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- After less than three hours, a jury found him guilty on all charges. He now faces 30 years to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors chose not to seek the death penalty.
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Paul Murdaugh, Alex Murdaugh’s youngest son who was found shot dead along with his mother in June 2021, had legal troubles of his own before his death, which became the subject of a 2022 Datelineepisode. On Feb. 23, 2019, Paul Murdaugh, 19, took his family’s boat out for a night of partying on the Beaufort River, as shown in the first episode of “M...
Murdaugh made headlines on Sept. 4, 2021, just months after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, when he was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Hampton County, South Carolina, per NBC. Jim Griffin, one of Murdaugh‘s attorneys, told news outlets Murdaugh had pulled over after his vehicle got a flat tire when a person inside a pickup truck...
South Carolina authorities announced a criminal investigation into the death of Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaugh family’s housekeeper, on Sept. 15, 2021, per NBC. Satterfield died in February 2018 at the Murdaugh family’s home in what was described during a 911 call as a fall. Hampton County Coroner Angela Topper said the death was not reported to ...
The same day Murdaugh announced he was resigning from his law firm, the firm, Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrickhe, released its own statement alleging Murdaugh had misappropriated company funds. South Carolina authorities opened their own investigation into the allegations, and announced on Nov. 19, 2021 multiple indictments against him ...
Murdaugh faced the charges of killing his wife and youngest son on June 7, 2021 during a six-week trial that began on Jan. 25, 2023, and in a shocking twist, Murdaugh took the stand in his own defenseon Feb. 23, telling jurors he did not kill Maggie or Paul Murdaugh. "I did not shoot my wife or son, any time, ever," Murdaugh testified. During his t...
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Mar 3, 2023 · Murdaugh is punished with the maximum sentence of life in prison without parole for the fatal shootings of his wife, Margaret, and their younger son, Paul. For a separate charge of two counts of...
Sep 8, 2023 · The latest legal twist comes six months after a jury found Murdaugh, 55, guilty of two counts of murder in the fatal shootings of his wife, Margaret, 52, and their youngest son, Paul, 22, in June...
Aug 14, 2024 · Updated 10:06 AM PDT, August 14, 2024. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh’s appeal of his murder convictions.
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- Jeffrey Collins Covers South Carolina.
Mar 11, 2023 · The 54-year-old heir to a prominent legal dynasty was convicted on 2 March of gunning down wife Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, 22, on the grounds of the sprawling family estate in Islandton back...
Mar 3, 2023 · After weeks of trial revelations, Murdaugh unexpectedly took the stand on February 23 to testify in his defense against the charge that he murdered his wife and son in 2021.