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Sep 17, 2021 1 min, 33 secs
Asked if he was interested in a public defender, Smith replied, "I'm probably going to look at one, yes," adding he would likely apply early next week.

Family of Murdaugh's housekeeper 'viewed him as family,' lawyer says

Eric Bland, an attorney for Satterfield's estate, dismissed Harpootlian's comments Thursday, calling them "lawyer spin" and saying Murdaugh's attorneys are "casting a defense that does not exist." 

SLED announced Wednesday it was opening a criminal investigation into Satterfield's death based on a request from the Hampton County coroner highlighting inconsistencies in the ruling of her manner of death, as well as other information gathered during other investigations involving Murdaugh. 

CNN has reached out to attorneys for Murdaugh for comment.

Bland said Satterfield, who worked for the Murdaughs for 25 years, died following what was described as a "trip and fall" accident at the Murdaugh home in 2018.

 

But in its request to SLED, the coroner's office wrote Satterfield's death was "not reported to the Coroner at the time, nor was an autopsy performed." Her death certificate notes the manner of death was "natural," which the coroner wrote was "inconsistent with injuries sustained in a trip and fall accident."

Satterfield's sons have also sued Murdaugh and several others, with Bland alleging Thursday that Murdaugh misappropriated millions in settlements from the family after Murdaugh helped them bring a wrongful death claim against himself. 

The lawsuit says that after Satterfield died, Murdaugh introduced her sons to another a lawyer — a friend of Murdaugh's, says the lawsuit — to bring the claim against him. 

"Our clients had tremendous trust in Murdaugh.

They viewed him as family," Bland told CNN's Erin Burnett Thrusday. 

But according to the lawsuit, despite a civil settlement, Satterfield's sons never received any money.

"It's a disgrace, we're going to get to the bottom of it, and we have no sympathy or pity for Alex Murdaugh," Bland said.

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