A prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed earlier this year turned himself in Thursday after allegedly arranging his own death so his remaining son would get a life insurance payout. In 2019, Alex Murdaugh’s son, Paul Murdaugh, was involved in a fatal boat crash that killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach. Paul Murdaugh, who was 19 years old at the time, pleaded not guilty earlier this year on charges of boating under the influence causing death, court records obtained by CNN show. “The decedent’s death was not reported to the Coroner at the time, nor was an autopsy performed,” the coroner’s request to SLED said. “On the death certificate the manner of death was ruled ‘Natural,’ which is inconsistent with injuries sustained in a trip and fall accident.”

Source: Huffington Post September 16, 2021 18:11 UTC