Elliot Murdaugh (2024)

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How rich is Buster Murdaugh? ›

As of 2023, Buster Murdaugh, an American law practitioner and member of the influential Murdaugh family, has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney convicted of killing his wife and youngest son, will be behind bars for the rest of his life. Murdaugh, 55, is serving two consecutive life sentences for the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, which his attorneys have appealed.

According to Exact Net Worth, Alex Murdaugh's net worth is about $1 million. As a lawyer, the site reports that his occupation made him earn $250,000 a year. Murdaugh was one of the owners of the law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, which his great-grandfather Randolph Murdaugh Sr.

Since then, two documentaries by HBO and Netflix have aired rumors that Buster was involved in a romantic relationship with Smith. Buster, denied the 'vicious rumors' that he was involved in Smith's death and said he wanted privacy to 'grieve over the brutal murders of my mother and brother.

He reportedly resides in a condo with his girlfriend, Brooklynn White, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Brooklynn works as an attorney at Olivetti, McCray and Withrow Law Firm, according to their website. Brooklynn purchased the condo in 2021, a month after the Murdaugh murders, according to Fox News.

Buster Murdaugh is speaking out for the first time claiming he does not believe his father, Alex Murdaugh, killed his mother and brother, but thinks it is fair to call his father a “psychopath.”

In 2021, Murdaugh earned $86,069 as an employee of PMPED. He made an additional $1,000,333 by defrauding PMPED and clients. The indictment said Murdaugh again failed to file a tax return in order to avoid paying income tax.

Buster was pictured last week climbing into his GMC Yukon outside the condo.

Last year, Murdaugh was convicted by a jury for the murder of his 22-year-old son Paul and 52-year-old wife Maggie. The entire property of more than 1,700 acres last sold for $2.6 million in March of 2023 to James A. Ayer and Jeffrey L. Godley.

Did Alex Murdaugh's assets get sold? ›

Here's who will get the money. The 1,700-acre South Carolina hunting lodge where Alex Murdaugh, once a prominent lawyer in the state, killed his wife and younger son has sold for $3.9 million, according to a sale deed.

I love my law firm, family, and also love Alex as my brother. While I will support him in his recovery, I do not support, condone or excuse his conduct in stealing by manipulating his most trusted relationships."

Buster Murdaugh will receive $530,000 from his mother's estate. Alex Murdaugh - a disgraced former attorney and head of the wealthy Murdaugh family - is set to appear in court over the double murder in two weeks time.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Buster was kicked out of the University of South Carolina School of Law for plagiarism, citing court records.

Maggie and Murdaugh's surviving son Buster was caught appearing to make a rude gesture to Mark Tinsley as he took the witness stand on Thursday about a lawsuit he brought against the accused killer. Footage from the courtroom shows Buster apparently flipping the bird as he stared down the witness.

Murdaugh III's will and trust

On June 23, 2020, Murdaugh III created a will that gave all of his estate to a trust under his name. The Randolph Murdaugh III Trust is listed as the only beneficiary of his estate.

Alex Murdaugh's surviving son, Buster Murdaugh '18, is a recent graduate of Wofford College. Buster Murdaugh majored in government and international affairs, and planned to follow in his great-grandfather, grandfather and father's footsteps to become an attorney.