WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial heard testimony for the first time Tuesday about allegations the former Hampton-based lawyer had for years stolen millions of dollars from his former law firm, and learned how those thefts might play into the motive for the June 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.
On Monday, Judge Clifton Newman ruled the jury could hear for the first time witness testimony about Murdaugh’s 10 years of hidden thefts from his law firm, his clients and others of more than $4.8 million.
That opened the way on Tuesday for two witnesses — Murdaugh’s former law partner Ronnie Crosby and the law firm’s chief financial officer Jeanne Seckinger — to provide a window into the lucrative and close knit world of attorneys at the law firm founded and run by generations of Murdaughs.
