The South Carolina property that was the scene of the infamous 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh by the family’s patriarch is back on the market, just months after it went on sale.
The property, known as Mauser, was listed for $2 million after being purchased by Jeffrey Godley and James Eyre for $3.9 million in March, the Post and Courier reported. report.
The property includes a 5,300-square-foot home with four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms and 21 acres of land. The property includes a recreation room perfect for billiards with a custom gun cabinet, and accommodates a variety of potential uses including family residence, equestrian pursuits, hobby farming, and weekend retreat. doing.
The list does not include the kennel that played a central role in the trial of disgraced lawyer Alex Marder, who was convicted of murdering his wife and son.
Properties owned by the Murdaugh family have also been linked to other controversial cases, including a 2019 boating accident that killed a 19-year-old girl and Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes involving millions of dollars.
Proceeds from the recent sale were used to pay Murdaugh’s legal costs and compensate victims of his financial misconduct.
The sale of this property attracted a great deal of attention, especially due to the auction of the Murdaugh family’s assets. people report Items of interest included personal items such as Buster’s khaki chinos, Maggie’s favorite bicycle, and the so-called “alibi sofa” that Alex claimed to have been sitting on at the time of the murder.
The crossbow allegedly seen on police body camera footage the night of the murder was put up for sale on eBay, with bids starting at $14,000.
It is not easy to sell land where a serious crime has occurred.
“Murder is feng shui bad,” said Orel Anderson, a forensic real estate appraiser who specializes in valuing properties affected by crime. genuine In 2019.
Anderson said homes where murders occur typically sell at a discount of 10 to 15 percent. If a murder case gains attention, the difference can be 20 to 30 percent.
California law requires intermediaries to disclose whether a death has occurred at their facility within the past three years. Potential buyers can also consult DiedInHouse.com. For $11.99, you can find out if someone at a particular address died by murder or suicide.
But some cases are too infamous to avoid, even if the crime occurred decades ago. For example, 2475 Glendower Place is best known as a five-bedroom Spanish Revival house. “Los Feliz Murder House.”
There, on the night of December 6, 1959, Dr. Harold Perelson bludgeoned his wife, Lillian, to death with a ball-peen hammer, then viciously beat his 18-year-old daughter, Judy, while their two young children slept. She ran away and raised the alarm, but not before Mr. Perelson took his own life by drinking poison.
A year later, the hillside property was sold to an elderly couple named Emily and Julian Henriques, but they never lived there. The building, which had been vacant for more than 40 years, had attracted enthusiasts who peered through the windows at her dusty 1950s furniture. Finally, in 2016, the home was purchased at a probate sale for $2.3 million.
In May of this year, everything was stripped down to the stallion and he was relisted for $3.5 million. Century 21 Peak agent Scott Pinkerton, who represented the 2016 purchaser and is currently the listing agent, said it’s hard to escape the home’s dark history.
“When it first came on the market, listing agents had a ton of bad looking stuff. So many people wanted to come see the house,” he said.
— Ted Glanser
