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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.

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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

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

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Ex-South Carolina law partner says Alex Murdaugh told inconsistent stories after wife, son’s murders

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s friend and former law partner described a chaotic scene at the Murdaugh family house the night of the murders, and the day after.

Tribune News Service

Will Alex Murdaugh testify? Takeaways from his murder trial

The defense team at disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial finally get their chance to present their version of events after nearly a month of testimony

The Independent UK

Housekeeper never saw Alex Murdaugh clothes after killings

Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper has testified at his double murder trial that the she never saw the shirt and shoes the disgraced attorney was wearing in a video hours before his son and wife were killed after their deaths

The Independent UK

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.

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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

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

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