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On June 7, 2021, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh and her son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, were shot and killed at their family's estate, Moselle, near Islandton, South Carolina. Their murders ultimately resulted in the 2023 conviction of Maggie's husband and Paul's father, Alex Murdaugh, once a prominent attorney in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The case made waves throughout the region, where the Murdaughs maintained a century-long legal and political family dynasty. The waves were felt across the U.S. and globally, too, as the media, news junkies, and everyday people became transfixed by the events that led up to the incident and the twists and turns that followed Alex Murdaugh's initial 911 call reporting the discovery of hi