Sordid Murdaugh crime saga far from over
After a year-long investigation and a highly publicized, six-week trial, disgraced and disbarred
As the double murder trial comes to a conclusion, pending appeals, Murdaugh is still facing 99 other criminal charges from state and local grand jury indictments, as well as a dozen civil lawsuits. Here's what is likely ahead for the convicted murderer.
Murdaugh was admitted into the state prison system on
Murdaugh is currently being housed in the Kirkland Correctional Institution Reception and Evaluation Center at
Murdaugh will be held there for processing, assessment and medical evaluation for roughly 45 days before being assigned to a permanent prison location, said Chrysti Shain,
Murdaugh is being held in a single cell, but not in solitary confinement, Shain said.
Kirkland, which opened in 1975, receives, assesses, classifies and assigns all male offenders age 17 and above sentenced to 91 days or more and processes approximately 8,000 offenders each year, according to the state DOC website. Kirkland is overseen by Warden
Shain said it possible that Murdaugh will remain in Kirkland, but it is more likely he will be transferred to one of five other maximum security facilities, which include
"A lot of things will come into play when we try to determine where an inmate will spend his time," said Shain. "He is in a very secure place while we determine where he will best fit."
Once Murdaugh is assigned a permanent home, he will have the same freedoms and privileges as other inmates, but will remain in maximum security. After seven years of good behavior and other conditions, he may be eligible to earn a medium security level, added Shain.
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Four charges down, 99 criminal charges to go for
With Murdaugh convicted on two counts of murder and two counts of using a firearm while committing a violent felony, he still faces 99 other criminal charges - charges that range from local indictments in the
On the drug charges, Murdaugh is accused of being involved in a "multi-county" opioid drug scheme, along with co-defendant
The financial crimes, which stem from a decade-long, multi-county crime spree in which Murdaugh is charged with stealing from law clients, partners, and other lawyers, range from fraud and tax evasion to computer crimes.
When contacted Wednesday about whether Murdaugh intended to plead guilty to the financial crimes — he has signed a confession of judgement in one case, and has confessed to state police and on the witness stand multiple times to stealing money — Murdaugh's attorneys and spokesperson did not respond with comment.
Wrongful death, other civil suits also plague
In the wake of his financial crime spree and other events surrounding his family, Murdaugh is also facing a dozen state and federal lawsuits, with other possible suits pending.
Murdaugh has signed a confession of judgment on a suit from the
While dates have not been set for those civil cases, a wrongful death case involving the Estate of Mallory Beach, who was killed in a
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