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Alberto Arellano

Alex Murdaugh Sentenced To Life In Prison For The Murder Of His Wife And Son

A bird sits on the head of a statue outside a federal courthouse. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and his son, Paul. OLIVIER DOULIERY/GETTY IMAGES

Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison by the presiding Judge Clifton Newman in less than 24 hours after he was found guilty of the murders of his, wife, Maggie and son, Paul. 

Judge Clifton Newman speaks during the trial of North Charleston police officer Michael Slager at the Charleston County court on November 23, 2016, in Charleston, South Carolina. Newman sentenced disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh for a life sentence and remanded him to the State Department of Corrections. GRACE BEAHM-POOL/GETTY IMAGES
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