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

[Tiff23fr]

I can not even begin to imagine what his remaining son must be feeling at this time.

 

[bestill]

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

Same here! I will be rolodexing this all night

 

[JaimeInLA]

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

UM, excuse me but cousin Eddie had TWO JOBS!!

1) personal drug dealer
2) assisted suicider

Let’s give credit where it is due!

 

[sun16]

I’m wondering if AM is the type of guy who doesn’t have it in him to actually commit a messy murder, but he would arrange or pay for it?

 

[clearskies1]

Well it would seem that if AM admitted to a murder/suicide insurance scheme that he would be charged as well. Is he in police custody?

 

[Snoopster]

I can not even begin to imagine what his remaining son must be feeling at this time.

 

[SuziQ]

Wow! I have missed a lot! I'm going to go make me a bowl of popcorn and go back and catch up.

 

[sun16]

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

It’s always about the money, geez!

 

[shefner]

AM has attempted to manipulate and control everything for a very long time.....

 

[sunshineray]

Life insurance I assume. Alex was supposed to die.

Wow...has me wondering what else CES may have his hand in. If what I'm thinking were true, CES in agreeing to shoot AM, it could possibly be getting rid of a witness or co-conspirator to other crimes? I suppose that might be a good talking point to convince someone to assist with your suicide?

 

[worm]

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.

I think the shooter got cold feet and missed. He’s probably glad to not be looking at life in prison or worse now tho and breathing a little easier.

 

[LotusPawprint]

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

I think someone can help you with the bug...

This releasing big news late at night…argh!!!, now I’m awake. That, plus we just found a huge palmetto bug in the bathroom. Frickin’ south. Why does this crap always happen after 10pm?

 

[otto]

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.

We need to remember that there's a lot of posturing going on. Alex tried to stage his own murder. Perhaps two guns is staging to give the illusion of two shooters, throw off the investigation.

Two guns, regardless of one shooter or two, does suggest two victims.

 

[Tiff23fr]

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

$10M is certainly a lot of money, but could you imagine had this been a success and the son found out about it later? IMO that money would feel cursed. The mental anguish….

 

[tara83]

It's strange to me that if he had Maggie and Paul killed he tries to have Buster set up with money by offing himself.Does he care about B but hated Paul?Strange.

 

[sun16]

I can not even begin to imagine what his remaining son must be feeling at this time.

It’s terrible! Lets hope he knew nothing about any of this. It makes me nervous, in general, and also since he has spoken to his dad.

 

[MassGuy]

Just thinking about the optics here:

We have this Curtis fellow arrested on a litany of charges. Within those documents, we can see that Alex has also confessed, yet no charges have been filed.

I’m wondering if he’s in the process of spilling the beans on the rest of this sordid affair, and tomorrow we will see the culmination.

 

[sun16]

I think someone can help you with the bug...

I will probably be up till 3am! Ugh. I need to move back up north lol.

 

[chi123]

Remember this statement a few days ago by Jim Griffin, Alex’s attorney? Oops.

“I don’t think you choose to have a flat tire or stage a flat tire to commit suicide. That makes no sense,” Griffin told the newspaper. “There are many things (being reported) that are incongruent.”

Alex Murdaugh’s rep denies shooting was self-inflicted

 

[sun16]

It's strange to me that if he had Maggie and Paul killed he tries to have Buster set up with money by offing himself.Does he care about B but hated Paul?Strange.

Can’t figure that out, yet.