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South Carolina Investigating Stephen Smith's Death as a Homicide
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has been investigating Smith’s death since 2021, when it opened a case based on information surrounding the Alex Murdaugh murder probe.
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Buster Murdaugh Denies ‘Vicious Rumors' Tying Him to Cold Case
Buster Murdaugh denied any involvement in the 2015 death of his high school classmate, Stephen Smith
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Alex Murdaugh to Appeal Murder Convictions and Life Sentence
The South Carolina attorney was found guilty on March 2 in the 2021 killings of his wife and adult son.
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Murdaugh Judge's Own Legal Story Unfolded in South Carolina
The judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned attention and plaudits for his even-handed demeanor throughout the trial and for his dressing-down of the once-prominent lawyer just before he sent him to prison.
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Alex Murdaugh Trial Juror Says Slain Son's Cellphone Video Was Key to Guilty Verdict
A juror in the Alex Murdaugh trial and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson pointed to a cellphone video that placed Murdaugh at the crime scene as a key reason for his guilty verdict.
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Murdaugh Sentenced After Being Found Guilty of Murder
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two life sentences without the possibility of parole, for the murders of his wife and son.
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Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife and Son
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murderer in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.
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Alex Murdaugh Found Guilty of Murder
The disgraced South Carolina attorney was found guilty of killing his wife and one of his sons.
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Alex Murdaugh Convicted of Murder in Shootings of Wife, Son
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder at the end of a six-week trial.
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Juror Dismissed From Murdaugh Trial, Makes Sure to Get Her Eggs Before Dismissal
A juror serving in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh was removed Thursday for engaging in “improper conversations” with individuals not involved in the case. Asked if she had belonging she needed to get from the jury room and the woman responded, “a dozen eggs.”
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Juror in Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Dismissed for ‘Improper Conversations' Outside the Courtroom
A juror in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was removed Thursday for discussing the case with people outside the court.
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Prosecution Wraps Its Case at Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial
A prosecutor says Alex Murdaugh’s theft of millions of dollars was about to be revealed so he killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out. Prosecutor Creighton Waters gave his closing argument Wednesday in the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s murder trial. He says Murdaugh was facing unbearable pressure in June 2021 and decided that killing...
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Closing Arguments Begin in Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial: Key Takeaways From the Case
More than 75 witnesses have been called and about 800 photographs, reports and exhibits have been presented as evidence. Jurors visited the crime scene Wednesday, as both sides prepared to present their closings.
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Last Witnesses Testify in Alex Murdaugh Trial Ahead of Jury Trip to Scene Where Wife, Son Were Shot
Prosecutors have called their final witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial. The jury will now head Wednesday about 40 minutes from the courthouse to see the family home where authorities say Murdaugh killed his wife and son in June 2021.
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Defense at Murdaugh Trial Says 2 Shooters; Jury to See Scene
The judge agreed to a defense request to let the jury visit the family property and see the crime scene for themselves before they deliberate Alex Murdaugh’s fate.
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Alex Murdaugh ‘Fuzzy' About New Details of Case, Prosecutor Says
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faced intense questioning about his movements the night his wife and son were killed as the prosecutor challenged inconsistencies in his memory Friday at his double murder trial.
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Alex Murdaugh Testifies He Lied to Police But Denies Killing His Wife, Son
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense Thursday at his double murder trial.
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Alex Murdaugh's Surviving Son Takes Stand at Murder Trial
Alex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the witness stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence that prosecutors have presented in the double murder trial of the disgraced South Carolina attorney. Buster Murdaugh answered questions in a matter-of-fact tone. He explained points that prosecutors emphasized as potentially sinister, including Alex Murdaugh parking behind his mother’s home or not using...
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Alex Murdaugh Tried to Set Up His Own Murder So Living Son Could Get Life Insurance Payment, Agent Says
Alex Murdaugh told a state agent that he asked a friend to fatally shoot him but that the friend failed in his attempt.
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Raincoat Found at Alex Murdaugh Mom's House Months After Murders Tested Positive for Gunshot Residue
Also Tuesday, the chief financial officer for the law firm said she confronted Murdaugh about almost $800,000 in missing fees on the day of the killings.