Alex Murdaugh convicted of double murder of wife and son

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son on Thursday, marking the conclusion of a 'a week of trial that gripped the nation.

According to , a Colleton County, S.C. jury found that Murdaugh, a once highly respected attorney in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, had killed Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021. The jury also found him guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The verdict was unanimous and the jurors rendered their decision in less than three hours.

The case gained national attention when Netflix released a docuseries, "Murdaugh Murders : A Southern Scandal”, on January 17. Directed by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason, the documentary has been a mainstay of Netflix's most-watched TV shows since its release, bolstered by the fact that Murdaugh's trial was happening at the same time.

Murdaugh denied committing the murders throughout the trial, even taking the stand himself for try to convince the jurors of his innocence. But when a video was found on Paul's phone from the scene of the shooting in which Murdaugh's voice could be heard, Murdaugh's alibi that he was visiting his parents at the time of the murders was challenged. question. In his testimony, Murdaugh admitted to lying about his whereabouts and robbing his law firm and clients, but maintained that he did not kill his wife and son.

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