LATEST: South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will surrender to authorities on Thursday, a day after a man was arrested for allegedly attempting to stage Murdaugh's suicide so his son could collect a $10M life insurance policy, his legal team says.
for allegedly attempting to stage Murdaugh's suicide so his son could collect a $10 million life insurance policy, his legal team said.
Murdaugh, 53, has not been charged with a crime. His legal team said that he will surrender to authorities in Hampton County.the unsolved slayings of his wife and adult son On Wednesday, there was another unexpected turn in the case when the state law enforcement division, or SLED, said it was opening a criminal investigation into the death of housekeeper Gloria Satterfield. The agency said the decision was based on a request from the Hampton County coroner and on"information gathered" during a separate investigation involving Alex Murdaugh.
"The news of the opening of a criminal investigation causes more questions at a time when the family just wanted answers regarding the claims that were asserted in connection with the death of their mother and any settlements reached," the statement said."Today this nightmare escalated for the family with the news of the opening of the criminal investigation into the death of Gloria Satterfield.
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