On Thursday, an auction house in Georgia sold off a variety of items that formerly belonged to Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina attorney recently convicted of murdering his wife and son. It appears many of the items were purchased by people who had become fascinated by Murdaugh's widely publicized trial.
On March 3, Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the shooting deaths of his wife and son, a case documented in the Netflix documentary series, "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal."
Before this week's auction, members of the Murdaugh family, including Christy Murdaugh, the wife of Alex Murdaugh's brother Randy, retrieved a few items of personal value, according to coverage by Fox News.
Among the items kept by family were pillows decorated with Murdaugh's slain wife Maggie's monogrammed initials.
"We have been so invested in the family and the trial and followed it very close," one buyer said in a quote to CNN. "I think having a piece of the memorial would be interesting."
One woman told Fox that she was planning to purchase items to give away as Christmas presents for friends and family interested in the murder case.
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A number of the items sold at the auction popped up on eBay shortly afterward, listed at exorbitant prices.
According to Law & Crime, a crossbow that was "supposedly the one seen in police body camera footage at the property" and had been taken from Murdaugh's gunroom, was listed with an opening bid of $14,000.
"It's sad because I see this family's life," a woman said to local press. "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."
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