Maggie Murdaugh's friends want to keep her memory alive

48 Hours Maggie Murdaugh's husband was convicted of her murder. Her friends want to keep her memory alive. .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-48-hours.jpg'); } By Allison Elyse Gualtieri Allison Elyse Gualtieri Senior News Editor Allison Elyse Gualtieri is a Senior News Editor for CBSNews.com, working on a wide variety of subjects including crime, longer-form features and feel-good news. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and U.S. News and World Report, among other outlets. Read Full Bio Allison Elyse Gualtieri Updated on: May 13, 2026 / 3:14 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google CASE UPDATE: On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions and granted him a new trial.  The court held that Murdaugh was denied the right to a fair trial, including an impartial jury, due to the actions of County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill. Maggie Murdaugh made headlines in death. But the loss of the woman called "Magnolia" by her sister was quickly overshadowed by the high-profile tribulations of her husband, Alex — charged with murdering Maggie and their son, Paul, accused of nearly 100 financial crimes involving millions of dollars, fired from the law firm his great-grandfather founded, disbarred and embroiled in several scandals simultaneously. A jury convicted him on March 2 of both murders.A key piece of evidence in the weekslong South Carolina trial — during which 76 witnesses, including Alex Murdaugh himself and the couple's surviving son, Buster, took the stand — was a video of Paul's. Prosecutor Creighton Waters described that video as Paul's testimony from beyond the grave.But Caroline Price and Shellie West want to make sure they remember their longtime friend for the good times — "the way she was, and not what happened," as West put it.Price and West told CBS News' Nikki Battiste their friend doted on her son...