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Alex Murdaugh's high-profile murder trial featured a tangled web of lies, risky testimony and a bomb threat

The Murdaughs held a tight grip on a South Carolina county for more than 100 years until a double homicide and a twisted web of crimes brought the family patriarch undone.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

A jury finds disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh guilty in the deaths of his wife and son

The 54-year-old, who belongs to one of the most prominent families in South Carolina, faces a sentence of 30 years to life in prison for each murder conviction.

WEKU · Mar 2, 2023

Inadequate investigation? Takeaways at Murdaugh murder trial

Defense lawyers in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh want jurors to believe the crime scene can’t tell them much about the deaths of his wife and son because state agents did a poor job investigating

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 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.

Tribune News Service · 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

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023