Son of convicted murderer who inspired multiple true crime shows marries Alabama graduate
The only living son of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh married a University of Alabama graduate Saturday, according to multiple reports.
Richard Alexander “Buster” Murdaugh, 32, married Brooklynn White, 29, at a former hunting estate in Beaufort, S.C.
The New York Post reported that Murdaugh wore a white tuxedo with black pants, while White wore an off-the-shoulder white gown with a black bow.
The couple spent the reception with about 50 guests in a tent festooned with blue and white flowers.
The Mail reported photos of the wedding show there were two live bands, a floral arch and a four-tier white wedding cake.
White is a native of Rock Hill, S.C., but relocated to Alabama in 2014 for college.
She received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Alabama, according to her LinkedIn profile. White has also taken her married name of Murdaugh on her social media accounts.
It is believed the two met when they were both studying at the University of South Carolina Law School. White was reportedly with Buster Murdaugh when his father called to tell him of the murder of his mother and brother.
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2023, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of killing his 22-year-old son, Paul, with a shotgun and his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, with a rifle on June 7, 2021.
Through more than 75 witnesses and nearly 800 pieces of evidence, jurors heard about betrayed friends and clients, Murdaugh’s failed attempt to stage his own death in an insurance fraud scheme, a fatal boat crash in which his son was implicated, the housekeeper who died in a fall in the Murdaugh home and the grisly scene of the killings.
The case has inspired multiple true crime podcasts, documentaries and a TV movie.
The attorney admitted stealing millions of dollars from the family firm and clients, saying he needed the money to fund his drug habit. Before he was charged with murder, Murdaugh was in jail awaiting trial on about 100 other charges ranging from insurance fraud to tax evasion.
An Alabama auctioneer later sold the Murdaugh family home, close to where Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were murdered, for $1 million last year.