Alex Murdaugh Still Faces Dozens of Other Charges After Murder Indictment

Former South Carolina lawyer, Alex Murdaugh was indicted for murder on Thursday, however, he still currently faces dozens of other possible charges.

In an announcement, the South Carolina Attorney General's Office said that Murdaugh was indicted on "two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the deaths of his wife Maggie and his son Paul. They were killed on June 7, 2021, at the family's property in Colleton County."

The indictment comes several months after Murdaugh was accused of several other crimes which led to the indefinite suspension of his law license.

According to the Associated Press, Murdaugh has continued to deny any wrongdoing in the deaths of his wife and son.

"Alex wants his family, friends and everyone to know that he did not have anything to do with the murders of Maggie and Paul. He loved them more than anything in the world," Murdaugh's lawyers, Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian, said in a statement obtained by the Associated Press.

In February, the Greenville News in South Carolina reported that Murdaugh was facing over 70 criminal charges for an array of crimes he was accused on prior to the murder indictments today.

While speaking with the News in February, Robert Kittle a spokesperson for the South Carolina Attorney General's Office said that if found guilty of all the crimes he is accused of, Murdaugh could face "a maximum potential term of incarceration of 731 years, notwithstanding potential sentencing enhancements."

The deaths of Murdaugh's wife and son prompted law enforcement officials to launch several investigations into the former attorney's life. The Associated Press reported that clients who hired Murdaugh for his legal services accused him of stealing approximately $8.5 million.

The South Carolina Attorney General's Office declined to make any further comments after Newsweek reached out.

Additionally, Murdaugh was also accused of stealing money in a wrongful death lawsuit, following the death of his housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.

Satterfield fell and died in Murdaugh's home in 2018, which then led to Murdaugh allegedly taking money from a wrongful death lawsuit her family filed. According to the Associated Press, Murdaugh claimed that Satterfield died in the hospital shortly after the fall, but the local coroner's office disputed these claims and said it was never informed of Satterfield's death.

In a statement following the indictment on Thursday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said, "All the efforts of our office and the law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation have been focused on seeking justice for the victims' families. We want to thank the State Law Enforcement Division, the attorneys and staff in our office, and everyone who worked on this case for their tireless efforts to gather evidence and follow where it led."

Wilson continued, "We also want to thank the Colleton County Grand Jury for listening to that evidence and for their service to the people of the state."

Update 7/14 22, 1:57 PM ET: This story has been updated with more background information and a new photo.