Where Is Buster Murdaugh From Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal Now?
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Before February 24, 2019, the Murdaughs were one of South Carolina's most distinguished families. However, after a horrible boating accident involving the family's youngest son, Paul Murdaugh, resulted in the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach, the family's happy facade begin to spiral., is a three-part docuseries that examines the string of deaths associated with the prominent South Carolina family.
On July 14, 2022, a little over a year since Paul and Maggie were killed, Alex was indicted for their murders. According to, the Murdaugh patriarch was "charged with two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime." As of this writing, his trial is currently ongoing, having begun on January 23, 2023.
Richard Alexander "Buster" Murdaugh was studying to become a lawyer like his dad, but in 2019, he was expelled from the University of South Carolina for plagiarism, according to Valerie Bauerlein fromToday, Buster is 26 years old and, as reported in November 2022, "is living a quiet life with his longtime girlfriend" and golden retriever in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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