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Bill Chappell

Alex Murdaugh denies killing his wife and son — but admits he lied about his alibi

Alex Murdaugh swears to tell the truth before taking the stand to testify in his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 23. The disgraced former lawyer admitted to lying about his alibi for the time leading up to the shooting deaths of his wife and son. (Joshua Boucher/AP)

In an extraordinary turn on the stand testifying on his own behalf in a double murder trial, Alex Murdaugh admitted that he lied to authorities about his alibi and said he stole money from his law firm.

But Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer accused of carrying out an execution-style killing of his wife and son in June of 2021, said he did not kill his two family members: 52-year-old Maggie and 21-year-old Paul.

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