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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrea Blanco

Alex Murdaugh describes final day with son Paul before murders: ‘I couldn’t be any closer to Paw Paw’

Colleton County Court

Disgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh gave a detailed account of how he spent his final day with his son Paul as he testified in his own defence at his double murder trial.

Taking the stand at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, Mr Murdaugh recounted spending the day of 7 June 2021 planting fields with Paul before the 22-year-old and his wife Maggie were murdered at the family’s estate in Islanton, South Carolina.

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