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South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh gets life in prison in murder of wife, son

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on two counts of murder in the shooting deaths in June 2021 of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. (AP)

WALTERBORO, S.C. — South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

Judge Clifton Newman asked Murdaugh if he had anything he wanted to say before sentencing him to two consecutive life terms, and the once-prominent lawyer maintained his innocence.

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