

Her family said in a statement that it was a "sad day" for them following the announcement of the investigation. "On the death certificate, the manner of death was ruled 'natural,' which is inconsistent with injuries sustained in a trip and fall accident." Satterfield's death "was not reported to the coroner at the time, nor was an autopsy performed," Hampton County Coroner Angela Topper wrote in a letter to state investigators in her request. The agency said the decision was based on a request from the Hampton County coroner and on "information gathered" during a separate investigation involving Alex Murdaugh. On Wednesday, there was another unexpected turn in the case when the state law enforcement division, or SLED, said it was opening a criminal investigation into the death of housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.

Murdaugh's attorney said Murdaugh was depressed and enlisted a man to kill him, believing his life insurance had a suicide clause. 4, three months after the unsolved slayings of his wife and adult son, but suffered a superficial wound and survived. His legal team said that he will surrender to authorities in Hampton County and they expect him to faces charges related to conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Murdaugh, 53, has not been charged with a crime.
