Alex Murdaugh’s Moselle Estate Is Off Market After $2.2 Million Listing Ahead of 2027 Murder Retrial

The former Murdaugh family property at 4147 Moselle Road in Islandton, South Carolina, remains off the market after a $2.2 million listing was removed earlier this year. The address is back in the national spotlight as Alex Murdaugh prepares for a new murder trial in 2027.

By Roy Condrey
September 29, 2026 01:55PM EDT

Summary

The former Murdaugh family property at 4147 Moselle Road, Islandton, SC 29929, remains off market after its $2.2 million listing was removed in February 2026. The property is part of the former Moselle estate where Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were killed in 2021. Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 murder convictions were reversed in May 2026, and a new trial is scheduled to begin April 5, 2027.

4147 Moselle Road Is Back in the National Spotlight

ISLANDTON, S.C. — One of the most recognizable addresses connected to the Alex Murdaugh case remains off the real-estate market as the criminal case that made Moselle nationally known heads toward a second trial.

The former Murdaugh family property at 4147 Moselle Road in Islandton, South Carolina, was most recently offered for $2.2 million.

Zillow's listing history shows the property was listed for $2.75 million in December 2024. That listing was removed in April 2025, and the property returned to the market in September 2025 for $2.2 million.

The $2.2 million listing was removed on February 20, 2026.

Zillow's property history for 4147 Moselle Road records the February removal, while the property's MyStateMLS listing currently identifies it as off market.

The current property contains approximately 48.2 acres and a renovated residence. It represents a portion of the much larger former Moselle hunting estate once associated with the Murdaugh family.

The address received renewed national attention on September 29 when Business Insider included Moselle in a report examining notorious American properties that have gone up for sale.

But Moselle is more than an unusual real-estate listing.

Its history is inseparable from one of the most closely followed criminal cases in South Carolina history.

What Happened at Moselle?

On June 7, 2021, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and her son Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found fatally shot near the dog kennels on the family's Moselle property.

Alex Murdaugh, Maggie's husband and Paul's father, was later charged with their murders.

In March 2023, a Colleton County jury convicted Murdaugh of two counts of murder and two weapons charges.

He received two consecutive life sentences.

But those murder convictions are no longer in effect.

On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed Murdaugh's convictions and ordered a new trial.

The court concluded that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill's improper external influence on jurors deprived Murdaugh of his constitutional right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.

The ruling did not determine whether Murdaugh was innocent or guilty of the underlying murder charges.

Instead, it reversed the convictions and sent the case back for a new trial.

Murdaugh has denied killing his wife and son.

Alex Murdaugh's New Murder Trial Is Scheduled for April 2027

The next chapter of the case is already taking shape.

Murdaugh's retrial is currently scheduled to begin April 5, 2027.

It will not be held in Colleton County, where Moselle is located and where the first trial took place.

Judge Debra McCaslin ordered the new trial moved to Sumter County after determining that the case should not be retried within South Carolina's 14th Judicial Circuit.

According to ABC News, the judge determined that Sumter County could accommodate the unusual security, courtroom, technological and logistical demands of the high-profile proceeding while providing a venue for a fair trial.

Murdaugh remains incarcerated on separate state and federal sentences for financial crimes to which he pleaded guilty.

What Happened to the Moselle Property?

The property itself has undergone significant changes since the 2021 killings and the first Murdaugh trial.

The current listing for 4147 Moselle Road encompasses approximately 48.2 acres rather than the entirety of the former Murdaugh family's much larger Moselle holdings.

Marketing materials for the property describe a substantially renovated Lowcountry residence along with horse pastures, barns and other improvements.

The former MyStateMLS listing describes the property as having undergone a "complete overhaul."

The real-estate history shows an ambitious attempt to reposition the property.

It was offered for $2.75 million in December 2024.

That listing was later removed.

The property returned to the market in September 2025 at $2.2 million — a reduction of $550,000 from the earlier asking price.

On February 20, 2026, that listing was removed as well.

As of September 29, the property remains off market.

Did Moselle's History Keep It From Selling?

That question is impossible to answer from the available evidence.

Moselle's history is extraordinary, but there is no public evidence establishing that the 2021 killings or the Murdaugh case caused the property not to sell at its asking price.

High-value rural properties can remain on the market for many reasons, including price, location, acreage, financing conditions and the relatively limited number of buyers seeking that type of property.

What can be documented is the real-estate history.

The property was offered for $2.75 million.

It was later marketed for $2.2 million.

The listing was ultimately removed.

And the address remains nationally associated with the Murdaugh case.

For a property-history researcher, that distinction matters.

A Renovated House Can Still Have an Unchangeable History

Real estate can be renovated almost beyond recognition.

Kitchens can be replaced.

Flooring can be changed.

Walls can be moved.

Landscaping can be redesigned.

Even the way a property is marketed can be completely reinvented.

Its documented history, however, cannot be renovated away.

That is what makes 4147 Moselle Road such an unusual case study in property history.

Moselle became a crime scene after Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were killed there.

It became evidence in a criminal investigation.

Jurors in Murdaugh's first murder trial were taken to the property before beginning their deliberations.

And the estate became familiar to millions of people through years of television coverage, documentaries, podcasts, newspapers and online reporting.

Today, ownership has changed and the residence has been extensively renovated.

The address remains the same.

Why Property History Matters Before Buying a House

Moselle is an extreme example of a much broader issue facing homebuyers.

Most people research a property's physical condition before purchasing it.

They order an inspection.

They obtain an appraisal.

They research taxes.

They check schools and neighborhoods.

But a property's history can contain information that none of those steps necessarily reveals.

Deaths, crimes, fires, former occupants and other significant events may become part of an address's history even when there is nothing physically wrong with the house.

Whether that history matters is a personal decision for each buyer.

The important thing is having the opportunity to know about it before making one of the largest purchases of their life.

DiedInHouse has documented other properties where significant events became closely connected to the address, including 58 Riverboat in Irvine, California and other homes featured in our Property Insights reporting.

The purpose isn't to tell buyers whether they should or shouldn't purchase a property.

It's to give them another piece of information to consider before making that decision.

What Happens Next at Moselle?

For now, the 48.2-acre property at 4147 Moselle Road is off market.

The next major development connected to the address is likely to come not from real estate, but from the courtroom.

Alex Murdaugh's new trial on charges alleging he killed Maggie and Paul is scheduled to begin April 5, 2027, in Sumter County.

That means the events at Moselle will once again become the subject of testimony, evidence and national news coverage.

The residence has been renovated.

The property has changed ownership.

The real-estate listing has disappeared.

But the documented history attached to 4147 Moselle Road remains.

And for future buyers, that history is something an inspection or appraisal alone could never reveal.

Research the house history first.

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