It’s now been three weeks since a jury found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie and son, Paul.Items belonging to the disgraced attorney were auctioned off in Pembroke on Thursday at the Liberty Auction House.Many of the people who attended the auction traveled from far away. Video Evidence: Footage shown to the jury in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trialVideo: Alex Murdaugh’s full testimony from his double murder trialMurdaugh Timeline: This is what happened the night Paul and Maggie were murdered”I am coming from Williamsburg, specifically the College of William and Mary,” Lorelei Peterson said.”We’re coming from northeast Alabama,” said a bidder who wished to remain anonymous.”I am actually in Charleston with my husband on business,” Hope Szczyglinski said. “I had the day off and thought I’d make the drive. It’s a beautiful day out.”The items that were listed for auction Thursday all came from Alex Murdaugh’s Moselle property where Maggie and Paul were killed.Below file video: Watch the moment Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and son”My mom has been following the Murdaugh cases for the past 4 years or so, so we figured this would be a good wrap-up to the trial,” Peterson said.Some of the clothing that was up for auction still had the names of family members on it.”It’s sad because I see this family’s life,” Szczyglinski said. “Everything has been emptied from this home. Maggie the mother is dead, Paul the youngest son is dead and here you have a snapshot of their lives.”While some attended the auction looking to find items for their own homes, others attended hoping to walk away with an item to remind them of the double murder trial and Alex Murdaugh’s guilty conviction.Below file video: The trial of Alex Murdaugh: A full recapThe bidding began just after 4 p.m. in a packed, stuffy room. And when the auction finally came to a close at 10:30 pm, all of the Murdaugh items were sold.It will take several days to do a full accounting of the sales but some of the items sold for eye-catching sums. A Yeti cup, which typically retails for $35, sold for $400, according to auction house owner Lori Mattingly. A beer koozie sold for $500, while mounted antlers went for $10,000 and a furniture set for $30,000.The sale also included beds, chests, tables, chairs, a popcorn maker, and picture frames that once hung on the walls of the Moselle estate, along with a large rack of hunting equipment. Robert Daley’s book “Man with A Gun,” a story about a man who commits an accidental homicide, was also among the items sold.Mattingly described the scene of the bidding as “frenzy buying.” Bidders “were just determined to get what they wanted,” she said.”That just proves people have more money than sense,” she added.
It’s now been three weeks since a jury found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie and son, Paul.
Items belonging to the disgraced attorney were auctioned off in Pembroke on Thursday at the Liberty Auction House.
Many of the people who attended the auction traveled from far away.
“I am coming from Williamsburg, specifically the College of William and Mary,” Lorelei Peterson said.
“We’re coming from northeast Alabama,” said a bidder who wished to remain anonymous.
“I am actually in Charleston with my husband on business,” Hope Szczyglinski said. “I had the day off and thought I’d make the drive. It’s a beautiful day out.”
The items that were listed for auction Thursday all came from Alex Murdaugh’s Moselle property where Maggie and Paul were killed.
Below file video: Watch the moment Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and son
“My mom has been following the Murdaugh cases for the past 4 years or so, so we figured this would be a good wrap-up to the trial,” Peterson said.
Some of the clothing that was up for auction still had the names of family members on it.
“It’s sad because I see this family’s life,” Szczyglinski said. “Everything has been emptied from this home. Maggie the mother is dead, Paul the youngest son is dead and here you have a snapshot of their lives.”
While some attended the auction looking to find items for their own homes, others attended hoping to walk away with an item to remind them of the double murder trial and Alex Murdaugh’s guilty conviction.
Below file video: The trial of Alex Murdaugh: A full recap
The bidding began just after 4 p.m. in a packed, stuffy room. And when the auction finally came to a close at 10:30 pm, all of the Murdaugh items were sold.
It will take several days to do a full accounting of the sales but some of the items sold for eye-catching sums. A Yeti cup, which typically retails for $35, sold for $400, according to auction house owner Lori Mattingly. A beer koozie sold for $500, while mounted antlers went for $10,000 and a furniture set for $30,000.
The sale also included beds, chests, tables, chairs, a popcorn maker, and picture frames that once hung on the walls of the Moselle estate, along with a large rack of hunting equipment. Robert Daley’s book “Man with A Gun,” a story about a man who commits an accidental homicide, was also among the items sold.
Mattingly described the scene of the bidding as “frenzy buying.” Bidders “were just determined to get what they wanted,” she said.
“That just proves people have more money than sense,” she added.
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