Death of Murdaugh family housekeeper in 2018 under investigation

A criminal investigation has been opened into the 2018 death of a housekeeper who worked for a prominent South Carolina family that has since become the focus of several investigations, CBS affiliate WSPA-TV reported. Hampton County Coroner Angela Topper requested the investigation into Gloria Satterfield's death, which the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agreed to on Wednesday.

Satterfield died on February 26, 2018, as a "result of injuries sustained in a trip and fall accident, in Hampton County," according to a wrongful death settlement filed after her death, with Richard A. Murdaugh listed as the defendant.

But Satterfield's death was not reported to the coroner, and an autopsy was never performed, the coroner said.