A DETECTIVE who played a prominent role in the investigation that led to the conviction of Alex Murdaugh lost his young child in a car accident this week.
On Tuesday, the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of three-year-old Carter Greene, the daughter of CCSO Detective Sgt. Daniel Greene.
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Sgt. Greene was one of the first officers at the scene of the Murdaugh home on June 7, 2021, where Alex Murdaugh's wife Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, were found dead.
Paul and Maggie were shot multiple times at the rural estate in South Carolina.
Maggie was shot dead four or five times with a rifle while Paul was shot twice with a shotgun at the kennels.
Greene testified during the six-week trial, which led to Murdaugh's conviction for both murders.
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Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the crimes.
According to the statement from the CCSO, Sgt. Greene and his family were involved in a single-vehicle crash around 11.30am in rural Colleton County.
He was off-duty at the time.
Sgt. Greene, his current wife, and another child were taken by Colleton Fire-Rescue to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Carter was also taken to MUSC via CareFlight and was later pronounced dead from her injuries.
The crash is being investigated by the South Carolina Highway Patrol Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT).
According to Carter's obituary, the young girl had stolen everyone's heart from the day she was born.
"She had a smile that could never be forgotten and she began each day as her favorite princess, which was herself. She will always be remembered for her love of bubbles and that Edisto Beach was her favorite place to be," the obituary read.
Carter was a rising K3 student at Colleton Preparatory Academy and was part of the school's "Teeny Hawks" cheer group.
She is survived by her parents, including Sgt. Greene's ex-wife, Ashley Taylor Greene.
"The Colleton County Sheriff's Office asks the community to join us in keeping both families in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," said the CCSO in a statement.
