A man from Georgia explains why he paid $31K for the Mardosky living room set from the Mozell estate.

In Georgia, everyday household items previously owned by the Murdaugh family were auctioned off, including a leather sofa on which convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh claimed to have slept the night his wife and son were killed. Philip Jennings from Soperton, Georgia, paid $31,400 for two leather sofas, two chairs, accompanying ottomans, and a rug. Jennings said he also bought bedroom sets, mattresses, some tackle boxes, and various other items, which he said he would use along with the furniture at his prestigious Broomsedge Rod and Gun Club in Soperton.

“People said it was grim or soulless, and no, that’s not true,” Jennings told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. “This money will help the victims of those who have gone through a very difficult time in their lives and have been wronged.”

Jennings said that although what happened is "one of the saddest stories" in the world, he really just bought the items out of necessity to fill the rooms in his club. He mentioned that he has several pieces of furniture from the same manufacturer in Prosperity, South Carolina, as the Murdo items, and that purchasing them made sense.

“I hope that we will allow these beautiful items that belonged to Maggie to live on,” Jennings said.

According to Jennings, the hunters in the club will make great use of the furniture.

“We want everything to be preserved and taken care of,” Jennings said. “We’re not organizing a process of ‘come and sit on the couch.’ We want these couches to be protected just like the other components of our club.”

The auction attracted many people who just came to watch and didn't buy anything.

Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two life terms in prison for the murder of his wife Maggie and their younger son Paul at their estate in June 2021. His lawyers have filed a notice of intent to appeal.

The auction also featured dishes, lamps made from turtle shells, and hunting trophies, which sparked outrage from the animal rights organization PETA. The organization urged the auctioneers to donate the items to PETA instead of selling them.

The items were put up for auction, and one of the buyers, according to CNN, paid $450 for deer antlers, while $10,000 was paid for longhorn antlers.

Beds, chests, tables, chairs, a popcorn machine, and picture frames that used to hang on the walls of the Mosel estate, as well as a large set of hunting gear, are also now for sale.

Robert Daly's book "The Man with the Pistol," a story about a man who commits an accidental murder, was also sold at auction.