Convicted Killer Alex Murdaugh Loses Phone Privileges, Thanks to Fox Nation Documentary

Fox News' streaming service, Fox Nation, is releasing a new documentary on convicted killer Alex Murdaugh. However, the documentary may have unintentionally cost him his phone privileges. The former lawyer also lost access to his prison tablet computer, thanks to the documentary.

South Carolina Corrections Department officials stated that Murdaugh was punished after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call. This was recorded for the Fox Nation documentary, according to the Associated Press.

South Carolina Corrections Department spokeswoman Chrysti Shain noted that prison policy prohibits inmates from talking to the media without permission. The reason for this is because it "believes that victims of crime should not have to see or hear the person who victimized them or their family member on the news."

However, these infractions are not considered crimes but are prison discipline issues, though Alex Murdaugh still violated the rule. He also reportedly broke another rule when he used a different inmate's password to make a telephone call. This is also not considered a crime.

Due to his actions, the disgraced former lawyer also lost other privileges, including his ability to buy items in the prison canteen for a month. He now also has to get permission from prison officials to get another tablet.

The 55-year-old was convicted to life in prison for killing his wife and younger son and lying about it to investigators. He has also been disbarred following investigations into whether he stole millions from his law firm and clients. He reportedly killed them to gain sympathy and buy more time to cover up his crimes.

Other Alex Murdaugh Son Believes Father Is Not Guilty

Alex Murdaugh was part of one of South Carolina's most prominent families and was once one of the state's most prized attorneys. However, he fell from grace, was accused of theft, and then murdered his family. Now, his surviving son, Buster Murdaugh, finally talks about his father and says he believes he is innocent.

Speaking to Fox Nation, Buster Murdaugh admits that he believes his father's murder trial was not fair and that he was actually innocent. His beliefs will be streamed as part of the 3-part Fox Nation docuseries, "The Fall of the House of Murdaugh," which premieres on August 31, according to Greenville News.

Alex Murdaugh Bonded With 'Hardened Criminal' Who Became His Mentor

Meanwhile, more details have come out regarding the life of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh. A new book by John Glatt, "Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege and the Murdaugh Family Murders," claims that the disgraced lawyer once bonded with a lifelong criminal while in prison.

"The Murdaughs are known by everybody... in every other way. And a lot of people did not want to comment on what was going on. But I did manage to find some close friends of the Murdaughs. They opened up to me," Glatt said in a Fox News interview about his book.

The author stated that he spent three weeks in Murdaugh's hometown and found that before he was a convicted killer, Murdaugh spent some time at the South Carolina's Richland County Detention Center after getting arrested and charged with swindling millions of dollars from the son of Gloria Satterfield. While there, he reportedly befriended the "hardened" criminal who was described to have spent most of his life behind bars.

"We really hit it off, and I liked him," admitted Murdaugh to his sister-in-law. "He was always in trouble with guns but laid-back and very jail-smart. He taught me a lot about being in here that helped me."

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Written by: Rick Martin

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