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Alex Murdaugh is testifying in a murder trial
A South Carolina judge has sentenced ex- attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of killing his wife and son. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced after a jury deliberated for over three hours. His ex-wife Paul Murdaugh and son Paul Jr were found shot dead at their…
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Before the jury visits the scene of the murder, prosecutors need to call more witnesses
Former US lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul Murdaugh. Alex had killed his family to make up for the millions he stole from his clients and colleagues. Prosecutors said Murdaugh killed his family to make up for the millions…
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The alleged victims of financial crime say the verdict is sweet
A US attorney charged with killing his wife and son in June 2021 said he took money that wasn’t his. Alex Murdaugh was accused of killing his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh. “I admit, candidly…in all of these cases, Mr Waters, that I took money that was not mine,” Murdaugh said during the…
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Alex Murdaugh’s best friend admits to stealing money and drug addiction
Former lawyer Paul Murdaugh stole about $792,000 from a South Carolina law firm in the days before his family was murdered, the firm’s Chief Financial Officer Wilson Seckinger testified. Murdaugh was barred from practicing law over fraud and theft allegations in 2018. He has been charged with the murders of his wife Maggie and son…