The sprawling South Carolina estate where Alex Murdaugh brutally murdered his wife and son has been taken off the market, just five months after it was relisted for $2.2 million—and mere days after the disgraced lawyer’s legal team launched an appeal with the Supreme Court to have his murder conviction overturned.
Murdaugh, 57, had been living on the enormous farm, which is known as Moselle, with his wife, Maggie, and their two sons, Buster and Paul, for years when he was arrested and charged with the deaths of his spouse and eldest child.
The former lawyer, who has vehemently denied shooting Maggie and Paul on the property, was convicted of both murders in March 2023 and is currently serving two life sentences.
In the years since his arrest, Murdaugh’s former home has been left unrecognizable, having initially been divided into multiple properties—before the primary residence was transformed as part of a dramatic renovation carried out by its most recent owner.
Moselle, which is located in Islandton, SC, and originally spanned 1,770 acres, was first put on the market just months before Murdaugh was convicted. It was purchased by two local businessmen for $3.9 million in March 2023.
Just a few months later, those buyers, James Ayer and Jeffrey Godley, chose to carve up the land and put the Murdaugh family home and its surrounding 21 acres back on the market for $1.95 million.
However, it struggled to find a buyer and was ultimately put up on the auction block in February 2024, when it was bought by Alex Blair for just $1 million.
Soon after, Blair began an extensive renovation and expansion of the Murdaugh family residence, which he had initially purchased as a second home for his family—before choosing to try to sell it himself, listing it for the sky-high price of $2.75 million in December 2024.
That listing was then removed in April 2025 and it remained off the market for months, before Blair made another attempt to find a buyer in September, this time listing the property not as a family home but as a farm, with a newly lowered asking price of $2.2 million.
However, Blair once again struggled to find a buyer and the property was delisted for a second time on Feb. 21.
The delisting came less than two weeks after Murdaugh’s lawyers appeared before the South Carolina Supreme Court to argue that their client’s murder conviction should be overturned, arguing that the former attorney was not given a fair trial.
That appeal process is ongoing, according to The Associated Press.
Still, even if the murder conviction is overturned, Murdaugh will not be freed; in addition to his life sentences for murder, Murdaugh was previously sentenced to 40 years behind bars when he was convicted of 22 federal financial crimes, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud; bank fraud; wire fraud; and money laundering.
Meanwhile, the future of his former home remains unclear.
The property was originally purchased by Blair for use as a secondary home for his family, he previously revealed to Realtor.com®.
In October 2024, he spoke to Realtor.com about his reasons for purchasing the home, sensationally insisting that he believes Murdaugh is innocent of the murders of his wife and son, while revealing that—despite reports to the contrary—his portion of the property did include the kennels where his son Paul was shot.
A crime scene expert determined Murdaugh ambushed Paul in the dog kennels and shot him twice, then shot his wife five times, delivering the final shots after she fell to her knees.
However, Blair claimed that could not have been the case, revealing that he was actually in possession of the kennel door and window that contain the bullet holes, which he said served as clear evidence of Murdaugh’s innocence.
“I have the door and the window from the dog kennel,” he said. “[Murdaugh] is a big man; he was even bigger back then, and he’s too big for the bullets to have gone through in the way that they did.”
“Maybe it was karma for other things that he did,” he went on. “But I don’t think he killed them.”
Reports initially suggested that the dog kennels had not been included in the 21-acre portion of the Murdaugh family estate that he purchased. However, Blair says that the kennels, as well as Murdaugh’s private airplane hangar, were both part of the sale.
He tore down both structures while renovating the home.
He added that, while he didn’t know Murdaugh personally, many of the locals who live on the street where the Moselle Estate House sits agreed with him that the former lawyer is not guilty of the murders.
“Everyone on that road is like, ‘No,'” Blair shared.
He revealed his hope that the incredibly detailed overhaul of the property would help to remove any “bad stigma” from it, noting that he wanted to change the home’s narrative in a “positive” way.
Those renovations included an extension on one side of the property, which now serves as a master wing, as well as a complete transformation of the home’s interior. Blair also replaced the airplane hangar and kennels with new exterior structures, rebuilding a new airplane hangar and adding a barn.
“Moselle is located in Colleton County, South Carolina, and features 48.2 manicured acres. The home and grounds have seen a complete overhaul, are exceptionally maintained, and it is in walk-in-ready condition,” a recent listing stated.
“You’re welcomed into the property through a grand 1/4 mile long live oak-lined driveway, complete with a new custom iron gate entrance for added privacy and curb appeal. At the end of the main driveway lies the 2 story, Lowcountry plantation style estate.
“This meticulously overhauled custom home has seen a recent expansion and now offers four spacious bedrooms and five luxurious bathrooms. Designed with an open floor plan, there is a seamless flow from the grand entrance and great room to the gourmet kitchen complete with high-end appliances.
“Vaulted ceilings and new fixtures throughout lend a sense of drama and elegance to every space. The home boasts a fabulous new master wing for ultimate privacy, along with a beautifully appointed spa-like bathroom.”
The listing went on to note that the property would be ideal for any “equestrian enthusiasts” thanks to its 10-acre fenced horse pasture and external barns, which can be “accessed by a separate service entry point.”
“This estate is an exceptional blend of luxury, privacy, and functionality, ideal for those seeking a country lifestyle with space to entertain, or simply enjoy the stunning Lowcountry landscape,” the online description continued.
Unsurprisingly, the listing made no mention of the property’s very murky history—which Blair previously told Realtor.com was not unusual in the local area.
“Every property in Lowcountry has a history,” he said. “One bad thing about our state is that slave trading happened here.
“Bad things have happened on every property. But you have a choice to either focus on the negative or to create a positive narrative. And that’s what I want to do.”
When asked about his decision to extend the home with an addition, Blair joked that it was simply his “obsessive” desire to make the property “symmetrical.”
All of the windows and exterior elements of the extension were custom-made to match the exterior of the original home, he added.
