his name was alex murdock, the same alex murdock who, years later, would be facing dozens of chargesfrom clients and having to explain a botched fake suicide attempt. >> he was a predator. alex murdock was a predator who did not care about your life circumstances. >> justin van berg is the new lawyer representing the family. he is also a south carolina state representative, said alex murdaugh defrauded the family out of $1 million. >> almost $1 million is gone and no one knows where it's at. >> reporter: the latest turn on the saga dates back to 2009. the car rolled over in hampton county, south carolina, and hakeem was left a quadriplegic, unable to move his arms or legs. hakeem's mother, who was driving, also suffered grave injuries, along with his sister and cousin. so, alex murdaugh sued the tire company on hakeem's behalf. in the process, van burg says this man was acting as conservator or guardian. at the time, he was president of palmetto state bank. and this is where things get complicated. >> what ends up happening at the end of the day is the trusting, injured, honest perso