AN unkempt Alex Murdaugh has appeared in court to plead guilty to 100 financial crimes as he serves two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son.

The disgraced attorney, 55, made the shocking admission one week before he was set to go to trial for stealing from the family of his late housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.

Born into a South Carolina legal dynasty, Murdaugh’s life spiraled out of control when a reported drug addiction fueled a lifestyle of treachery and violence.

In June 2021, he murdered his wife Maggie, 52, and their younger son Paul, 22, and was found guilty of the crimes in March.

He was slammed with two life sentences and is currently serving them in a maximum-security prison.

But this was just the beginning of his legal woes as clients of his family’s long-respected South Carolina legal practice started to come forward and accuse him of embezzlement and fraud.

Prosecutors said he misdirected $8.3 million through his family practice and hit him with a slew of charges on the federal and state levels.

Two months ago, Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 federal financial crimes and agreed to submit to a polygraph test if one was requested.

But there were still 100 charges on the state level waiting for him after the decision.

Some of these charges were filed by the family of Satterfield, who was a family longtime housekeeper who mysteriously died after a fall in 2018.

Her family accused Murdaugh of stealing from her.

On Friday, a shackled Murdaugh dressed in an orange jumpsuit told the Beaufort court that he had thought for a long time about the charges and agreed to a guilty plea.

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It was after prosecuting attorney Creighton Waters told the court that Murdaugh was fueled by an “insatiable need for money” and that he used his “power, influence and a law license” to get richer.

Water said no one was safe around the accused as Murdaugh stole from close friends and clients by secretly pocketing money from court settlements.

Prosecutors initially suggested tacking 27 additional years to his sentence, but later asked the judge to notify all victims and then sentence Murdaugh later.

As part of the plea, Murdaugh sacrificed any possibility to appeal the decision.

After the hearing, Murdaugh’s lawyers reminded reporters outside of the court that they were attempting to appeal the decision on the murders, and stressed that their client was only guilty of financial crimes.

They’ve alleged in the appeal that the jury in the murder trial was tampered with and that the court clerk improperly influenced jurors in the state’s favor.

Murdaugh is seeking a new trial with hopes that the judge will side with the defense and throw out the conviction.

Earlier this month, Colleton County Clerk Rebecca Hill, 55, denied all the allegations made by Murdaugh’s team in a sworn statement.

“I did not tell the jury ‘not to be fooled’ by evidence presented by Mr. Murdaugh’s attorneys,” Hill wrote in an affidavit.

“I did not instruct the jury to ‘watch him closely.’ I did not instruct the jury to ‘look at his actions.’ I did not instruct the jury to ‘look at his movements.'”

If Murdaugh’s guilty verdict is tossed, he could be sent to federal prison for his financial crimes before serving time in state prison, Greenville News reported, citing state law.

This would land him a spot in federal prison, which is often considered to have better conditions and less violent offenders.

The case is now in the hands of the circuit court so that Murdaugh can proceed with his attempts at a retrial.

No date has been set for the retrial motion.

Murdaugh is set to be sentenced for his latest charges on November 28.