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After Murdaugh trial 'circus,' Walterboro welcomes normality

Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial brought a business boost and frenzy of attention to a small South Carolina town

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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for double murder; attorneys say they’ll appeal conviction

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys will quickly file an appeal of their client’s double-murder conviction, they said in a press conference Friday.

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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife, son

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, former South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer, was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of life in prison Friday.

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Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering wife, son in June 2021

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, the fourth-generation heir to a powerful South Carolina legal, law enforcement and political family, was found guilty Thursday of murdering his wife and son in a case that brought the glare of national and international media attention to a long-secluded but corrupt corner of the…

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Timeline puts Alex Murdaugh at crime scene, prosecutor says in trial closing after visit to murder scene

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Only one person had the motive and the means to murder Maggie and Paul Murdaugh the night of June 7, 2021, prosecutor Creighton Waters told the men and women of the jury who will decide whether the former South Carolina attorney is guilty of the crime.

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Timeline puts Murdaugh at crime scene, prosecutor says in trial closing after visit to murder scene

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Only one person had the motive and the means to murder Maggie and Paul Murdaugh the night of June 7, 2021, South Carolina prosecutor Creighton Waters told the men and women of the jury who will decide whether former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh is guilty of the…

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SC attorney general steps in to close out state’s murder case against Alex Murdaugh

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The South Carolina pathologist who performed autopsies on Paul and Maggie Murdaugh after their murders disputed defense witnesses on Tuesday who said her conclusions about how the son and mother died were incorrect.

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Pathologist disputes Alex Murdaugh defense witness as trial winds down

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The South Carolina pathologist who performed autopsies on Paul and Maggie Murdaugh after their murders on Tuesday disputed defense witnesses who said her conclusions about how the son and mother died were incorrect.

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Alex Murdaugh trial — live: Prosecution rests rebuttal case as jury prepares to visit scene of murders

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson reenacted shooting of Paul Murdaugh as part of rebuttal case at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro

The Independent UK

John Marvin Murdaugh describes crime scene, investigation at brother’s murder trial; defense rests its case

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s brother testified Monday to instances when he believed law enforcement officers were trying to mislead him about their investigation into Murdaugh’s role in the murders of his wife and son.

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To convince jury he’s being truthful about killings, Murdaugh admits he lied for years

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Over and over again last week, lead state prosecutor Creighton Waters asked Alex Murdaugh about a long list of people disgraced South Carolina lawyer and accused double-murderer fooled, tricked and swindled for years.

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Alex Murdaugh trial - live: Brutal cross-examination begins as Murdaugh spars with prosecutor

Alex Murdaugh interrogated about clients he stole from as cross-examination begins in murder case - latest trial updates

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Ex-South Carolina law partner says Alex Murdaugh told inconsistent stories after wife, son’s murders

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s friend and former law partner described a chaotic scene at the Murdaugh family house the night of the murders, and the day after.

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Alex Murdaugh trial - live: Defendant will testify tomorrow, report says as defence details ‘sloppy’ scene

Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial is now in its fifth week in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, with the defence case in full swing

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Alex Murdaugh trial - live: Ballistics expert says Murdaugh too tall to be shooter as son Buster takes stand

Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial enters its fifth week in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina

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How tall is Alex Murdaugh? Defense expert says height ‘unrealistic’ to have killed Maggie

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The gunman who killed Maggie Murdaugh must have been far shorter than Alex Murdaugh, currently on trial for the murders of his wife and son, a gunshot expert testified for the defense Tuesday.

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Alex Murdaugh’s son Buster describes family relationship at father’s double-murder trial

WALTERBORO, S.C. — For the first time, the jury in the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial heard directly from Murdaugh’s own family.

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Murdaugh’s defense begins effort to undermine case for South Carolina attorney’s guilt

WALTERBORO, S.C. — After 17 days of testimony from 60 different witnesses, the prosecution of Alex Murdaugh rested Friday.

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Car data mapped Alex Murdaugh’s movements the night of the murders of his wife and son. What it shows

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors on Friday got a much clearer picture of Alex Murdaugh’s movements the night his wife and son were murdered.

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Alex Murdaugh describes getting shot in his own words in recording played to murder trial jury

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder trial on Thursday heard for the first time Murdaugh in his own words describe his plan to die in an assisted attempted suicide after the murders of his wife and son in June 2021.

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‘Do you think I killed Paul?’: Jurors watch video of Alex Murdaugh’s final interview with investigators

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Judge Clifton Newman ruled Wednesday that jurors in the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial can hear testimony about Murdaugh’s 2021 Labor Day botched roadside suicide attempt, an unexpected reversal of a ruling he issued the same morning.

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Murdaugh’s sister-in-law says she encouraged Maggie to go to family's Moselle estate the night she was murdered

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The last conversation Marian Proctor had with her sister, Maggie Murdaugh, Proctor encouraged her to go spend the night at the Murdaughs' Moselle property.

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh trial - live: Defence seeks mistrial as housekeeper recalls ‘unusual’ cleaning after murders

Third week of testimony concludes for Alex Murdaugh murder trial at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh trial - live: GoFundMe for witness ‘bravery’ threatens to derail testimony

Third week of testimony drawing to close for Alex Murdaugh at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh trial – live: Car data offers timeline of night of murders after court evacuated for bomb threat

Third week of testimony underway for Alex Murdaugh at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina

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