Alex Murdaugh appears in a prison photo. (South Carolina Department of Corrections)
He may be a convicted double murderer and a disgraced serial lawyer, but for some that’s apparently a plus.
Alex Murdaugh receives love letters in prison, a South Carolina prison official confirmed to Law&Crime.
The love dispatches were obtained by political blog Palmetto State and news site FITSNews through an open records request.
“I can confirm that the documents we shared with FitsNews are authentic,” Chrysti Shain, director of communications for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, told Law&Crime in an email.
“I think I love you,” Nicollete K. wrote to Murdaugh on March 12.
She sent a total of three messages spaced several hours apart.
“I think about you all day, every day,” she later wrote.
Nicollete K.’s third message, sent in the early morning of March 13, reads: “I swear on my life that I will never say a single word to anyone important or unimportant. I sincerely care about you.
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A second woman named Lacie K. also reportedly expressed some interest in the man who was recently sentenced to serve two consecutive life sentences for the brutal murder of his wife and youngest son.
“I’m just a small town Missouri girl,” she reportedly wrote on March 12. “I’m here if you want to talk. Or vent. XXLacie.
A third woman, identified as Destiny H., believes the legal scion is withholding what he knows – but is innocent of murder.
“You didn’t kill your family, someone else did, and you don’t want to say it,” she reportedly wrote. “I give you all the love for not going wild, but then again, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do for your freedom.”
A fourth woman, identified as Shianne D., reportedly described herself as “a bored 31-year-old woman” and said she “decided to write a letter to someone who might also need help. a friend”.
Shianne D. and Destiny H. reportedly expressed interest in sending photos of themselves to Alex Murdaugh.
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The convicted killer is also said to have sent correspondence for a reason other than love or friendship.
According to FITSNews, one of the producers of “Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” reached out to Alex Murdaugh and asked him to lend his voice to the next episode of the hit documentary series.
“We feel at this point that it’s [sic] very important to have your voice in the (rest) of our series,” Mike Gasparro reportedly wrote. “Our first three episodes (were) seen by 40 million households and also 75 million hours (were) watched in just ten days. Those numbers will continue to rise. form on TV if you’re willing to talk to us.
The messages were received while Alex Murdaugh was being assessed at Kirkland Correctional Facility in Columbia, which opened in 1975. The facility “receives, assesses, classifies and assigns all male offenders aged 17 years and older sentenced to 91 days or more,” according to the DOC’s website.
On March 31, the inmate was transferred “to the statewide remand unit at a South Carolina maximum security prison,” the DOC said in a news release. This prison is not yet known to the public.
“Detainees in this unit have validated protection concerns and are placed in a specialized unit to separate them from the general population,” the agency said. “Their location is withheld for safety and security reasons. This unit currently has 28 inmates.
Shain told Law&Crime there has been no change in Alex Murdaugh’s status since he was taken into protective custody last week.
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