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South Carolina Murdaugh murder saga winds towards its end

No confession, no murder weapon, no witnesses – and yet the case against Alex Murdaugh, 54, has been convincingly argued

The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2023

‘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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s bizarre botched hitman plot can be presented at murder trial, judge rules in reversal

Three months on from the double murders, Murdaugh allegedly paid a hitman to shoot him dead so that his son Buster would receive a $10m life insurance windfall

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend barred from testifying about botched hitman plot

Three months on from the murders, Alex Murdaugh allegedly paid accomplice Curtis ‘Eddie’ Smith to shoot him as part of an insurance fraud plot

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

‘Out of options … and time’: prosecutors posit motive in puzzling Murdaugh murder saga

Alex Murdaugh is accused of shooting his wife and son, but questions remain a week into the sensational trial

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2023

Cellphone video played in court could put Alex Murdaugh at scene of 2 murders

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Two childhood friends of Paul Murdaugh’s each took the witness stand Wednesday to tell a jury that a third voice heard on a cellphone video, recorded minutes before Paul and his mother, Maggie, were murdered, is the voice of his father, Alex Murdaugh.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

EastEnders' Jake Wood shares snap of son Buster with fans pointing out the pair's likeness

EastEnders actor Jake Wood shared a rare picture of his son Buster to celebrate his 15th birthday, with Jakes fans quick to point out the pair's likeness

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

Paul and Maggie Murdaugh’s final texts revealed as bloody crime scene photos shown at ‘trial of the century’

The mother and son were brutally gunned down at the dog kennels of the family’s sprawling estate in Islandton

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Alex Murdaugh trial: What you need to know about the case, key players, more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were shot next to the dog kennels. They died under dark pines in a far corner of the family’s sprawling 1,700-acre hunting property in Colleton County. Now, the eyes of the world are on their father and husband, Alex Murdaugh, as he goes…

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

The Murdaugh trial begins: the family murders that rocked South Carolina

Corruption, money and unsolved deaths form a gothic backdrop to charges that Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2023