They married in 1993 and subsequently had two sons, Buster, born in 1996, and Paul, born in 1999. Born in 1967, he followed in his family’s footsteps and studied law at the University of South Carolina, where he met athlete-turned-sorority-sister Margaret “Maggie” Branstetter. The solicitor’s office ultimately fired Alex, and the family law firm changed its name from Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth and Detrick, usually shortened to PMPED, to Parker Law Group earlier this year, likely to escape the growing stigma of the Murdaugh name - especially its association with Alex Murdaugh.Īlex, pronounced “Alec,” was a golden child who sired golden children. Because South Carolina eventually prohibited lawyers from serving in the conflicting dual roles of public prosecutor and private attorney, the men didn’t serve as solicitors - but still served as “volunteer” prosecutors assisting their father while continuing the family’s law practice.
Randolph IV and Alex, two of Randolph III’s sons, followed in their father’s footsteps and became lawyers. As you might imagine, it also gave the family an unprecedented amount of power and influence, not just over Hampton County but over the other four counties under the circuit’s jurisdiction. The Murdaughs’ 86-year stretch serving as circuit solicitors was the longest such family legacy in US history. prosecutor) for South Carolina’s 14th Circuit Court. From 1920 to 2006, all three men also successively held the post of solicitor (a.k.a. The firm eventually grew into a large, powerful practice continued by his son, Randolph Jr., and his grandson, Randolph III. founded his law office in Hampton County in 1910.
The Murdaughs have wielded power over South Carolina’s “ Lowcountry,” the lush, mossy wedge at the bottom of the state, for over 100 years - ever since Randolph Murdaugh Sr. Ready to dive into the details? You might want an oxygen tank for this one as you might expect from just this summary, these are dark waters. Now the Murdaugh murders have become a national true crime obsession. That’s thanks in part to a hit podcast that began as one local journalist’s attempt to bring attention to the case. Murdaugh pleaded not guilty to the murder charges on July 20, setting the stage for what will likely be a bombshell trial accompanied by a media circus. The whole tangled web culminated in the recent indictment in a South Carolina county court of the floundering patriarch, Alex Murdaugh, for the 2021 murders of his wife and son - bringing the total number of charges he is facing to over 80. But that century of power has crumbled in just half a decade due to a long list of financial crimes and five suspicious deaths beginning in 2015: an alleged homophobic hate crime a deadly boating accident a mysterious fall and insurance scam the double murder of the family matriarch and favorite son and a bizarre roadside incident that may have been another insurance scam. What one article aptly called “ a lot of dead people and crime” involves the Murdaugh (pronounced “Murdock”) family, which has amassed power and wealth in South Carolina for over 100 years. This is a Southern Gothic morality play about a wealthy but fading Southern family whose huge amounts of wealth and influence fueled a jaw-dropping spree of recklessness, greed, and murder. The labyrinthine case that’s come to be dubbed “ the Murdaugh murders” feels like one that could only happen in America - a tale of generational power and corruption. While the most gripping true crime stories take us into the darkest parts of the soul, rarely does a case open the ugly heart of the nation itself.
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