,428 --> 00:11:57,067 I mean, there are a lot of potential enemies there 214 00:11:57,100 --> 00:11:58,469 of this family. 215 00:11:58,503 --> 00:12:02,210 We came across an old article on them from 2009 216 00:12:02,244 --> 00:12:04,081 where someone tried to burn down their home. 217 00:12:04,114 --> 00:12:06,352 I mean, most people don't have‐‐I mean, 218 00:12:06,385 --> 00:12:08,890 no one's ever tried to burn my home down. 219 00:12:08,924 --> 00:12:11,963 ‐ This was a twisted, twisted tale. 220 00:12:11,997 --> 00:12:15,203 We began investigating this double homicide 221 00:12:15,236 --> 00:12:17,173 at the hunting lodge. 222 00:12:17,207 --> 00:12:20,915 But as we dug further, 223 00:12:20,948 --> 00:12:23,052 that was just the tip of the iceberg. 224 00:12:25,991 --> 00:12:29,064 ‐ The more questions you ask, the more questions evolve. 225 00:12:29,097 --> 00:12:33,039 ‐ What would someone gain from killing a mother and her son? 226 00:12:33,072 --> 00:12:34,274 Revenge? 227 00:12:36,813 --> 00:12:38,517 ‐ Sex? 228 00:12:38,550 --> 00:12:41,823 ‐ Never had a case that was shrouded in so much secrecy. 229 00:12:41,856 --> 00:12:43,527 ‐ Money? 230 00:12:43,560 --> 00:12:46,098 ‐ Do you guys know who she is? ‐ Yeah, she works for us. 231 00:12:46,131 --> 00:12:50,173 ‐ When you have this many untimely deaths, 232 00:12:50,206 --> 00:12:51,810 what's happening here? 233 00:12:51,843 --> 00:12:53,212 ‐ A lot of people don't want to talk. 234 00:12:53,245 --> 00:12:55,216 They're afraid. 235 00:12:55,249 --> 00:12:57,053 ‐ There's something terribly wrong here. 236 00:13:11,148 --> 00:13:13,085 ‐ The motives for murder are pretty basic. It's not surprising. 237 00:13:13,119 --> 00:13:18,129 Betrayal, revenge, sex, and money. 238 00:13:18,162 --> 00:13:19,599 I've done this a long time. 239 00:13:19,632 --> 00:13:22,404 And it all boils down to those four. 240 00:13:25,009 --> 00:13:29,251 In June 2021, the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh 241 00:13:29,284 --> 00:13:31,422 shocked the Lowcountry. 242 00:13:31,455 --> 00:13:33,392 How could the wife and son 243 00:13:33,426 --> 00:13:36,365 of one of the most prominent attorneys in town 244 00:13:36,398 --> 00:13:39,237 have been murdered in their own home? 245 00:13:39,271 --> 00:13:42,611 But even more shocking were two subsequent statements 246 00:13:42,645 --> 00:13:44,281 by law enforcement. 247 00:13:44,314 --> 00:13:47,988 First, they were not naming any suspects. 248 00:13:48,022 --> 00:13:50,426 Second, the public had no reason 249 00:13:50,460 --> 00:13:52,030 to fear for their safety. 250 00:13:54,635 --> 00:13:57,007 ‐ I think people were probably 251 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,946 just as perplexed as you and I are. 252 00:13:59,979 --> 00:14:02,551 But they did say that there was no threat to public safety. 253 00:14:02,585 --> 00:14:05,189 So everyone was confused of "Okay, if there's no threat 254 00:14:05,223 --> 00:14:06,559 "to public safety, 255 00:14:06,593 --> 00:14:08,129 then why hasn't there been arrests made yet?" 256 00:14:10,968 --> 00:14:14,374 ‐ Why do you think the law enforcement isn't giving out 257 00:14:14,408 --> 00:14:18,015 even a smidgen of information? 258 00:14:18,049 --> 00:14:21,321 ‐ For me, I feel that there's a different way 259 00:14:21,355 --> 00:14:24,494 to go about an investigation of this magnitude. 260 00:14:24,529 --> 00:14:27,100 I mean, when you think about who the Murdaughs are, 261 00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:29,639 they're infamous around here, especially these parts. 262 00:14:29,672 --> 00:14:31,308 Of course, it's going to be handled differently 263 00:14:31,341 --> 00:14:33,112 because they're well known. 264 00:14:33,145 --> 00:14:35,249 I have faith that they're doing what they're supposed to do. 265 00:14:37,955 --> 00:14:39,659 ‐ News organizations became aware 266 00:14:39,692 --> 00:14:44,034 that there was no information being provided to the public 267 00:14:44,067 --> 00:14:46,472 by the Colleton County Sheriff's Department. 268 00:14:46,506 --> 00:14:48,510 The law says that these police reports 269 00:14:48,543 --> 00:14:50,514 for the preceding 14 days 270 00:14:50,547 --> 00:14:52,651 must be made available for inspection and copying 271 00:14:52,685 --> 00:14:55,323 without a written request. 272 00:14:55,356 --> 00:14:57,928 The report from the Sheriff's Office 273 00:14:57,962 --> 00:15:00,433 contained no information at all. 274 00:15:01,468 --> 00:15:03,439 A reporter from the Post and Courier 275 00:15:03,472 --> 00:15:06,111 went to the State Law Enforcement Division 276 00:15:06,145 --> 00:15:08,550 and was denied access to the building. 277 00:15:08,583 --> 00:15:12,390 The judge reviewed the original documents, 278 00:15:12,424 --> 00:15:14,327 unredacted documents, 279 00:15:14,361 --> 00:15:19,505 and the claimed exemptions asserted by law enforcement 280 00:15:19,539 --> 00:15:21,543 and said they were appropriate. 281 00:15:21,576 --> 00:15:24,949 It shouldn't take a lawsuit to get information. 282 00:15:24,982 --> 00:15:27,487 If I'm truly cynical, 283 00:15:27,521 --> 00:15:29,692 I'd say that somebody's being protected. 284 00:15:29,725 --> 00:15:32,163 If I'm merely skeptical, 285 00:15:32,197 --> 00:15:33,700 I'd say it's the Sheriff's Office 286 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,637 had no idea what it was doing. 287 00:15:44,154 --> 00:15:46,960 ‐ As an outsider covering the story, 288 00:15:46,993 --> 00:15:49,431 you have to wonder why law enforcement agencies 289 00:15:49,464 --> 00:15:53,272 would be so tight‐lipped about a case as significant 290 00:15:53,305 --> 00:15:55,711 as the double murder of two members 291 00:15:55,744 --> 00:16:00,052 of one of the most prominent families in the area. 292 00:16:00,086 --> 00:16:02,290 Tell me about the Murdaughs. 293 00:16:02,323 --> 00:16:06,064 ‐ 85 years, they've been solicitors in this district. 294 00:16:06,098 --> 00:16:10,439 Solicitor is prosecutor down in this area. 295 00:16:10,473 --> 00:16:16,753 ‐ Randolph I, in 1920, served until his death in 1940. 296 00:16:16,786 --> 00:16:19,692 Local legend says that he never put 297 00:16:19,725 --> 00:16:21,729 a shingle out front of his law firm 298 00:16:21,763 --> 00:16:23,199 with his name on it. 299 00:16:23,232 --> 00:16:24,602 Because people everywhere 300 00:16:24,635 --> 00:16:27,541 knew where the Murdaugh Law Firm was located. 301 00:16:27,575 --> 00:16:30,514 Randolph Murdaugh built the beginnings of something 302 00:16:30,547 --> 00:16:35,089 that grew and grew and became this‐‐this powerful law firm. 303 00:16:35,122 --> 00:16:37,595 His son, Randolph Jr.‐‐ Buster‐‐ 304 00:16:37,628 --> 00:16:40,032 ran for election and he became solicitor. 305 00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:41,503 ‐ Hell of a trial lawyer. 306 00:16:41,536 --> 00:16:43,540 He could get away with things you couldn't do now. 307 00:16:43,573 --> 00:16:45,209 He'd throw evidence across the courtroom 308 00:16:45,243 --> 00:16:46,546 if he wanted to make a point. 309 00:16:46,579 --> 00:16:48,415 He had a flair for the dramatic. 310 00:16:48,449 --> 00:16:50,152 ‐ Then Randolph III came, 311 00:16:50,186 --> 00:16:52,558 and he served almost another 20 years. 312 00:16:52,591 --> 00:16:54,294 ‐ Randolph was a gentleman as well. 313 00:16:54,327 --> 00:16:56,799 Anytime he had a murder case involving a shooting, 314 00:16:56,833 --> 00:16:58,369 he made sure to wear a white shirt. 315 00:16:58,402 --> 00:17:00,541 And he would get a red magic marker 316 00:17:00,574 --> 00:17:02,310 and he goes at the medical examiner. 317 00:17:02,343 --> 00:17:04,180 You know, "Where‐‐where did the bullet go in?" 318 00:17:04,214 --> 00:17:05,483 And the medical examiner 319 00:17:05,517 --> 00:17:07,253 would put this big red dot on his shirt 320 00:17:07,287 --> 00:17:10,459 and then another one if there was one there. 321 00:17:10,493 --> 00:17:13,700 ‐ They‐‐I'd probably tell you it's the longest running 322 00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:16,071 solicitor run in all the country. 323 00:17:16,104 --> 00:17:18,475 Put a lot of people in prison in the last 85 years. 324 00:17:20,547 --> 00:17:23,687 ‐ Knowing their long history as prosecutors, 325 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,458 you have to wonder if the Murdaugh family 326 00:17:26,491 --> 00:17:29,799 may have made enemies along the way. 327 00:17:29,832 --> 00:17:34,274 ‐ They also had a very profitable law practice 328 00:17:34,307 --> 00:17:36,144 in litigation, mostly civil suits. 329 00:17:38,449 --> 00:17:41,088 ‐ They call it the house that CSX built. 330 00:17:41,121 --> 00:17:42,791 I think it made a name for itself 331 00:17:42,825 --> 00:17:45,363 because the lawyers knew 332 00:17:45,396 --> 00:17:49,104 how to use the venue provisions in South Carolina. 333 00:17:49,137 --> 00:17:50,641 ‐ Because of the venue statutes, 334 00:17:50,674 --> 00:17:53,479 those statutes that govern where suits are brought, 335 00:17:53,513 --> 00:17:56,552 if you had any property in a county, 336 00:17:56,586 --> 00:18:00,226 you could bring suit against a corporation in that county, 337 00:18:00,259 --> 00:18:03,198 regardless of where the injury might have occurred. 338 00:18:03,232 --> 00:18:06,471 And railroads running throughout South Carolina 339 00:18:06,506 --> 00:18:10,112 often got sued in Hampton County 340 00:18:10,146 --> 00:18:12,283 by lawyers from the Murdaugh firm. 341 00:18:12,317 --> 00:18:14,321 And they were quite successful. 342 00:18:18,329 --> 00:18:21,335 ‐ This law firm is huge. I mean, they always win money. 343 00:18:21,368 --> 00:18:24,240 They generally win millions of dollars for their clients. 344 00:18:24,274 --> 00:18:25,844 They just knew that the Murdaughs 345 00:18:25,877 --> 00:18:27,648 were the ones who would get you the money that you wanted. 346 00:18:29,351 --> 00:18:30,520 ‐ Who was Alex Murdaugh? 347 00:18:31,723 --> 00:18:33,292 ‐ He works hard. 348 00:18:33,325 --> 00:18:35,296 He's always been a‐‐a family guy. 349 00:18:35,329 --> 00:18:36,465 You know, you can be in the grocery store 350 00:18:36,498 --> 00:18:37,500 and he'll come in. 351 00:18:37,534 --> 00:18:39,437 If he sees you, you turn around, 352 00:18:39,471 --> 00:18:41,208 he comes over to speak. 353 00:18:41,241 --> 00:18:43,145 You know, you'd think he's a politician. 354 00:18:44,481 --> 00:18:47,888 I just kind of see Alex as a normal guy. 355 00:18:47,921 --> 00:18:52,296 ‐ He is very influential. He's a‐‐he's a dad of two. 356 00:18:52,330 --> 00:18:54,568 I think he's a very successful lawyer 357 00:18:54,602 --> 00:18:56,438 and volunteer prosecutor. 358 00:18:56,471 --> 00:18:58,375 ‐ Alex was the one we all thought 359 00:18:58,409 --> 00:19:00,313 would have replaced his dad as Solicitor. 360 00:19:00,346 --> 00:19:03,753 Because Alex was a kind of brash BS politician. 361 00:19:03,787 --> 00:19:06,726 He'd put his arm around you, remember your name. 362 00:19:06,759 --> 00:19:08,563 I've known Alex since he's been 18. 363 00:19:08,596 --> 00:19:10,399 He's always been a‐‐a good guy to me. 364 00:19:11,903 --> 00:19:14,575 ‐ There's no great money in being a solicitor. 365 00:19:14,608 --> 00:19:17,413 If you look up the salary, I'm sure it's‐‐it's not 366 00:19:17,447 --> 00:19:20,353 what you'd make as an attorney at a personal injury law firm. 367 00:19:20,386 --> 00:19:23,325 ‐ This was a powerful family. 368 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,835 And Alex Murdaugh had a lengthy list of clients. 369 00:19:27,868 --> 00:19:30,540 Could it have something to do with an old case? 370 00:19:30,574 --> 00:19:33,312 Did the family have enemies? 371 00:19:33,345 --> 00:19:38,255 If people in town had theories, no one was talking. 372 00:19:43,733 --> 00:19:46,939 This is Troy Roberts. I'm a reporter. 373 00:19:46,973 --> 00:19:48,643 I'm interested in sitting down with you 374 00:19:48,676 --> 00:19:51,516 to discuss the Murdaugh family case. 375 00:19:51,549 --> 00:19:53,620 When I arrived in August, 376 00:19:53,653 --> 00:19:56,391 I reached out to multiple people 377 00:19:56,425 --> 00:19:59,364 who may have some information about this case. 378 00:19:59,397 --> 00:20:00,867 You're‐‐you're not interested. 379 00:20:00,901 --> 00:20:03,606 I was met with so much resistance. 380 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:04,675 A lot of hang‐ups. 381 00:20:08,783 --> 00:20:10,419 ‐ He is not available for any comments? 382 00:20:14,862 --> 00:20:19,437 Investigating this story has been extremely frustrating. 383 00:20:19,471 --> 00:20:22,343 People either cancel, 384 00:20:22,376 --> 00:20:25,382 or they're uncooperative, 385 00:20:25,416 --> 00:20:26,652 or they ghost us. 386 00:20:26,686 --> 00:20:30,426 Could you tell him that Troy Roberts called? 387 00:20:30,459 --> 00:20:33,666 Is there any way that you could pencil me in? 388 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:36,639 I have not encountered this kind of wall of silence 389 00:20:36,672 --> 00:20:40,747 for any criminal cases that I've covered 390 00:20:40,781 --> 00:20:45,991 with the exception of the John Gotti trial, frankly. 391 00:20:46,024 --> 00:20:47,728 A neutral party will be better. 392 00:20:47,761 --> 00:20:49,732 Okay, got it. Okay. 393 00:20:53,439 --> 00:20:54,942 ‐ I will. 394 00:21:05,062 --> 00:21:07,366 ‐ The unsolved double murder of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh is making news headlines. 395 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,135 ‐ One of the victims of that double homicide‐‐ 396 00:21:08,168 --> 00:21:09,370 ‐ 22‐year‐old Paul Murdaugh. 397 00:21:09,404 --> 00:21:12,544 ‐ Paul Murdaugh had been in trouble with the law before. 398 00:21:12,578 --> 00:21:14,515 ‐ Facing three felony charges. 399 00:21:16,819 --> 00:21:19,057 ‐ Before he and his mother were murdered, 400 00:21:19,090 --> 00:21:23,398 Paul was a student at the University of South Carolina. 401 00:21:23,432 --> 00:21:27,641 But trouble had a way of following him around. 402 00:21:33,853 --> 00:21:36,659 ‐ I grew up in Hilton Head, South Carolina, 403 00:21:36,692 --> 00:21:39,565 which is in Beaufort County down on the coast. 404 00:21:41,001 --> 00:21:43,305 This started out as very local story. 405 00:21:43,338 --> 00:21:44,975 And now it's become national. 406 00:21:45,009 --> 00:21:47,046 There's lots of national attention. 407 00:21:47,079 --> 00:21:48,650 I really didn't know how I could help. 408 00:21:48,683 --> 00:21:50,319 I'm not in law enforcement. 409 00:21:50,352 --> 00:21:52,056 I don't really have any connections to law enforcement. 410 00:21:52,089 --> 00:21:55,329 But I had an idea that I could possibly do this podcast. 411 00:21:55,362 --> 00:21:58,468 I thought it would also be a good way to draw attention 412 00:21:58,503 --> 00:22:02,678 to the stories and hopefully get resolution for the victims. 413 00:22:04,982 --> 00:22:07,119 I started the podcast 414 00:22:07,153 --> 00:22:09,692 after the double homicide of Maggie and Paul, 415 00:22:09,725 --> 00:22:12,731 but that's not when I first became interested in the story. 416 00:22:12,764 --> 00:22:14,835 I actually first became interested in the story 417 00:22:14,869 --> 00:22:16,572 back in 2019. 418 00:22:24,588 --> 00:22:27,528 [phone dials, line rings] 419 00:22:32,804 --> 00:22:34,440 [shouting in background] 420 00:22:37,046 --> 00:22:38,415 [shouting in background] 421 00:22:52,744 --> 00:22:55,517 ‐ Do you know much about Paul Murdaugh? 422 00:22:55,550 --> 00:22:58,856 ‐ He was privileged. 423 00:22:58,890 --> 00:23:01,027 ‐ Paul was‐‐ ‐ Not a good reputation. 424 00:23:01,061 --> 00:23:02,764 ‐ Does not have a good reputation. 425 00:23:07,641 --> 00:23:10,145 ‐ Paul was‐‐all accounts seemed to be, 426 00:23:10,179 --> 00:23:11,882 I guess, the wild child. 427 00:23:11,916 --> 00:23:14,822 ‐ Their party spot was Moselle. 428 00:23:14,855 --> 00:23:17,761 They'd go there and party. 429 00:23:17,794 --> 00:23:19,665 ‐ I've been to parties at their home. 430 00:23:19,698 --> 00:23:21,769 ‐ Parties at the Murdaugh home? ‐ Yep. 431 00:23:21,802 --> 00:23:24,875 Always a fight, period. There is always a fight. 432 00:23:24,909 --> 00:23:28,015 Seems like he had a lot of anger. 433 00:23:28,048 --> 00:23:33,559 ‐ Paul had a alter ego named Timmy. 434 00:23:33,593 --> 00:23:35,964 That when he became intoxicated, 435 00:23:35,997 --> 00:23:40,707 he became this Jekyll and Hyde kind of character. 436 00:23:40,740 --> 00:23:44,414 ‐ Could Paul's murder have been an act of revenge? 437 00:23:46,585 --> 00:23:48,790 What happened that night 438 00:23:48,823 --> 00:23:51,127 when Paul and his friends were on the boat? 439 00:23:51,161 --> 00:23:52,163 ‐ They had been drinking. 440 00:23:56,806 --> 00:24:00,012 They bought alcohol with his older brother's ID. 441 00:24:02,618 --> 00:24:04,922 ‐ These kids all kind of grew up together. 442 00:24:04,955 --> 00:24:07,527 Connor and Anthony are cousins. 443 00:24:07,561 --> 00:24:09,798 And then there was Paul, 444 00:24:09,832 --> 00:24:13,539 Morgan, Mallory, and Miley. 445 00:24:13,573 --> 00:24:18,716 ‐ Everybody went to school and everybody socialized together. 446 00:24:18,750 --> 00:24:22,891 These kids were a band of brothers and sisters‐‐ 447 00:24:22,924 --> 00:24:26,599 to use a hackneyed phrase, I guess‐‐ 448 00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:29,203 with a very special relationship 449 00:24:29,237 --> 00:24:32,811 that's forever been torn up. 450 00:24:32,844 --> 00:24:37,153 ‐ Who as teenagers has not drank before you're of age? 451 00:24:37,186 --> 00:24:38,823 I mean, I can't think a lot of us 452 00:24:38,856 --> 00:24:41,161 could say that we haven't done that. 453 00:24:41,194 --> 00:24:42,898 A lot of us were just lucky enough 454 00:24:42,931 --> 00:24:46,004 that, you know, somebody didn't get killed or hurt. 455 00:24:49,812 --> 00:24:52,751 ‐ Teenagers drinking and partying on a boat 456 00:24:52,784 --> 00:24:55,122 is not that unusual. 457 00:24:55,155 --> 00:24:58,996 But the events of February 24, 2019, 458 00:24:59,030 --> 00:25:03,205 would change the lives of these six kids forever. 459 00:25:06,545 --> 00:25:10,119 ‐ They had made plans to go to a Oyster Race. 460 00:25:10,152 --> 00:25:12,123 They decided to travel by boat 461 00:25:12,156 --> 00:25:16,131 because there was reportedly a DUI stop. 462 00:25:16,164 --> 00:25:17,801 So they go to this Oyster Race, 463 00:25:17,834 --> 00:25:19,905 they have the beers. 464 00:25:19,938 --> 00:25:22,677 After that, Paul really wanted to go 465 00:25:22,711 --> 00:25:25,617 to downtown Beaufort and do some shots. 466 00:25:28,188 --> 00:25:29,758 Most of the other group didn't want to go, 467 00:25:29,792 --> 00:25:33,031 But Paul and Connor go into the bar. 468 00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:34,233 The rest of them did not have IDs. 469 00:25:34,267 --> 00:25:36,004 No one was 21. 470 00:25:37,908 --> 00:25:40,914 They go to a local park and just hang out. 471 00:25:44,822 --> 00:25:47,627 Paul and Connor do a few shots. 472 00:25:47,661 --> 00:25:50,700 Paul, at this point, has a conflict 473 00:25:50,734 --> 00:25:54,073 with one of the patrons. 474 00:25:54,107 --> 00:25:57,914 So they quickly shuffled Paul back to the boat. 475 00:25:57,948 --> 00:26:02,724 ‐ At the end of a very long day of underage drinking 476 00:26:02,758 --> 00:26:06,665 and nightfall, fog, late hours, 477 00:26:06,699 --> 00:26:09,671 it appears Paul Murdaugh was not only angry, 478 00:26:09,705 --> 00:26:11,709 but very, very intoxicated. 479 00:26:17,353 --> 00:26:19,992 ‐ Paul is insisting on driving. 480 00:26:20,025 --> 00:26:21,327 No one really wants him to drive 481 00:26:21,361 --> 00:26:23,064 because he's intoxicated. 482 00:26:23,098 --> 00:26:24,668 I think he became kind of an angry drunk 483 00:26:24,701 --> 00:26:27,106 and this is from depositions. 484 00:26:27,139 --> 00:26:29,343 They called him Timmy. 485 00:26:29,377 --> 00:26:31,014 ‐ Timmy did something with his hands 486 00:26:31,047 --> 00:26:32,717 or some sort of hand motions. 487 00:26:32,751 --> 00:26:35,355 And so when they said that on the boat, 488 00:26:35,389 --> 00:26:37,126 they started seeing him do these hand things, 489 00:26:37,159 --> 00:26:39,598 they're like, we know Timmy is here. 490 00:26:42,704 --> 00:26:45,008 ‐ It's dark and foggy. 491 00:26:45,042 --> 00:26:49,117 And an angry person at the wheel of the boat. 492 00:26:49,150 --> 00:26:50,987 ‐ They did not have lights. 493 00:26:51,020 --> 00:26:54,127 They were navigating with a small flashlight. 494 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,834 He was driving in circles, not really getting anywhere. 495 00:26:57,868 --> 00:26:59,370 They're all starting to get mad at him. 496 00:26:59,403 --> 00:27:01,040 They're yelling at him. 497 00:27:01,074 --> 00:27:03,278 He goes up and he has a confrontation with Morgan, 498 00:27:03,311 --> 00:27:04,982 who was Paul's then girlfriend, 499 00:27:05,015 --> 00:27:09,357 where he pushes, spits on, and hits her. 500 00:27:09,390 --> 00:27:12,898 At that point, Connor, who was standing next to him, 501 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,133 takes over the steering. 502 00:27:14,167 --> 00:27:15,970 And I think this happened a few‐‐few times? 503 00:27:16,004 --> 00:27:17,707 ‐ Mm‐hmm. 504 00:27:17,741 --> 00:27:19,978 ‐ They're all again yelling and then somehow, 505 00:27:20,012 --> 00:27:23,051 the throttle gets pushed. 506 00:27:23,084 --> 00:27:25,122 ‐ How fast was he going? 507 00:27:25,155 --> 00:27:27,359 ‐ 35 miles an hour, I believe. 508 00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:35,142 ‐ He went at a high rate of speed under the bridge 509 00:27:35,175 --> 00:27:37,179 which is a bit dangerous, anyway. 510 00:27:37,213 --> 00:27:40,419 It's narrow. 511 00:27:40,452 --> 00:27:43,926 And the boat struck the pilings at the bridge. 512 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,932 ‐ Thrown out of the boat were Paul Murdaugh, 513 00:27:46,966 --> 00:27:49,070 Anthony Cook, and Mallory Beach. 514 00:27:49,103 --> 00:27:51,809 [shouting in background] ‐ Who is missing? 515 00:27:51,842 --> 00:27:53,144 ‐ Female, Mallory Beach. 516 00:28:00,727 --> 00:28:03,900 [shouting in background] ‐ On the early hours of February 24, 2019, 517 00:28:03,933 --> 00:28:06,906 more than two years before his brutal murder, 518 00:28:06,939 --> 00:28:09,845 Paul Murdaugh and five friends crash 519 00:28:09,878 --> 00:28:11,815 into the Archers Creek Bridge. 520 00:28:16,491 --> 00:28:20,365 ‐ What followed was total chaos 521 00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:23,706 as one of the passengers, Mallory Beach, 522 00:28:23,739 --> 00:28:26,044 was nowhere to be found. 523 00:28:27,847 --> 00:28:29,685 ‐ Connor is the one who called 911. 524 00:28:30,887 --> 00:28:32,924 Morgan had some sort of hand injury. 525 00:28:32,958 --> 00:28:34,227 ‐ She was bleeding a lot, they said. 526 00:28:34,260 --> 00:28:36,264 Now Anthony's had a shoulder injury. 527 00:28:36,297 --> 00:28:37,834 ‐ But he was swimming and swimming 528 00:28:37,867 --> 00:28:40,740 and trying to find Mallory. 529 00:28:40,773 --> 00:28:43,211 ‐ Knowing the extent of injuries that Connor Cook had, 530 00:28:43,245 --> 00:28:44,447 I mean, he had a broken jaw, 531 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,954 I was surprised that he was able to be that calm 532 00:28:47,988 --> 00:28:49,457 while talking to the 911 operator. 533 00:29:01,381 --> 00:29:03,218 ‐ Can you hurry? ‐ What did you say? 534 00:29:10,465 --> 00:29:11,769 ‐ There was a lot of chaos. 535 00:29:11,802 --> 00:29:15,543 Anthony Cook, Connor's cousin, 536 00:29:15,576 --> 00:29:17,847 Paul Murdaugh, to some extent, 537 00:29:17,881 --> 00:29:19,150 were both in the water. 538 00:29:20,419 --> 00:29:22,857 You have to envision swimming 539 00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:25,863 in the middle of the night with fog. 540 00:29:25,897 --> 00:29:27,968 It's cool. People are screaming. 541 00:29:29,170 --> 00:29:30,907 But it's a tidal creek, 542 00:29:30,940 --> 00:29:33,211 so the water is constantly moving. 543 00:29:38,889 --> 00:29:40,258 ‐ Now, Anthony's‐‐ he's fired up, 544 00:29:40,292 --> 00:29:41,361 He definitely blames Paul. 545 00:29:56,190 --> 00:29:58,328 ‐ You had lots of law enforcement there. 546 00:29:58,361 --> 00:30:00,967 So people who were injured were capable 547 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,040 of being attended to before they left for the hospital. 548 00:30:04,073 --> 00:30:09,150 You had officers who were able to engage in the immediacy 549 00:30:09,183 --> 00:30:11,889 of the search to try and save Mallory Beach, 550 00:30:11,922 --> 00:30:14,093 to locate her and save her. 551 00:30:14,126 --> 00:30:15,830 ‐ Anthony refused medical attention 552 00:30:15,863 --> 00:30:18,569 because he wanted to stay and look for Mallory. 553 00:30:18,602 --> 00:30:20,372 But the other four go to the hospital. 554 00:30:22,343 --> 00:30:25,850 Paul, who had to be restrained, 555 00:30:25,883 --> 00:30:28,121 had to have a police officer ride with them. 556 00:30:28,154 --> 00:30:30,192 ‐ When they went to the hospital, 557 00:30:30,225 --> 00:30:34,066 they were separated and taken into different rooms. 558 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,437 ‐ Paul reportedly called his grandfather. 559 00:30:36,471 --> 00:30:38,041 ‐ Why? 560 00:30:38,074 --> 00:30:39,477 ‐ Because his grandfather was a lawyer, 561 00:30:39,511 --> 00:30:42,584 and he felt like he needed to be there to help him. 562 00:30:42,617 --> 00:30:43,552 ‐ He had called his grandfather, 563 00:30:43,586 --> 00:30:45,455 I think thinking maybe his grandfather 564 00:30:45,489 --> 00:30:49,063 would be a little nicer to him than his dad. 565 00:30:49,096 --> 00:30:50,365 Turned out, that wasn't necessarily the case 566 00:30:50,399 --> 00:30:51,602 when they got to the hospital. 567 00:30:51,635 --> 00:30:53,038 ‐ They met him at the hospital. 568 00:30:56,310 --> 00:30:57,312 ‐ Security had to be called in 569 00:30:57,346 --> 00:30:59,316 because Paul was acting up again. 570 00:31:02,122 --> 00:31:04,126 And he says to one of the nurses about her butt, 571 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:05,630 how he likes it. 572 00:31:05,663 --> 00:31:07,299 And she says, "I'm going to have to get a urine test." 573 00:31:07,332 --> 00:31:08,636 And he says, "Will you hold it?" 574 00:31:08,669 --> 00:31:09,905 He‐‐just very rude. 575 00:31:14,380 --> 00:31:18,622 ‐ There was a failure to administer blood alcohol tests. 576 00:31:18,656 --> 00:31:20,593 ‐ There was by law enforcement, yes. 577 00:31:22,029 --> 00:31:23,999 At the scene, they did not. 578 00:31:24,033 --> 00:31:26,404 However, the hospital did. 579 00:31:27,306 --> 00:31:30,112 ‐ He was acting so bizarre that they thought 580 00:31:30,145 --> 00:31:33,151 he might have a brain injury, and so that is actually 581 00:31:33,184 --> 00:31:35,656 why his blood alcohol was tested at the hospital. 582 00:31:37,292 --> 00:31:38,662 ‐ And? 583 00:31:38,696 --> 00:31:41,167 ‐ It was over three times the legal limit. 584 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:45,142 And this was quite some time after the boating accident. 585 00:31:45,175 --> 00:31:49,150 ‐ While hospital staff was trying to treat Paul, 586 00:31:49,183 --> 00:31:52,322 rescue crews were searching the nighttime waters 587 00:31:52,356 --> 00:31:55,429 for any sign of Mallory Beach. 588 00:31:55,462 --> 00:31:58,536 Meanwhile, Paul's father, Alex, was now 589 00:31:58,569 --> 00:32:02,677 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital springing into action. 590 00:32:04,981 --> 00:32:07,687 ‐ This whole scene in this hospital, 591 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:09,558 according to the hospital staff, 592 00:32:09,591 --> 00:32:13,566 nurses and security, is‐‐is insane. 593 00:32:15,001 --> 00:32:18,074 They report that Alex was moving from room to room. 594 00:32:18,108 --> 00:32:20,445 He was trying to find out where they were. 595 00:32:20,479 --> 00:32:23,051 He even got Connor as Connor was going to get his CAT scan. 596 00:32:27,493 --> 00:32:32,737 He was trying to get into Paul's girlfriend's room. 597 00:32:32,770 --> 00:32:34,975 ‐ He's outside of her room saying, "I need to get in 598 00:32:35,008 --> 00:32:36,745 so I could tell her what to say." 599 00:32:36,778 --> 00:32:39,316 ‐ And the girlfriend's like, "I don't want them in here." 600 00:32:39,350 --> 00:32:43,491 ‐ They say he was‐‐seemed like it was a plan to orchestrate. 601 00:32:43,526 --> 00:32:46,197 The charge nurse goes as far as saying that, 602 00:32:46,230 --> 00:32:48,067 "You need to stay in your son's room," 603 00:32:48,101 --> 00:32:50,472 and had a security guard looking out to make sure 604 00:32:50,506 --> 00:32:53,311 that he did, in fact, stay in his son's room. 605 00:32:53,344 --> 00:32:55,048 ‐ Paul starts to talk. 606 00:32:55,081 --> 00:32:56,718 And Paul's grandfather steps in and, 607 00:32:56,752 --> 00:32:58,622 "He's not giving any statements," they say. 608 00:32:58,656 --> 00:33:00,593 ‐ "You're talking to us now." 609 00:33:00,626 --> 00:33:05,335 ‐ Police always want to talk to the suspects 610 00:33:05,368 --> 00:33:07,372 before they have a chance to lawyer up. 611 00:33:07,406 --> 00:33:10,478 Before they have a chance really to think 612 00:33:10,513 --> 00:33:13,384 through the‐‐what they might say to a police officer. 613 00:33:13,418 --> 00:33:16,123 That's just generally good police work. 614 00:33:16,157 --> 00:33:19,496 ‐ Unless you are the lawyer for those people, 615 00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:22,436 I think there's no reason for you to go into their room 616 00:33:22,469 --> 00:33:26,143 and tell them not to talk to law enforcement. 617 00:33:26,177 --> 00:33:30,418 It reminded me of a story my first senior partner 618 00:33:30,452 --> 00:33:34,293 used to tell on getting witnesses ready for a trial. 619 00:33:34,326 --> 00:33:37,232 And he would get the witnesses out behind the horse shed 620 00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:38,769 to get the story straight. 621 00:33:38,802 --> 00:33:41,274 So it sounded to me like the Murdaughs 622 00:33:41,307 --> 00:33:44,380 were going around trying to horse shed the witnesses 623 00:33:44,413 --> 00:33:46,417 before the police had a chance to interview them. 624 00:33:48,187 --> 00:33:51,795 ‐ This family is a legal dynasty. 625 00:33:51,828 --> 00:33:55,803 And whenever one of them gets into trouble, 626 00:33:55,836 --> 00:33:57,574 they seem to be treated differently 627 00:33:57,607 --> 00:34:00,145 from most other people. 628 00:34:00,178 --> 00:34:02,784 Did law enforcement have a cozy relationship 629 00:34:02,817 --> 00:34:04,386 with the Murdaugh family? 630 00:34:04,420 --> 00:34:06,424 ‐ I mean, they worked hand‐in‐hand 631 00:34:06,457 --> 00:34:08,294 with law enforcement as prosecutors. 632 00:34:08,328 --> 00:34:10,198 ‐ For a long time. 633 00:34:10,232 --> 00:34:11,835 ‐ The Murdaughs have built a relationship 634 00:34:11,868 --> 00:34:13,539 with law enforcement. 635 00:34:13,572 --> 00:34:15,676 And it hasn't been an illegal type of relationship. 636 00:34:15,710 --> 00:34:17,814 You're working side‐by‐side to win cases, 637 00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:20,553 but you're also hunting and fishing together. 638 00:34:20,586 --> 00:34:23,324 You're enjoying some good barbecue together. 639 00:34:23,358 --> 00:34:26,097 Now, put yourself in the mind of a police officer 640 00:34:26,130 --> 00:34:27,834 in Hampton County. 641 00:34:27,867 --> 00:34:30,806 Let's just speculate and say something comes up 642 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:32,844 and the Murdaugh name is mentioned. 643 00:34:32,877 --> 00:34:34,848 Very few law enforcement officers 644 00:34:34,881 --> 00:34:37,185 would be brave enough to raise their hand and say 645 00:34:37,219 --> 00:34:40,526 "Hey, I've got a Murdaugh over here doing something." 646 00:34:40,559 --> 00:34:43,298 It'd be career suicide. 647 00:34:43,331 --> 00:34:46,304 ‐ In the Mallory Beach case, one of the officers‐‐ 648 00:34:46,337 --> 00:34:48,441 ‐ I think he was possibly a groomsman in his wedding. 649 00:34:48,474 --> 00:34:49,711 ‐ Yes. 650 00:34:49,744 --> 00:34:51,748 ‐ There were definitely connections. 651 00:34:51,782 --> 00:34:54,119 ‐ One of the brothers of Alex Murdaugh 652 00:34:54,153 --> 00:34:56,257 brought around a boat trailer 653 00:34:56,290 --> 00:35:00,398 and was allowed access to the crime scene. 654 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:04,774 Another interesting piece of a very disturbing puzzle 655 00:35:04,808 --> 00:35:07,212 of an investigation 656 00:35:07,245 --> 00:35:11,888 that didn't seem to be full throated and enthusiastic. 657 00:35:11,922 --> 00:35:16,798 ‐ By all accounts, events at the hospital were chaotic. 658 00:35:16,832 --> 00:35:18,201 And the media and the public have focused 659 00:35:18,234 --> 00:35:22,476 largely on the alleged actions of Alex Murdaugh that night, 660 00:35:22,510 --> 00:35:25,215 sometimes losing sight of the fact 661 00:35:25,248 --> 00:35:27,787 that a 19‐year‐old girl was missing 662 00:35:27,820 --> 00:35:30,526 in the chilly Beaufort waters. 663 00:35:32,329 --> 00:35:34,266 ‐ Sunrise, crews are continuing to search 664 00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:35,268 for a former USC student 665 00:35:35,301 --> 00:35:37,272 who went missing over the weekend. 666 00:35:37,306 --> 00:35:39,611 ‐ Department of Natural Resources says it wasn't clear 667 00:35:39,644 --> 00:35:41,380 who was driving. 668 00:35:41,414 --> 00:35:43,484 The cause of the crash remains under investigation. 669 00:35:45,656 --> 00:35:47,794 ‐ Inconsistencies in the investigation 670 00:35:47,827 --> 00:35:49,764 are one thing, 671 00:35:49,798 --> 00:35:53,839 but the core of the inquiry into Mallory Beach's death 672 00:35:53,872 --> 00:35:57,914 centers around one single question. 673 00:35:57,947 --> 00:36:00,920 Who was driving the boat that fateful night? 674 00:36:00,953 --> 00:36:02,557 ‐ That is the‐‐that is the million‐‐ 675 00:36:02,590 --> 00:36:03,826 ‐ Million dollar question. 676 00:36:03,859 --> 00:36:06,197 ‐ Yes, the question is because 677 00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:10,639 Connor and Paul were both in the captain's seat area. 678 00:36:10,673 --> 00:36:12,844 And some of the boaters‐‐ there was a blanket 679 00:36:12,877 --> 00:36:14,581 over one of their heads. 680 00:36:14,614 --> 00:36:17,820 Anthony was down on the floor with his girlfriend. 681 00:36:17,854 --> 00:36:19,691 ‐ There's a lot of curious things about this. 682 00:36:19,724 --> 00:36:23,665 A, there's missing evidence. So that is part of the problem. 683 00:36:23,699 --> 00:36:25,335 ‐ Paul Murdaugh's clothing‐‐because 684 00:36:25,368 --> 00:36:27,540 when the police arrived, he had stripped down, 685 00:36:27,573 --> 00:36:30,211 but his clothing was never found. 686 00:36:30,245 --> 00:36:31,681 And then there's the problem 687 00:36:31,715 --> 00:36:35,288 of the biological evidence on the boat itself. 688 00:36:35,321 --> 00:36:38,327 We know the biological evidence was gathered 689 00:36:38,361 --> 00:36:41,868 under the watchful eye of a DNR officer. 690 00:36:41,902 --> 00:36:45,676 And much of that are now unaccounted for. 691 00:36:45,710 --> 00:36:48,682 ‐ There was only actually one recorded statement. 692 00:36:59,871 --> 00:37:01,307 ‐ Well, they think that Anthony Cook's was recorded, 693 00:37:01,340 --> 00:37:02,342 but there's no‐‐ 694 00:37:02,375 --> 00:37:03,746 both: But they can't find it. 695 00:37:03,779 --> 00:37:05,950 ‐ We do have dash cam audio. 696 00:37:18,909 --> 00:37:21,581 ‐ The night of his treatment at the hospital, 697 00:37:21,615 --> 00:37:23,852 Connor Cook's folks were directed to a lawyer 698 00:37:23,886 --> 00:37:26,323 named Cory Fleming 699 00:37:26,357 --> 00:37:29,864 who they've hired to defend Connor Cook's interests. 700 00:37:29,898 --> 00:37:34,874 And their ultimate determination to discharge 701 00:37:34,908 --> 00:37:38,481 the services of Mr. Fleming were because they learned 702 00:37:38,515 --> 00:37:41,353 that he had a very special relationship 703 00:37:41,387 --> 00:37:43,491 with the Murdaugh family, 704 00:37:43,525 --> 00:37:46,631 including being the godfather of Paul Murdaugh, 705 00:37:46,665 --> 00:37:48,602 the other potential suspect. 706 00:37:49,971 --> 00:37:52,810 ‐ It seems like steps were taken 707 00:37:52,844 --> 00:37:55,348 to protect this young man. 708 00:37:55,381 --> 00:37:57,653 ‐ You can draw your own conclusions. 709 00:38:17,392 --> 00:38:18,595 ‐ Three days of searching, still no sign of 19‐year‐old Mallory Beach. 710 00:38:27,814 --> 00:38:31,521 ‐ In the days after the crash, speculation continued 711 00:38:31,555 --> 00:38:34,894 about whether Paul Murdaugh was driving the boat‐‐ 712 00:38:34,928 --> 00:38:37,633 a boat owned by his father Alex‐‐ 713 00:38:37,667 --> 00:38:40,773 and while the controversy about whether Alex might have 714 00:38:40,806 --> 00:38:44,413 interfered in the investigation was beginning, 715 00:38:44,446 --> 00:38:47,085 closure on what happened to Mallory Beach 716 00:38:47,118 --> 00:38:50,491 was about to come. 717 00:38:50,526 --> 00:38:52,563 You learned that Mallory was missing in the river? 718 00:38:52,597 --> 00:38:54,099 ‐ Right, mm‐hmm. 719 00:38:54,132 --> 00:38:57,607 ‐ So were you hopeful that she would be found alive? 720 00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,544 ‐ I was very hopeful. 721 00:38:59,577 --> 00:39:00,946 Obviously, as time goes on, 722 00:39:00,980 --> 00:39:04,687 you realize that the chances are a little slimmer. 723 00:39:04,721 --> 00:39:07,025 ‐ How do you know Mallory? 724 00:39:07,058 --> 00:39:09,931 ‐ Mallory's sister, Savannah, is married to my nephew. 725 00:39:11,801 --> 00:39:14,507 She was a very sweet, 726 00:39:14,541 --> 00:39:17,580 very fun‐loving, just full of life. 727 00:39:17,613 --> 00:39:19,817 Just sweetest person you'd ever meet. 728 00:39:20,886 --> 00:39:25,061 ‐ While Mallory's family wish for a miracle, 729 00:39:25,094 --> 00:39:28,134 law enforcement and local volunteers 730 00:39:28,167 --> 00:39:30,706 continue to search the waterways 731 00:39:30,739 --> 00:39:33,612 hoping to find Mallory. 732 00:39:38,689 --> 00:39:41,828 ‐ This is the Battery Creek. It's the marshes of Beaufort. 733 00:39:41,861 --> 00:39:44,867 The tide here fluctuates in height, 734 00:39:44,901 --> 00:39:48,675 six to eight feet, roughly every six hours. 735 00:39:48,709 --> 00:39:50,144 So right now you're looking at low tide 736 00:39:50,178 --> 00:39:53,017 and in six hours from now on, the tide'll be 737 00:39:53,050 --> 00:39:54,821 all the way up almost to the top of the grass. 738 00:39:56,891 --> 00:39:59,964 ‐ You told me you spoke to Mallory Beach's family 739 00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:03,739 before agreeing to meet with me. 740 00:40:03,772 --> 00:40:05,475 What did you say to them? 741 00:40:05,509 --> 00:40:07,479 ‐ I just want‐‐I just wanted to get their permission 742 00:40:07,513 --> 00:40:09,483 because I had not spoken to anybody. 743 00:40:09,517 --> 00:40:12,422 It was a great conversation. Just the sweetest people ever. 744 00:40:12,455 --> 00:40:15,128 And‐‐and he said, "No, you're‐‐you're welcome 745 00:40:15,161 --> 00:40:17,867 to tell your story and how you play into this." 746 00:40:17,900 --> 00:40:20,506 Because they want Mallory's story told, you know? 747 00:40:20,539 --> 00:40:24,847 ‐ How did you hear about this boat accident? 748 00:40:24,881 --> 00:40:26,785 ‐ So it was‐‐ as you can imagine, 749 00:40:26,818 --> 00:40:29,624 that accident was front page of the paper. 750 00:40:29,657 --> 00:40:32,195 Everybody seemed to know somebody involved in it. 751 00:40:32,228 --> 00:40:34,066 I knew the whole community was out there looking 752 00:40:34,099 --> 00:40:35,536 that they would find her. 753 00:40:35,569 --> 00:40:37,640 And as time went on, 754 00:40:37,673 --> 00:40:39,611 that didn't turn out to be the case. 755 00:40:43,685 --> 00:40:45,121 I was working all week, 756 00:40:45,154 --> 00:40:46,791 working night shift at the hospital. 757 00:40:46,825 --> 00:40:49,998 And it just led up to that Sunday morning. 758 00:40:50,031 --> 00:40:52,068 And I got home, and I was laying there, 759 00:40:52,102 --> 00:40:53,204 and I said, "You know what? 760 00:40:53,237 --> 00:40:54,707 I‐‐I think I'll go out and look today." 761 00:40:56,978 --> 00:40:58,815 I just took off my hat and said a quick prayer. 762 00:40:58,849 --> 00:41:02,022 And I said, "Lord, let this girl be found today." 763 00:41:02,055 --> 00:41:04,961 And so we went down, probably, 764 00:41:04,994 --> 00:41:07,232 I don't know, 400 or 500 yards. 765 00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:08,902 And it's just like what you see around here. 766 00:41:08,935 --> 00:41:10,906 There are creeks everywhere. 767 00:41:11,941 --> 00:41:14,479 We worked our way right up in the small creek. 768 00:41:14,514 --> 00:41:18,220 And we instantly found her. 769 00:41:18,254 --> 00:41:20,826 The boat didn't turn one time. 770 00:41:20,859 --> 00:41:23,230 We could have gone in 100 creeks. 771 00:41:23,264 --> 00:41:26,070 And we drove right up on her. 772 00:41:26,103 --> 00:41:27,840 Within 12 minutes of being on the boat, 773 00:41:27,873 --> 00:41:31,080 she was right there. 774 00:41:31,113 --> 00:41:33,552 But I‐‐I can honestly say and‐‐and 775 00:41:33,585 --> 00:41:35,221 I‐‐I mean this with all sincerity, 776 00:41:35,254 --> 00:41:37,058 I really feel like I had nothing to do 777 00:41:37,092 --> 00:41:38,995 with finding Mallory. 778 00:41:39,029 --> 00:41:39,997 If you're a man of faith, 779 00:41:40,031 --> 00:41:41,634 you'll understand what I'm saying. 780 00:41:43,605 --> 00:41:45,676 I was just thankful for the family 781 00:41:45,709 --> 00:41:47,212 that that closure had come. 782 00:41:50,619 --> 00:41:53,859 ‐ The body of Mallory Beach was found in a marsh 783 00:41:53,892 --> 00:41:56,598 one week after the boat that she was riding in 784 00:41:56,631 --> 00:41:57,900 late at night crashed... 785 00:41:58,902 --> 00:42:00,572 ‐ When did you give up hope? 786 00:42:02,977 --> 00:42:04,847 ‐ You know, for the‐‐I prayed 787 00:42:04,881 --> 00:42:06,818 for the family the whole entire time. 788 00:42:06,851 --> 00:42:08,287 A day or two goes by, you know, 789 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:10,993 you definitely do start to have this fear, 790 00:42:11,026 --> 00:42:14,099 but you just continue to pray for them. 791 00:42:14,132 --> 00:42:17,005 It was absolutely tragic. You know, what happened then. 792 00:42:17,038 --> 00:42:18,074 I know it's, you know, 793 00:42:18,107 --> 00:42:19,443 hard for them because of the murders, 794 00:42:19,476 --> 00:42:21,981 now they're having to relive all this all over again too. 795 00:42:23,652 --> 00:42:25,889 ‐ What was the community's reaction to this case? 796 00:42:25,923 --> 00:42:27,893 ‐ They were outraged that it was taking forever. 797 00:42:27,927 --> 00:42:29,096 What they deemed forever. 798 00:42:29,129 --> 00:42:32,770 They take two months to indict Paul or indict anybody. 799 00:42:32,803 --> 00:42:34,741 They're thinking it's the Murdaughs. 800 00:42:34,774 --> 00:42:36,878 It's‐‐nothing's gonna ever come of this. 801 00:42:36,911 --> 00:42:39,316 ‐ We have new developments in the Beaufort County case. 802 00:42:39,349 --> 00:42:41,186 Charges have been filed. 803 00:42:41,220 --> 00:42:43,190 ‐ Paul Murdaugh was indicted 804 00:42:43,224 --> 00:42:45,629 on boating under the influence. 805 00:42:45,662 --> 00:42:47,065 ‐ If Murdaugh is convicted, 806 00:42:47,098 --> 00:42:50,171 he faces up to 15 years for each BUI charge 807 00:42:50,204 --> 00:42:53,612 and up to 25 years for the fatal BUI charge. 808 00:42:53,645 --> 00:42:54,647 ‐ A lot of the community was upset 809 00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:57,185 that he was not in an orange jumpsuit 810 00:42:57,218 --> 00:43:00,291 and that he got to take his mug shot in the courtroom. 811 00:43:00,324 --> 00:43:01,861 ‐ That he was getting special treatment. 812 00:43:01,895 --> 00:43:03,164 ‐ Yes. 813 00:43:03,197 --> 00:43:04,867 ‐ I saw a state law enforcement agent 814 00:43:04,901 --> 00:43:09,309 walk in with an old style wooden box with a handle on it. 815 00:43:09,342 --> 00:43:11,079 It was a fingerprint kit. 816 00:43:11,113 --> 00:43:13,952 That was arranged from minute one, 817 00:43:13,985 --> 00:43:17,225 that kid was not gonna take 50 steps over into the jail 818 00:43:17,258 --> 00:43:18,695 from the courthouse. 819 00:43:18,728 --> 00:43:20,699 That's arrogance. 820 00:43:20,732 --> 00:43:24,707 ‐ Well, Paul Murdaugh had great lawyers. 821 00:43:36,263 --> 00:43:38,367 ‐ He's pleading not guilty. 822 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,672 And as a result, 823 00:43:40,706 --> 00:43:43,177 he should be released on his own recognizance. 824 00:43:43,210 --> 00:43:44,847 ‐ He got out on bail. 825 00:43:44,881 --> 00:43:47,786 And he petitioned to be allowed to go back 826 00:43:47,820 --> 00:43:50,993 to USC, South Carolina‐‐ go back to college, 827 00:43:51,026 --> 00:43:53,865 which caused some problems in the community 828 00:43:53,899 --> 00:43:56,270 that he was able to go about his life. 829 00:43:56,303 --> 00:43:58,240 ‐ We just need‐‐want to accommodate any concerns 830 00:43:58,274 --> 00:44:00,679 the AG's Office had. He's not leaving this state. 831 00:44:00,712 --> 00:44:01,714 He's not gonna leave the country. 832 00:44:01,748 --> 00:44:02,983 So‐‐and he waived extradition. 833 00:44:03,017 --> 00:44:04,987 Those are normal conditions. 834 00:44:05,021 --> 00:44:06,724 So, no, we did exactly what's normal. 835 00:44:06,758 --> 00:44:09,062 This is being handled in a very normal fashion. 836 00:44:09,095 --> 00:44:13,705 ‐ I think that most people who would have found themselves 837 00:44:13,738 --> 00:44:16,109 as defendants in that circumstance 838 00:44:16,143 --> 00:44:19,015 would have been treated dramatically differently. 839 00:44:19,049 --> 00:44:22,121 ‐ Who was responsible for Mallory Beach's death? 840 00:44:22,155 --> 00:44:24,159 That question does remain unanswered. 841 00:44:24,192 --> 00:44:27,131 ‐ The Beach family still has a wrongful death lawsuit 842 00:44:27,165 --> 00:44:29,871 pending against the Murdaugh family. 843 00:44:29,904 --> 00:44:31,073 ‐ They named Alex... 844 00:44:31,106 --> 00:44:33,979 both: Who was the owner of the boat. 845 00:44:34,012 --> 00:44:36,751 They named Buster, who had provided his ID 846 00:44:36,784 --> 00:44:38,722 to his brother. 847 00:44:38,755 --> 00:44:43,364 They named Parker's, who is where they bought the alcohol. 848 00:44:43,397 --> 00:44:46,838 Actually, Paul was never named in the civil lawsuit. 849 00:44:46,871 --> 00:44:48,007 ‐ Right. 850 00:44:57,793 --> 00:45:00,264 ‐ So what might all of this have to do 851 00:45:00,298 --> 00:45:03,437 with the murder of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh? 852 00:45:06,476 --> 00:45:09,182 ‐ The first hearing on this civil lawsuit 853 00:45:09,216 --> 00:45:13,057 was supposed to be three days after Paul was murdered. 854 00:45:13,090 --> 00:45:16,463 Timing was rather odd. 855 00:45:16,496 --> 00:45:20,338 ‐ Who stands to gain the most with Maggie and Paul gone? 856 00:45:20,371 --> 00:45:23,745 ‐ If it's a monetary gain, then you could think of someone 857 00:45:23,778 --> 00:45:26,283 in the family who stands to inherit things. 858 00:45:26,316 --> 00:45:30,324 Or if it's because someone was angry at something they did. 859 00:45:30,358 --> 00:45:32,095 ‐ And if it was a revenge thing, 860 00:45:32,128 --> 00:45:33,364 who's to say that they didn't think 861 00:45:33,397 --> 00:45:35,501 Alex was gonna be there? 862 00:45:35,535 --> 00:45:39,309 ‐ By the end of the summer, Alex Murdaugh was facing 863 00:45:39,342 --> 00:45:43,919 civil lawsuits in the death of Mallory Beach, 864 00:45:43,952 --> 00:45:50,832 and he was reeling from the homicides of his wife and son. 865 00:45:50,866 --> 00:45:55,207 But what happened to him next, no one could have predicted. 866 00:46:07,231 --> 00:46:09,469 ‐ It can't get crazier than this. 867 00:46:17,151 --> 00:46:19,991 ‐ One story is that she tripped over the dogs 868 00:46:20,024 --> 00:46:21,493 and fell down the stairs. 869 00:46:21,527 --> 00:46:24,099 ‐ It was declared natural causes. 870 00:46:24,132 --> 00:46:26,838 ‐ There's nothing natural about falling downstairs. 871 00:46:26,871 --> 00:46:29,142 ‐ $4.3 million. 872 00:46:29,175 --> 00:46:31,413 I have no idea where the money is right now. 873 00:46:31,446 --> 00:46:33,117 ‐ With Stephen Smith, 874 00:46:33,150 --> 00:46:35,388 it was a disaster from the start. 875 00:46:35,421 --> 00:46:37,960 ‐ This is murder? ‐ In my opinion. 876 00:46:37,993 --> 00:46:39,429 ‐ The primary question 877 00:46:39,462 --> 00:46:41,901 is who killed Paul and Maggie Murdaugh? 878 00:46:41,934 --> 00:46:45,007 ‐ There's a lot more twists and turns to come 879 00:46:45,041 --> 00:46:47,813 in the saga of Alex Murdaugh. 880 00:46:56,864 --> 00:46:59,837 ‐ Two weeks, and still no one has been arrested after two members of a South Carolina family 881 00:46:59,870 --> 00:47:02,475 were found dead in their home. 882 00:47:02,509 --> 00:47:05,214 ‐ As law enforcement investigated the murders 883 00:47:05,247 --> 00:47:09,623 of Paul and Maggie, they made a shocking discovery. 884 00:47:09,657 --> 00:47:14,399 Today, authorities have refused to reveal what they found. 885 00:47:14,432 --> 00:47:17,973 Whatever it is, this discovery prompted them 886 00:47:18,007 --> 00:47:22,983 to reopen the investigation into the 2015 hit‐and‐run death 887 00:47:23,017 --> 00:47:28,394 of 19‐year‐old Stephen Smith, found dead on a quiet road. 888 00:47:28,427 --> 00:47:31,233 What's even more surprising to me 889 00:47:31,266 --> 00:47:33,337 is that the local community 890 00:47:33,370 --> 00:47:35,575 didn't seem shocked by the connection. 891 00:47:42,388 --> 00:47:45,595 [phone dials, line rings] 892 00:48:01,193 --> 00:48:03,063 ‐ Okay. ‐ All right. 893 00:48:05,301 --> 00:48:07,539 ‐ Stephen Smith's body was found 894 00:48:07,573 --> 00:48:10,679 in the middle of the rural road. 895 00:48:10,712 --> 00:48:15,154 He had a large gaping wound on his head. 896 00:48:15,187 --> 00:48:18,127 And his vehicle was parked down the road 897 00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:21,299 several miles away with the gas cap open. 898 00:48:21,333 --> 00:48:23,404 ‐ His wallet was still in the car as well. 899 00:48:23,437 --> 00:48:24,507 ‐ His wallet was still in the car? 900 00:48:24,540 --> 00:48:26,009 ‐ Yes. 901 00:48:26,042 --> 00:48:27,913 ‐ And why wouldn't you take your wallet? 902 00:48:27,946 --> 00:48:30,919 If you ran out of gas or anywhere you're out of gas, 903 00:48:30,952 --> 00:48:33,457 no one just would leave their wallet in the car. 904 00:48:33,490 --> 00:48:35,662 ‐ In the Lowcountry, the South Carolina Highway Patrol 905 00:48:35,695 --> 00:48:38,033 continues to investigate what they think is 906 00:48:38,066 --> 00:48:41,440 a fatal hit‐and‐run. 907 00:48:41,473 --> 00:48:45,682 ‐ With that Stephen Smith case, I was the executive officer 908 00:48:45,715 --> 00:48:49,088 of the coastal unit, which is MAIT, 909 00:48:49,122 --> 00:48:53,163 the Multi‐Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team. 910 00:48:53,197 --> 00:48:55,434 My responsibilities were to oversee 911 00:48:55,468 --> 00:48:57,138 everything about any investigation. 912 00:49:03,484 --> 00:49:06,022 ‐ I've worked on very high profile cases. 913 00:49:06,056 --> 00:49:09,429 And I've never had a case that I feel like was shrouded 914 00:49:09,462 --> 00:49:11,032 in so much secrecy. 915 00:49:11,066 --> 00:49:13,070 It was a disaster from the start. 916 00:49:13,103 --> 00:49:15,609 ‐ Stephen Smith was on his way from college 917 00:49:15,642 --> 00:49:16,644 when he ran out of gas. 918 00:49:16,677 --> 00:49:19,349 What happened after that isn't clear. 919 00:49:19,382 --> 00:49:22,756 ‐ According to statements from Stephen Smith's sister, 920 00:49:22,789 --> 00:49:27,265 her father received two calls the night of Stephen's death. 921 00:49:27,298 --> 00:49:30,070 ‐ Stephen's father's first call, 922 00:49:30,104 --> 00:49:31,607 the guy was from the coroner telling Stephen was dead. 923 00:49:31,641 --> 00:49:34,647 The second Call was from Randy Murdaugh, 924 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:37,418 who said "I'll represent you for free." 925 00:49:53,116 --> 00:49:58,160 ‐ Where his body was found, no evidence was really gathered 926 00:49:58,193 --> 00:50:01,066 what you would be looking for‐‐for an accident. 927 00:50:01,099 --> 00:50:04,072 Usually, if you have some type of injuries from an accident, 928 00:50:04,105 --> 00:50:06,511 you're going to get some type of splatter no matter what. 929 00:50:06,544 --> 00:50:08,347 Nothing out at the scene there. 930 00:50:08,380 --> 00:50:10,417 If I'm not mistaken, there was no chain of custody 931 00:50:10,451 --> 00:50:12,121 done with the clothes. 932 00:50:12,154 --> 00:50:15,662 We were never given the opportunity to see the car 933 00:50:15,695 --> 00:50:18,735 in its original state where they found it. 934 00:50:18,768 --> 00:50:22,809 I examined that car a few days later in an impound lot 935 00:50:22,843 --> 00:50:25,114 that sat there pretty much open. 936 00:50:25,147 --> 00:50:26,517 ‐ So it could have been contaminated. 937 00:50:26,551 --> 00:50:28,253 ‐ Yes. 938 00:50:28,287 --> 00:50:31,426 It was a what I call trying to piece a puzzle together 939 00:50:31,459 --> 00:50:33,798 when you don't have a whole lot of pieces. 940 00:50:33,831 --> 00:50:35,267 ‐ The initial coroner thought 941 00:50:35,301 --> 00:50:37,639 it was potentially a gunshot wound. 942 00:50:37,673 --> 00:50:40,645 But pathologists ruled it a hit‐and‐run. 943 00:50:40,679 --> 00:50:43,183 She really was the only one who said 944 00:50:43,217 --> 00:50:44,820 that it was a hit‐and‐run. 945 00:50:44,853 --> 00:50:48,193 ‐ Apparently, there were divergent views 946 00:50:48,227 --> 00:50:52,435 over potential cause of death. 947 00:50:52,468 --> 00:50:55,274 I don't think it's unusual that doctors could disagree. 948 00:50:55,307 --> 00:50:56,811 It seems kind of strange 949 00:50:56,844 --> 00:50:59,415 that the disagreement would be so dramatic. 950 00:51:03,891 --> 00:51:06,597 ‐ What was Stephen Smith's cause of death? 951 00:51:06,631 --> 00:51:08,200 ‐ Blunt force trauma. 952 00:51:08,233 --> 00:51:11,574 ‐ So he was killed by a‐‐a heavy instrument? 953 00:51:11,607 --> 00:51:13,277 ‐ I would say so, yes, sir. 954 00:51:13,310 --> 00:51:14,412 ‐ That struck him in the head? 955 00:51:14,445 --> 00:51:16,751 ‐ Correct. 956 00:51:16,784 --> 00:51:19,790 ‐ This was murder? ‐ In my opinion. 957 00:51:22,328 --> 00:51:25,568 ‐ Investigators say Stephen Smith was struck by a car, 958 00:51:25,602 --> 00:51:27,606 but his mother doesn't believe that story. 959 00:51:27,639 --> 00:51:28,841 ‐ He called his sister one night. 960 00:51:28,875 --> 00:51:30,477 He ran out of gas. 961 00:51:30,512 --> 00:51:32,883 And he hid in the woods and would not come out 962 00:51:32,916 --> 00:51:35,321 till he was sure it was her. 963 00:51:35,354 --> 00:51:38,260 And so we know for a fact that it was not a hit‐and‐run. 964 00:51:38,293 --> 00:51:40,164 Stephen would not have been in the highway. 965 00:51:40,197 --> 00:51:42,536 ‐ Whether it was foul play or a hit‐and‐run, 966 00:51:42,569 --> 00:51:44,740 Sandy wants the person who's responsible 967 00:51:44,773 --> 00:51:47,478 for her son's death to know something. 968 00:51:47,512 --> 00:51:49,850 ‐ I just want to say, you know, I mean, I forgive you. 969 00:51:49,883 --> 00:51:52,455 I don't hate you. 970 00:51:52,488 --> 00:51:55,327 There's just answers. I want some answers. 971 00:51:57,532 --> 00:52:01,741 ‐ I commend Stephen's mother. Because a mother knows. 972 00:52:01,774 --> 00:52:05,214 And she never gave up on‐‐on her son. 973 00:52:05,247 --> 00:52:06,517 And I do commend her for that, 974 00:52:06,550 --> 00:52:09,222 for wanting answers that she deserves. 975 00:52:11,927 --> 00:52:14,800 ‐ I had questions from day one. 976 00:52:14,833 --> 00:52:17,906 There was a rape kit done, which, to me, is unusual. 977 00:52:17,939 --> 00:52:19,810 ‐ Why? ‐ Exactly. 978 00:52:19,843 --> 00:52:21,547 If it was a hit‐and‐run, why‐‐why are we doing 979 00:52:21,580 --> 00:52:23,551 a rape kit? Yeah. 980 00:52:23,584 --> 00:52:25,555 ‐ Did anyone explain to you the reason behind it? 981 00:52:25,588 --> 00:52:27,224 ‐ No, sir. 982 00:52:27,258 --> 00:52:28,695 Typically, you're not gonna do that 983 00:52:28,728 --> 00:52:30,899 unless you think somebody's been raped. 984 00:52:30,932 --> 00:52:33,771 ‐ Stephen Smith was well‐liked. 985 00:52:33,805 --> 00:52:36,176 He was gay. 986 00:52:36,209 --> 00:52:38,413 We don't have any concrete information 987 00:52:38,447 --> 00:52:40,552 other than Stephen Smith's mom, Sandy, says 988 00:52:40,585 --> 00:52:43,524 he was involved with someone in an influential family 989 00:52:43,558 --> 00:52:45,662 but never goes on to name... 990 00:52:45,695 --> 00:52:47,264 ‐ Names. ‐ Names. 991 00:52:47,298 --> 00:52:49,670 ‐ When did Stephen come out? 992 00:52:49,703 --> 00:52:52,441 ‐ I feel like he came out maybe eighth grade. 993 00:52:52,475 --> 00:52:54,546 ‐ To you or to everyone? 994 00:52:54,580 --> 00:52:56,684 ‐ Generally, everyone, yeah. ‐ Really? 995 00:52:56,717 --> 00:52:58,955 What kind of reception did he get? 996 00:52:58,988 --> 00:53:02,696 ‐ There were mainly guys that called him names, 997 00:53:02,729 --> 00:53:03,798 picked on him. 998 00:53:03,831 --> 00:53:05,735 From our town in general, 999 00:53:05,769 --> 00:53:07,973 it's not a thing that they accept. 1000 00:53:08,006 --> 00:53:11,881 It‐‐you‐‐the amount of kids 1001 00:53:11,914 --> 00:53:14,285 who have been shunned and abused 1002 00:53:14,318 --> 00:53:17,959 because they're a part of the LGBT community in Hampton, 1003 00:53:17,993 --> 00:53:19,530 you'd be shocked. It's really sad. 1004 00:53:21,534 --> 00:53:24,272 When he passed away, it definitely broke my heart, 1005 00:53:24,305 --> 00:53:26,409 you know? 1006 00:53:26,443 --> 00:53:28,815 He really made me happy. He was a good friend. 1007 00:53:30,284 --> 00:53:31,854 He wasn't like other people. 1008 00:53:31,887 --> 00:53:34,593 When you talk to Stephen, it was like, 1009 00:53:34,626 --> 00:53:36,329 you know you were safe. 1010 00:53:36,362 --> 00:53:40,304 You knew you were cared about and respected, you know? 1011 00:53:40,337 --> 00:53:42,475 You don't find that in a lot of people. 1012 00:53:46,550 --> 00:53:48,755 ‐ Did you speak to any of Stephen's friends? 1013 00:53:48,788 --> 00:53:49,990 ‐ Yes. 1014 00:53:50,023 --> 00:53:51,794 But it was just a bunch of rumors 1015 00:53:51,827 --> 00:53:53,965 that we could not confirm or deny. 1016 00:54:28,734 --> 00:54:32,742 ‐ They would say, "I've heard this from‐‐I heard this from." 1017 00:54:32,776 --> 00:54:35,882 And it was always, you know, going in a circle. 1018 00:54:35,915 --> 00:54:38,888 ‐ Investigators continue to chase rumors 1019 00:54:38,921 --> 00:54:41,392 that the Murdaughs were somehow involved. 1020 00:54:55,622 --> 00:54:57,526 ‐ Because the Murdaugh's name was brought up so much, 1021 00:54:57,559 --> 00:55:00,532 we wanted to gather as much information we can 1022 00:55:00,565 --> 00:55:03,771 so if we get the opportunity to interview them, 1023 00:55:03,805 --> 00:55:07,411 we can confront them with this information. 1024 00:55:07,444 --> 00:55:08,714 ‐ Did you ever have that opportunity? 1025 00:55:08,748 --> 00:55:10,417 ‐ No, sir. 1026 00:55:10,450 --> 00:55:13,724 ‐ We were told to hold off on that 1027 00:55:13,758 --> 00:55:15,695 until we found further information 1028 00:55:15,728 --> 00:55:19,670 that could lead us more towards that family. 1029 00:55:19,703 --> 00:55:21,005 If we're gonna confront somebody, 1030 00:55:21,039 --> 00:55:22,676 you're only gonna get one opportunity 1031 00:55:22,709 --> 00:55:25,480 with a household name like that. 1032 00:55:25,515 --> 00:55:28,988 ‐ Frustrating? ‐ Yes, sir. 1033 00:55:29,021 --> 00:55:33,931 ‐ Was this a hit‐and‐run, an accident? 1034 00:55:36,002 --> 00:55:38,073 ‐ There is no way it was a hit‐and‐run. 1035 00:55:38,106 --> 00:55:40,812 There is no way. 1036 00:55:40,845 --> 00:55:43,416 Murder. It had to be murder. 1037 00:55:43,450 --> 00:55:45,588 I hate to say that it would be murder 1038 00:55:45,622 --> 00:55:47,893 because the thought of him going through the things 1039 00:55:47,926 --> 00:55:50,430 that he went through, I hate that. 1040 00:55:50,464 --> 00:55:51,901 I hate that thought. 1041 00:55:51,934 --> 00:55:56,844 But I think, yeah, that he was definitely murdered. 1042 00:55:56,877 --> 00:56:00,017 ‐ In all of my years of reporting, 1043 00:56:00,050 --> 00:56:03,991 when the same name is repeated over and over again, 1044 00:56:04,025 --> 00:56:06,864 it's usually not a coincidence. 1045 00:56:06,897 --> 00:56:11,105 ‐ Their family's name come up in reports multiple times. 1046 00:56:11,139 --> 00:56:14,445 ‐ The last name of that family came up all the time. 1047 00:56:31,079 --> 00:56:35,622 ‐ This is the spot where 19‐year‐old Stephen Smith died. His car was found about three miles from this location. 1048 00:56:35,655 --> 00:56:39,730 And no one really knows where he was going 1049 00:56:39,763 --> 00:56:44,573 or why he left the car behind. It was‐‐it was very curious 1050 00:56:44,606 --> 00:56:47,646 that‐‐that this young man's body was found here. 1051 00:56:47,679 --> 00:56:50,017 Why here? 1052 00:56:50,050 --> 00:56:51,887 And we still don't have answers. 1053 00:56:53,858 --> 00:56:55,795 Could a Murdaugh have been involved 1054 00:56:55,828 --> 00:56:58,668 in the death of Stephen Smith? 1055 00:56:58,701 --> 00:57:03,811 Why would their names appear so many times in police reports 1056 00:57:03,844 --> 00:57:05,815 related to the investigation? 1057 00:57:14,833 --> 00:57:15,902 ‐ In the Lowcountry, 1058 00:57:15,935 --> 00:57:18,106 the South Carolina Highway Patrol continues 1059 00:57:18,139 --> 00:57:21,079 to investigate what they think is a fatal hit‐and‐run. 1060 00:57:21,112 --> 00:57:22,849 They say they need the public's help 1061 00:57:22,882 --> 00:57:24,218 with information on this incident. 1062 00:57:24,251 --> 00:57:25,822 ‐ The Highway Patrol say 1063 00:57:25,855 --> 00:57:27,892 that there are no suspects in custody 1064 00:57:27,926 --> 00:57:30,197 and they do not have a description of the car. 1065 00:57:37,846 --> 00:57:39,883 ‐ Thanksgiving of that year, 1066 00:57:39,916 --> 00:57:42,722 we called Stephen Smith's mother, Sandy, 1067 00:57:42,756 --> 00:57:44,492 into the "Guardian" office. 1068 00:57:44,526 --> 00:57:46,597 And we told her we wanted to hear her story. 1069 00:57:46,630 --> 00:57:50,605 We wanted to reach out to the community, 1070 00:57:50,638 --> 00:57:52,542 touch people's hearts, 1071 00:57:52,575 --> 00:57:55,113 and, hopefully, compel someone 1072 00:57:55,147 --> 00:57:57,919 to come forward with some information. 1073 00:57:57,952 --> 00:58:00,758 She told us that she knew who killed her son, 1074 00:58:00,792 --> 00:58:03,631 that she was hearing these same rumors. 1075 00:58:03,664 --> 00:58:06,870 ‐ She said she believed Stephen was killed for being gay 1076 00:58:06,904 --> 00:58:10,177 by some Hampton County youths. 1077 00:58:10,210 --> 00:58:11,814 ‐ We wrote that story and published it 1078 00:58:11,847 --> 00:58:13,684 in our Thanksgiving edition. 1079 00:58:13,718 --> 00:58:16,022 And I sat and I waited. 1080 00:58:16,055 --> 00:58:18,861 Unfortunately, no one ever came forward. 1081 00:58:24,673 --> 00:58:29,181 ‐ The final ruling was that Stephen Smith was killed 1082 00:58:29,215 --> 00:58:30,585 in a hit‐and‐run? 1083 00:58:30,618 --> 00:58:32,889 ‐ Yes. ‐ Correct. 1084 00:58:32,922 --> 00:58:38,667 ‐ There is the frustration of why did this young man 1085 00:58:38,701 --> 00:58:40,571 not get any attention at the time? 1086 00:58:40,605 --> 00:58:42,074 What happened there? 1087 00:58:42,107 --> 00:58:45,648 Why did it take this many years to be a story? 1088 00:58:45,681 --> 00:58:48,821 ‐ Law enforcement isn't saying why they reopened 1089 00:58:48,854 --> 00:58:50,992 the six‐year‐old Stephen Smith case. 1090 00:58:51,025 --> 00:58:52,729 But the timing, 1091 00:58:52,762 --> 00:58:56,335 just weeks after the murder of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh, 1092 00:58:56,369 --> 00:58:59,241 was a coincidence not lost on many. 1093 00:59:05,588 --> 00:59:07,759 ‐ It was tragic the way he passed away. 1094 00:59:07,792 --> 00:59:10,598 I liked Stephen, he‐‐he seemed like a pretty laid back, 1095 00:59:10,631 --> 00:59:13,002 you know, outgoing young fella. 1096 00:59:13,036 --> 00:59:15,575 You know, he had a lot of life left ahead of him. 1097 00:59:15,608 --> 00:59:17,612 I hope they figure out what's going on 1098 00:59:17,645 --> 00:59:20,016 and figure out the truth, and I say, 1099 00:59:20,050 --> 00:59:22,254 bring peace and comfort to the family and loved ones. 1100 00:59:23,891 --> 00:59:26,028 ‐ Stephen Smith, who died back in 2015, 1101 00:59:26,062 --> 00:59:28,601 had some sort of connection to the Murdaugh family, 1102 00:59:28,634 --> 00:59:29,770 most prominently, Buster Murdaugh, 1103 00:59:29,803 --> 00:59:30,905 the son and brother... 1104 00:59:30,938 --> 00:59:32,976 Buster has remained very quiet 1105 00:59:33,009 --> 00:59:35,915 and kind of in the shadow during all of this. 1106 00:59:35,948 --> 00:59:38,019 Not a lot of stories about Buster. 1107 00:59:38,052 --> 00:59:40,123 Because Buster, seems to be, was the one 1108 00:59:40,157 --> 00:59:42,796 who was closest to Stephen Smith in the family. 1109 00:59:42,829 --> 00:59:44,800 When we looked through the documents provided by, 1110 00:59:44,833 --> 00:59:46,269 you know, SLED 1111 00:59:46,302 --> 00:59:48,106 and‐‐and Buster's name and the Murdaugh name 1112 00:59:48,139 --> 00:59:50,277 pops up as being in association, 1113 00:59:50,310 --> 00:59:52,114 being a friend of Stephen Smith. 1114 00:59:52,147 --> 00:59:53,984 But nothing that directly said, you know, 1115 00:59:54,018 --> 00:59:57,090 Buster was with him that night in July. 1116 01:00:17,364 --> 01:00:19,268 ‐ By the end of summer, 1117 01:00:19,301 --> 01:00:23,009 the double murders of Maggie and Paul remain unsolved. 1118 01:00:23,042 --> 01:00:26,215 A new lawsuit centering on Alex Murdaugh's actions 1119 01:00:26,249 --> 01:00:27,919 have been filed 1120 01:00:27,952 --> 01:00:30,290 in the Mallory Beach fatal boat crash. 1121 01:00:30,323 --> 01:00:34,198 And the investigation into the death of Stephen Smith 1122 01:00:34,231 --> 01:00:36,703 was also underway. 1123 01:00:36,737 --> 01:00:39,275 And the Murdaughs were somehow connected 1124 01:00:39,308 --> 01:00:42,715 to all of these cases, in one way or another. 1125 01:00:44,686 --> 01:00:49,128 What has this done to the Murdaugh legacy? 1126 01:00:49,161 --> 01:00:53,771 ‐ What it has done is exposed a division in Hampton County 1127 01:00:53,804 --> 01:00:55,775 and other parts of the Lowcountry 1128 01:00:55,808 --> 01:01:00,283 that you either hated them and suspected them of manipulation, 1129 01:01:00,317 --> 01:01:04,158 or you love them because of the results they could obtain. 1130 01:01:04,191 --> 01:01:06,697 ‐ You know, and anytime you got a fiefdom, 1131 01:01:06,730 --> 01:01:08,266 you have people you take care of. 1132 01:01:08,299 --> 01:01:10,872 And if you take care of them, they take care of you. 1133 01:01:10,905 --> 01:01:12,742 You know, it's like there was this nice, 1134 01:01:12,775 --> 01:01:14,411 neat package for about 90 years, 1135 01:01:14,445 --> 01:01:16,315 then someone pulled a thread on the Emperor's suit 1136 01:01:16,349 --> 01:01:18,921 and that just started dropping off in pieces. 1137 01:01:20,758 --> 01:01:22,896 ‐ This mom has waited six years for justice, 1138 01:01:22,929 --> 01:01:24,131 and now she's starting to get it 1139 01:01:24,164 --> 01:01:25,935 because an investigation is open, 1140 01:01:25,968 --> 01:01:29,041 and it all has to do with the death of those two people. 1141 01:01:29,074 --> 01:01:30,443 ‐ There's a lot of speculation in the community 1142 01:01:30,477 --> 01:01:32,114 and law enforcement. 1143 01:01:32,147 --> 01:01:33,182 You know, maybe were the Murdaughs 1144 01:01:33,216 --> 01:01:34,986 involved in his death? 1145 01:01:35,020 --> 01:01:38,761 ‐ I know it's complicated, but, man, it is really mystifying. 1146 01:01:53,389 --> 01:01:55,126 ‐ Now, for another development surrounding former lawyer Alex Murdaugh... 1147 01:01:55,160 --> 01:01:57,966 ‐ Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were murdered in June. 1148 01:01:57,999 --> 01:02:03,109 And shortly after, Alex is dealt another blow. 1149 01:02:03,142 --> 01:02:06,048 A new petition to file a lawsuit 1150 01:02:06,082 --> 01:02:08,119 is brought by Connor Cook, 1151 01:02:08,152 --> 01:02:11,292 alleging a conspiracy to frame him 1152 01:02:11,325 --> 01:02:16,068 as the driver of the boat that killed Mallory Beach. 1153 01:02:16,102 --> 01:02:19,074 ‐ Over the last three months, I think, more than once, 1154 01:02:19,108 --> 01:02:25,220 lawyers on the opposing side of these‐‐this case have said, 1155 01:02:25,253 --> 01:02:27,926 "Gosh, we still don't know who was driving the boat." 1156 01:02:27,959 --> 01:02:30,297 If that lawyer doesn't know who was driving the boat, 1157 01:02:30,330 --> 01:02:31,934 he's the only person on the planet 1158 01:02:31,967 --> 01:02:33,269 who doesn't know who was driving the boat. 1159 01:02:35,808 --> 01:02:38,781 ‐ There was an effort made to shift the blame 1160 01:02:38,814 --> 01:02:42,087 and focus from Paul Murdaugh over to Connor Cook. 1161 01:02:42,120 --> 01:02:44,258 The strategy may not have been necessarily 1162 01:02:44,291 --> 01:02:46,228 to pin it on Connor Cook. 1163 01:02:46,262 --> 01:02:48,132 Remember, these people are attorneys. 1164 01:02:48,166 --> 01:02:52,207 They're trying to create confusion at the scene, 1165 01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:54,011 after the scene. 1166 01:02:54,044 --> 01:02:59,254 ‐ There's a lot unusual about this investigation, 1167 01:02:59,288 --> 01:03:04,231 almost as if there was an effort to do 1168 01:03:04,264 --> 01:03:05,935 as little as possible 1169 01:03:05,968 --> 01:03:09,475 and take as long as possible to not do it. 1170 01:03:10,377 --> 01:03:13,282 Connor Cook was a 19‐year‐old with a jaw broken 1171 01:03:13,316 --> 01:03:17,090 in three places awaiting medical treatment, 1172 01:03:17,124 --> 01:03:20,163 having lost one of his childhood friends. 1173 01:03:20,196 --> 01:03:22,200 In the midst of this chaos, and being told 1174 01:03:22,234 --> 01:03:25,106 by a very prominent member of the legal community, 1175 01:03:25,140 --> 01:03:26,275 "Don't talk to the police. 1176 01:03:26,309 --> 01:03:28,881 We're gonna take care of things." 1177 01:03:28,914 --> 01:03:32,889 In this lawsuit, I think Connor's goal is to make sure 1178 01:03:32,922 --> 01:03:36,429 that everybody knows he was not responsible for this accident. 1179 01:03:37,431 --> 01:03:42,074 It's also to hold Alex Murdaugh accountable. 1180 01:03:42,107 --> 01:03:44,846 ‐ Even though Paul was deceased, 1181 01:03:44,879 --> 01:03:46,917 this new petition was filed 1182 01:03:46,950 --> 01:03:49,989 shortly after Maggie and Paul's murder. 1183 01:03:50,023 --> 01:03:52,227 ‐ It just seemed almost cruel and unusual 1184 01:03:52,260 --> 01:03:55,100 with developments in this case, to file a lawsuit. 1185 01:03:55,133 --> 01:03:57,204 There's never a good time to sue anybody. 1186 01:03:57,237 --> 01:03:59,609 But with this case, with shoes dropping 1187 01:03:59,642 --> 01:04:03,951 left and right like a caterpillar losing its shoes, 1188 01:04:03,984 --> 01:04:06,923 there was never a good, perfect time to bring a lawsuit, 1189 01:04:06,957 --> 01:04:09,996 but we just did. 1190 01:04:10,030 --> 01:04:12,602 ‐ But what is even more shocking 1191 01:04:12,635 --> 01:04:15,040 is what happened next. 1192 01:04:15,073 --> 01:04:17,144 ‐ Welcome back, everybody. 1193 01:04:17,177 --> 01:04:19,381 Things have been lighting up our inboxes and our phones 1194 01:04:19,415 --> 01:04:21,318 or whatever the last few days. 1195 01:04:21,352 --> 01:04:24,091 Saturday, phones start blowing up, 1196 01:04:24,124 --> 01:04:26,128 Facebook starts blowing up, etcetera. 1197 01:04:26,162 --> 01:04:28,066 Take us to that time. 1198 01:04:28,099 --> 01:04:29,501 ‐ Well, I was actually getting ready to leave 1199 01:04:29,536 --> 01:04:31,138 to go to the South Carolina game. 1200 01:04:31,172 --> 01:04:33,443 So I was packing the cooler, and all of a sudden, 1201 01:04:33,476 --> 01:04:36,082 I‐‐my phone is ringing off the hook and, like, 1202 01:04:36,115 --> 01:04:37,084 "You're not gonna believe this." 1203 01:04:37,117 --> 01:04:38,987 ‐ Crazy. 1204 01:04:39,021 --> 01:04:41,125 ‐ And I really honestly thought maybe this is more fake news. 1205 01:04:49,108 --> 01:04:50,410 [phone dials] 1206 01:05:07,144 --> 01:05:08,981 ‐ Alex Murdaugh, whose wife and son 1207 01:05:09,014 --> 01:05:11,051 were shot to death back in June, 1208 01:05:11,085 --> 01:05:14,091 was shot in the head himself while changing a tire today. 1209 01:05:14,124 --> 01:05:15,561 [phone dials] 1210 01:05:27,050 --> 01:05:29,254 ‐ Murdaugh stopped to change a tire on Salkehatchie Road 1211 01:05:29,288 --> 01:05:30,524 near Varnville, when... 1212 01:05:35,534 --> 01:05:37,137 ‐ Alex Murdaugh called 911 1213 01:05:37,170 --> 01:05:39,441 shortly after 1:30 Saturday afternoon 1214 01:05:39,475 --> 01:05:41,078 to report he'd been shot. 1215 01:05:47,625 --> 01:05:50,430 ‐ He was air‐lifted to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, 1216 01:05:50,463 --> 01:05:52,969 with what authorities called a superficial gunshot wound 1217 01:05:53,002 --> 01:05:55,039 to the head. 1218 01:05:55,073 --> 01:05:58,981 ‐ I couldn't believe what I was learning 1219 01:05:59,014 --> 01:06:01,085 after Alex was shot. 1220 01:06:01,118 --> 01:06:04,191 There was just a‐‐a series of events 1221 01:06:04,224 --> 01:06:08,399 involving this man that just didn't seem to make sense. 1222 01:06:08,432 --> 01:06:11,540 ‐ When the call came in where he was shot, 1223 01:06:11,573 --> 01:06:14,679 I didn't know‐‐well, why would he go on the side of the road? 1224 01:06:14,712 --> 01:06:16,583 You know, I just didn't know. 1225 01:06:16,616 --> 01:06:18,987 And then everything started coming out. 1226 01:06:19,021 --> 01:06:21,526 And, um... 1227 01:06:21,560 --> 01:06:23,597 it‐‐it was just one thing after the other. 1228 01:06:25,466 --> 01:06:27,772 ‐ Tonight, several new twists 1229 01:06:27,805 --> 01:06:29,742 in the Murdaugh murder mystery. 1230 01:06:29,776 --> 01:06:33,750 ‐ Alex Murdaugh was pushed out of his powerful law firm 1231 01:06:33,784 --> 01:06:37,792 over claims he misused funds the day before he called 911 1232 01:06:37,825 --> 01:06:40,029 to say he'd been shot in the head. 1233 01:06:40,063 --> 01:06:41,733 A member of the firm said 1234 01:06:41,766 --> 01:06:44,104 the amount was in the millions. 1235 01:06:44,137 --> 01:06:45,373 ‐ Without saying too much, 1236 01:06:45,406 --> 01:06:49,248 I know one person that works for the firm. 1237 01:06:49,281 --> 01:06:50,584 It's just been heartbreaking. 1238 01:06:52,087 --> 01:06:55,326 ‐ Murdaugh's lawyer says he voluntarily checked himself 1239 01:06:55,360 --> 01:06:59,501 into an inpatient substance abuse rehab center. 1240 01:06:59,536 --> 01:07:01,138 ‐ These reports that your client 1241 01:07:01,171 --> 01:07:03,175 stole millions of dollars from‐‐from the law firm, 1242 01:07:03,209 --> 01:07:05,748 did he use all of that money to buy drugs? 1243 01:07:05,781 --> 01:07:08,720 Or did he use some of the millions for‐‐for other things? 1244 01:07:10,791 --> 01:07:13,229 ‐ The vast majority of it, as I understand it, 1245 01:07:13,262 --> 01:07:14,331 was used to buy drugs. 1246 01:07:14,364 --> 01:07:17,304 ‐ That's a lot of‐‐that's a lot of oxy. 1247 01:07:17,337 --> 01:07:20,143 ‐ I'm not really buying the drug addiction angle. 1248 01:07:20,176 --> 01:07:21,513 ‐ Why is that? 1249 01:07:21,546 --> 01:07:23,817 ‐ Anytime I ever had an interaction with Alex 1250 01:07:23,850 --> 01:07:25,821 in the courthouses and things like that, 1251 01:07:25,854 --> 01:07:28,694 I saw no discernable problems that he was having. 1252 01:07:28,727 --> 01:07:31,232 And I've had clients who have been on hydrocodone 1253 01:07:31,265 --> 01:07:31,967 and those type of things. 1254 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:36,509 And it wears you down, you know? 1255 01:07:36,543 --> 01:07:38,479 I mean, I don't see how you can‐‐you can function. 1256 01:07:38,513 --> 01:07:41,252 I mean, lawyers typically have to think most of the time. 1257 01:07:41,285 --> 01:07:43,757 How you can function with those type of drugs in your system. 1258 01:07:47,832 --> 01:07:50,470 ‐ There's a new twist in a story we've been following. 1259 01:07:50,503 --> 01:07:52,440 Police say that a prominent lawyer 1260 01:07:52,474 --> 01:07:54,244 who you may have heard about 1261 01:07:54,278 --> 01:07:58,185 enlisted a hitman to shoot him in the head and kill him. 1262 01:07:58,219 --> 01:07:59,722 ‐ He was suicidal. 1263 01:07:59,756 --> 01:08:04,097 So he went to his drug dealer and asked him to shoot him. 1264 01:08:04,131 --> 01:08:06,803 ‐ Curtis Smith, also charged with assisted suicide 1265 01:08:06,836 --> 01:08:08,640 and insurance fraud. 1266 01:08:08,674 --> 01:08:10,410 An affidavit in that case claims 1267 01:08:10,443 --> 01:08:13,249 Murdaugh told Smith to shoot him in the head 1268 01:08:13,282 --> 01:08:15,219 so Murdaugh's son could collect 1269 01:08:15,253 --> 01:08:18,392 his $10 million life insurance policy. 1270 01:08:18,426 --> 01:08:20,664 ‐ What Eddie Smith says is there was a struggle, 1271 01:08:20,698 --> 01:08:22,200 you know, for the gun. 1272 01:08:22,233 --> 01:08:23,469 ‐ The gun went off? 1273 01:08:23,502 --> 01:08:24,639 Did it hit him? Did the bullet hit him? 1274 01:08:24,672 --> 01:08:26,108 ‐ No. 1275 01:08:26,141 --> 01:08:27,712 ‐ So that‐‐that story where you got‐‐ 1276 01:08:27,745 --> 01:08:29,682 ‐ There's no blood on me. There's no blood on him. 1277 01:08:29,716 --> 01:08:31,519 ‐ Eddie Smith says he didn't see any blood 1278 01:08:31,553 --> 01:08:33,255 or anything like that when he left the scene. 1279 01:08:33,289 --> 01:08:35,326 ER doctor that we had on our podcast said 1280 01:08:35,360 --> 01:08:37,732 he absolutely did sustain some injuries. 1281 01:08:37,765 --> 01:08:42,541 ‐ We may never know what happened on Salkehatchie Road. 1282 01:08:42,575 --> 01:08:43,844 But what we do know 1283 01:08:43,877 --> 01:08:49,221 is that Alex Murdaugh is at the center of these events. 1284 01:08:49,254 --> 01:08:52,795 This was a man who was spiraling out of control. 1285 01:08:52,828 --> 01:08:55,768 It‐‐it was actually quite sad. 1286 01:08:55,801 --> 01:08:58,272 People resent all the attention 1287 01:08:58,306 --> 01:09:00,911 that this case has brought to this quiet community? 1288 01:09:00,944 --> 01:09:02,581 ‐ They're struggling. 1289 01:09:02,615 --> 01:09:04,886 They're stressed, they're heartbroken. 1290 01:09:04,919 --> 01:09:08,593 We need closure. The whole community does. 1291 01:09:08,627 --> 01:09:11,633 And I just hope we get it soon. 1292 01:09:23,289 --> 01:09:25,894 [train horn blares] ‐ This really is a tale 1293 01:09:25,928 --> 01:09:27,798 that has a lot more twists and turns. 1294 01:09:27,832 --> 01:09:30,370 ‐ State investigators now reopened another inquiry 1295 01:09:30,403 --> 01:09:32,575 into the death of Murdaugh's housekeeper, 1296 01:09:32,608 --> 01:09:35,179 Gloria Satterfield. ‐ Of Gloria Satterfield. 1297 01:09:35,213 --> 01:09:36,583 ‐ The Murdaugh's housekeeper. 1298 01:09:36,616 --> 01:09:38,486 ‐ Of Murdaugh's longtime housekeeper, 1299 01:09:38,520 --> 01:09:41,726 Gloria Satterflield. 1300 01:09:41,760 --> 01:09:44,398 ‐ By September 2021, 1301 01:09:44,431 --> 01:09:48,707 Alex Murdaugh's world appeared to be closing in on him. 1302 01:09:48,740 --> 01:09:50,711 His wife and son had been murdered. 1303 01:09:50,744 --> 01:09:53,617 He was named in an additional lawsuit 1304 01:09:53,650 --> 01:09:56,455 in connection with the death of Mallory Beach. 1305 01:09:56,488 --> 01:10:00,531 And the investigation into the death of Stephen Smith 1306 01:10:00,564 --> 01:10:03,603 had been reopened based on something found 1307 01:10:03,637 --> 01:10:06,509 in the double homicide investigation. 1308 01:10:06,543 --> 01:10:08,513 But that wasn't all. 1309 01:10:08,547 --> 01:10:11,586 Less than two weeks after Alex's shooting, 1310 01:10:11,619 --> 01:10:14,659 yet another suspicious death 1311 01:10:14,692 --> 01:10:18,332 connected to the Murdaughs surfaced. 1312 01:10:18,365 --> 01:10:21,305 [phone dials] 1313 01:10:21,338 --> 01:10:23,510 [line rings] 1314 01:10:23,543 --> 01:10:25,413 ‐ 911, what is your emergency? 1315 01:11:24,899 --> 01:11:29,341 ‐ On the day of the incident, tension was clearly high. 1316 01:11:30,711 --> 01:11:32,615 Tell me about Gloria Satterfield. 1317 01:11:32,648 --> 01:11:34,484 Who‐‐who was she? 1318 01:11:34,519 --> 01:11:37,323 ‐ She was their housekeeper. The Murdaughs's housekeeper. 1319 01:11:37,357 --> 01:11:39,996 ‐ Gloria was a religious woman. 1320 01:11:40,029 --> 01:11:43,603 Has two children, and spent most of her life 1321 01:11:43,637 --> 01:11:46,375 being either a housekeeper or raising children. 1322 01:11:46,408 --> 01:11:49,447 And she happened to do it for the Murdaughs for a period 1323 01:11:49,481 --> 01:11:51,853 in excess of 20 years. 1324 01:11:51,886 --> 01:11:54,826 She helped raise Buster and Paul, 1325 01:11:54,859 --> 01:11:57,731 and she felt like she was part of the fabric of that family. 1326 01:11:59,501 --> 01:12:02,407 ‐ And what happened to Mrs. Satterfield? 1327 01:12:02,440 --> 01:12:04,712 ‐ The story is somewhat confusing. 1328 01:12:07,585 --> 01:12:10,824 The one story is that she tripped 1329 01:12:10,858 --> 01:12:12,828 and fell down the stairs. 1330 01:12:12,862 --> 01:12:17,503 ‐ She stayed in the hospital for 24 days, nearly a month. 1331 01:12:17,538 --> 01:12:18,472 ‐ Yes. 1332 01:12:18,507 --> 01:12:20,076 ‐ And died there. 1333 01:12:20,109 --> 01:12:23,517 ‐ Yes, but she was never able to make a statement. 1334 01:12:23,550 --> 01:12:26,723 ‐ The circumstances surrounding her death are questionable? 1335 01:12:26,756 --> 01:12:28,827 ‐ I believe they are. 1336 01:12:28,860 --> 01:12:30,898 ‐ There was not an investigation at the time 1337 01:12:30,931 --> 01:12:34,437 because the death certificate said natural causes. 1338 01:12:34,471 --> 01:12:36,943 ‐ There's nothing natural about falling down the stairs. 1339 01:12:36,976 --> 01:12:40,383 It should say she died of a, you know, brain bleed, 1340 01:12:40,416 --> 01:12:42,955 subdural hematoma, but not natural causes. 1341 01:12:46,563 --> 01:12:48,867 ‐ Why wasn't an autopsy ordered? 1342 01:12:48,900 --> 01:12:52,407 ‐ I don't know that the coroner was even notified in this case. 1343 01:12:52,440 --> 01:12:53,843 It‐‐it could have been a natural death 1344 01:12:53,877 --> 01:12:55,046 had she had a heart attack 1345 01:12:55,079 --> 01:12:56,683 and then fallen down the stairs. 1346 01:12:56,716 --> 01:12:58,820 But the only way to know that is to do an autopsy. 1347 01:12:58,853 --> 01:13:00,691 And initially, 1348 01:13:00,724 --> 01:13:03,597 it certainly appears much more like an accident. 1349 01:13:03,630 --> 01:13:05,867 Or perhaps something more sinister. 1350 01:13:09,976 --> 01:13:12,080 ‐ I don't think there's anything suspicious 1351 01:13:12,113 --> 01:13:14,652 if it were a standalone event. 1352 01:13:14,685 --> 01:13:18,827 But when you have this many untimely deaths 1353 01:13:18,860 --> 01:13:22,901 connected to one family, then it starts to become like, 1354 01:13:22,935 --> 01:13:24,906 okay, maybe what's happening here? 1355 01:13:27,010 --> 01:13:30,717 ‐ And so, on September 15, 2021, 1356 01:13:30,751 --> 01:13:33,523 at the request of the Hampton County Coroner, 1357 01:13:33,556 --> 01:13:36,194 a criminal inquiry was opened 1358 01:13:36,228 --> 01:13:39,535 into the death of Gloria Satterfield. 1359 01:13:39,568 --> 01:13:42,140 ‐ The Hampton County Coroner, Angie Topper, 1360 01:13:42,173 --> 01:13:44,845 she noticed that some things just weren't jiving. 1361 01:13:44,879 --> 01:13:47,450 It was deemed a wrongful death for this lawsuit, 1362 01:13:47,483 --> 01:13:50,456 but the‐‐the death certificate said natural causes. 1363 01:13:50,489 --> 01:13:51,960 ‐ Natural causes. 1364 01:13:51,993 --> 01:13:54,598 If it wasn't intentional, it certainly is lazy 1365 01:13:54,632 --> 01:13:57,036 and creates more questions than answers. 1366 01:13:57,070 --> 01:13:58,506 And you should never have questions 1367 01:13:58,540 --> 01:14:00,109 with a death certificate. 1368 01:14:00,142 --> 01:14:02,781 It should be clear and succinct. 1369 01:14:02,815 --> 01:14:04,652 But again, like everything with the Murdaughs, 1370 01:14:04,685 --> 01:14:08,727 it just opens up another can of questions. 1371 01:14:08,760 --> 01:14:11,164 People just don't understand the power of the Murdaughs 1372 01:14:11,198 --> 01:14:12,835 in this Hampton County. 1373 01:14:12,868 --> 01:14:16,542 I cannot begin to tell you the mystique of this family 1374 01:14:16,576 --> 01:14:18,479 and the mystique of that law firm. 1375 01:14:18,513 --> 01:14:20,684 ‐ SLED said they're relaunching 1376 01:14:20,717 --> 01:14:23,657 this criminal investigation due to new evidence. 1377 01:14:23,690 --> 01:14:25,927 ‐ And the crime that set off these legal troubles, 1378 01:14:25,961 --> 01:14:29,702 the death of Murdaugh's wife and son, is still unsolved. 1379 01:14:29,735 --> 01:14:31,071 ‐ What's your client's involvement 1380 01:14:31,104 --> 01:14:32,741 in Gloria Satterfield's death? 1381 01:14:32,775 --> 01:14:34,812 ‐ Well, first of all, he has no involvement 1382 01:14:34,845 --> 01:14:36,516 in Gloria Satterfield's death. 1383 01:14:36,549 --> 01:14:38,953 That was a case that was litigated‐‐not litigated, 1384 01:14:38,987 --> 01:14:41,124 but examined thoroughly. 1385 01:14:41,158 --> 01:14:42,561 It was an accident that she tripped 1386 01:14:42,594 --> 01:14:43,663 and fell down the stairs. 1387 01:14:45,701 --> 01:14:48,005 ‐ When I began investigating this case, 1388 01:14:48,038 --> 01:14:51,211 I‐‐I thought, tragically, Mrs. Satterfield had 1389 01:14:51,244 --> 01:14:54,652 a suspicious accident at‐‐at the house. 1390 01:14:54,685 --> 01:15:00,062 But I didn't think there was a financial element 1391 01:15:00,096 --> 01:15:02,100 to that particular case. 1392 01:15:08,947 --> 01:15:11,686 ‐ Prominent Lowcountry attorney, Alex Murdaugh, 1393 01:15:11,719 --> 01:15:13,957 facing more charges today. 1394 01:15:13,990 --> 01:15:15,961 He was arrested in Florida in connection 1395 01:15:15,994 --> 01:15:18,232 to the investigation into the death 1396 01:15:18,265 --> 01:15:20,102 of his family's former housekeeper, 1397 01:15:20,136 --> 01:15:22,040 Gloria Satterfield. 1398 01:15:22,073 --> 01:15:24,678 The State Law Enforcement Division accused Murdaugh 1399 01:15:24,712 --> 01:15:26,114 of misappropriating funds 1400 01:15:26,148 --> 01:15:29,087 related to her wrongful death settlement. 1401 01:15:29,120 --> 01:15:31,659 ‐ Alex Murdaugh breached their duties to their clients, 1402 01:15:31,692 --> 01:15:32,628 to the Satterfield family. 1403 01:15:32,661 --> 01:15:34,197 ‐ In what way? 1404 01:15:34,230 --> 01:15:36,636 ‐ Well, for starters, by being lawyers for her sons 1405 01:15:36,669 --> 01:15:38,072 in a suit against himself. 1406 01:15:39,307 --> 01:15:41,244 After Miss Satterfield's funeral, 1407 01:15:41,278 --> 01:15:44,952 Murdaugh apparently approached her sons and said, 1408 01:15:44,985 --> 01:15:46,656 "I'm gonna sue myself. 1409 01:15:46,689 --> 01:15:48,860 "Come meet my friend, Cory Fleming. 1410 01:15:48,893 --> 01:15:52,266 "He's gonna sue me, and we are going to get you money 1411 01:15:52,300 --> 01:15:54,739 from my insurance company." 1412 01:15:54,772 --> 01:15:56,776 He brought them to his best friend, 1413 01:15:56,809 --> 01:15:59,915 his college roommate, the godfather of his child, 1414 01:15:59,949 --> 01:16:03,188 without explaining the extent of their relationship. 1415 01:16:03,222 --> 01:16:04,959 That's just the first thing they did wrong 1416 01:16:04,992 --> 01:16:06,796 was not explain their relationship, 1417 01:16:06,829 --> 01:16:10,002 and Cory Fleming's potential loyalty to Alex Murdaugh. 1418 01:16:10,035 --> 01:16:13,308 That disloyalty to his own clients later manifested 1419 01:16:13,342 --> 01:16:15,747 when he started writing checks to Alex Murdaugh. 1420 01:16:19,087 --> 01:16:21,926 ‐ What was the most egregious thing that you discovered? 1421 01:16:21,959 --> 01:16:24,230 ‐ The bottom line, stealing $4.3 million. 1422 01:16:32,180 --> 01:16:35,152 ‐ How did Murdaugh hide those assets 1423 01:16:35,186 --> 01:16:37,758 from Mrs. Satterfield's boys? 1424 01:16:37,791 --> 01:16:39,327 ‐ In two ways. 1425 01:16:39,360 --> 01:16:43,068 First, they got Chad Westendorf from the bank 1426 01:16:43,101 --> 01:16:45,239 to take over as the representative 1427 01:16:45,272 --> 01:16:47,343 of Gloria Satterfield's estate 1428 01:16:47,376 --> 01:16:49,682 so that her son, Tony Satterfield, 1429 01:16:49,715 --> 01:16:51,652 wouldn't be a part of the proceedings anymore 1430 01:16:51,686 --> 01:16:53,355 and wouldn't be aware of the settlement. 1431 01:16:53,388 --> 01:16:55,025 They just said, "This is complex stuff. 1432 01:16:55,059 --> 01:16:56,228 "We're going to get this other guy 1433 01:16:56,261 --> 01:16:57,965 to take care of it for you." 1434 01:16:57,998 --> 01:17:00,136 And so, Satterfield went down to Murdaugh's office 1435 01:17:00,169 --> 01:17:01,338 and signed over paperwork. 1436 01:17:06,148 --> 01:17:07,350 And the next day, they went to the court 1437 01:17:07,383 --> 01:17:08,853 and asked for a settlement 1438 01:17:08,887 --> 01:17:10,757 that they never told the Satterfields about. 1439 01:17:12,226 --> 01:17:14,230 Then they funneled the checks 1440 01:17:14,264 --> 01:17:17,871 through Murdaugh's personal bank account 1441 01:17:17,905 --> 01:17:19,374 in the name of Forge. 1442 01:17:19,407 --> 01:17:20,977 ‐ Forge? 1443 01:17:21,011 --> 01:17:22,313 ‐ Apparently, he had opened it in the name 1444 01:17:22,346 --> 01:17:24,852 of Alex Murdaugh DBA Forge. 1445 01:17:24,885 --> 01:17:26,923 And by writing Forge on the check, 1446 01:17:26,956 --> 01:17:29,662 it would make it appear that the settlement funds 1447 01:17:29,695 --> 01:17:31,131 went to Forge Consulting, 1448 01:17:31,164 --> 01:17:34,805 which is a legitimate settlement funding company. 1449 01:17:34,839 --> 01:17:37,143 ‐ And is that account still open? 1450 01:17:37,176 --> 01:17:38,345 Has it been cleaned out? 1451 01:17:38,378 --> 01:17:39,882 ‐ I have no idea. 1452 01:17:39,915 --> 01:17:41,819 I have no idea where the money is right now. 1453 01:17:41,853 --> 01:17:45,292 ‐ When that case came to me, I did not believe it. 1454 01:17:45,326 --> 01:17:48,766 When I hear that all the money was stolen. 1455 01:17:48,800 --> 01:17:50,236 And you say to yourself, 1456 01:17:50,269 --> 01:17:52,741 "Well, why didn't the clients question him?" you know. 1457 01:17:52,774 --> 01:17:55,847 Nobody had been involved in the legal system before. 1458 01:17:55,881 --> 01:17:58,085 They're just hardworking, God‐fearing people. 1459 01:17:58,118 --> 01:18:01,157 They trusted Alex. He abused that trust. 1460 01:18:01,191 --> 01:18:05,132 ‐ I can't figure out why these insurance companies, 1461 01:18:05,165 --> 01:18:08,773 based on their lawyer's advice, paid out all this money. 1462 01:18:08,806 --> 01:18:10,009 To me, that's just insane, 1463 01:18:10,042 --> 01:18:12,280 without even a basic investigation. 1464 01:18:12,313 --> 01:18:14,250 I mean, there's not even a police report 1465 01:18:14,284 --> 01:18:17,056 that talked about Ms. Satterfield's death. 1466 01:18:17,089 --> 01:18:20,062 ‐ I just couldn't believe it. I was‐‐I thought who would‐‐ 1467 01:18:20,095 --> 01:18:21,799 who is the type of person who would do this? 1468 01:18:21,832 --> 01:18:23,468 I mean, this is a person 1469 01:18:23,502 --> 01:18:26,709 who had helped them raise their children. 1470 01:18:26,742 --> 01:18:28,378 ‐ Have you seen something like this before? 1471 01:18:28,412 --> 01:18:30,182 ‐ No. 1472 01:18:30,216 --> 01:18:33,121 He appears to regard himself as above the law. 1473 01:18:33,155 --> 01:18:40,102 ♪ ♪ 1474 01:18:56,869 --> 01:18:58,472 ‐ Alex Murdaugh waived an extradition hearing in Florida this morning. 1475 01:18:58,506 --> 01:19:02,213 He'll return to South Carolina and face felony charges. 1476 01:19:02,246 --> 01:19:03,415 ‐ The bond hearing for Murdaugh 1477 01:19:03,448 --> 01:19:06,154 is scheduled in a Richland County Courthouse. 1478 01:19:09,127 --> 01:19:12,233 ‐ I'll never forget when we were in the bond hearing. 1479 01:19:12,266 --> 01:19:15,840 You know, the door opened and Alex walked out. 1480 01:19:15,874 --> 01:19:17,511 You know, everybody's like... [gasps] 1481 01:19:17,544 --> 01:19:18,846 You know, there's OJ, 1482 01:19:18,880 --> 01:19:21,051 you know, OJ kind of thing. 1483 01:19:21,084 --> 01:19:23,790 He sat down and I watched him. 1484 01:19:23,823 --> 01:19:27,096 And he was looking out like this. 1485 01:19:27,129 --> 01:19:30,336 Looking for anybody. Looking for a friend. 1486 01:19:30,369 --> 01:19:32,808 Looking for family, looking for a law partner. 1487 01:19:35,145 --> 01:19:38,185 ‐ When I first started covering this case, 1488 01:19:38,218 --> 01:19:40,489 I had real sympathy for Alex 1489 01:19:40,523 --> 01:19:43,529 after losing his wife and youngest son. 1490 01:19:43,563 --> 01:19:47,203 But I had no way of knowing that, six months later, 1491 01:19:47,236 --> 01:19:49,340 he would be under arrest 1492 01:19:49,374 --> 01:19:54,985 and indicted on 27 charges related to financial crimes. 1493 01:19:55,019 --> 01:19:58,025 There's no other way to describe it. 1494 01:19:58,058 --> 01:20:01,031 This prominent lawyer has suffered a fall 1495 01:20:01,064 --> 01:20:03,836 from grace few can fathom. 1496 01:20:05,974 --> 01:20:07,944 ‐ Your Honor, we're here today 1497 01:20:07,978 --> 01:20:11,017 in the case of State vs. Richard Alexander Murdaugh. 1498 01:20:11,051 --> 01:20:13,021 He is cleared for a bond setting 1499 01:20:13,055 --> 01:20:16,261 on two Hampton County arrest warrants. 1500 01:20:16,294 --> 01:20:18,231 ‐ But we would ask you to consider 1501 01:20:18,265 --> 01:20:20,035 a personal recognizance bond. 1502 01:20:20,069 --> 01:20:21,271 ‐ Well, my partner Ronnie and I got up and said, 1503 01:20:21,304 --> 01:20:22,908 "Lock the guy up." 1504 01:20:22,941 --> 01:20:25,980 He does not deserve bond. He forfeited that right. 1505 01:20:26,014 --> 01:20:28,553 He stole. He's a liar and a cheat. 1506 01:20:28,586 --> 01:20:30,289 Thank you, Your Honor. 1507 01:20:45,119 --> 01:20:46,589 ‐ The reaction in the courtroom, 1508 01:20:46,622 --> 01:20:49,127 Murdaugh's attorneys seemed to be shocked. 1509 01:20:49,160 --> 01:20:51,164 A surprising verdict, Judge Clifton Newman 1510 01:20:51,197 --> 01:20:53,603 moved to deny that bond based on Murdaugh's ability 1511 01:20:53,636 --> 01:20:55,940 to flee and his mental state. 1512 01:20:55,974 --> 01:20:58,613 ‐ He needs to get treated for his addiction 1513 01:20:58,646 --> 01:21:00,149 so that he can focus clearheaded 1514 01:21:00,182 --> 01:21:02,587 on how to resolve any issues he might have. 1515 01:21:02,621 --> 01:21:05,192 ‐ The justice system is now recognizing 1516 01:21:05,225 --> 01:21:08,331 that he's a clear and present danger with a pen 1517 01:21:08,365 --> 01:21:11,171 and he's being treated accordingly. 1518 01:21:12,173 --> 01:21:15,446 ‐ It was surprising that Alex didn't make bond. 1519 01:21:17,183 --> 01:21:20,322 This is a man who had strong ties 1520 01:21:20,355 --> 01:21:24,063 with judges and attorneys. 1521 01:21:24,097 --> 01:21:28,338 It suggests that his influence has weakened. 1522 01:21:38,024 --> 01:21:41,097 [indistinct chatter] 1523 01:21:44,103 --> 01:21:45,974 ‐ 12 seconds ago, judge orders Murdaugh assets 1524 01:21:46,007 --> 01:21:47,944 to be frozen. ‐ Wait, what happened? 1525 01:21:47,978 --> 01:21:49,180 Did that just come through? ‐ Yeah. 1526 01:21:49,213 --> 01:21:51,217 ‐ What is it? 1527 01:21:51,251 --> 01:21:53,388 ‐ "Judge orders Murdaugh assets to be frozen. 1528 01:21:53,422 --> 01:21:56,127 Appoints receivers." ‐ Okay, wait. 1529 01:21:56,161 --> 01:21:57,631 ‐ Judge ordered Murdaugh family's be frozen 1530 01:21:57,664 --> 01:22:01,137 and controlled by people appointed by the court. 1531 01:22:01,171 --> 01:22:03,108 It's everywhere. ‐ Where are you reading this? 1532 01:22:03,141 --> 01:22:06,615 ‐ News Two Charleston. 1533 01:22:06,649 --> 01:22:08,218 Ready? I'm good. Are you good? 1534 01:22:08,251 --> 01:22:10,489 ‐ I'm good. ‐ Rolling. 1535 01:22:10,523 --> 01:22:14,965 ‐ Hello, friend. Welcome back to the podcast. 1536 01:22:14,998 --> 01:22:18,305 As we're recording this, a new thing has popped up. 1537 01:22:18,338 --> 01:22:21,311 A break that Alex Murdaugh is not going to be happy with. 1538 01:22:21,344 --> 01:22:26,020 Alex and his son Buster's assets were frozen. 1539 01:22:26,054 --> 01:22:28,559 So there will be attorneys 1540 01:22:28,593 --> 01:22:31,999 taking over Buster and Alex's finances. 1541 01:22:35,573 --> 01:22:39,046 ‐ Alex owes a lot of people a lot of money. 1542 01:22:39,080 --> 01:22:42,587 Parker, who was one of Alex's former law partners, 1543 01:22:42,621 --> 01:22:45,425 is suing Alex. 1544 01:22:45,459 --> 01:22:49,467 Randy, Alex's brother, has also filed suit against him. 1545 01:22:49,500 --> 01:22:52,406 ‐ There's about to be a long line of people 1546 01:22:52,439 --> 01:22:54,310 that Alex owes money to. 1547 01:22:54,343 --> 01:22:56,047 ‐ We have breaking news as we come on the air. 1548 01:22:56,080 --> 01:22:58,318 A Hampton County grand jury has indicted 1549 01:22:58,351 --> 01:23:01,257 former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh‐‐ 1550 01:23:01,291 --> 01:23:03,596 ‐ On a different set of insurance fraud charges. 1551 01:23:03,629 --> 01:23:06,067 Those come from a botched attempt to have himself killed. 1552 01:23:06,100 --> 01:23:08,539 ‐ New at noon, a judge has decided 1553 01:23:08,573 --> 01:23:10,710 to keep Alex Murdaugh in jail 1554 01:23:10,743 --> 01:23:13,616 after reviewing his psychiatric evaluation. 1555 01:23:13,649 --> 01:23:16,487 ‐ The judge called him a danger to himself and the community. 1556 01:23:16,522 --> 01:23:19,193 ‐ And there's a second grand jury investigation 1557 01:23:19,227 --> 01:23:20,530 that was just opened. 1558 01:23:20,563 --> 01:23:25,038 And allegedly, he was writing checks 1559 01:23:25,072 --> 01:23:28,411 to get drugs from this drug gang. 1560 01:23:28,445 --> 01:23:30,349 It's strange as‐‐as 1561 01:23:30,382 --> 01:23:32,486 almost everything involved in this case. 1562 01:23:32,521 --> 01:23:34,490 ‐ We're not at the tail end of it. 1563 01:23:34,525 --> 01:23:36,762 It's just starting. 1564 01:23:36,795 --> 01:23:39,367 He's sitting alone in a cell. 1565 01:23:39,400 --> 01:23:41,605 So the only thing that he can broker 1566 01:23:41,639 --> 01:23:43,776 to get himself some kind of life 1567 01:23:43,809 --> 01:23:46,447 or a life for his son 1568 01:23:46,481 --> 01:23:48,519 is information. 1569 01:23:48,553 --> 01:23:51,625 Or maybe he just takes it with him to his grave. 1570 01:23:57,537 --> 01:24:00,075 ‐ Clearly, there are a lot of questions 1571 01:24:00,108 --> 01:24:02,514 that still need to be answered. 1572 01:24:02,547 --> 01:24:06,622 What happened to Stephen Smith on that quiet country road? 1573 01:24:06,655 --> 01:24:11,331 Will Alex be held liable for influencing the investigation 1574 01:24:11,364 --> 01:24:14,805 into the boat crash that killed Mallory Beach? 1575 01:24:14,838 --> 01:24:17,376 Was there anything criminal 1576 01:24:17,409 --> 01:24:20,783 in the death of Gloria Satterfield? 1577 01:24:20,817 --> 01:24:24,290 Who killed Maggie and Paul Murdaugh? 1578 01:24:24,323 --> 01:24:26,294 One thing that's certain, 1579 01:24:26,327 --> 01:24:29,835 there's a lot more twists and turns to come 1580 01:24:29,868 --> 01:24:32,774 in the saga of Alex Murdaugh. 1581 01:25:33,495 --> 01:25:36,234 ‐ At first, I thought obviously, 1582 01:25:36,267 --> 01:25:38,204 he's a very successful person 1583 01:25:38,238 --> 01:25:39,875 who grew up with a lot of privilege. 1584 01:25:39,908 --> 01:25:41,578 Looking at social media posts, 1585 01:25:41,612 --> 01:25:43,749 I thought he did look like a loving dad. 1586 01:25:43,783 --> 01:25:45,687 I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt 1587 01:25:45,720 --> 01:25:47,791 with the boating accident 1588 01:25:47,824 --> 01:25:50,362 and wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt 1589 01:25:50,395 --> 01:25:53,703 with the death of his wife and son. 1590 01:25:53,736 --> 01:25:56,307 But then, I also didn't think at the time 1591 01:25:56,341 --> 01:25:58,478 that it was possible that Alex was somebody 1592 01:25:58,512 --> 01:26:00,783 who would allegedly steal millions of dollars 1593 01:26:00,817 --> 01:26:05,392 from a former housekeeper, from his law firm. 1594 01:26:05,425 --> 01:26:09,266 And the more that comes out, the more it's not possible 1595 01:26:09,300 --> 01:26:12,339 to give him the benefit of the doubt. 1596 01:26:12,373 --> 01:26:16,381 ‐ It's bizarre that all roads seem to lead... 1597 01:26:16,414 --> 01:26:17,784 ‐ Correct. ‐ To one family. 1598 01:26:17,817 --> 01:26:20,389 ‐ I pray that it's not. 1599 01:26:20,422 --> 01:26:23,261 But I have to wait and see what the outcome's gonna be. 1600 01:26:23,294 --> 01:26:26,535 ‐ What questions do you have about this case? 1601 01:26:26,568 --> 01:26:27,904 ‐ Well, the same question you have. 1602 01:26:27,937 --> 01:26:31,612 What's gonna happen before we walk out of this room? 1603 01:26:31,645 --> 01:26:34,584 ‐ I want closure to this. 1604 01:26:34,618 --> 01:26:37,289 And that peace comes to the family of Alex. 1605 01:26:37,322 --> 01:26:38,926 And I want the ones that's passed on 1606 01:26:38,959 --> 01:26:40,763 before us to be at peace too. 1607 01:26:40,797 --> 01:26:42,700 ‐ The primary question 1608 01:26:42,734 --> 01:26:46,274 is who killed Paul and Maggie Murdaugh? 1609 01:26:46,307 --> 01:26:48,411 We pretty much know 1610 01:26:48,445 --> 01:26:50,983 what the future looks like for Alex Murdaugh. 1611 01:26:51,017 --> 01:26:54,691 He's lost everything. He has truly lost everything. 1612 01:26:54,725 --> 01:26:57,396 ‐ What has this done to the legacy of this family? 1613 01:26:58,465 --> 01:27:00,302 ‐ Straight to the ground. 1614 01:27:00,335 --> 01:27:03,976 ‐ I guess you could say that this happened 1615 01:27:04,009 --> 01:27:07,851 because of hubris. 1616 01:27:07,884 --> 01:27:10,823 Some people are able to not lose sleep 1617 01:27:10,857 --> 01:27:12,861 over the obvious reality 1618 01:27:12,894 --> 01:27:15,833 that one day there will be a knock at the door, 1619 01:27:15,867 --> 01:27:17,904 and the devil's due. 121957

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