Opportunity, means and motive – the three pillars of a criminal prosecution – were sketched out in sharp relief at the Alex Murdaugh trial this week in what appeared to be a series of courtroom losses for the man at the center of a gruesome double murder case that has gripped America.
Mixing deep south intrigue, family squabbles, political corruption and brutal violence – including a faked assassination attempt against Murdaugh himself – the trial playing out in Walterboro, South Carolina, has attracted throngs of journalists and daily coverage in US media.
