Chinanews.com, September 16th. According to a report by the American Chinese website, after the murder of his wife and children, a well-known South Carolina lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, was also shot at earlier this month, but the case has recently undergone a shocking reversal. , The police arrested a suspect and was accused of colluding with Merdolph himself for the purpose of forging a false murder to obtain high insurance compensation for Merdolph's surviving son.

　　On September 4, Merdolph resigned from the law firm where he worked on suspicion of embezzling public funds.

A day later, he was taken to the hospital for treatment after being shot in the head.

　　The police initially stated that Merdorf was shot when his car broke down and changed tires on the side of the road. He himself called 911 to report the police.

　　According to the testimony released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Department (SLED), Merdolph recently admitted that his former client Smith had shot him so that his son could receive a life insurance compensation worth about 10 million U.S. dollars.

　　Smith later admitted that he was shot at the scene of Merdolph and dealt with the gun afterwards.

Smith now faces multiple charges.

　　According to the testimony, Merdolph provided Smith with a gun and instructed Smith to shoot him in the head. Smith did so and dealt with the gun.

　　Murdolph’s lawyer Halpurian explained on the 15th that his client fell into depression after his wife and youngest son were found shot dead in June.

　　Halpurian said his clients knew that life insurance had suicide exclusion clauses. “This is what he is trying to do to protect his children.”

　　The lawyer also said that Merdorf is actively cooperating with the police investigation because "he does not want the law enforcement agencies to spend more time on this fake case" instead of resolving the murder of his wife and son.

　　Smith, 61, was charged with assisted suicide, serious disability, gun threat, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.

　　Murdolf was not charged on the 14th, although court documents listed him as a "co-defendant."

It is expected that more charges will be filed in this case.

　　According to the US "New York Times" report, Merdolph had sued a forest management company on behalf of Smith in 2015, and in 2013, he also handled speeding tickets on behalf of Smith.

　　The Merdolph family is one of the most famous legal families in South Carolina. They have been prosecutors of the 14th Circuit for three consecutive generations, and have prosecuted thousands of criminal cases.