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Defense at Murdaugh Trial Says 2 Shooters; Jury to See Scene

A defense expert in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh testified Monday that he thinks two different shooters killed Murdaugh’s wife and son. While the idea has hovered over the trial because two different weapons were used and no evidence has been presented suggesting either victim tried to defend themselves,…


Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh ‘Fuzzy’ About New Details of Case

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faced intense questioning about his movements the night his wife and son were killed as the prosecutor challenged inconsistencies in his memory Friday at his double murder trial. A day after revealing for the first time that he was at the kennels where his wife and son were shot…


On Stand, Alex Murdaugh Denies Killings but Admits Lying

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh denied killing his wife and son but admitted lying to investigators about when he last saw them alive as he took the stand in his own defense Thursday. Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, who…


Alex Murdaugh Law Partner Talks Crime Scene Problems, Thefts

A former law partner of Alex Murdaugh testified at his double murder trial Wednesday that more than a dozen people walked around the scene of the killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son before state-level law enforcement arrived. After South Carolina agents arrived, they sent Murdaugh, his law partners, and friends into the sprawling property’s home,…


Alex Murdaugh’s Surviving Son Takes Stand at Murder Trial

Alex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence prosecutors have presented in the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s double murder trial. Buster Murdaugh answered questions in a matter-of-fact tone, ranging from how he found out about the killings to how his brother would steal his ID and use…


Agent: Alex Murdaugh Wanted to Die After Wife, Son Killed

Alex Murdaugh and a friend spent just minutes planning a failed attempt to fatally shoot the lawyer on a lonely South Carolina roadside so his son could collect a multimillion-dollar life insurance policy, months after his wife and other son were shot to death, according to testimony Thursday in his double murder trial. But the…


Agent Honed in on Alex Murdaugh Inconsistencies After Deaths

In an interview two months after Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were killed, investigators zeroed in on inconsistencies in what Murdaugh told authorities about their deaths, according to the videotaped discussion played Wednesday at the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s double murder trial. The interview between the state’s chief investigator and Murdaugh backed up much of…


Housekeeper Never Saw Alex Murdaugh Clothes After Killings

Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper testified Friday at his double murder trial that 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. Prosecutors were trying to explain why certain expected things—like bloody clothes—have still not been put into evidence after…


Jurors Hear About Blue Rain Jacket in Alex Murdaugh Trial

Jurors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina heard evidence Tuesday that gunshot residue was found inside a rain jacket found at his mother’s home three months after his wife and son were killed. A judge’s decision to allow the testimony was the second win for prosecutors in as many days. Judge Clifton…


Video Evidence Suggests Alex Murdaugh Muddled Timeline

Alex Murdaugh’s comments to police about his whereabouts around the time his wife and son were fatally shot may not have been accurate, according to video evidence presented by prosecutors Friday at the South Carolina attorney’s murder trial. In cross examining one of the detectives who interviewed Murdaugh, his lawyer underlined that despite the gory…