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

[MassGuy]

Wonder when the next shoe drops?

It may have, and we just don’t know it yet.

 

[clearskies1]

What's next?

 

[Gardenista]

I still think MM was the only one who was supposed to die. Anybody else think that?

 

[sun16]

AM must have felt completely desperate, to be willing to die. But since that didn’t work, how does he feel now? I would think he needs to be put on suicide watch immediately. What a mess!

 

[shefner]

I would have loved to be a bug on the wall in the room where detectives took AM apart in the interview process......

 

[Snoopster]

Imagine that you think you will die and all of your problems will cease, and then you live and things aren't looking good for good ol' Alex.

(Sorry if I seem to be making fun of this case, but I am very cognizant that people have died and the remaining family must be shattered.)

 

[Gardenista]

AM must have felt completely desperate, to be willing to die. But since that didn’t work, how does he feel now? I would think he needs to be put on suicide watch immediately. What a mess!

Maybe he's in a mental hospital instead of rehab.

 

[clearskies1]

I would have loved to be a bug on the wall in the room where detectives took AM apart in the interview process......

I have a feeling it wasn't too hard to do. AM seems desperate. JMO.

 

[Luna20]

I still think MM was the only one who was supposed to die. Anybody else think that?

Yes. I believe Paul wasn’t expected to be there.

 

[pizzaman12]

Life insurance I assume. Alex was supposed to die.

Agreed and pretty sad to think of. Regardless if AM is involved in the MM/PM, it appears that AM had given up. Maybe he wasn't involved in the above and still wanted to try to provide for his son in a way in the only way he knew how given the circumstances.

Poor Buster. I can't imagine

 

[MassGuy]

I still think MM was the only one who was supposed to die. Anybody else think that?

It’s entirely possible. The issue however is both victims being shot by two different weapons.

Two guns usually means two shooters, and I would argue that two shooters means more than one intended victim.

 

[JaimeInLA]

I still think MM was the only one who was supposed to die. Anybody else think that?

No. PM was facing 20 years in prison and his antics were about to cost the family millions and millions of dollars. He was an embarrassment and a liability.

 

[sun16]

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?

Yes! Or at least for the fraud at the law firm.

 

[bestill]

Can't wait so hear how SLED figured this out, thinking it's the church cameras

 

[vls12345]

Even though CES was apparently "enlisted" to "assist" (kill) AM, I can see why CES would miss. It would be terrifying to shoot anyone, let alone a relative who was obviously so despondent and desperate.

I am guessing fear (of many things) made the planned incident unsuccessful.

What horrifying news for BM to hear.

 

[LotusPawprint]

AM must have felt completely desperate, to be willing to die. But since that didn’t work, how does he feel now? I would think he needs to be put on suicide watch immediately. What a mess!

Desperate ,but still very cunning. Desperate would have been taking his own life. But the fact that he came up with this plan and executed it, albeit poorly), is telling. Imo

 

[Snoopster]

Eddie had one job (well one that we know of) and he didn't succeed.

 

[MassGuy]

Every night I go to bed thinking "what fresh hell awaits me in the #MurdaughMurders saga tomorrow?"

Today was too much.

Good night y'all.

https://twitter.com/mandymatney/status/1437980966375641099?s=21

 

[Beren]

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

What insurance company pays out on a suicide though?

No. That’s why he needed it to look like murder.

 

[Gardenista]

I would have loved to be a bug on the wall in the room where detectives took AM apart in the interview process......

Same! And I bet we don't even get a trial to be able to watch them. FITS will be all over them to get them released, though.