The South Carolina hunting lodge, once the site of a tragic double murder involving former banker Alex Murdaugh, is facing significant challenges in finding a buyer, despite undergoing extensive renovations.

This notorious Islandton property, spanning 48 acres, was purchased for $1 million in February 2024 by businessman Alex Blair from Rockville at an auction. Now, Blair has put it back on the market, but its troubled history seems to overshadow the impressive updates.

The lodge, offering approximately 5,300 square feet of living space, has been listed for sale for 45 days with an asking price of $2.2 million. However, potential buyers appear hesitant to make an offer.

It was at this very location that Murdaugh fatally shot his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, in 2021, as part of a calculated scheme to conceal his impending financial crimes from being exposed to the public.

The property is where Murdaugh gunned down his wife, Maggie, 52, and son, Paul, 22, in 2021 as part of a plot to cover up a series of his financial crimes that were due to come to light.

The home has since seen a ‘seen a complete overhaul’, according to its Zillow listing.

Photos shared by listing agency Brown Land + Planation Advisors show the recently expanded four-bedroom, five-bathroom ‘plantation style estate’.

The lavish interior features an open floor plan with sleek, high-vaulted ceilings adorned with brand-new fixtures that add sophistication to every room, according to realtor CJ Brown’s description. 

The new design is a stark contrast to its previous brown wooden walls and low ceilings.  

The former home of murderer Alex Murdaugh at 4147 Moselle Road is listed on Zillow for $2.2 million 

Alex Blair, its current owner, renovated the home from its old, wooden interior (pictured)

Alex Murdaugh (right) was found guilty of murdering Maggie (left) and Paul (right)

Among the notorious home’s novel features is a ‘fabulous’ master wing that offers ‘ultimate privacy’ and a ‘spa-like’ bathroom, as per the listing. 

The home’s exterior has also been adorned with a new custom iron gate entrance. 

According to Brown, the home at 4147 Moselle Road is excellent for horse lovers, as it offers about 10 acres of fenced-in pasture.

Since it sits on a whopping 48 acres – albeit significantly smaller than its original 1,700 acres – ‘there is plenty of room for riding trails,’ the realtor wrote. 

The property also includes two massive barns and an expansive tractor shed. 

‘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,’ its Zillow listing reads.  

While Brown Land + Plantation Advisors specializes in the marketing and sale of sweeping estates, such as the one on Moselle Road, the property’s horrifying history may be deterring prospective buyers. 

In March 2023, Murdaugh, a disbarred lawyer, was found guilty of murdering Maggie and Paul roughly two years prior. He is serving two consecutive life sentences.

At the time of his conviction, the original parcel of the property, which stretched to more than 1,700 acres including the home, was sold for just under $2.7 million.

The newly renovated property features elegant light fixtures in its kitchen 

The home’s appliances have been modernized 

The expansive property features five bathrooms, with its master bathroom being described as ‘spa-like’ in the listing

The house and 21 acres were listed for $1.95 million in 2024, but when it didn’t sell, the owners turned to auctioning it. 

Blair snapped up the property for just $1 million, just over more than half the original asking price. 

Despite the damning evidence against Murdaugh, Blair came forward last year in an attempt to clear the socialite-turned-murderer’s name. 

Maggie and Paul were found dead near the kennels on the property.

Blair told Realtor.com last October that he tore down the kennel but still possesses the kennel door and window that contained the bullet holes from the June 2021 shooting. 

He said the placement of the bullet holes in the door suggests that Murdaugh did not kill them. 

‘[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 they did,’ he explained.

‘Maybe it was karma for other things that he did,’ Blair said of Murdaugh’s conviction. ‘But I don’t think he killed them.’ 

He added that anyone would be hard-pressed to find a property in South Carolina’s Lowcountry without a blemish.

Current owner Alex Blair had been documenting the progress of the renovations on his social media 

The property is excellent for horse lovers, as it offers about 10 acres of fenced-in pasture, the listing states

The house sits on a whopping 48 acres – although significantly smaller than its original 1,700 acres 

Murdaugh, pictured in court, will spend the rest of his life behind bars 

The infamous Islandton home was last sold for $1 million in February 2024 to businessman Alex Blair of Rockville

‘Every property in Lowcountry has a history,’ Blair said.

‘One bad thing about our state is that slave trading happened here,’ he continued.

‘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.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to Blair and Brown for comment.