The Murdaugh family name is one once associated with wealth, power, and respect. Yet it has come to represent tragedy, violence and fraud in the aftermath of the fall of the prominent family.

Leading up to the tragic events of the fall of 2021, Thomas Murdaugh was facing a lawsuit from the family of Beach, who was killed in February 2019 when a boat owned by Murdaugh crashed. A hearing on the civil case was scheduled for June 2021, and could have revealed financial problems.

On September 3, 2021, Murdaugh resigned from his law firm, who had uncovered further evidence of his wrongdoing. The next day, Thomas took his own life, after colluding with another man to fake his own death and receive life insurance payout. Murdaugh had claimed to be addicted to opioids, though the financial records indicated a different motivation.

Throughout the trial, details of the