Store That Sold Alex Murdaugh’s Son Beer Must Pay $15 Million to Family of Teen Killed in Boat Crash

Witness Mark Tinsley, attorney for Mallory Beach's family, answers questions during Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Feb. 10, 2023. Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The family of a teen killed in a boat crash, which prosecutors say began the financial downfall of double murderer Alex Murdaugh, has reached a $15 million deal to settle a lawsuit against a convenience store chain that sold Mr. Murdaugh’s son alcohol while underage.

Sunday’s deal came after a judge refused to allow the Parker’s Kitchen chain to be separated from Mr. Murdaugh in a wrongful death trial next month in Hampton County, South Carolina, where Murdaugh was once a powerful and well-known attorney.