Before jurors began deliberations in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial Thursday afternoon, a juror was removed and replaced with an alternate earlier in the day for having improper conversations outside the courtroom.
Alex Murdaugh’s theft of millions of dollars was about to be revealed so he killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the disgraced lawyer’s murder trial.
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.
A tearful Alex Murdaugh took the stand Thursday in his murder trial, saying he loved wife Maggie and son Paul and did not kill them, but admitting he lied about when he last saw them alive.
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.
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.
Maggie Murdaugh’s sister testified Tuesday that in the weeks after the double homicide, Alex Murdaugh seemed more focused on trying to clear his son’s name in a fatal boat crash than trying to find their killer.
