Alex Murdaugh suicide-for-hire hitman Curtis 'Eddie' Smith could be key player in next trial
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Curtis "Cousin Eddie" Smith could be a key witness in Alex Murdaugh's financial crimes trial. Murdaugh hired Smith as a hitman in a September 2021 botched suicide scheme.
Murdaugh, who was sentenced on Feb. 3 to life in prison for the June 2021 murders of his wife and son, initially admitted that he hired Smith, 62, to shoot him in September 2021 so that the disgraced 54-year-old lawyer could get a $10 million insurance payout for his surviving son, Buster Murdaugh. As has happened so many times in this case, the initial representations by Mr. Murdaugh have proven to be unsubstantiated. Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
However, Smith missed, and Murdaugh survived to tell the tale, or at least his version of the tale.