More students react to Murdaugh scandal
by Macie M.
In Colleton County, South Carolina on June 7, 2021, Alex Murdaughs wife and son were shot several times and were found deceased on their own property beside their dog kennels. Alex Murdaugh (63) was found guilty on March 2, 2023 for the murders of Maggie Murdaugh (52) and Paul Murdaugh (22). He is also facing future chargers for stealing millions of dollars from his clients over the years.
The most stand out thing about this case is that it is right here in our own state, it shows that people are capable of anything, anywhere around the world. Most of the time the people you trust the most can be the ones who hurt you the most.
Alex Murdaugh claimed to be taking a nap when the murders occurred . But during the alleged time stamp he said he was taking a nap were proven differently when they discovered a video filmed on a social media app called snap chat prior to the murders that Paul Murdaugh took while they were at the dog kennels that day, in the background you could clearly hear Alex Murdaughs voice. That led investigators to believe that Alex was there when the murders occurred.
As Alex Murdaughs continues to deny the killings of his wife and son, he did admit to stealing millions of dollars from his law firm over the years. He claimed the reason why he was stealing those things were for his “addiction to opiate painkillers in particular to oxycodone,” said by Alex Murdaugh himself during his trial.
A 9th grade student here at Airport High School, Aydan V, stated, “I think that he is guilty because he was on lots of drugs when the crime was committed and it could have been him that killed them but not the person he actually was, but the person he became when he was on all of them drugs.”
When being asked about, Alex Murdaugh taking money from his clients and law firm and why it came to light during the case, Ashlyn B. a 9th grade student stated, “Cause once the case went public and gained publicity Alex Murdaugh couldn’t just sweep it under the rug like he did other things”.
Aydan V. also stated, “ I think Buster Murdaugh definitely could have been involved or at least known about everything and was covering for his dad. Even though he says he was not home or on the property when it happened, I think that he would have had to know something about it because he was the only one in the family that wasn’t killed by Alex.”
The people think he is in fact guilty for the murders, or he at least is involved in some way. Also the trials jury had a unanimous verdict that stated he was guilty. They determined this in just 3 hours of discussion.
They found out that 3 months after the murders occurred Alex Murdaugh tried hiring someone to kill him, his name is Curtis Edward Smith (61), he lives in Walterboro, South Carolina. Curtis is also one of Alex Murdaughs old clients. Alex Murdaugh was accused of trying to get himself killed so his oldest son Buster Murdaugh could get $10 million dollars. After the discovering the attempted suicide Curtis Smith was arrested on September 4, 2021, for aggravated assault and battery, and also assisted suicide.
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