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Alex Murdaugh accused of arranging own shooting in $10M life insurance scheme
Source: NBC News
Alex Murdaugh accused of arranging own shooting in $10M life insurance scheme
A 61-year-old South Carolina man has been charged with assisted suicide and fraud in the Sept. 4 shooting of lawyer Alex Murdaugh, which Murdaugh survived.
Sept. 14, 2021, 11:21 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 15, 2021, 2:24 AM EDT
By Phil Helsel
South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh arranged for another man to kill him earlier this month so that his son could collect on a $10 million life insurance policy, authorities said Tuesday.
Murdaugh, 53, survived the Sept. 4 shooting, which happened months after the unsolved slayings of his wife and adult son. Police say that Murdaugh told 911 that he was shot in the head while changing a flat tire and that the shooting caused only a "superficial" wound.
On Tuesday, Curtis Edward Smith, 61, was arrested on assisted suicide and fraud counts in connection to the roadside incident, according to the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
Documents released by the agency say that Murdaugh admitted that he asked Smith to kill him so that a beneficiary could collect on his life insurance policy.
Murdaugh, who is part of a prominent South Carolina legal family, has not been charged with any crime.
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A 61-year-old South Carolina man has been charged with assisted suicide and fraud in the Sept. 4 shooting of lawyer Alex Murdaugh, which Murdaugh survived.
Sept. 14, 2021, 11:21 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 15, 2021, 2:24 AM EDT
By Phil Helsel
South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh arranged for another man to kill him earlier this month so that his son could collect on a $10 million life insurance policy, authorities said Tuesday.
Murdaugh, 53, survived the Sept. 4 shooting, which happened months after the unsolved slayings of his wife and adult son. Police say that Murdaugh told 911 that he was shot in the head while changing a flat tire and that the shooting caused only a "superficial" wound.
On Tuesday, Curtis Edward Smith, 61, was arrested on assisted suicide and fraud counts in connection to the roadside incident, according to the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
Documents released by the agency say that Murdaugh admitted that he asked Smith to kill him so that a beneficiary could collect on his life insurance policy.
Murdaugh, who is part of a prominent South Carolina legal family, has not been charged with any crime.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-carolina-man-charged-assisted-suicide-shooting-alex-murdaugh-n1279208
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