Seen for the first time since his father's world imploded with the murders of his younger son and wife, revelations of drug addiction, embezzlement and a bizarre drive-by shooting, this is 'Buster' Murdaugh, sole surviving heir to his father's South Carolina legal dynasty.
These exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com show Richard Alexander 'Buster' Murdaugh Jr. and a family member at the family's Edisto Island property in South Carolina.
Buster, 25, refused to answer DailyMail.com's questions when approached but did acknowledge that he had spoken to his father in recent days.
He would not say when he saw his father last, what he thought would happen next or answer any questions about Murdaugh's injuries or recovery.
He said, 'I have no interest in commenting on any of y'all's questions.'
Speculation as to Buster's whereabouts has been rife in the days since his father called 911 to claim that he had been shot while attempting to fix a tire just seven miles from the family's hunting estate of Moselle.
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Richard Alexander 'Buster' Murdaugh Jr. at the family's Edisto Island property in South Carolina
It's the first sighting since his father Alex Murdaugh was involved in a drive-by shooting, accused of embezzling and revealed he had a drug addiction
Buster, 25, refused to answer DailyMail.com's questions when approached but did acknowledge that he had spoken to his father in recent days
He was seen with a woman believed to be a family member arriving at the family beach home early Friday afternoon
Dressed casually in flip-flops, chinos and a white T-shirt bearing the logo Blue Heaven, Buster packed up belongings and loaded them into a waiting Cadillac
Buster said when approached for comment, 'I have no interest in commenting on any of y'all's questions'
Neighbors at the waterside enclave recalled the Murdaughs as a family who 'kept themselves to themselves' during their summers at the beach home (pictured)
According to Murdaugh's account a truck passed him then circled back outside St John Baptist church on Old Salkehatchie Road next to where he was parked up. Murdaugh told officers that the driver wound down his window and shot at him.
The shocking turn of events has catapulted the family back into national headlines following the brutal slaying of Buster's mother, Maggie, 52, and younger brother, Paul, 22, on June 7.
Buster is seen with his mother Maggie, 52, who was found shot dead in June
It was Alex Murdaugh, 53, who discovered his wife and son's bodies near dog kennels on the property and called 911 shortly after 10pm that evening.
According to investigators mother and son were killed between 9 and 9.30pm. Paul suffered fatal shotgun wounds to the head and torso. His mother was killed with a semi-automatic rifle.
Murdaugh was visiting his sick father in hospital on the night of the shooting – Randolph Murdaugh III died three days later after a long battle with cancer.
What little information has emerged since, has only served to deepen the mystery surrounding the events on the Islandton estate in June and Murdaugh's more recent road-side shooting.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) have remained tight-lipped and no suspects in either event have been named nor descriptions given.
However, on Monday it was revealed that officers are now retracting a police report from the shooting that initially said there were no visible injuries to Murdaugh.
Soon after he reported himself shot it emerged that Murdaugh had been accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from private law firm Peters Murdaugh Parker Elztroth Detrick (PMPED) of which he was a partner.
Hot on the heels of news that he had been pushed out of