Murdaugh Murder Mystery Timeline: Report released from Alex Murdaugh shooting incident
A son and mother found shot to death on their Lowcountry
property.
News of the deaths of Paul Murdaugh, 22, and Maggie
Murdaugh, 52, has led to national headlines. Not only for the mystery
surrounding their murders but for the ties to other death investigations in the
area: Stephen Smith in 2015 and Mallory Beach in 2019.
July 8, 2015: Stephen Smith, 19, is found dead on Sandy Run
Road in Hampton County. No arrest is made.
Feb. 24, 2019: Mallory Beach, 19, goes missing after a boat
crash near Parris Island. A 911 call is placed from the scene of the crash at
Archer's Creek.
March 3, 2019: Following a week of searches, a boater
discovers Mallory's body in a marsh area near the Broad River boat landing in
Beaufort County.
March 2019: The Beach family files a wrongful death lawsuit against
a Beaufort County bar, convenience store and two homeowners all of whom, the
suit claims, served Beach and her underage friends alcohol the night of the
crash. The lawsuit was later amended to only name Richard Alexander
"Alex" Murdaugh Sr., Richard Alexander "Buster" Murdaugh
Jr., and Parker's convenience store.
April 18, 2019: Paul Murdaugh is indicted on charges of
boating under the influence causing death and two counts of boating under the
influence causing great bodily injury.
May 6, 2019: Murdaugh pleads not guilty to all charges.
June 4, 2021: Court ordered mediation in the wrongful death
lawsuit fails, which appears to make the case bound for trial.
June 7, 2021: Alex Murdaugh discovers the bodies of his son
Paul and wife Maggie at their 1,770-acre hunting lodge on Moselle Road in
Islandton, Colleton County. A 911 call is placed at 10:07 p.m.
"I need the police and ambulance immediately,"
Alex Murdaugh says in the 911 call. "My wife and child have been shot
badly!"
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office responds and secures
the scene. South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division is contacted at
10:28 p.m. to assist. SLED agents arrive at 11:47 p.m.
Murdaugh family friend Tangie Ohmer tells WJCL: "It was
just siren after siren..."
June 8, 2021: Authorities confirm the identities of the
deceased, referring to the incident as a double homicide. However, they say
there is no threat to the public.
June 11, 2021: A graveside service is held at Hampton
Cemetery for both Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
June 14, 2021: The Colleton County Coroner confirms both
Paul and Maggie Murdaugh died from multiple gunshot wounds. The estimated time
of death is somewhere between 9 and 9:30 p.m.
June 16, 2021: SLED creates a 24-hour dedicated tipline for
the case: 803-896-2605.
June 17, 2021: Alex Murdaugh's brothers, Randy Murdaugh IV
and John Marvin Murdaugh, appear in an exclusive interview with ABC News in
which they plead with the public to come forward with any information. They say
they don't know whether the family has enemies but Paul Murdaugh had received
threats.
June 21, 2021: SLED releases a handful of heavily-redacted
documents shedding light on what deputies discovered the night of the murders.
June 23, 2021: Based on information gathered in the Murdaugh
investigation, SLED says it is looking into the 2015 death of Stephen Smith in
Hampton County. SLED does not elaborate on what information it obtained.
June 25, 2021: Members of the Murdaugh family formally
announce a $100,000 reward for information that leads to arrest in the double
homicide.
July 7, 2021: Attorneys representing a survivor of the boat
crash that killed Mallory Beach filed a petition alleging law enforcement tried
to shift the blame from Paul Murdaugh to their client, Connor Cook.
July 14, 2021: During a court hearing, Circuit Judge Bentley
Price said he would review the redactions made by SLED in publicly-released
documents pertaining to the case and if he felt they weren’t legal, order more
information released.
July 22, 2021: SLED releases the 911 call placed by Alex
Murdaugh the night Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were killed.
Aug. 6, 2021: People magazine spotlights the double homicide
of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
The South Carolina Attorney General's Office drops all
charges against Paul Murdaugh in the death of Mallory Beach due to his own
death.
Aug. 11, 2021: 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone sends a
letter to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson stating he intends to
recuse himself from the investigations into the deaths of Maggie and Paul
Murdaugh.
Aug. 17, 2021: Following a Freedom of Information Act
request, WJCL receives photos and videos from the South Carolina Attorney
General's Office collected as evidence following the boat crash that killed
Mallory Beach.
Sept. 4, 2021: Father of Paul Murdaugh and husband to
Maggie, Alex Murdaugh is shot in the head while changing a tire in Hampton
County, according to a family spokesperson. SLED is investigating. He is
hospitalized in Savannah and said to be conscious and speaking.
Sept. 6, 2021: Alex Murdaugh releases a statement that says,
in part, he is resigning from his law firm and entering rehab.
Later that day, the PMPED law firm says Murdaugh was
stealing money from them.
“This is disappointing news for all of us. Rest assured that
our firm will deal with this in a straightforward manner. There’s no place in
our firm for such behavior,” the law firm said in a statement.
Sept. 9, 2021: Following a Freedom of Information Act
request, WJCL receives an incident report from the Hampton County Sheriff's
Office regarding law enforcement response to Alex Murdaugh's shooting.
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