Alex Murdaugh's bullets and furniture from lodge where he killed Maggie and Paul are being auctioned off
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA: The Murdaugh family's possessions were put up for sale on Thursday, March 23, as announced by Liberty Auction House, and it turned out that there were a lot of items being auctioned. The items included boxes of shotgun shells, furniture, a hunting shirt labeled 'Alex' inside the collar, and many more.
The items came from the South Carolina lodge where Alex Murdaugh had murdered his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul Murdaugh. To participate in the auction, which was being held by Liberty Auctions in Georgia, bidders were required to be present at the auction house's warehouse. Images from inside the warehouse where the auction was conducted revealed rows of items laid out across long tables while potential buyers explored the goods that had inhabited the expansive country estate of the well-known southern family. The proceeds from the auction, according to Fox Carolina, will allegedly be sent to Buster Murdaugh, Palmetto State Bank, Alex Murdaugh's outstanding legal costs, and the victims of the tragic 2019 boat accident.
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What were the items being auctioned off?
Potential buyers browsed through a variety of antique items inside the auction room where long tables were stacked high with deer antlers, mounted turtle shells, ornate dishes, and figures from a Christmas nativity scene.
A Yeti tumbler priced at $400, lamps with turtle shell decals costing $800, and mounted long horns with a whopping $10,000 price tag were among the pricier items being auctioned off. An animal trap was the first thing to be auctioned off and sold for $500. Then, a pair of rocking chairs were up for auction and brought in $850. Finally, a couch from the family mansion brought in $30,000 after a heated bidding war.
'Their things are not any better or nicer'
Prior to the auction, the 1,700-acre mansion where the Murdaughs lived was listed for $3.9 million. The Moselle mansion, which had been on the market for a year, was finally sold for $2.6 million. The new owners, James Ayer and Jeffrey Godley, decided to empty the mansion after purchasing it and sell every item within.
Owner of Liberty Auction Lori Mattingly told CNN that the task of cleaning out the house was "just like any other job." She stated, "Their things are not any better or nicer than any other things that we pick up from other people's homes. We go into a lot of very nice expensive homes. And we've had much nicer things than theirs, but their things are nice."