Paul Murdaugh died in 2021, and his father, former attorney Alex Murdaugh, was sentenced to two life terms in prison for murdering his son and wife. The civil lawsuits against Parkers also targeted the Murdaugh family, saying they eased Pauls access to alcohol and the boat that crashed. Paul Murdaugh was involved in a fatal boating accident in 2019, where he crashed his family boat into the Archers Creek Bridge in Beaufort, South Carolina, killing Mallory Beach and injuring others. Paul was charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence and boating under the influence causing death, but the charges were dropped after his death. On June 7, 2021, Paul and his mother Maggie were murdered, and the charges against the now-deceased Paul were dropped. Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of their murders and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.