PAUL & MAGGIE MURDAUGH: South Carolina vs. Alex Murdaugh for Double Homicide of wife & son *GUILTY*

This case is being kept pretty quiet, no major details released to speak of (other than it does say there were two different guns used), but no info regarding who found them, who called 911, very little else.

Of interest, the grandfather died just a few days after these murders and it sounds as if he was ill from various articles so probably not unexpected. I think of the typical motives, did grandpa have a big estate? How big in the overall family of grandpa's on down? They sound like a pretty well known family and a powerful one in their state, more on that in the article.

Questions abound in SC Murdaugh killing. Among them: Should prosecutor step aside?

Several days after two members of a prominent Hampton County family were fatally shot, questions about what happened still vastly outnumber answers.

www.postandcourier.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'll have to watch this later. But I found her last video very good. I found her very impartial. To the point where her points weighed in favor of the defense for a new trial. I agreed. And I hate all the crap the defense tries these days.

It's interesting imo. I like her. She had one recently I didn't agree with and that happens with any. Usually it is because of course I am like you and NOT one who leans towards defense. it wasn't the one you watched, hat one I thought good, it didn't bother me, it was one after on another case I believe. Maybe Delphi...

And she is just likable. In the one you are talking of that you haven't watched yet, she talked of their Thanksgiving and she made a cauliflower casserole, I'd probably call that a dish, not a casserole but she said it hit out of the park and everyone loved it and she went on to say how she is NOT a cook so that was a new experience for her lol. She found a recipe on the internet, made it and added more cheese than called for and figured how could more cheese go wrong and all loved it and raved.

She's funny too lol. Personable. Never heard her mention cooking before but you know that just added to it for me lol but she does NOT cook and never gave the recipe hmph!. She has talked of her dad on occasion.

The one I posted is good. It points out what we know lawyers do and their clients. She pointed out the things Hill answered, the things she ignored that the defense claimed, the things that she came back o part of but not the rest, etc. You know it is all a dance, just as it is in a trial. I am thinking though the things Hill hit hard on are false. Or she is SO sure there is NO proof or any juror that can prove or say otherwise or be thought to be lying that she came on strong in them. And then there are things she does not deny or again ignores, either/or.

Lee likes to use different highlighters and chart and she is good at it and probably what she does to prepare when she lawyers for one. It took a few minutes for her to explain and then to recall her own way on this case/chart of this but once she got in the groove, I didn't even try to follow her markings, I just listened. She responded to this (the clerk), totally ignored this claim, came back strong as to absolutely false in others.

It is worthwhile imo as it got me thinking even aside from what she was pointing out. And I don't believe the Egg juror, not in full anyhow. Again my opinion may not agree with Lee's, I don't know. i still haven't finished it myself go figure loll but was a good 2/3 through.

Just winding down after a SIX day stretch. And need nothing more than a day off. And guess what? I have a root canal tomorrow. Never have had one in my life. What am I in for? And on top of that of course I have FIRES to put out I am not even sure yet again I will be able to deal with after that. Fun times. Always

 

[GrandmaBear]

Eric Bland said that there were more victims that were past the statute of limitations.

Apparently, it is only 2 or 3 years for financial crimes.

It is good to hear Judge Newman sentencing. See link below Alex will only serve about 21 years. He has to serve 85% of 27 years, which is 23 years, plus deduct his time served already of 2 years, makes 21 years. This is while he is also serving his two murder sentences though, so in actual fact it won't make much difference.

I was amazed how forgiving his victims all were. One guy actually wants to visit him in prison.

Again IF a new trial isn't ordered and IF a conviction is attained again.

I like Bland. He is on STS Nation a fair amount, he is representing any juror that wants him to for free, etc. I watched him I think this morning up to where he was about to put the first victim up to talk. I still haven't seen all but have seen large portions of this hearing but out of order.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Who was it that wants to visit him in prison? I haven't heard the victims yet, just Bland.

I loved how Bland came back at Poot with his Crime Con attendance holding court, their documentaries, their press conferences and the fact he started his own podcast.

Just look at it. Poot doing all this yet accuses others (Bland I am sure he meant) while him and Alex are sneaking out stuff for a documentary. And more.

Becky Hill writing a book. Etc.

And yes, Bland does get on shows and talk. BUT he is the only one of the three I don't see anything but doing the right thing in. Of course he may get publicity and of course he may have gotten part of some settlements (don't know the details on that) but he also is representing jurors for FREE and he unlike many has went up against an vocally against Poot and Alex in an area where so many are scared too and I will bet you some judges and officers and attorneys have been scared to as well. Murdaugh power and control WAS this area and I still don't think they can count on all the rest of the snake is cut off. Or even the head of the snake.

 

[GrandmaBear]

And Newman again has to be the most class act I've ever seen of any judge and this just added to it and despite what the defense is doing with regard to the other stuff and asking he not sit on the case. No mention, just professional. Always.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Okay. Just finished the sentencing by Newman. Had seen most but not all.

Strange ending where who said enjoyed being with you your Honor and Newman seemed almost forced to be polite and say "enjoyed being with you as well"? Was that Poot or Waters? Either way a bit of an odd thing to say imo.

Maybe meant in his career and in front of him through years but it was worded oddly.

Anywho, not significant just odd.

In all counts read what were the computer crimes??

And obtaining things, can't remember the term, obtaining goods I think under false pretenses? Wonder what that relates to? Maybe airline tickets billed to a client? Etc.? I don't think of such as goods more like services. Just curiious on some of these "smaller" ones we heard little about as there are just so many and os much.

Even though I still haven't watched ALL, mostly I just have victims left and maybe if Poot talked before Alex and any closings if such goes on by each attorney, I have seen most.

I will say a big takeaway is that these cases were on the DOORSTEP of trial and yet listening to Waters go through every single count and give detail on each at the beginning of this hearing showed me he was FULLY ready to try all these cases. AS he said and Bland said in his way, Alex and his lawyers pretty much HAD to do this as trial was on them and they coudln't get a delay, etc. Paraphrasing but yeah they ahd to put out this fire as I've said before because there are too many and gettng him out of the murder conviction is the big one.

That's the intent and it has been clear for weeks if not months now. Imo.

 

[GrandmaBear]

OMG. Now heard Bland finish and then Ronnie Richter. What AWESOME lawyers. I don't know of Richter so much, I've seen Eric many times but WOW did he have AWESOME points and inisights, yet brief. WE need to remember this one n other cases, these people were not victims as in some accident, they were PREY. And Alex is a predator PREYING on the weak and vulnerable or people in their worst times. He NAILED it. He put it into words. So aptly.

And I think again, especially after hearing this great insight, Alex would hear any one of them saying they forgive him and think "sucker" and I could play you again so easy... And laugh inside.

He is a BAD man.

Richter made other great points in short order too. Wow.

 

[Tresir]

Again IF a new trial isn't ordered and IF a conviction is attained again.

I like Bland. He is on STS Nation a fair amount, he is representing any juror that wants him to for free, etc. I watched him I think this morning up to where he was about to put the first victim up to talk. I still haven't seen all but have seen large portions of this hearing but out of order.

Even at best, if a new murder trial is ordered and he wins, he cannot avoid staying in jail for over twenty years for these crimes. He waived his appeal rights with this plea bargain.

 

[Tresir]

Who was it that wants to visit him in prison? I haven't heard the victims yet, just Bland.

I loved how Bland came back at Poot with his Crime Con attendance holding court, their documentaries, their press conferences and the fact he started his own podcast.

Just look at it. Poot doing all this yet accuses others (Bland I am sure he meant) while him and Alex are sneaking out stuff for a documentary. And more.

Becky Hill writing a book. Etc.

And yes, Bland does get on shows and talk. BUT he is the only one of the three I don't see anything but doing the right thing in. Of course he may get publicity and of course he may have gotten part of some settlements (don't know the details on that) but he also is representing jurors for FREE and he unlike many has went up against an vocally against Poot and Alex in an area where so many are scared too and I will bet you some judges and officers and attorneys have been scared to as well. Murdaugh power and control WAS this area and I still don't think they can count on all the rest of the snake is cut off. Or even the head of the snake.

I think it is the guy he went to school with. You will see when you watch the victims part. Yes I thought Bland was excellent and mentioning Crime Con was the icing on the cake of his speech.

 

[GrandmaBear]

So takeaways I have watched all of it now. In the most screwed up order possible. I ended up watching Alex's "speech" twice, YUCK, but in a sense it was good to do so as I had more time the second time and it was on the "big screen". Harder by far on a phone. I could see there was as suspected but not sure with phone screen a single tear, a real emotion, etc. and see it all this time too and every bit was about him. I already felt that way but did feel a few things were perhaps sincere or at least he parroted the right thing here and there but didn't even see that the second time through.

This is well worth watching, a LOT in it really to unpack but it is long, however, if I can do it in a very screwed up bits and pieces order lol, anyone can.

A lot of takeaways and already can't remember all

Boy all of the victims' attorneys were awesome but that last one oh boy, I agree with him so much. That would be me. Not agreeing with all the others even though most of them said too the "white collar crime" thing, he went beyond that about far more than that. He has Alex pegged perfectly and minced no words in making it clear. And this sentence is NOT enough but this is what our world and system is.

Interesting that the roadside incident still is outstanding and that is not settled.

Also which case or charge did he do an Alford plea on does anyone know?? @Tresir I am going to guess you noticed that and you are good at noticing and coming up with the answers to these fhese missed details or finer things in cases. If I know nor knew, I am drawing a blank but maybe you do.

I was impressed with every single victim's attorney. They have the man pegged right and they have their clients and what they went through aptly represented and described and gave them their day in court. Every single on basically said, before any of their clients spoke, what salt of the earth people these are and how forgiving. i think part of mentioning the forgiving was so the judge and us in the public were not surprised AND did not take that to mean they didn't want justice, etc. Instead the attorneys talked the most strongly on their behalf of their acts for the most part. The one victim talking of intimate things shared with Alex and Alex responding to it was a bit curious. Not in a bad way, I just take it to mean they shared things from the soul with each other although Alex doesn't have a soul so kind of hard to figure that one. HIs statement though was very moving and it was clear that it was a major betrayal when you trust that much and are that close with another. I think he was the one who said he'd have given him the money if he'd only been honest and asked. Even though he had need of it himself I am sure.

The whole forgiveness thing with almost all of them was a tough one. I would point out there were a ton of victims and only a few spoke. Most others the attorneys talked of and represented and I'm not sure they were even there, at least not all of them. One thing forgiving him DID do, is it showed them to be far BIGGER and BETTER people than the likes of Alex. But for me it also showed how easily Alex saw them as prey and knew them to be and used one after another for his purposes for years. God abiding, trusting, forgiving, hard working GOOD people who would help anyone I'm sure even as they struggle. Not all of course but a fair number.

Did Tony Satterfield say they killed his mother or AM killed his mother? I backed that part up a few times and relistened but I couldn't quite make it out. Her death has always been extremely suspicious to me as well as the time after her fall. So I'm wondering if that is what he said.

Alex may be a master manipulator and I'm sure he thinks himself one and a genius to boot but I do have to say he doesn't have words. He isn't well spoken. Every person that spoke in that courtroom was able to express and word better with significant and fitting words what they had to say. Even with all their stress, upset, years of he77 and heartache. Every single attorney was far better spoken than him as was the judge as well. But even the victims. And I don't mean using big words or impressive words or anything like that, he just isn't that good at language. I somehow doubt he tried many cases in a courtroom (indeed his thing was to settle) and if he did, the verdict was foregone, paid off, unchallenged because opposing side was a corrupt buddy and/or it was a bench trial before an in his pocket judge. I personally think there are things like this to be looked at too and some in that system that need to go and it needs to be addressed to this day.

Anyhow, he doesn't seem to me to be any good attorney or even have courtroom experience in the true sense but then I think attorneys that take cases to trial and don't plead or settle if civil attorneys would say that about the other type who do and hardly ever have to prep for trial. I honestly think that about Old Poot. I mean maybe he has but I think their way is far more to pull sh*t like many a defense attorney and force deals, etc. and then not be prepared when the rare one won't deal and trial is imminent and that's what happened here. And he really didn't do much at the murder trial either. But then his client didn't leave him with many avenues as he is so guilty and there was the dog kennel recording.

Maybe it is Alex's way and put on to be more simple, down to earth, and lacking the right words. Maybe that's just always worked for him in manipulating the salt of the earth yet vulnerable people. Everything he said was in very simple plain language and again I am not saying he needs to use big words but he didn't even have words to hit on even how bad what he did was toe each person. BUT perhaps that is intentional and coached. Don't overstate your criminal acts with the right adjectives, just keep it simple and sorry and I was wrong. I don't know. I just found him that that smart for some master manipulator if that was the best he could do and I found others far better spoken. Not over the top embellishing but just hitting on the right words to describe perfectly what he did. He has had as much time to think about it as they have...

I can't figure out why no podcaster, Court TV, etc. hasn't pointed out what the clear plan is here. Their focus has to be on a new trial on the murders. he has to get rid of that conviction. I don't think they wanted this sentence and to have to do this but as I've said before they have too many fires to put out. They need to get him exonerated somehow from the murder charges. And then they can go after this "white collar" sentence of more than has ever been given, etc. which if anyone noticed was stated repeatedly. There is of course also the federal sentence but one thing at a time. They had no choice but to put in abeyance what they can while they fight the big one. Imo.

Too many screens Tresir? Lol. I don't get a chance to catch up much.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Even at best, if a new murder trial is ordered and he wins, he cannot avoid staying in jail for over twenty years for these crimes. He waived his appeal rights with this plea bargain.

Would that apply to like a governor's pardon? They have a plan, they may not live long enough to execute it and this isn't what they ideally wanted but they had to put out this fire.

21 years is nothing for all of his crimes. I have no doubt a second jury with the same facts and prosecution would convict him in a second trial BUT they want a new judge for a reason of course and if we think for one minute all of the connections Poot has or even Alex has/had or things he holds over others are gone, we are naive.

Poot and Griff didn't go beat the dirt country roads and get dust on their nice vehicles for a lost cause in a useless effort, there is/was and still is a reason. I don't know that they even intended to fight in the first trial. It sure did not appear so. They just needed some wrenches and kinks thrown in it that they found "afterwards" and/or during but never noticed til after.... I don't trust ONE BIT of it. Of any of it. All they need is a new judge that is a pocket judge for starters and they needed TIME. We have to remember just what went on here and how corrupt so many in this area are and were for iyears.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I think it is the guy he went to school with. You will see when you watch the victims part. Yes I thought Bland was excellent and mentioning Crime Con was the icing on the cake of his speech.

And he even called Poot one of the best lawyers SC has ever had which I thought was perfect too in its way. He compliments him and then points Crime Con, his podcast, etc. out. Without saying a word about it he basically said he is/was a good one but now look at him. Lol.

 

[Tresir]

So takeaways I have watched all of it now. In the most screwed up order possible. I ended up watching Alex's "speech" twice, YUCK, but in a sense it was good to do so as I had more time the second time and it was on the "big screen". Harder by far on a phone. I could see there was as suspected but not sure with phone screen a single tear, a real emotion, etc. and see it all this time too and every bit was about him. I already felt that way but did feel a few things were perhaps sincere or at least he parroted the right thing here and there but didn't even see that the second time through.

This is well worth watching, a LOT in it really to unpack but it is long, however, if I can do it in a very screwed up bits and pieces order lol, anyone can.

A lot of takeaways and already can't remember all

Boy all of the victims' attorneys were awesome but that last one oh boy, I agree with him so much. That would be me. Not agreeing with all the others even though most of them said too the "white collar crime" thing, he went beyond that about far more than that. He has Alex pegged perfectly and minced no words in making it clear. And this sentence is NOT enough but this is what our world and system is.

Interesting that the roadside incident still is outstanding and that is not settled.

Also which case or charge did he do an Alford plea on does anyone know?? @Tresir I am going to guess you noticed that and you are good at noticing and coming up with the answers to these fhese missed details or finer things in cases. If I know nor knew, I am drawing a blank but maybe you do.

I was impressed with every single victim's attorney. They have the man pegged right and they have their clients and what they went through aptly represented and described and gave them their day in court. Every single on basically said, before any of their clients spoke, what salt of the earth people these are and how forgiving. i think part of mentioning the forgiving was so the judge and us in the public were not surprised AND did not take that to mean they didn't want justice, etc. Instead the attorneys talked the most strongly on their behalf of their acts for the most part. The one victim talking of intimate things shared with Alex and Alex responding to it was a bit curious. Not in a bad way, I just take it to mean they shared things from the soul with each other although Alex doesn't have a soul so kind of hard to figure that one. HIs statement though was very moving and it was clear that it was a major betrayal when you trust that much and are that close with another. I think he was the one who said he'd have given him the money if he'd only been honest and asked. Even though he had need of it himself I am sure.

The whole forgiveness thing with almost all of them was a tough one. I would point out there were a ton of victims and only a few spoke. Most others the attorneys talked of and represented and I'm not sure they were even there, at least not all of them. One thing forgiving him DID do, is it showed them to be far BIGGER and BETTER people than the likes of Alex. But for me it also showed how easily Alex saw them as prey and knew them to be and used one after another for his purposes for years. God abiding, trusting, forgiving, hard working GOOD people who would help anyone I'm sure even as they struggle. Not all of course but a fair number.

Did Tony Satterfield say they killed his mother or AM killed his mother? I backed that part up a few times and relistened but I couldn't quite make it out. Her death has always been extremely suspicious to me as well as the time after her fall. So I'm wondering if that is what he said.

Alex may be a master manipulator and I'm sure he thinks himself one and a genius to boot but I do have to say he doesn't have words. He isn't well spoken. Every person that spoke in that courtroom was able to express and word better with significant and fitting words what they had to say. Even with all their stress, upset, years of he77 and heartache. Every single attorney was far better spoken than him as was the judge as well. But even the victims. And I don't mean using big words or impressive words or anything like that, he just isn't that good at language. I somehow doubt he tried many cases in a courtroom (indeed his thing was to settle) and if he did, the verdict was foregone, paid off, unchallenged because opposing side was a corrupt buddy and/or it was a bench trial before an in his pocket judge. I personally think there are things like this to be looked at too and some in that system that need to go and it needs to be addressed to this day.

Anyhow, he doesn't seem to me to be any good attorney or even have courtroom experience in the true sense but then I think attorneys that take cases to trial and don't plead or settle if civil attorneys would say that about the other type who do and hardly ever have to prep for trial. I honestly think that about Old Poot. I mean maybe he has but I think their way is far more to pull sh*t like many a defense attorney and force deals, etc. and then not be prepared when the rare one won't deal and trial is imminent and that's what happened here. And he really didn't do much at the murder trial either. But then his client didn't leave him with many avenues as he is so guilty and there was the dog kennel recording.

Maybe it is Alex's way and put on to be more simple, down to earth, and lacking the right words. Maybe that's just always worked for him in manipulating the salt of the earth yet vulnerable people. Everything he said was in very simple plain language and again I am not saying he needs to use big words but he didn't even have words to hit on even how bad what he did was toe each person. BUT perhaps that is intentional and coached. Don't overstate your criminal acts with the right adjectives, just keep it simple and sorry and I was wrong. I don't know. I just found him that that smart for some master manipulator if that was the best he could do and I found others far better spoken. Not over the top embellishing but just hitting on the right words to describe perfectly what he did. He has had as much time to think about it as they have...

I can't figure out why no podcaster, Court TV, etc. hasn't pointed out what the clear plan is here. Their focus has to be on a new trial on the murders. he has to get rid of that conviction. I don't think they wanted this sentence and to have to do this but as I've said before they have too many fires to put out. They need to get him exonerated somehow from the murder charges. And then they can go after this "white collar" sentence of more than has ever been given, etc. which if anyone noticed was stated repeatedly. There is of course also the federal sentence but one thing at a time. They had no choice but to put in abeyance what they can while they fight the big one. Imo.

Too many screens Tresir? Lol. I don't get a chance to catch up much.

I think I read the federal sentence would mirror this but I'm not sure. I guess he could be pardoned. If he pays back all the victims, which is being planned, I believe, as part of this overall deal, who knows what could happen but he has the murder conviction to deal with first.

If he didn't do it then why did he lie about being there? Also, if it wasn't him, who else would have such a grudge to do something like that? It seems that he may have had a lot of enemies from all these victims and it does makes me wonder about those mentioned who were out of time to get justice. Perhaps someone wanted justice another way if the courts couldn't help.

This article below is based on when they were hashing out all these deals about a week ago and mentions the Alford plea, which, I think, only relates to the $200k he stole from his brother.

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article281987413.html

"In the theft of $200,000-plus from Randy Murdaugh and his former law firm, Murdaugh was allowed to make what is known as an “Alford plea” — meaning he claims he is innocent but admits a jury would find him guilty if a trial were held. Under the law, an Alford plea is the same as a finding of guilt, Waters said.

Waters told the judge that Murdaugh’s Alford plea was the first one he had done in his many years as prosecutor, and he agreed to it in the interest of putting an end to this chapter of Murdaugh’s criminal deeds.

Another charge with a personal angle that Murdaugh pled guilty to was defrauding his good friend, attorney Chris Wilson. In spring 2021, Murdaugh persuaded Wilson to give him a fee check for $792,000 made out to Murdaugh personally instead of writing the check to Murdaugh’s law firm, as is the custom when lawyers share fees.

After the firm began asking questions about why Wilson hadn’t forwarded a fee check for $792,000 to the firm, Murdaugh borrowed $600,000 from a bank and gave it to Wilson. Wilson then added $192,000 of his own money and sent a $792,000 check to the firm. Murdaugh never paid back Wilson the $192,000 he owed him, Waters told the judge."

 

[GrandmaBear]

I don't know that it will work but I think it is the plan or hope. They can claim all the forgiveness, his plea and taking responsibility, that he got more of a sentence than any white collar criminal in SC etc.

I don't for one minute believe he did not murder his wife and son but again this is where they are going imo. And just a change in judge and other things can make a huge difference in a trial and they allow to be admitted and what is not allowed and so forth. A judge can throw a trial very easily. So can a single juror. About what we kind of are already seeing...

I think it will be a long journey but I think it is the goal. And maybe it won't be as long as we think Now that they have almost all other fires taken care of, they will likely go pushing on this part the minute the court issues a decision.

 

[Tresir]

I don't know that it will work but I think it is the plan or hope. They can claim all the forgiveness, his plea and taking responsibility, that he got more of a sentence than any white collar criminal in SC etc.

I don't for one minute believe he did not murder his wife and son but again this is where they are going imo. And just a change in judge and other things can make a huge difference in a trial and they allow to be admitted and what is not allowed and so forth. A judge can throw a trial very easily. So can a single juror. About what we kind of are already seeing...

I think it will be a long journey but I think it is the goal. And maybe it won't be as long as we think Now that they have almost all other fires taken care of, they will likely go pushing on this part the minute the court issues a decision.

What was his motive for killing Maggie and Paul?

Also, don't we still have the roadside "attempted murder" incident still to come to court?

I would really like to see a list of his financial victims and how much he stole and how much he has paid back so far, or is intending to pay back, including exactly where that reimbursement is coming from.

From my memory, the Satterfields are owed at least $4m and the Plyers $1m, and there are all the others too.

 

[GrandmaBear]

What was his motive for killing Maggie and Paul?

Also, don't we still have the roadside "attempted murder" incident still to come to court?

I would really like to see a list of his financial victims and how much he stole and how much he has paid back so far, or is intending to pay back, including exactly where that reimbursement is coming from.

From my memory, the Satterfields are owed at least $4m and the Plyers $1m, and there are all the others too.

I'm convinced it was financial AND that Maggie was likely turning on him or about to leave and Paul sadly was a liability with the boat crash which could cost them all. Murdering them doesn't and did not obviously solve anything but I think he thought it would and had some plan. Let's not forget the huge diversion and sympathy it created. Without Maggie Alex could at minimum leverage and sell her assets or their assets and spend them as well.

Yes the roadside incident remains outstanding, Waters said as much.

Satterfields are owed I think 4.3 mill. Not sure about Plyers. And all that's without interest or damage caused.

 

[Tresir]

What was his motive for killing Maggie and Paul?

Also, don't we still have the roadside "attempted murder" incident still to come to court?

I would really like to see a list of his financial victims and how much he stole and how much he has paid back so far, or is intending to pay back, including exactly where that reimbursement is coming from.

From my memory, the Satterfields are owed at least $4m and the Plyers $1m, and there are all the others too.

Pamela Pinkney was about $0.4m. I read that Gloria was $4.3m and Plylers were $1.2m so those three alone come to $5.9m. Then there was the guy who loaned him $600k and ended up losing another $192k was it? So another $0.8m brings it to $6.7m. The policeman was mentioned too and the Independent link below mentions $100k was stolen from him and also mentions $121k stolen from Randy Murdaugh making it almost $7m total.

I guess the money he owes the firm must be the rest, bringing it to the total $8.3m figure that is often quoted.

The article below mentions 7 counts of money laundering and covers some of the victims and amounts so I have copied the relevant section and updated the amounts above.

Alex Murdaugh sobs about murders at fraud sentencing: Live

Sentencing marks only the latest chapter in the Murdaugh saga, as he continues to fight his conviction over the June 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul

www.independent.co.uk

From the article -

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh was confronted by his victims in a courtroom in South Carolina today before being sentenced to 27 years in prison on a slew of state financial crime charges.

“You seem empty, I don’t see anything,” Judge Clifton Newman told Murdaugh as he handed down the sentence. “Hopefully something will emerge in your spirit, in your soul.”



For more than a decade, Murdaugh stole over $12.5m from clients at his law firm in a vast multi-million-dollar fraud scheme.
Alex Murdaugh to be sentenced today on state financial crimes charges
Today, Alex Murdaugh will be back in court in Beaufort County to be sentenced on the slew of state financial fraud charges.
The convicted killer accepted a plea deal in the case earlier this month – admitting to the sprawling fraud scheme in court.
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office had offered Murdaugh a deal to plead guilty to 22 of the 101 charges in the case in exchange for a reduced sentence.
The 22 charges include: seven counts of money laundering, four counts of obtaining a signature by false pretences, six counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent, and one count each of breach of trust with fraudulent intent, forgery, computer crimes, criminal conspiracy and willful attempt to evade or defeat a tax. The other charges will be dismissed.
Based on the remaining charges, Murdaugh could face up to 239 years in prison.
However, prosecutors are asking Judge Clifton Newman to sentence him to 27 years – a sentence which would be served concurrently to his existing two life sentences for murder.
Who are Alex Murdaugh’s financial crime victims?
For more than a decade, Murdaugh stole over $8.5m from several clients at his law firm in a scheme going back more than a decade.
Among the victims is the family of Gloria Satterfield.
Satterfield worked as the Murdaugh family housekeeper for more than two decades before she died in a tragic “trip and fall” down the steps of the family home in 2018
Murdaugh recommended that her sons hire his friend and accomplice Cory Fleming to represent them in bringing a wrongful death claim against him – as the homeowner of the property where she died – so that they could collect from his homeowner’s insurance policies.
The insurance companies ultimately settled the estate’s claim for more than $4m – two payments of $505,000 and $3.8m.
Murdaugh and Fleming then stole the settlement money for themselves and the housekeeper’s sons didn’t get a dime.
Much of the stolen money was funneled through a fake “Forge” bank account which sought to imitate the legitimate and totally unrelated business Forge Consulting.
The Satterfield case is among the most shocking, due to Murdaugh’s personal ties to the family.
But several other victims also fell foul of his schemes.

Hakeem Pinckney
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Among the other victims were the family of Hakeem Pinckney – who he represented through his law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick (PMPED).
Pinckney was a deaf man who became a quadriplegic after being involved in a horror car crash in 2009. He died two years later.
Murdaugh stole most of a $309,000 settlement and than an additional $89,000 payment meant for Pinckney’s mother.
Another victim was former lieutenant with the South Carolina Highway Patrol Tommy Moore, who hired Murdaugh as his personal injury lawyer when he suffered a broken neck in the line of duty.
Murdaugh has admitted he stole $100,000 of a $125,000 settlement for the officer.
Murdaugh even stole a $121,000 check from his own brother Randy Murdaugh – who also worked at the law firm PMPED.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Pamela Pinkney was about $1m too, I think. I read that Gloria was $4.2m and Plylers were $1.2m so those three alone come to $6.4m. Then there was the guy who loaned him $600k and ended up losing another $192k was it? So another $0.8m brings it to $7.2m. The policeman was mentioned too but I don't know how much and will check that out and edit this post.

I guess the money he owes his brother and the firm must be the rest, bringing it to the total $8.3m figure that is often quoted.

I heard an amount of $150,000 with the State Trooper and they talked of medical bills. I am not sure if that was the total settlement or a portion...

So who did the firm pay back if not the Satterfields, Pinkneys, etc.? This case is so confusing. I thought the claim is they made 'everyone" whole...

 

[Tresir]

I heard an amount of $150,000 with the State Trooper and they talked of medical bills. I am not sure if that was the total settlement or a portion...

So who did the firm pay back if not the Satterfields, Pinkneys, etc.? This case is so confusing. I thought the claim is they made 'everyone" whole...

I don't think any have yet been paid back. I think it is planned. I updated my previous post quoting the amounts for those we know.

Even if they have been paid back, it is immaterial because he stole (laundered) the money in the first place and it has only been paid back because of the pressure of the legal cases. It would not have been paid back if he was not pursued by SLED for those offences.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I don't think any have yet been paid back. I think it is planned. I updated my previous post quoting the amounts for those we know.

Interesting. It always sounds as if the law firm made them "whole" and paid them back from all I've ever gathered.

 

[Tresir]

This is a pretty good recap of all the incidents involving Alex. The section about the attempted murder/suicide has this paragraph.

Smith has not entered a plea for the charges, South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Communications Director Robert Kittle told TODAY.com. Smith denied that he fired a shot at Murdaugh in Episode 3 of the second season of "Murdaugh Murders," alleging he wanted to “scare some sense into (Murdaugh),” and fired a shot into the air.​

"I knew I hadn’t shot him," Smith said, adding the injuries to Murdaugh’s head were due to him falling onto rocks nearby. "I knew there weren’t no blood on him, there was no blood on me. So I went home."​

Where is Alex Murdaugh now? Former lawyer sentenced to 40 years in federal financial crimes case

The South Carolina attorney's stunning downfall is documented in the Netflix documentary, "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal."

www.today.com