WALTERBORO, S.C.—South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.
Murdaugh maintained his innocence when addressing the judge before sentencing.
“I would never hurt my wife Maggie and I would never hurt my son Paul Paul,” he said.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters said none of the victims of the crime—members of Murdaugh’s family and the parents and relatives of his wife—wished to speak on behalf of the prosecution before sentencing.
“The depravity, the callousness, the selfishness of these crimes are stunning. The lack of remorse and the effortless way in which he is, including here, sitting right over there in this witness stand—your honor, a man like that, a man like this man, should never be allowed to be among free, law abiding citizens,” Waters said….