The Murdaughs were from the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, centered around Hampton County and the small town of Hampton/Varnville.

Core location

  • The Murdaugh family is widely described as an American legal dynasty from South Carolina’s Lowcountry , a coastal and rural region in the southern part of the state.
  • Their power base was in and around Hampton County , with deep roots in the towns of Hampton and nearby Varnville, which locals sometimes referred to as “Murdaugh Country” because of the family’s influence.

Family roots and base

  • The modern dynasty traces back to Randolph Murdaugh Sr., who was born in Varnville, South Carolina , and later founded a law firm in Hampton in 1910, cementing the family’s presence there.
  • For nearly a century, three generations of Murdaughs served as elected solicitors (similar to district attorneys) for South Carolina’s 14th Judicial Circuit, which covers several Lowcountry counties but was politically and socially centered on Hampton County.

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