Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr. (January 15, 1915 – February 5, 1998) was an American attorney who served as the circuit solicitor of South Carolina's 14th judicial district from 1940 until his retirement in 1986.
[1][2] Murdaugh announced his campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination to succeeded his father as Circuit solicitor of South Carolina's 14th judicial district, a week after his death in July 1940.
[6] Murdaugh was known for "his love of chewing tobacco, his courtroom prowess, and his flair for acting out murders before spellbound juries."
In 1956, he was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly warning a bootlegger to move a moonshine still into a neighboring county to avoid the revenuers; he was acquitted.
The painting was temporarily removed for six weeks during the trial of Alex Murdaugh on the order of Judge Clifton Newman.