'Notorious' Murdaugh Family Home is a Great Buy: Realtor

The hunting lodge property in Colleton County, South Carolina, where Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son is back on the market.

Listed for $1.95 million, the Moselle Estate House is in Islandton and includes a 5,275-square-foot home and 21 acres of property.

"The backstory and the unfortunate circumstances associated with that property in the house made it notorious," the property's realtor, Todd Crosby, told Newsweek. "Other than that, it's a well-built home in a good location."

While the killings took place on the property, the home was the site of the mysterious death of the Murdaugh's housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, who allegedly died in a stairwell accident.

Seven months ago, the home was listed and sold, but now the current owners are selling part of the property, including the Murdaugh family home.

Alex Murdaugh, who worked as an attorney, is in prison for life for the shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, 52, and his son, Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021. He also pleaded guilty to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering.

The family tragedy has gained notoriety across the country, with Netflix releasing the documentary series Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal this year.

The home for sale was built in 2011 and offers a large front and back porch, plus granite countertops, a walk-in pantry, a long tree-lined driveway and spacious wood-paneled rooms all across the home.

"The Moselle Estate House is a unique property that has the capacity to offer a buyer many potential uses such as a family residence or compound, equestrian pursuits, hobby farm, or just a weekend retreat destination," the home listing for the four-bedroom estate reads. "Beyond the stately brick columns at the entrance of the property, awaits a long impressive oak-lined driveway leading to a quintessential southern vision of the classic and traditional styled Moselle Estate House."

Located 45 miles from Beaufort, South Carolina and 70 miles from Charleston, the property was sold for $2,663,676, according to Realtor.com after the initial listing was made at $3.9 million.

For properties that were the scene of murders, it's common for a home to net a lower price than it might be worth. But Crosby believes the Murdaugh killings shouldn't necessarily make the home harder to sell since they took place outside the home.

"The market will dictate that to us," Crosby said. "But there was never any type of murder that took place at the house or in the house. Where that took place was nearly a quarter of a mile away. If it was in a neighborhood with a house selling and one block away there was a murder, would that affect the house on the market?"

The owners who purchased the home after the killings never intended to keep the house and instead wanted to sell it while keeping a solid chunk of the rest of the property's land, according to Crosby.