SC - Paul Murdaugh, 22 and mom Margaret, 52, found shot to death, Islandton, 7 June 2021 #7

[shefner]

Has there ever been another case as wild as this one?

What insurance company pays out on a suicide though?

 

[sunshineray]

BREAKING: Curtis Edward Smith, 61, was charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud in the shooting of Alex Murdaugh.
Story soon @fitsnews
https://twitter.com/mandymatney/status/1437974280004853764?s=21
https://twitter.com/mandymatney/status/1437974280004853764?s=21

 

[MassGuy]

Super confused by what insurance they were planning to defraud? Medical insurance because he wasn’t really shot?

Life insurance I assume. Alex was supposed to die.

 

[Gardenista]

I like this part of the SLED statement

"Additional charges in the case are expected and will be announced at the appropriate time."

 

[MassGuy]

Has there ever been another case as wild as this one?

What insurance company pays out on a suicide though?

That’s precisely why it was supposed to look like a murder. Probably a double indemnity clause or something.

 

[sun16]

Super confused by what insurance they were planning to defraud? Medical insurance because he wasn’t really shot?

I’m taking it as Alex was planning to die (be shot by CS), and the insurance money from his death would go to his remaining son. And all of this would stop with his death (at least in AM’s mind).

 

[clearskies1]

Looks like from the warrants Alex confessed yesterday. Wow. The plan was for Curtis to actually kill Alex for a life insurance policy for Alex’s son. 10 million.

So in the end was just random luck that he survived the head shot? This is wild

Sad and crazy. JMO.

 

[Gardenista]

Has there ever been another case as wild as this one?

What insurance company pays out on a suicide though?

I don't think it was supposed to look like a suicide. It was supposed to look like murder, but the plan was basically assisted suicide requested by Alex.

 

[sunshineray]

Is this cousin Eddie?
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OMG! Napoleon!

 

[chi123]

They interviewed Alex yesterday and got the confession so I’m very surprised he wasn’t arrested too. Hmm. I suspect that’ll be coming shortly.

Now I can’t wait to see how the murders tie into this.

 

[bestill]

I like this part of the SLED statement

"Additional charges in the case are expected and will be announced at the appropriate time."

Alex...

 

[MTW2011]

This part of the affidavit is very interesting…
(See image)
Alex apparently confessed to conspiring with Curtis for an assisted suicide for purposes of getting life insurance payout to Alex’s beneficiary
full pdf document @
https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content...SUICIDE-DRUGS-AND-OTHER-CRIMES-09-14-2021.pdf

 

[Tiff23fr]

But, like, what kind of charge is “assisted suicide”???? Isn’t that usually just called attempted murder?

Quick Search (Maybe an Attorney can chime in)
2013 South Carolina Code of Laws :: Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses :: CHAPTER 3 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON :: SECTION 16-3-1090. Assisted suicide; penalties; injunctive relief.

 

[JaimeInLA]

OK, this solidifies it in my mind. If Alex wanted to die, I am now 99.9% certain he is the person who committed the double homicide.

 

[janewerf]

But, like, what kind of charge is “assisted suicide”???? Isn’t that usually just called attempted murder?

I think it's because AM asked him to do it.

 

[LotusPawprint]

Looks like from the warrants Alex confessed yesterday. Wow. The plan was for Curtis to actually kill Alex for a life insurance policy for Alex’s son. 10 million.

So in the end was just random luck that he survived the head shot? This is wild

Wild indeed.

I thought he was going to pay back the embezzled money (per his lawyer).
Guess he had other plans.

 

[otto]

I’m taking it as Alex was planning to die (be shot by CS), and the insurance money from his death would go to his remaining son. And all of this would stop with his death (at least in AM’s mind).

Why would he want to commit suicide. Is it because he was worried about spending the remainder of his life in prison for murdering his wife and son?

 

[Betty P]

Wonder when the next shoe drops?

This guy has really messed up his own life. What a disaster.

 

[MassGuy]

OK, this solidifies it in my mind. If Alex wanted to die, I am now 99.9% certain he is the person who committed the double homicide.

I still don’t think he committed it, but I absolutely believe he’s the mastermind. He’s the guy everyone else is going to flip on.

 

[JaimeInLA]

This part of the affidavit is very interesting…
(See image)
full pdf document @
https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content...SUICIDE-DRUGS-AND-OTHER-CRIMES-09-14-2021.pdf

METH?!?!

Wow. That explains why Alex was like “I am addicted to prescription painkillers” and all of us were like, “ok sure AleC!”

Doing prescription painkillers is a much more respectable drug addiction than buying meth from a dealer!!