Months after his wife and son were found dead, police say a lawyer arranged a hit - on himself.
Police say that prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh ordered a hit on himself so that his son could collect $10m in life insurance.
The law firm later claimed he misappropriated funds, which his lawyer says he primarily used to fund an opioid addiction. Mr Murdaugh entered rehab several days after the shooting.Mr Murdaugh was found with "superficial" wounds to his head after being shot on a roadside on 4 September. The shooter, a 61-year-old former client named Curtis Edward Smith, now faces a slew of criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, assault and battery, assisted suicide and possession of drugs. Mr Smith has admitted his involvement.Mr Murdaugh's attorney said on Wednesday that he devised the plan in the mistaken belief that his son would not be able to collect insurance money if he took his own life.
Speaking to NBC's Morning programme on Wednesday, Mr Harpootlian denied that Mr Murdaugh had anything to do with their deaths.The Murdaugh case also prompted police to open an investigation into the 2015 death of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old found dead in the same county, less than 10 miles away.
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