OMG! Alex Murdaugh just admitted guilt amid another legal battle! As Perezcious readers know, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer was sentenced to life in prison earlier this year for the murders of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and his son, Paul Murdaugh, 22.
But this wasn’t the only crime that he was accused of at the time. Along with dozens of financial crimes, he was also accused of stealing millions owed to the children of his former housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, who died on his property in a mysterious trip-and-fall accident in 2018.
Back in February of that year, he claimed she tripped over the family’s dogs, which caused her fall. Now, he’s admitting this was all a lie! Related: Alex Murdaugh Googled WHAT After Finding Wife & Son’s Dead Bodies?!? In new court documents obtained by People on Wednesday and filed in federal court on Monday, the prisoner revealed he “invented” the story about Gloria’s death in order to receive an insurance payout.
His attorneys declared: Whoa… While it seems like a good thing that Alex is admitting he lied, there’s actually a plot twist!
Read more on perezhilton.com