OLIVIA WILE WJCL 22 NEWS. THANK YOU, OLIVIA. ALL NEW AT 6 - WE NOW KNOW HOW THE REST OF CONVICTED KILLER ALEX MURDAUGH'S ASSETS... WILL BE DIVIDED. A COURT- APPOINTED REFEREE ANNOUNCED MONDAY .. THAT PEOPLE MURDAUGH STOLE FROM... INCLUDING VICTIMS OF THE BOAT CRASH INVOLVING MALLORY BEACH ... AND MURDAUGH'S FORMER COLLEAGUES... SHOULD EXPECT A PAYOUT. BUT SOME .. AREN'T HAPPY WITH THIS LIST. WJCL 22 NEWS' BROOKE BUTLER JOINS US NOW LIVE IN STUDIO - TO EXPLAIN. BROOKE, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? SHANNON - ERIC BLAND - WHO REPRESENTS THE FAMILY OF GLORIA SATTERFIELD ... IS UPSET SATTERFIELD'S SONS - WHO MURDAUGH CONFESSED TO STEALING MONEY FROM - WON'T BE GETTING A DIME OF MURDAUGHS REMAINING ASSETS. "IT'S VICTIMIZING THE SATTERFIELDS ALL OVER AGAIN. IT'S SAYING TO THEM, YOU'RE NOT WORTHY." ATTORNEY ERIC BLAND IS UPSET HIS CLIENTS - THE SONS OF GLORIA SATTERFIELD, A LONGTIME HOUSEKEEPER FOR THE MURDAUGH FAMILY WHO DIED IN A TRIP AND FALL AT THEIR MOSELLE PROPERTY - ARE NOT BEING AWARDED ANY OF THE MONEY RECOVERED FROM ALEX MURDAUGH. "THE SATTERFIELD NEVER EXPECTED THAT THEY WOULD GET THE ENTIRE $1.9 MILLION. NO, BUT THEY FULLY EXPECTED THAT ALEX MURDAUGH WOULD HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING TO THEM FROM THE JUDGMENT THAT HE GAVE." YOU MAY REMEMBER, MURDAUGH CONFESSED TO STEALING MILLIONS FROM THE SATTERFIELDS. HE GOT THE MONEY FROM A WRONGFUL DEATH INSURANCE SETTLEMENT THAT WAS INTENDED FOR SATTERFIELD'S SONS. TO THIS DAY - THE SATTERFIELDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED MORE THAN 7 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. BUT BLAND SAYS NONE OF THAT MONEY HAS COME DIRECTLY FROM ALEX MURDAUGH. "IT'S A SLAP IN THEIR FACE. IT'S SAYING, ALEX MURDOCK, YOU GET TO SKATE SIMPLY BECAUSE YOUR LAWYER SUED BANKS, LAW FIRMS, CARY FLEMING, CHAD WEST AND DORF. AND THEY PAID THEY CHOSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING." THE COURT APPOINTED REFEREE INSTEAD DECIDED TO DIVVY UP MURDAUGH'S REMAINING ASSETS BETWEEN VICTIMS OF THE BOAT CRASH INVOLVING MALLORY BEACH... MURDAUGH'S FORMER LAW FIRM, PMPED...AND A FEW OF MURDAUGHS OTHER FINANCIAL CRIMES VICTIMS. "AND THIS SPECIAL REFEREE WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE, CHOSE WINNERS AND LOSERS, WHICH IS NOT FAIR." SO BROOKE - WHAT'S NEXT? WELL BLAND TELLS ME HE'S GOING TO FILE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. HE'S HOPING TO GET SOME OF THIS MONEY FOR HIS CLIENTS ... BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT THEM TO FEEL VICTIMIZED - YET
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Remainder of Alex Murdaugh's money divvied up, Satterfield family not set to receive a share
Nearly 50% of Murdaugh's remaining money will go to the boat crash victims.
Brooke Butler
Anchor/Reporter
We now know how the rest of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh's money will be divvied up.A court-appointed special referee announced Monday that nearly 50% of Murdaugh's cash will go to the victims of the boat crash that killed Mallory Beach. Some of Murdaugh's financial crimes victims will also receive a share of his money, along with Murdaugh's former colleagues. Satterfield family attorney Eric Bland isn't satisfied with this list. The Satterfields are not being awarded any of Murdaugh's money recovered by receivers."It's victimizing the Satterfield's all over again. It's saying to them, 'You're not worthy,'" Bland said. "The Satterfields never expected that they would get the entire , no, but they fully expected that Alex Murdaugh would have to pay something."Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaugh family's longtime housekeeper and nanny, died in a trip and fall at the Murdaugh's Moselle property back in 2018. Murdaugh confessed to stealing millions from Satterfield's sons following her death. He got that money from a wrongful death insurance settlement that was intended for Satterfield's sons. To this day, the Satterfields have been awarded more than $7.5 million, but Bland said none of that money has come directly from Alex Murdaugh."It's a slap in their face. It's saying, 'Alex Murdaugh, you get to skate simply because your lawyer sued banks, law firms, Cory Fleming, Chad Westendorf, and they paid.' They chose to do the right thing," Bland said.You can read exactly how the court-appointed special referee divvied up Murdaugh's assets below: Renee Beach, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mallory Beach: 29%Arthur Badger, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Donna Badger: 24%John E. Parker: 15%Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Elzroth, and Detrick, P.A. (" PMPED"): 14%Morgan Doughty: 11%Miley Altman: 5%Manuel Santis-Cristiani: 1%Henry Henderson: 0.8%Randy Drawdy: 0.2% Brian Harriott and Michael "Tony" Satterfield: 0%Randolph Murdaugh, IV: 0% Alania Spohn: 0%Eva Mae Marshall: 0%Hannah Plyer: 0%Charles Harley, Personal Representative of Charles Harley, Jr. Estate: 0% Bland said he is planning to file a motion to reconsider. "This special referee, who is supposed to be fair and equitable, chose winners and losers, which is not fair," Bland said.
HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. —
We now know how the rest of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh's money will be divvied up.
A court-appointed special referee announced Monday that nearly 50% of Murdaugh's cash will go to the victims of the boat crash that killed Mallory Beach. Some of Murdaugh's financial crimes victims will also receive a share of his money, along with Murdaugh's former colleagues.
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Satterfield family attorney Eric Bland isn't satisfied with this list. The Satterfields are not being awarded any of Murdaugh's money recovered by receivers.
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"It's victimizing the Satterfield's all over again. It's saying to them, 'You're not worthy,'" Bland said. "The Satterfields never expected that they would get the entire [payout], no, but they fully expected that Alex Murdaugh would have to pay something."
Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaugh family's longtime housekeeper and nanny, died in a trip and fall at the Murdaugh's Moselle property back in 2018. Murdaugh confessed to stealing millions from Satterfield's sons following her death. He got that money from a wrongful death insurance settlement that was intended for Satterfield's sons.
To this day, the Satterfields have been awarded more than $7.5 million, but Bland said none of that money has come directly from Alex Murdaugh.
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"It's a slap in their face. It's saying, 'Alex Murdaugh, you get to skate simply because your lawyer sued banks, law firms, Cory Fleming, Chad Westendorf, and they paid.' They chose to do the right thing," Bland said.
You can read exactly how the court-appointed special referee divvied up Murdaugh's assets below:
- Renee Beach, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mallory Beach: 29%
- Arthur Badger, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Donna Badger: 24%
- John E. Parker: 15%
- Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Elzroth, and Detrick, P.A. (" PMPED"): 14%
- Morgan Doughty: 11%
- Miley Altman: 5%
- Manuel Santis-Cristiani: 1%
- Henry Henderson: 0.8%
- Randy Drawdy: 0.2%
- Brian Harriott and Michael "Tony" Satterfield: 0%
- Randolph Murdaugh, IV: 0%
- Alania Spohn: 0%
- Eva Mae Marshall: 0%
- Hannah Plyer: 0%
- Charles Harley, Personal Representative of Charles Harley, Jr. Estate: 0%
Bland said he is planning to file a motion to reconsider.
"This special referee, who is supposed to be fair and equitable, chose winners and losers, which is not fair," Bland said.
