The ‘Murdaugh Murders’: What to Know About the South Carolina Mystery

The unsolved killings of a lawyer’s wife and son have brought new scrutiny to three other deaths in recent years.

Alex Murdaugh Charged With Fraud After Asking Former Client to Kill Him

But Mr. Murdaugh, part of a prominent family of South Carolina lawyers, has denied any involvement in the unsolved killings of his wife and son in June.

Alex Murdaugh to Surrender for Staging His Own Killing

The police have opened a separate inquiry into the death of a housekeeper at Mr. Murdaugh’s home in 2018, the latest twist in the story of his powerful South Carolina family.

Alex Murdaugh Told His Former Client to Kill Him Before Shooting, Police Say

The former client was arrested after Mr. Murdaugh survived being shot in the head on a rural South Carolina road. Mr. Murdaugh’s wife and son had been fatally shot in June.

Lawyer Shot After Wife and Son Were Killed Had Been Pushed Out of Law Firm

Alex Murdaugh, a member of a powerful legal dynasty in South Carolina, was accused by his firm of misusing funds. A day later, Mr. Murdaugh reported that he had been shot on a rural road.