Murdered mom, son from prominent SC family were ‘both shot multiple times’: coroner

The murdered mother and son from one of South Carolina’s most prominent families were “both shot multiple times,” the coroner confirmed to local media.

Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her 22-year-old son Paul — who was facing felony charges for a 2019 drunken boat crash that killed a teen girl — were found shot near dog kennels outside their home in Islandton late Monday last week. “They were both shot multiple times and [the S.C. Law Enforcement Division] will take it from here,” Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey told The Post and Courier on Monday.