Maggie Murdaugh, the wife of embattled South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, left her property to him in her will before she and their son were mysteriously killed in June, according to a copy of her last will and testament
so his surviving son, Buster, could cash in on his $10 million life insurance policy, one of his attorneys said.Maggie Murdaugh signed the will in August 2005, according to a report Sunday in
Jim Griffin, an attorney for Alex Murdaugh, said it's not clear why Proctor's name was crossed out and replaced, but he told The Island Packet that he didn’t believe the will was motive for Alex Murdaugh to be involved in his wife's death.On Dec. 9, Colleton County Probate Judge Ashley Amundson appointed John Marvin Murdaugh, Alex’s brother, as the personal representative for Maggie Murdaugh’s estate, records show. He signed an affidavit accepting the appointment Dec. 13.
He said that he was told by some of Maggie Murdaugh's immediate family members that the writing is hers and that he believes she made the change during her lifetime.“Marian was like, ‘No, John, I want you to handle it.’ So I’m going to do whatever the court asked me to do, and I’m also going to do what I think is best for Maggie," John Marvin Murdaugh said.
His attorney, Richard Harpootlian, previously said on NBC’s “TODAY” show that Alex Murdaugh arranged for a man to kill him during a “fake car breakdown.” He said he believed his insurance policy had a suicide clause, which would leave $10 million for his son, according to Harpootlian.