Only two hours and 51 minutes after the jury’s deliberations started at 6:41 p.m. EST on Thursday, a decision was reached in the double murder case.
The head of a once-dominant legal family in South Carolina, Alex Murdaugh, was convicted of killing his wife and youngest son and was given two consecutive life sentences handed down by Judge Clifton Newman.
During his ongoing murder trial for the 2021 deaths of his wife and son, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the witness stand in his own defense. On Thursday, the 54-year-old who is accused of killing them at their remote hunting cabin was questioned regarding discrepancies in his account of the evening that his wife Maggie and their son Paul were shot to death. Murdaugh, in his testimony, acknowledged lying to law enforcement about his whereabouts on the day they were murdered.
According to the authorities, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, was injured by four or five rounds from a shotgun, while Paul Murdaugh, 22, was shot twice with a shotgun, each round loaded with a different size bullet. On the Murdaughs’ vast rural property, a crime scene report indicated that both victims were shot in the head after being originally hurt close to dog kennels.
Alex Murdaugh is a prominent South Carolina attorney who made headlines in September 2021 when he reported being the victim of a roadside shooting that left him with a superficial wound to the head. However, as the investigation into the shooting unfolded, a series of shocking revelations came to light that have since rocked the state’s legal and political circles.
It was discovered that Murdaugh had allegedly conspired with a former client to stage his own shooting in an attempt to fake his own death and leave his family with a $10 million life insurance payout. This revelation led to Murdaugh’s resignation from his law firm and the opening of an investigation into his finances and past legal cases.
Further investigations uncovered a web of alleged financial misconduct by Murdaugh, including accusations of misappropriation of funds from his law firm, embezzlement of client funds, and fraudulent claims on behalf of clients.
In addition to the ongoing criminal investigations, Murdaugh has also faced a number of civil lawsuits related to his alleged misconduct.
Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys said they will file an appeal.
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