Episode 151: The Murdaugh Family Murders Part 1

For generations, a single family wielded control over the justice system of South Carolina’s low country. Over the past six years, five people with ties to the legendary family have been killed. Is this just coincidence in a tight knit community, or is there a more sinister explanation? This week’s episode is The Murdaugh Family Murders - Part 1.

SOURCES

Court Cases available at https://www.sccourts.org/caseSearch/ - Search by county

• Chad Westendorf, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Gloria Satterfield v. Richard A. Murdaugh, Case No. 2018CP2500505 in the Hampton County Court of Common Pleas - (Settled) - Wrongful death suit related to the 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield

• Renee S. Beach v. Gregory M. Parker, et al, Case No. 2019CP2500111, Court of Common Pleas, Hampton County (Pending) - Wrongful death suit related to the 2019 boat crash

• Connor Cook v. South Carolina Department Of Natural Resources, et al, Case No. 2021CP4003381, Court of Common Pleas in Richland County (Pending)

News Articles

• A history of the Murdaugh family's powerful influence on SC, Island Packet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqpktFDucHc

• Home Field Advantage, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/0610/074.html?sh=518959fb6575 

• Paul Murdaugh's murder leads cops to open 2015 unsolved death of Stephen Nicholas Smith, Island Packet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4I5DMIwKos

• Stephen Smith 911 Call - 911 call for dead man in the middle of the road: 'I see somebody laying out' – From Island Packet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB-d8BFmIME

• Body found around 4:00 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2015

• A Mother and Son Are Found Murdered, Deepening a Mystery in South Carolina, New York Times (Includes Stephen Smith’s senior Photo and quote): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/us/murdaugh-murder-south-carolina.html

• Updated full story, Mother of slain H.C. teen states possible “hate crime”, Augusta Chronicle: https://www.augustachronicle.com/article/20151124/NEWS/311249889

• Obituary of Gloria Satterfield: https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Gloria-Satterfield,

  https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180307/obituaries-for-march-8-2018

• Alex Murdaugh Law Firm Bio: https://www.pmped.com/attorney-profiles/#a3

• Depositions released in Mallory Beach wrongful death lawsuit, WIS News: https://www.wistv.com/2021/06/08/depositions-released-mallory-beach-wrongful-death-lawsuit/

• Law enforcement missteps in Paul Murdaugh boat crash case captured in new recordings, Post & Courier: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/law-enforcement-missteps-in-paul-murdaugh-boat-crash-case-captured-in-new-recordings/article_45924af8-f926-11eb-9b4c-e70425a11227.html

• After night of drinking, Paul Murdaugh and others go back to boat after Beaufort stop, Island Packet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxvXJsCr9w

• 911 calls Boat incident, WJCL News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqezXHm1KoU

• Confusion apparent in 911 call, radio dispatch in boat crash that killed Hampton teen – From Island Packet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywGhX691B4Q

• Chilling new details from 2019 boat crash that killed S.C. teen, WTOC News: https://www.wtoc.com/2021/08/12/chilling-new-details-2019-boat-crash-that-killed-sc-teen/

• Dashcam footage, surveillance footage - Inside Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruyoD2Dl28w

• South Carolina Attorney General's Office releases photo evidence from Mallory Beach boat crash, WJCL News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuROB5qeSWA

• Powerful SC Family Faces Scrutiny Following Boat Crash that Killed 19-year-old Woman, The State: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article227456544.html

• Wrongful Death Suit Names Murdaughs: https://www.facebook.com/hamptoncountyguardian/posts/breaking-newswrongful-death-suit-names-murdaughs-a-new-wrongful-death-suit-has-b/10155933070120178/

• Beaufort County Coroner: Body found in marsh is that of missing woman, WJCL ABC 22: https://www.wjcl.com/article/beaufort-county-officials-body-found-sunday-is-similar-mallory-beach/26612433

• Charges filed in Lowcountry boating death of Mallory Beach, WJCL ABC 22: https://www.wjcl.com/article/charges-filed-in-lowcountry-boating-death-of-mallory-beach/27196549

• Murdaugh Supplemental Crime Scene Reports: https://www.scribd.com/document/512613740/Murdaugh-Supplemental-Crime-Scene-Reports-Colleton-County-Sheriff-s-Office-SLED

• SLED Update as of 6/21/2021 - https://www.scribd.com/document/512610540/SLED-released-report

• Log of all redactions taken from 911 Call from SLED: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20996556/sled-redaction-log-of-murdaugh-police-reports.pdf?fbclid=IwAR34YBoQk2EtIVz9yidvQoko5hA83BP-2jVxbjfuhOw2DtNxGXLKq8bPoC4

• Alex Murdaugh 911 Call: https://www.counton2.com/the-murdaugh-investigation/sled-releases-911-calls-from-night-paul-margaret-murdaugh-were-found-shot/

• 911 Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN5l8GQm4yY

• Paul Death Certificate: https://i.redd.it/22xp8zmk4uf71.jpg

• https://www.reddit.com/r/MurdaughMurders2/comments/p1ncv0/closing_in_on_200_members/h8gkzaz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

• South Carolina authorities set up tip line for Murdaugh murder case, WMBF News: https://www.wmbfnews.com/2021/06/16/south-carolina-authorities-set-up-tip-line-murdaugh-murder-case/

• Family of slain South Carolina mother and son break silence l Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNFhXYKj3Gw

• Reward offered in Murdaugh double homicide, CBS News 19: https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/100-thousand-dollar-reward-offered-murder-case-maggie-paul-murdaugh-colleton-county-southcarolina/101-dfa3e674-6b96-4d3f-9d71-55ebf6119929

• Murdaugh Mom's phone found outside of property after South Carolina Murders, NY Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-murdaugh-murders-south-carolina-cell-phone-20210624-ggbc6tbembhkthnltztyhbjbxy-story.html

• Boat crash charges dropped after suspect found fatally shot, AP, http://www.ccenterdispatch.com/news/national/article_c566e838-e72c-585a-a185-d27bf993ff3a.html

• Murdaugh father, son offer $100K reward in double homicide case, Hampton County Guardian: https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/local/hampton-county-guardian/2021/06/25/murdaugh-reward-double-homicide-case-augusta-justice/5344632001/

• ‘Concerned citizen’ asks for $650,000 to hire investigators in Murdaugh murders. Why?, Island Packet: https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article253571424.html

• SLED Will Investigate Stephen Smith 2015 Death, Citing Emerging Details in Paul and Maggie Murdaugh Killings, Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/sled-will-investigate-stephen-smith-2015-death-citing-emerging-details-in-paul-and-maggie-murdaugh

• Sandy Smith says 'no justice' for her son amid new SLED investigation, ABC 4 News: https://abcnews4.com/news/local/sandy-smith-says-no-justice-for-her-son-amid-new-sled-investigation

• EXCLUSIVE: Cops investigating death of gay teen 'killed in hit-and-run' were convinced it was homicide and pursued tips questioning boy's 'relationship' with heir of powerful South Carolina family, whose mother and brother were shot dead, Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9722907/Cops-investigating-Stephen-Smiths-death-questioned-ties-Buster-Murdaugh-docs-reveal.html

• Sandy Smith says 'no justice' for her son amid new SLED investigation, ABC 4 News: https://abcnews4.com/news/local/sandy-smith-says-no-justice-for-her-son-amid-new-sled-investigation

• The OTHER mysterious deaths linked to South Carolina legal dynasty: After double murder of mother and son, questions emerge about housekeeper who died in 'trip and fall' and gay teen killed in 'hit and run', Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9704827/Paul-Murdaugh-murder-mysterious-deaths-linked-South-Carolina-legal-dynasty.html

• Hilton Head, South Carolina - Why It's Called the Lowcountry, Outside Hilton Head: https://www.outsidehiltonhead.com/outside-news-blog/hilton-head-island-south-carolina-why-its-called-the-lowcountry/

• SLED file details 3 boaters’ intoxication levels at time of crash, how Murdaugh got ID, Island Packet: https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article253519379.html

• Who Was Gloria Satterfield? Murdaugh Murders Linked to Family Housekeeper's Death, Meaww: https://meaww.com/is-gloria-satterfields-2018-death-related-to-murdaugh-double-murder-cops-probing-possible-ties

• Murdaugh Boat Crash: Dash Cam & Audio - MurdaughMurdersPodcast.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l783AkB6jQ

• Timeline: New Documents, Video Painted Detailed Picture of Night Mallory Beach Died in Drunken Boat Crash, Count on News 2: https://www.counton2.com/the-murdaugh-investigation/timeline-new-documents-video-paint-detailed-picture-of-night-mallory-beach-died-in-drunken-boat-crash/

• Inside the Toxic Murdaugh Family Dynasty of Money, Murder, and Mayhem, The New York Post: https://nypost.com/2021/06/19/inside-the-toxic-murdaugh-family-of-south-carolina/

• 'Big Family, Old Money, New Drama': Inside the Powerful S.C. Family at Center of Murder Mystery, People Magazine: https://people.com/crime/murdaugh-murders-south-carolina-inside-powerful-family/