Alex Murdaugh Found Guilty In Double Murder Trial of Son Paul and Wife Maggie

Alex Murdaugh has been discovered responsible within the double homicide trial of his son and spouse.

The jury took lower than 3 hours to succeed in a verdict Thursday, saying it in a South Carolina courthouse.

As we reported, Murdaugh’s spouse Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul have been discovered lifeless in 2021 at their searching property, and investigators say they have been shot with 2 completely different weapons.

Murdaugh was initially an individual of curiosity for greater than a 12 months however claimed he had an alibi. Still, a grand jury heard sufficient proof final July to indict him for the murders of Maggie and Paul.

During the trial, which began again in January, Murdaugh’s supposed alibi was blown up when prosecutors launched a bombshell piece of proof — video from Paul’s telephone recorded at 8:44 PM within the household’s canine kennel … minutes earlier than the murders.

In the video, Paul’s father is heard within the background, that means he truly was close by when Paul and Maggie have been murdered.

When Murdaugh took the stand final month he broke down as he recalled discovering his spouse and son lifeless — nevertheless, as a result of Paul’s video — he was compelled to confess mendacity to authorities about not being on the property once they have been murdered.

Under cross-examination, prosecutors grilled Murdaugh over stealing thousands and thousands from his legislation shoppers, and his decades-long habit to prescription tablets.

The trial hit one procedural snafu on Thursday — Judge Clifton Newman mentioned one of many jurors mentioned her opinion about proof with 3 individuals outdoors court docket … so, she was changed by an alternate juror.