The agency announced Wednesday that they are now investigating Gloria Satterfield’s death. A lawsuit filed by her sons Wednesday said they were told the 57-year-old woman died after falling in the Murdaugh home in February 2018. She had worked as a nanny and housekeeper for them for two decades.
Alex Murdaugh had friends arrange a $505,000 settlement for the sons but did not get their approval, the lawsuit said.
The settlement reached nearly a year ago set aside $166,000 for attorney fees and the sons have not seen any of the $505,000, according to the lawsuit.
Hampton County Coroner Angela Topper asked for the state investigation, saying Satterfield’s death certificate lists she died of natural causes, which is inconsistent with a trip-and-fall accidental death. She said her office was not informed so it could perform an autopsy.
State police said other information gathered during their Murdaugh investigations also led them to look into Satterfield’s death. They didn’t provide additional details.
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