South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh denied bond

A judge denied bond for South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh over charges he stole millions after the death of his family's longtime housekeeper. Nikki Battiste is following the case.

• Oct 20, 2021

Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces 27 new charges

When added with his previous indictments, Murdaugh is now accused of stealing $8,875,944.45.

• Jan 21, 2022

Alex Murdaugh now facing more than 50 charges

Indictments filed Thursday allege Alex Murdaugh stole nearly $1.4 million.

• Dec 9, 2021

Alex Murdaugh stole almost $5 million, new indictments allege

Murdaugh, 53, remains in jail without bond after two previous arrests.

• Nov 19, 2021

The Murdaugh Mysteries

Five deaths with a connection to one family. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste investigates.

• Oct 30, 2021

Alex Murdaugh, charged with stealing $3M insurance payments, denied bond

Murdaugh has been in jail since his arrest Thursday at a drug rehab center near Orlando, Florida.

• Oct 19, 2021

Alex Murdaugh knows he's going to prison, his lawyer says

The prominent South Carolina attorney suspected of trying to arrange his own death was arrested​ at a drug rehab facility in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.

• Oct 15, 2021

Man who cops say shot lawyer in suicide plot speaks

Nikki Battiste speaks with Curtis Smith, the man accused of shooting prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh in an alleged assisted suicide plot earlier this year. In this preview of a future "48 Hours" episode, Smith tells Battiste that he's innocent of the allegations against him.

• Oct 14, 2021

Alex Murdaugh charged with stealing money in housekeeper's death

The arrest on two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses involves Murdaugh's housekeeper for decades, Gloria Satterfield.

• Oct 14, 2021

Lawyer accused of plotting his own killing

A South Carolina lawyer accused of hiring a hitman to kill him so his son could get $10 million is returning to drug rehab after surrendering to authorities. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste joins "CBSN AM" from Varnville, South Carolina, with the latest on the case and the questions surrounding Alex Murdaugh.

• Sep 17, 2021

Death of Murdaugh family housekeeper in 2018 under investigation

Gloria Satterfield's death was said to be the result of a "trip and fall accident," but the coroner's office says an autopsy was never performed.

• Sep 17, 2021

Lawyer accused of planning his own death turns himself in

Authorities say the shooting was part of a $10 million life insurance scheme the attorney cooked up, but the bullet only grazed his head.

• Sep 16, 2021

Lawyer whose wife, son were killed allegedly took money from firm

The statement from the law firm came hours after Alex Murdaugh said he was resigning and entering rehab.

• Sep 7, 2021

Lawyer speaks out after he was shot, 3 months after his family was killed

In a statement Monday to CBS affiliate WCSC​, Alex Murdaugh said he has "made a lot of decisions that I truly regret" and the he planned to resign from his law firm and enter rehab.

• Sep 6, 2021