Richard Murdaugh

A South Carolina jury on Thursday found Richard "Alex" Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son, convicting the once-influential attorney of murder in a ...

Prosecutors said he gunned down his wife and son to distract from his financial crimes, including the theft of millions of dollars from his law partners and clients - money used to feed a years-long addiction to opioids and support an expensive lifestyle. Murdaugh changed his account after the jury listened to audio evidence placing him at the crime scene minutes before the killings occurred. But in the end jurors did not believe Murdaugh's account. "It doesn't matter who your family is, it doesn't matter how much money you have," Creighton Waters, the lead prosecutor, said after the verdict. He was then led out of the courtroom with his hands cuffed. The case has drawn intense media coverage given the family's immense political power in and around Colleton County, where the trial took place.

The Alex Murdaugh double murder trial has reached its conclusion after six weeks of testimony. The latest updates, analysis and live video.

[Wednesday to the outdoor kennels](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2023/02/28/why-juries-view-crime-scenes-like-alex-murdaugh-trial-estate-where-maggie-paul-killed-sc/69955891007/) at the family property of Moselle, where Murdaugh's wife and younger son were fatally shot in 2021, could be the decision-maker. The Alex Murdaugh double murder trial will continue with the defense's closing arguments at 9:30 a.m. "It could come down to the gut feeling of a single juror," Greenville attorney Cindy Crick said. What is the State's most powerful evidence? The judge said he initially was told the juror spoke to two people and state agents interviewed those people. He asked her if she needed the bailiff to get any of her things from the jury room. A member of the Murdaugh defense team told The Hampton County Guardian the judge has decided to give the jurors until 10 p.m. The other jurors have had to leave because of COVID-19 or other medical problems. Paper copies of the indictments were sent back to them around 3:45, and the cart full of evidence exhibits was rolled back to them around 8:50 p.m. The jury will receive its charges after lunch. Murdaugh defense attorney Jim Harpootlian's closing argument could be summarized as a shopping list of "fabrications" by state police and State prosecutors. The jurors, seven white men, three white women, and two Black women, were excused from the courtroom to deliberate at 3:36 p.m.

A man stands with a sign outside the Colleton County Courthouse on the penultimate day of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

“No one will have a right to criticize your verdict,” the judge said before sending the 12 off. If, on the other hand, you think there is a real possibility that he is not guilty, you must then give him the benefit of the doubt and find him not guilty.” Unless you, the jury, are satisfied from the evidence of the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.” If based on your consideration of the evidence, you are firmly convinced of a crime charged, you must then find him guilty. The state deferred to that request. “This is a matter solely for you, the jury, to determine.” They will not be sequestered if their discussions go on for multiple days. “The presumption of innocence is like a robe of righteousness placed about the shoulders of the defendant – which remains with the defendant until it has been stripped from the defendant by evidence satisfying you of that guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,” Newman said. EST to deliberate on Thursday. The judge explained that jurors must find that Alex Murdaugh killed his family with “Malice is hatred, ill will, or hostility towards another person,” Newman said. It is not just a legal phrase.

The South Carolina Attorney General's Office released statements from the prosecution after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murder Thursday night.

Each and every one rose to the occasion, and I could not be more proud to serve with of all of them. This has been a long and exhaustive effort that could only have been achieved with the amazing team I have been fortunate to lead. Let this be a warning: no matter who you are, if you break the law, the truth will come out and you will be brought to justice.”

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Creighton Waters give statements after Alex Murdaugh is found guilty in deaths of ...

(Reuters) - Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer found guilty of killing his wife and son in a grisly and complex case that has garnered ...

Throughout the trial, prosecutors portrayed Murdaugh as a serial liar and argued that only he had the means and the opportunity to commit the murders. The case has drawn intense media coverage given the family's immense political power in and around Colleton County, where the trial took place. After listening to testimony over five weeks, the jury took only three hours to deliberate before reaching their verdict.

Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder in the deaths of his wife and son.

Waters said Murdaugh, a member of a [prominent legal dynasty](https://bit.ly/3KROCEA) that ran a prosecutor's office in Hampton County for more than 80 years, killed his family to prevent his alleged financial crimes from being exposed and ruining his family's legacy and his successful law practice. Murdaugh initially told police he was not at the family's dog kennels before finding the bodies there, but his voice was captured on [a video taken on his son’s cellphone](http://bit.ly/41ASJLd) minutes before prosecutors believe the killings happened. [Murdaugh addresses the court: 'I'm innocent'] [None of Maggie or Paul's family members delivered a victim impact statement, but Murdaugh briefly addressed the court before he was sentenced.] ["I'm innocent. [tax evasion,](http://bit.ly/3CZRISg) and [drug trafficking](http://bit.ly/3JkNoRB) which [ could carry a penalty of more than seven centuries of prison time. [Judge Clifton Newman criticizes Murdaugh's testimony as not credible] [Newman said he could imagine the "looming storm" lead prosecutor Creighton Waters described Murdaugh faced the day of the murders. "In the murder of your wife Maggie Murdaugh, I sentence you for a term for the rest of your natural life," Newman said. “And it might not have been you," Newman said. "But once that information was in, I mean he had to take the stand to explain the kennel video, the lie, if you will." He added the evidence that Murdaugh stole and lied wasn't about motive but Murdaugh's character. When asked why Murdaugh's son Buster did not speak during sentencing, Griffin said it would not have made a difference in Murdaugh's sentence. The attorneys said the strongest grounds for appeal are the judge's decision to admit evidence related to Murdaugh's alleged financial crimes.] Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were killed near dog kennels at the family's home in June 2021.

After a nearly six-week-long trial, once-prominent South Carolina lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, 54, has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, ...

For nearly two years, Murdaugh maintained that he hadn't been with Paul and Maggie at the family's dog kennels on the night they were killed. The video features the voices of Paul, Maggie and Alex. He still faces dozens of charges for alleged financial crimes, including misappropriating money from his law firm, defrauding clients of funds and computer crimes. According to Moyer, when the jury went to deliberate after closing arguments, they took a vote. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said during the news conference, "Our criminal justice system worked tonight. [Paul had taken a cell phone video](https://people.com/crime/alex-murdaugh-trial-prosecutors-discuss-son-cell-phone-video/) near the dog kennels on the family's Islandton property at 8:44 p.m. "All he did was blow snot. I love you." Maggie was shot multiple times, including one shot in the back and additional shots while she was lying on the ground. "He never cried," Moyer continued. Both of them were pronounced dead at the scene. "Everybody else could hear [Murdaugh's voice] too."

A judge sentenced the disgraced South Carolina lawyer to two consecutive life terms, without the possibility of parole, for the murders of his wife and son.

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Disgraced South Carolina Lawyer Richard Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Wife and Son Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, a former lawyer and member of ...

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It has been six weeks since the start of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. Catch up on everything since day 1 or the trial up to sentencing.

Murdaugh's conviction in the double murder took six weeks of testimony and only three hours of deliberation for the jury to come up with the [ guilty verdict](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/02/alex-murdaugh-guilty-verdict-former-sc-attorney-updates-jury-trial-double-murder-maggie-paul/69962884007/). What we know about people testifying](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/03/alex-murdaugh-trial-witness-list-whos-chris-wilson-russell-laffitte/69869801007/) Jury headed to Moselle.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/28/alex-murdaugh-trial-live-stream-updates-state-to-call-rebuttal-witnesses-sc/69952793007/) [Surprised Alex Murdaugh took stand? [Alex Murdaugh trial live stream: Week 4 starts today](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/13/alex-murdaugh-trial-live-stream-youtube-latest-colleton-county-court/69898107007/) [Alex Murdaugh trial live stream: Closing arguments conclude](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/02/alex-murdaugh-trial-live-stream-watch-youtube-closing-arguments/69962220007/) Watch testimony.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/24/alex-murdaugh-murder-trial-live-stream-day-24-updates-cross-examination/69939025007/) Here's what to expect.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/28/alex-murdaugh-double-murder-trial-closing-arguments-wednesday-what-to-expect-updates-sc/69956175007/) Re-watch sentencing.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/03/alex-murdaugh-sentencing-live-stream-watch-decision-youtube/69963365007/) Claims innocence.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/03/alex-murdaugh-trial-live-stream-updates-sentencing-for-murder/69966228007/) [here.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/20/alex-murdaugh-murder-trial-coverage-from-day-1/69815281007/) And this was just the beginning of the more than [a year-and-a-half-long crime saga](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/03/alex-murdaugh-sentencing-live-stream-watch-decision-youtube/69963365007/) that unfolded in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

A jury on Thursday found disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty of brutally murdering his wife and younger son at the family's property in ...

The saga began when his youngest son, Paul, was involved in a fatal boat crash in 2019. 23 in the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh, 54, who called 911 to report the discovery, was charged with their murders 13 months later. The video was taken at the family's dog kennels by Paul Murdaugh, 22, who later that night was brutally murdered along with his mother Margaret, 52. ET for sentencing. The bodies of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's estate in June 2021, authorities said.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections reports that Alex Murdaugh, following his murder conviction and sentencing, has been transported to Kirkland ...

Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in the murder of his wife and son in South Carolina.

Murdaugh, 54, was found guilty on Thursday on two counts of gunning down his wife Maggie, 52, and youngest son, Paul, 22.

"There had to be quite a bit going through your mind," Newman said, and yet he noted that Murdaugh had testified to that day being like any other, that he had been enjoying life with his wife and son. Throughout the trial, prosecutors portrayed Murdaugh as a serial liar and argued that only he had the means and the opportunity to commit the murders. Murdaugh changed his account after the jury listened to audio evidence placing him at the crime scene minutes before the murders occurred. The case has drawn intense media coverage given the family's political power in and around Colleton County, where the trial took place. The jury took only three hours to reach their decision after a five-week trial. "It might not have been you (who killed them).

Buster Murdaugh, the surviving son of Alex Murdaugh — convicted of killing wife Maggie and son Paul — faces a tough future in South Carolina.

Local outlet, [The Post and Courier](https://www.postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updates/alex-murdaughs-jailhouse-tapes-have-dried-up-what-did-they-tell-us/article_e103cea8-3061-11ed-a207-57bb967ad471.html) reported that “the family had paid a well-connected Columbia lawyer, Butch Bowers, some $60,000 to help secure Buster’s readmittance.” Buster had been a law student there as well until he was expelled, allegedly over a plagiarism incident, the Said another family acquaintance: “I didn’t know Buster well but he always put on good manners for me. “He asked me if I was sitting down, and I was like, ‘Yeah,'” Buster testified. Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, were [ shot dead at the kennels of the family’s hunting estate ](https://nypost.com/2023/01/20/murdaugh-murders-forensic-report-reveals-gruesome-details-about-paul-maggie/)in South Carolina’s Lowcountry on the night of June 7, 2021. Buster showed none of that emotion when he was grilled by defense attorney Jim Griffin, an old Murdaugh family friend. “Then he sounded odd and then he told me that my mom and brother had been shot. I was in shock.” “I think [Buster] will stick with his uncles and stay out on Hilton Head. “No person with a heart and soul cannot feel sympathy for that young man,” Columbia, SC, attorney Joseph M. I’m glad he has a girlfriend who seems so supportive.” McCulloch Jr., a Murdaugh family friend, told The Post.