The Murdaugh Murders

Beaufort and Hampton County, SC

Site of Boat Launch before Accident: Beaufort Dock

Last Place Visited by Group before Boat Accident: Luther’s Rare & Well Done

Boutique Shop where Mallory Beach Worked: It’s Retail Therapy

Site where Stephen Smith’s Body was Found: Sandy Run Road

Former Law Firm of Alex Murdaugh: Parker Law Group (formerly known as Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick)

Hampton County Courthouse

Former Murdaugh Family Home: Moselle


There are several parts to this story which spans multiple years that include a tragic boat accident, a mysterious unsolved murder of a promising high school student, an “accidental” death of a beloved house keeper, and the shooting of a mother and son on their own property - there’s so much to unpack here. I was shocked when learning about this story for the first time after realizing that I had been to the location where this happened countless times in my life while traveling to our favorite family vacation spot at Fripp Island.