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Buster Murdaugh BREAKS SILENCE After Stephen Smith Rumors Reach BOILING Point
— Following Alex Murdaugh’s conviction for the murder of his wife and son, all eyes are now on his surviving son, Buster, who is suspected of being involved in the suspicious death of his classmate in 2015. Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of the road near the Murdaugh family’s South Carolina home. Still, the death remained a mystery despite the Murdaugh name repeatedly cropping up in the investigation.
Smith, an openly gay teenager, was a known classmate of Buster’s, and rumors suggested they were in a romantic relationship. However, Buster Murdaugh has slammed the “baseless rumors,” saying, “I unequivocally deny any involvement in his death, and my heart goes out to the Smith family.”
In the statement released on Monday, he said he tried his best to “ignore the vicious rumors” published in the media and that he hasn’t spoken up before because he wants privacy while he grieves the deaths of his mother and brother.
The statement comes alongside the news that the Smith family raised over $80,000 during the Murdaugh Trial to launch their own investigation. The money raised through the GoFundMe campaign will be used to exhume the teenager’s body for an independent autopsy.
‘He’s NOT Telling the Truth’: Murdaugh BROTHER Speaks Out After Guilty Verdict
— In a shocking interview with the New York Times, Alex Murdaugh’s brother and former law partner, Randy Murdaugh, said he is unsure if his younger brother is innocent and conceded, “He knows more than what he’s saying.”
“He’s not telling the truth, in my opinion, about everything there,” said Randy, who worked with Alex at the family law firm in South Carolina until Alex was caught stealing client funds.
It took only three hours for a jury to convict Alex Murdaugh of murdering his wife and son in 2021, and as a lawyer, Randy Murdaugh said he respects the verdict but still finds it hard to picture his brother pulling the trigger.
The Murdaugh brother concluded the interview by saying, “The not knowing is the worst thing there is.”
NEW MUGSHOT: Alex Murdaugh Pictured with SHAVED Head and Prison Jumpsuit for the FIRST Time Since Trial
— Disgraced South Carolina lawyer and now-convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has been pictured for the first time since the trial. In the new mugshot, Murdaugh is now sporting a shaved head and a yellow jumpsuit as he prepares to start his two life sentences in a maximum-security prison.
It took only three hours for the South Carolina jury to find Alex Murdaugh guilty of shooting his wife, Maggie, with a rifle and using a shotgun to kill his 22-year-old son Paul in June of 2021.
The following morning the once prominent lawyer and part-time prosecutor was sentenced to two life sentences without the possibility of parole by Judge Clifton Newman.
Murdaugh’s defense team is expected to file for appeal shortly, most likely leaning on the issue of the prosecution being allowed to use Murdaugh’s financial crimes as a weapon to destroy his credibility.
Alex Murdaugh Found GUILTY and Sentenced to TWO LIFE Sentences
— The trial of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh concluded with the jury finding Mr. Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son. The following day the judge sentenced Murdaugh to two life sentences.
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