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Alex Murdaugh was a prominent South Carolina lawyer who was found guilty of murdering his wife and son

Curtis Edward Smith is a distant relative of Murdaugh, who was involved in a botched suicide-for-hire scheme

Smith was arrested and spent 235 days in jail before being released in April 2023, and he continues awaiting pending charges

Alex Murdaugh 's complicated web of secrets and lies entangled those around him, including immediate family members and distant relatives, like Curtis Edward "Eddie" Smith .

In March 2023, Murdaugh was charged with the murders of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh , and their younger son, Paul Murdaugh, both of whom were found fatally shot on their property on June 7, 2021.

Murdaugh has maintained his innocence in the killing of his family me

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