The fall of the prominent Murdaugh family: A timeline of deaths, alleged embezzlement and an insurance scam

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : PMPED says it plans to retain a forensic accounting firm "to conduct a thorough investigation" and has contacted law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar.
47% : firm also said it still has "lots of questions about Alex and what has recently come to light" and vowed to continue assisting law enforcement.
40% : Curtis Edward Smith, 61, who allegedly shot Murdaugh, was charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, according to the state law enforcement division.

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