Alex Murdaugh’s Moselle Estate on Market Again for $1.95 Million — 6 Months After it Last Sold
The new owners of the hunting estate are selling the house and some of the property — but not the kennels where Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were killed
Buyers have another chance to buy the Murdaugh family estate, Moselle, in Islandton, S.C.
On March 22, the 1,770-acre property where Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were fatally gunned down in 2021 was sold for $3.9 million to Murdaugh’s former neighbor, Jeffrey Godley of Islandton, and James Ayer of Ehrhardt, The Post and Courier reports.
Just weeks earlier, on March 2, Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife and youngest son. On March 3, he was sentenced to two life terms in prison.
The disgraced attorney, 55, has maintained his innocence and is seeking a new murder trial.
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Proceeds from the sale of the estate, which was in Maggie’s name, helped pay Murdaugh’s legal fees and victims of the 2019 boat crash that killed Mallory Beach, 19, when Paul was allegedly at the wheel, WSAV reports.
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Other portions of the proceeds went to Alex’s surviving son, Buster Murdaugh, and into a settlement fund for victims of Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes for stealing millions from his clients and others, The Post and Courier reports.
Now comes word that Godley and Ayer have put the 4-bedroom, 4.5 bath, 5,275-square-foot house and 21 acres of the sprawling property on the market for $1.95 million.
It is unclear why they are selling the house and the 21 acres.
Godley and Todd Crosby, of the Crosby Land Company, who is listing the property and who had the initial listing, did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
The hunting estate became a central part of the murder trial when the bodies of Maggie and Paul were found on a part of the property near the dog kennels on the night of June 7, 2021.
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The sale of the house and 21 acres does not include the dog kennels, according to WSAV.
All showings require and appointment and potential buyers must be pre-approved for purchase prior to visiting it, the Crosby website says.
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Buyers likely won’t find any of the Murdaugh family’s belongings in the house since the contents of the home were sold at auction in Georgia in March.
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Shoppers bought hundreds of the family’s belongings including a pair of Buster’s khaki chinos, the bicycle Maggie loved to ride around the property, a fur she had been photographed wearing, and for $31,000, the so-called “alibi couch,” where Alex claimed he took a nap when the murders took place, which came with pillows monogrammed with Maggie’s initials, a matching sofa and recliners, ABC4 reports.
A $35 Yeti cup sold for $400 and turtle lamps went for $5,000, ABC4 reports.
Proceeds from the sale went to help pay for Murdaugh’s legal fees.
Many items were put up for sale on eBay for much more than they originally sold for, including a crossbow “taken from Moselle property gunroom” with a starting bid of $14,000, ABC4 reports.
This crossbow was supposedly seen in police body cam footage on the night of the murders, according to the seller, ABC4 reports.
For those interested in buying the house on the property, they will get a landscape that “consists of upland open fields and a mature old growth hardwood forest as a backdrop,” according to the listing.
“This property is secluded in nature and remains quiet and private,” it says.
“The Moselle Estate House is a unique property that has the capacity to offer a buyer many potential uses such as a family residence or compound, equestrian pursuits, hobby farm, or just a weekend retreat destination.
The listing goes on to say that “the stately brick columns at the entrance of the property, awaits a long impressive oak-lined driveway leading to a quintessential southern vision of the classic and traditional styled Moselle Estate House.”
The house also features a sizable recreational room on the main level, “perfect for billiards,” which contains custom gun cabinets.
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