Last summer, South Carolina was rocked when two members of a prominent legal family, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh and her 22-year-old son Paul Murdaugh, were shot and killed on their rural property.
Miley Altman spoke with police the day after she survived a boat crash that killed Mallory Beach. Altman said Paul Murdaugh was “being very reckless” while driving the boat.
On the boat that night with Paul Murdaugh, was his girlfriend Morgan Doughty, along with Connor Cook, Miley Altman, Anthony Cook and Mallory Beach. Prior to leaving on the boat, 19-year-old Paul Murdaugh was seen on surveillance video using his older brother’s I.D. at a local gas station to buy alcohol.
“I saw the bridge coming, and I was just in shock and then like at the last second, I screamed,” Altman told law enforcement. In another exchange caught on police dashcam, you can hear law enforcement officers discussing Paul Murdaugh’s cellphone. According to the recordings, the two adults had found a cellphone they thought belonged to Paul Murdaugh.
“20/20” reached out to the Department of Natural Resources and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office with questions about the handling of the investigation, but both agencies declined to comment.In the hours after the crash Mallory Beach’s parents also arrived at the scene. Court records allege that Alex Murdaugh went to each teenager’s hospital room and instructed them to remain quiet when questioned by investigators.
Mallory Beach’s body was found a week after the crash by two fishermen about five miles from the site. Although, any hope of finding their daughter alive vanished - the Beach’s said they were grateful for the closure.
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