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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Pollard and Alanna Durkin Richer

Why do juries view crime scenes like the Murdaugh estate?

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial will get to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed, following in the footsteps of other juries that have viewed crime scenes in cases that captured the nation’s attention.

Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare but have occurred in a number of other high-profile prosecutions, including the 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson and last year's trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz.

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