Murdaugh family's personal items to be auctioned off amid investigation into Stephen Smith's death
COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Murdaugh family, which once held a significant position in South Carolina's judicial system, has been left broken after learning of the deaths of Maggie and Paul. Now, there are allegations that Alex Murdaugh's son, Buster, was involved in Stephen Smith's death.
Just a few weeks after Maggie and Paul were shot dead by Murdaugh, Smith's death, which was initially deemed to be a hit-and-run, was reopened. Buster, however, has maintained a strong stance, rejecting any involvement in Smith's death and requesting that "rumors" stop being circulated. In the midst of this, an auction house announced on Monday, March 20 that the Murdaugh family's belongings would be put up for sale.
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When will the auction take place?
The Liberty Auction House confirmed to Fox Carolina that they wanted to sell off items from the Murdaughs' Colleton County property. Images of the items, which included the family's couch and monogrammed pillows, were posted on the auction house's Facebook page.
On Friday, March 17, the auction house wrote, "We hope you all are having a fun & safe St. Patrick's Day! Here is a glimpse into a prominent estate picked up in Colleton County, South Carolina. We still have a lot of setting up to do but we can't wait to see everyone Thursday night!" It will host the auction on Thursday, March 23 at 4 pm.
The items were possessions from the Murdaugh home on Moselle Road, the same property where the murders of Maggie and Paul took place. There will be no online bidding and no absentee bids during the auction, which will be held at Liberty’s Pembroke, Georgia, warehouse, the company said.
'Yikes I think they'd be bad luck'
The Murdaugh family's possessions being put up for sale has received a lot of reactions on Twitter. A person wrote, "I hope no one buys any of those items. The funds likely will be used to appeal his case, and protect Buster with his possible murder charge." Another person wrote, "Yikes I think they'd be bad luck."
A third person wrote, "No thank you... that stuff is haunted." A person, who found the auctioning odd, wrote, "Monogrammed pillows and all. Very odd." Another person wrote, "Eewwww. I'd like to see this under black light. I'll bet it looks like the night sky." One person who declined to buy the items wrote, "Nope. Bad juju there."
I hope no one buys any of those items. The funds likely will be used to appeal his case, and protect Buster with his possible murder charge.
— DaQueenSpeaks (@DaQueenSpeaks) March 20, 2023
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