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Alex Murdaugh’s son Buster describes family relationship at father’s double-murder trial

WALTERBORO, S.C. — For the first time, the jury in the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial heard directly from Murdaugh’s own family.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Alex Murdaugh judge compares defence attorney to Kyrie Irving after he shared ‘sloppy investigation’ post

On Saturday, Jim Griffin retweeted a link to a The Washington Post op-ed which read: ‘Alex Murdaugh trial reveals a sloppy investigation’

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Who are the key players in Alex Murdaugh murder trial?

Who’s who in the double murder trial of disgraced legal dynasty heir Alex Murdaugh

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

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‘Do you think I killed Paul?’: Jurors watch video of Alex Murdaugh’s final interview with investigators

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Judge Clifton Newman ruled Wednesday that jurors in the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial can hear testimony about Murdaugh’s 2021 Labor Day botched roadside suicide attempt, an unexpected reversal of a ruling he issued the same morning.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

Murdaugh’s sister-in-law says she encouraged Maggie to go to family's Moselle estate the night she was murdered

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The last conversation Marian Proctor had with her sister, Maggie Murdaugh, Proctor encouraged her to go spend the night at the Murdaughs' Moselle property.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Hose becomes prime evidence in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial

The man who took care of Alex Murdaugh’s dogs testified Tuesday during the disgraced attorney’s double murder trial that puddles of water were not where they should have been when police responded to the killings of Murdaugh's son and wife

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Paralegal angry by Alex Murdaugh theft, knew he loved family

.Alex Murdaugh’s paralegal is testifying at his double murder trial about the betrayal she felt when she discovered he lied and manipulated to steal millions of dollars from clients. But Annette Griswold also told jurors on Wednesday that Murdaugh was a dedicated family man. She says he was so distraught…

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

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Alex Murdaugh jurors hear testimony of alleged financial crimes, possible motive for murder

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial heard testimony for the first time Tuesday about allegations the former Hampton-based lawyer had for years stolen millions of dollars from his former law firm, and learned how those thefts might play into the motive for the June 2021 murders of…

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

‘Out of options … and time’: prosecutors posit motive in puzzling Murdaugh murder saga

Alex Murdaugh is accused of shooting his wife and son, but questions remain a week into the sensational trial

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2023

Alex Murdaugh was $4.2 million in debt, overdrawn at bank, CEO testifies at murder trial

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial got a late start Friday, as Judge Clifton Newman considered whether testimony about Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes should be heard by the jury.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Alex Murdaugh defense ‘opened door’ to jury hearing about alleged financial crimes, South Carolina judge says

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s defense team has inadvertently opened the door for prosecutors to argue Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes motivated him to kill his wife and son.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Cellphone video played in court could put Alex Murdaugh at scene of 2 murders

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Two childhood friends of Paul Murdaugh’s each took the witness stand Wednesday to tell a jury that a third voice heard on a cellphone video, recorded minutes before Paul and his mother, Maggie, were murdered, is the voice of his father, Alex Murdaugh.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

Maggie Murdaugh’s cellphone was active the night she was murdered. Then it went silent

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Maggie Murdaugh’s cellphone was active early in the evening on the night she was killed at the family’s 1,700-acre rural estate, receiving texts, recording screen orientation changes and logging bursts of steps, a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division cellphone specialist testified Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s cousin testifies against him at murder trial, revealing he spent over $9,000 on three guns

Maggie Murdaugh was murdered at family estate with similar weapon prosecutors say

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Alex Murdaugh cellphone data revealed as trial hears ammo matching types used in murders found at family home

Cellphone evidence is expected to be key to the state’s case

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son

A state agent is insisting he heard a possible confession from Alex Murdaugh even after defense attorneys for the disgraced South Carolina slowed the audio down at his double murder trial

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

First week of Murdaugh’s trial a showcase of shocking violence, evidence and emotion

WALTERBORO, S.C. — As the first week of the long-awaited double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh wrapped up Friday, a jury of eight women and four men, the state of South Carolina and the nation have borne witness to an evolving courtroom drama and disquieting disclosures from the witness stand.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

Detective questions Alex Murdaugh’s narrative on the night of Maggie, Paul’s murders

WALTERBORO, S.C. — A detective who was the first to interview Alex Murdaugh the night his wife and son were killed attempted to poke holes in his story during Friday’s testimony at the Colleton County Courthouse in South Carolina.

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The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Hours after killings, Alex Murdaugh said he didn't see wife

Alex Murdaugh’s comments to police about his whereabouts around the time his wife and son were fatally shot may not have been accurate

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Judge allows into evidence casings that match a ‘rifle purchased by Murdaugh.’ Was it a murder weapon?

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh will hear evidence that the gun that killed Murdaugh’s wife was tied to her husband.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Alex Murdaugh trial: What you need to know about the case, key players, more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were shot next to the dog kennels. They died under dark pines in a far corner of the family’s sprawling 1,700-acre hunting property in Colleton County. Now, the eyes of the world are on their father and husband, Alex Murdaugh, as he goes…

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys ask SC judge to bar testimony about blood spatter at trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh have asked a South Carolina judge to bar a key prosecution trial witness from discussing blood spatter evidence they describe in a new court motion as merely a flawed “science fair” effort.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

‘Perfect storm’ of debts and looming exposure drove Murdaugh to kill, South Carolina prosecutors say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A “perfect storm” of debts, drug abuse and the looming exposure of his numerous alleged financial crimes is what pushed a seemingly respectable Alex Murdaugh to kill his wife and son, according to a Thursday filing by the South Carolina Attorney General’s office.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

Legal team for once-prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh questions blood DNA evidence in murder case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh have asked a state judge to prohibit testimony at trial about “blood spatter patterns” on Murdaugh’s T-shirt and want to get copies of all communications published between the state and one of its witnesses.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh reveals alibi in court filing, says he wasn’t home during murders

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys say he wasn’t home when his wife and son were shot and killed on the night of June 7, 2021.

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