The double-murder trial of the disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh began Monday with the scion of one of this state’s most powerful families facing charges of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and son Paul at the family hunting estate
Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is set to go on trial, accused of murdering his wife and son in 2021. WSJ’s Valerie Bauerlein explains what you need to know about the case. Photo Illustration: Ryan Trefesof the disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh began Monday with the scion of one of this state’s most powerful families facing charges of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and son Paul at the family hunting estate.
of shooting his wife several times with a rifle and his son with two blasts from a shotgun at the family property’s dog kennels on the night of June 7, 2021. Prosecutors alleged that Mr. Murdaugh was under pressure from mounting questions about his finances, a serious review of which would have revealed a decadelong scheme of stealing from his personal-injury clients. The motive for the killings, prosecutors said in court filings, was to garner sympathy and buy time to cover his tracks.
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