Alex Murdaugh and his family have been at the forefront of the news since the murder of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh, in June 2021. Here are some of the most important details to note as the trial winds down for the 54-year-old attorney.
Alex Murdaugh said during cross-examination that the dogs at the kennels on his property didn't seem to detect any strangers in the moments leading up to his wife Maggie and son Paul being killed nearby, as prosecutors sought to undermine his timeline of events.
Buster Murdaugh, the sole living son of Alex Murdaugh, told jurors on Thursday that his father was "heartbroken" after Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were discovered shot dead at the family's hunting lodge.
Jurors heard new details Thursday about a botched assisted suicide attempt allegedly orchestrated by Alex Murdaugh to end his life in September 2021 as his alleged financial misdeeds were coming to light.
Andre McDonald, an Air Force Major in San Antonio, signed a plea deal to serve five years for tampering with evidence on top of his 20 years for manslaughter in the death of his wife Andreen.
Alex Murdaugh told sister-in-law Marian Proctor that he didn't know who killed his wife and son but believed it was someone who “thought about it for a long time,” according to her testimony.
Dylan J. Hanger told friends and family of his estranged wife Brittany Gorman that he had no idea where she was for the nine days after her abandoned truck was found in May 2020. But he allegedly stabbed her at least four times in the chest.
