Murdaugh was listed as a graduating senior from Wofford Colleges Government and International Affairs programs, according to a spring 2018 newsletter. If someone inside had the TV on, "there's no way you could hear that shot," Sutton testified. Ms Satterfield "spent more time with the Murdaughs than she probably did with her own kids", said Eric Bland, a lawyer who represented Ms Satterfield's sons. According to two different friends, Buster has never gone back to live at the hunting lodge where his mother and brother were killed. Eric Bland, the sons new attorney, previously told NewsNation that he expected an investigation into Flemings law license. During the second semester, Buster was allegedly expelled from. Later, Alex Murdaugh would admit to authorities that he hired someone to kill him in order to get an insurance payout that would ultimately go to Buster. He has really closed off and built walls around himself. Buster was cited as the intended recipient of a $10 million life insurance policy that his father is accused of trying to cash in on by . The killings began a chain reaction of charges against Alex Murdaugh, who now faces more than 90 criminal charges. Feb. 21: Buster Murdaugh, forensic engineer testify in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial, By Jocelyn Grzeszczak, Avery G. 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You'd stop the hood of your car at the house's back corner, Buster said. Two members of a powerhouse legal family were shot and killed June 7 in Colleton County, SC. This story was originally published October 5, 2021, 10:24 AM. Key questions in Murdaugh housekeepers death, Hampton law firm says Alex Murdaugh misappropriated money, was forced to resign, Alex Murdaugh resigning from family law firm, entering rehab after shooting, Alex Murdaugh called 911 after being shot in the head Saturday in Hampton County, SLED says, Alex Murdaugh, dad and husband of murder victims, shot in head in Hampton Co., lawyer says, Whats happened since the Murdaugh double murder in SC? Fernandez spent a considerable amount of time breaking down Sutton's analysis and reconstructed crime scene, in which the engineer opined a 5-foot-2-inch shooter had fired .300 Blackout rounds at the quail cage and dog house near where Maggie's body was found. Richard Alex Murdaugh, nicknamed Buster, was previously working at his father's legal practice and attending law school at the University of South Carolinasomething of a family. Any investigation of Fleming would be handled by the S.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel. They spent time at family members' homes in the Hampton area and Summerville. =n,{v".[mpB5jrWCX}y-K<0s>Q1$6]),Q'VI06O[}q6N^4hZ+39 The .300 Blackout rifle was likely held at the shooter's hip to make the shots, he added. Alex is between 6 feet 3 inches and 6 feet 4 inches, he said. However, Fleming and his law firm this month reached a settlement with the estate for Gloria Satterfield to pay back all legal fees and expenses Mr. Fleming and his law firm received from the $4,300,000 they recovered for the Estate in connection with the claims asserted against Alex Murdaugh for the death of Gloria Satterfied[sic],according to a statement on Sunday. Sutton lined up the path of Paul's first gunshot wound. Murdaugh rumors continue to swirl in wake of murders. They sued Murdaugh, Fleming, Flemings firm, and banker Chad Westendorf. The earliest he'd sit for the exam is July 27-28, 2021. He studied government and international affairs at Wofford College before attending the University of South Carolina School of Law in an attempt to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lawyer. Feb. 21 2023, Published 11:22 a.m. Maggie Murdaugh, who favored furs when the weather was cold enough, preferred to stay at the couple's hunting lodge just outside the town of Hampton where their two sons, Buster and Paul, liked . SLED called the wound superficial, and the Hampton County Sheriffs Offices initial report checked no by the question asking whether the victim, Alex, had any visible injury. Buster said his father called him late that night and made sure he was sitting down. 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Sutton,who is 5 feet 10 inches tall,would've had to hold the shotgun near his hip to make that angle, he said. In fact, people know him as the founder of a nationally influential civil litigation law firm in Hampton, South Carolina. "I don't know what her plan was.". Alex did "at home, self-detoxes," Buster said. Heres what we actually know. Greenville biscuit restaurant adding a new location in the Upstate, Understand Murdaugh: Questions surrounding the Alex Murdaugh trial (Reader Mailbag), Aiken City Council approves agreement moving Silver Bluff Road grocery store forward, Alex Murdaugh's brother doesn't think investigators have found who killed Maggie, Paul, Couple behind 2 popular Mount Pleasant restaurants opens a 3rd in Charleston, Aiken will not provide water to Hampton Avenue car lot, Alex Murdaugh had badge and blue lights in his car, but says distrust of police fueled lie, International African American Museum sets new opening date. Maggie was anxious about the lawsuit and how much money her family might owe. He's never taken a class in shooting incident reconstruction, nor does he have any related certifications. Alex was "destroyed" and "heartbroken" when Buster arrived at the property early June 8, Buster said. Buster never spent another night there after his mother and brother died, he said. He played for jurors a recording, taken from inside the main house, of a .300 Blackout rifle being fired at the kennels. Both Paul and Maggie were foundwith multiple gunshot wounds. As per Fox News, Buster Murdaugh, 26, attended the University of South Carolina Law School with his girlfriend Brooklynn White. But according to Sutton's findings, if a normal-sized shotgun was held farther back and fired from the angle Kinsey determined, its butt would've been below the concrete, he said. He told Buster that Paul and Maggie had been shot. He's charged with double murder in the June 2021 slayings of his wife and. The family pronounces the Southern last name MUR-dock, according to Harpootlian, though he said they wont correct others who pronounce it differently. There were no indications of forced entry at the residence. Buster testified in his father's defence, describing Mr Murdaugh as a loving presence who was "destroyed" by the murders of Maggie and Paul. The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette have been writing about the family, its power and controversies for years. Griffin also asked him about the family's various homes in Hampton and Edisto Beach, as well as the Moselle property. Testifying at his murder trial, he confessed to the theft, blaming a desperate and expensive addiction to oxycodone. He spoke with his parents and brother on the phone "pretty much every day," often several times a day, he said. He graduated from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and had plans to follow his father into the family firm, in what would have been the fifth generation of Murdaugh men. Prosecutors contend he was initially shot in the chest before receiving a second fatal shot that skimmed his left shoulder, entered the left side of his neck and exited the right side of his skull. No new findings or arrests have yet been announced. The fees settled by Fleming and his firm, Moss, Kuhn, and Fleming, could amount to nearly $1.5 million, which was the amount set aside for attorneys in a settlement that was never filed in court and never distributed to Gloria Satterfields two sons. Thecrash "consumed her," Buster said. He moved to replace them with an alternate and proceed with testimony. "Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with each of you during this time of loss and grief. Former Solicitor Murdaugh. It didn't strike him as an unusual trip. Buster was not present in court on Wednesday, when his father pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and hasn't told his friends whether he believes in his dad's guilt or innocence. As for her individual professional standing, she's a proud practicing attorney at Olivetti, McCray, & Withrow, LLC, where she specializes in . Sign up forPEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. The property manager stated due to the circumstances of the tenant (Paul Murdaughs) death, she was worried and wanted Law Enforcement to check the apartment out, the report said. His work has garnered Missouri and South Carolina Press Association awards for investigative, enterprise, in-depth, health, growth and government reporting. To make his theory regarding the quail cage and dog house work, the shooter would have to be around 5 feet 2 inches tall, Sutton concluded. His younger brother, Paul, was killed alongside his mother in 2021. Bouchette said his client is being made out as the fall guy in Murdaughs shooting. How credible is Buster? "It doesn't work out dimensionally," Sutton said. "Buster is collateral damage to his father's situation," says a friend who has known him since childhood. Buster Murdaugh is on Facebook. The Murdaugh's golden retriever has had several mentions at Alex Murdaugh's murder trial, described as stubborn and as a favourite of Maggie. Prosecutors played the clip early in the trial and contend Alex said, "I did him so bad," when speaking about Paul's death. In the southernmost corner of South Carolina, a balmy, rural stretch known as the Lowcountry, the Murdaugh family enjoyed a rarefied space - masters of the privileged and powerful class that controlled the area. In the Solicitors Office under Duffie Stone, the Murdaugh influence continued until the events of June 7. Harpootlian then asked Sutton about hisacoustical testing. Both have been charged in the botched scheme. He's previously been deposed by attorneys with Alex Murdaugh's former law firm, and Griffin had contacted Sutton for help in the 2019 fatal boat crash case. There's no moniker on the outside, but everyone knows it's the Murdaughs' firm. From what we can tell, Buster and Brooklynn currently reside together in a one-bedroom condominium in the Lowcountry resort town of Hilton Head Island alongside their adorable golden retriever, Miller. I would Google "Stephen Smith Hampton SC death 2015" and go from there. They all took showers there, Buster said. For more on Alex Murdaugh, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. Perhaps the pressure of being connected to the death of Mallory Beach was getting to Buster. 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