A reclusive Buster Murdaugh came forward Saturday to walk his dogs with his girlfriend in their Hilton Head neighborhood, the morning after his father Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his mother and brother.
The 26-year-old had a tense expression on his face and held his mouth in a frown as he and girlfriend Brooklynn White walked in the South Carolina sun.
Alex and Maggie Murdaugh’s surviving son has refused to return to the hunting estate on the Moselle in Islandton, where his mother and brother Paul were executed on June 7, 2021.
He now lives with his girlfriend in a modest $180,000 one-bedroom apartment in Hilton Head, about an hour’s drive from where the brutal murders took place.
Buster Murdaugh, 23, came forward to walk his dogs with his girlfriend in their Hilton Head, South Carolina, neighborhood a day after his father Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for murder
He had a tense expression on his face and a tight frown as he and girlfriend Brooklynn White walked in the South Carolina sun
Alex and Maggie Murdaugh’s surviving son now lives with his girlfriend in a modest $180,000 one-bedroom apartment in Hilton Head
Buster intended to follow in his father’s footsteps as a lawyer, the fifth generation in the family business. But instead he watched as his last surviving immediate family member was taken away in handcuffs.
For six weeks, Buster sat in court listening to harrowing testimony about how his brother Paul’s brain was shot out of his head and how his mother Maggie was shot when she tried to flee the frenzy that unfolded at the estate in June 2021 of the family on the Moselle. .
Buster, who has refused to return to the hunting estate, now lives with a girlfriend in a modest $180,000 one-bedroom apartment in Hilton Head.
He is a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and received his law degree from the University of South Carolina.
While Buster worked at his father’s law firm at one point, it’s unclear if the graduate is now doing anything for work.
Last month it was revealed that his mother’s estate had been settled and that with the sale of the Moselle property, Buster’s share will reach $530,000. It is not known whether the graduate is currently working or receiving any form of income.
Buster was spotted wearing a Vineyard Vines t-shirt, shorts and a cap while walking his dogs on a sunny Saturday in Hilton Head, South Carolina
Buster in slippers, a baseball cap and a Rolex walks his dogs with his girlfriend
Buster intended to follow in his father’s footsteps as a lawyer. At one point he worked for his father’s company, but it is unknown what he does for work now
Last month it was revealed that his mother’s estate had been settled and with the sale of the estate to the Moselle, Buster’s share will reach $530,000
Buster and girlfriend White walk their two dogs around their neighborhood
Buster cracks a half-smile while walking his dogs in Hilton Head on Saturday morning
It was revealed last month that after nearly two years of legal wrangling, Buster’s mother’s estate has finally been settled in a complex deal that will see Moselle sold and millions split between those victims and creditors, as well as the surviving son, Buster.
Buster will be awarded $530,000, an amount increased by his uncle John Marvin’s decision to waive the percentage he could have claimed as a representative, while Marvin will be reimbursed $12,305.28 for personal funds advanced on behalf of the Estate.
Meanwhile, Buster stays at the Hilton Head condo – about an hour’s drive from the Moselle grounds. The apartment is located in a complex with a communal swimming pool, tennis court and gym.
His girlfriend White, who is originally from Rocky Hill, South Carolina, bought the apartment in July 2021, records show, after landing her first job after law school with Olivetti McCray and Withrow, where she specializes in probate and estate planning. .
It is not clear how long the pair have been dating, but they both attended the University of South Carolina Law School.
White has been with Buster during his father’s six-week murder trial and was recently seen comforting him as he visited the graves of his mother and brother at South Carolina’s Hampton Cemetery.
The pair were walking their dogs on Saturday while wearing slippers. It is not clear how long they have been dating, but they attended the University of South Carolina Law School
Buster and White live in the Hilton Head condo, which is in a complex with a community pool, tennis court and gym
Buster’s girlfriend was with him in court almost every day during his father’s six-week murder trial. The pair were also spotted visiting the graves of his mother Maggie and brother Paul
On Friday, Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the murder of his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, in Moselle on June 7, 2021
He will spend the next several weeks at the R&E facility, where he will undergo rigorous testing before being assigned to a permanent state prison. Because he is a double murderer, he will be housed with the most brutal and violent inmates in the state.
The life he faces is a far cry from the privileged world of multi-million dollar homes, from the coast to the hunting grounds of the Lowlands, to which he has grown accustomed in his 54 years.
On Friday, Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the murder of his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, in Moselle on June 7, 2021
Buster, Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh at the Moselle estate in a photo uploaded to Maggie’s Facebook on the occasion of Father’s Day 2020
Through more than 75 witnesses and nearly 800 pieces of evidence, the jurors learned about betrayed friends and clients, Murdaugh’s failed attempt to fake his own death in an insurance fraud scheme, a fatal boating accident involving his son, the housekeeper who died in a fall into Murdaugh’s house and the gruesome scene of the murders.
The now disbarred lawyer admitted to stealing millions of dollars from the family business and clients and said he needed the money to fund his drug use.
Before being charged with murder, Murdaugh was in jail awaiting trial on about 100 other charges ranging from insurance fraud to tax evasion.
Defense attorneys said they will appeal, based largely on the judge allowing evidence of crimes Murdaugh was not convicted of, which they say tarnished his reputation.
