The morning of June 7, 2021 — the same day Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were found murdered at the family estate in Colleton County — a partner of Murdaugh’s law firm confronted him about missing legal fees.
That stunning disclosure was made Tuesday by prosecutor Emily Limehouse in her opening statement on the first day of the financial fraud trial of Russell Laffitte, the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank.
At the time of the murders, Murdaugh’s hidden life was beginning to unravel, Limehouse told the jury.