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Alex Murdaugh- Next Steps

JoyFilled Warrior — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:31:49 GMT

"Alex Murdaugh spent the last 24 hrs in a cell, alone at the "Kirkland Correction Institution" in Columbia S.C 29210. A Part of the "South Carolina Dept of Corrections" (Willie Davis, Warden)

Alex Murdaugh will spend abt 45 days here, undergoing:

Medical Tests
Mental Health Evaluations
Education Assessments

The results along with Murdaugh's Crimes & Sentence will determine which Maximum Prison he'll be assigned to spend out his remaining days.

Meanwhile Murdaugh's Defense Team is planning his Appeal.

The Judge handed down, (2) Life Sentences.

Investigations into other possible crimes move forward (at least 100+).

Murdaugh faces a slew of additional charges for Financial Crimes including "Fraud," "Money Laundering," & "Tax Evasion."

Murdaugh is not allowed any Visitors, for now, other than his Atty's, who are planning his Appeal.

He remains under "Evaluations," after which Alex Murdaugh will be sent to a different Maximum Security Prison where he'll begin serving out that term." (ref: MSNBC - "Alex Witt Reports")

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chrystaltree — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:35:54 GMT

Big whoop dee doo. Just through him in a deep, dark hole and be done with him.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:42:19 GMT

I wonder if there will need to be an emotional 'weaning' off of this case for some who followed it intently. It occupied a lot the media's attention and provided hours of information for interested viewers.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:03:31 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
I wonder if there will need to be an emotional 'weaning' off of this case for some who followed it intently. It occupied a lot the media's attention and provided hours of information for interested viewers.

Probably not for those who clearly saw his guilt and clearly saw that he's a psychopath. But there are people who wanted to believe that he was innocent regardless of what the evidence showed.

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Love my grandkids — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:10:14 GMT

@chrystaltree I so agree. And the deeper and darker the hole, the better.

He will find out that even hardened criminals don't take kindly to people who murder their own children. Hope he gets a taste of what that's like.

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MoJoV — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:54:51 GMT

I think Alex will be very popular in prison because he's a lawyer and a good one it's claimed. Inmates will look to him for help with their appeals, etc. They will care more for their own cases than him killing his son.

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spumoni99 — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:08:14 GMT

He will trade legal advice for drugs! I wonder if he has hidden money somewhere?

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Krimpette — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:26:30 GMT

I read that the first thing they did (and do for all new prisoners, apparently) was to shave his head.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:30:07 GMT

@spumoni99 wrote:
He will trade legal advice for drugs! I wonder if he has hidden money somewhere?

@spumoni99 His other Son who backed him 100% in his trial as being innocent I am sure knows where a lot of hidden money is.....

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Trailrun23 — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:38:19 GMT

I have to wonder if he will be in prison with some of the same people he put there.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:59:15 GMT

@Trailrun23 wrote:
I have to wonder if he will be in prison with some of the same people he put there.

@Trailrun23 Let's hope so👍

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paixmcdao — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 20:03:41 GMT

@Trailrun23 wrote:
I have to wonder if he will be in prison with some of the same people he put there.

The majority of his time as an attorney was spent practicing personal injury law.

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Trailrun23 — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 20:18:48 GMT

Time will tell!

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pupwhipped — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 20:34:40 GMT

@paixmcdao wrote:
@Trailrun23 wrote:
I have to wonder if he will be in prison with some of the same people he put there.

The majority of his time as an attorney was spent practicing personal injury law.

Yes, that's my understanding, too. He spent the bulk of his career as what is commonly referred to as an ambulance chaser. Cases where you can get huge insurance settlements for injured clients.....and then, in his case, ultimately steal it from them, too!

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pdlinda — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 20:34:04 GMT

@spumoni99 I noted that the trial revealed the multi-million $$$ debt run up by Alex involving numerous criminal acts.

I also believe that his criminal defense team is owed MILLIONS of $$$$ for the defense they mounted for him over the last few years. Now his lawyers stated they would be handling his costly appeals for "as long as it takes."

Where's the $$$ coming from?? He's estranged from his family so I doubt they're helping him financially (especially now that he's been given a double-life sentence.")

How is he paying his lawyers??? Maybe they will sell off his numerous properties??? How is his surviving son, Buster, being provided for financially?

Questions I doubt we'll ever find answers to but I thought I'd ask

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MoJoV — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 21:03:58 GMT

Buster is a grown man in his mid twenties and probably well educated. He darn well should be able to make his own way. Plus, as someone here mentioned, he probably knows where the stolen millions are.

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pdlinda — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 21:21:11 GMT

@MoJoV Attorneys are prohibited from accepting payment for professional fees from stolen money.

It's called "fruits of a poisoneous tree" and they could be disbarred and prosecuted by accepting payment from questionable sources.

He had very renowned and respected attorneys. They have to be paid and it won't be from $$$ husbanded away in questionable off-shore accts and/or cash under a mattress.

I think all the other lawsuits from clients he stole from could be settled from insurance companies; however, the millions he likely will owe his attorneys at the end of his appeals process will have to be paid from bona fide sources.

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paixmcdao — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 21:22:46 GMT

@MoJoV wrote:
Buster is a grown man in his mid twenties and probably well educated. He darn well should be able to make his own way. Plus, as someone here mentioned, he probably knows where the stolen millions are.

The word is that he was expelled from law school for plagiarism, and that his father paid 60 grand to get him back in. I'm not sure if he ever returned.

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pdlinda — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 21:25:43 GMT

@paixmcdao The Judge referred to the numerous times Alex appeared before him in Court to represent clients throughout the years, so, YES, Alex must have passed the Bar and been given a bar # to practice law in the State of South Carolina.

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paixmcdao — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 21:27:10 GMT

@pdlinda wrote:
@paixmcdao The Judge referred to the numerous times Alex appeared before him in Court to represent clients throughout the years, so, YES, Alex must have passed the Bar and been given a bar # to practice law in the State of South Carolina.

I was referring to his son, Buster.