A Colleton County grand jury in 2022 indicted Alex Murdaugh on four counts in connection with his wife and son's murders. These are the charges against him.
shot Paul twice — once in the chest and once in the head, splattering brain matter and blood near Paul's body at the crime scene.
MAGGIE MURDAUGH'S SISTER RECOUNTS ALEX MURDAUGH'S ‘STRANGE’ COMMENT AFTER MURDERS IN TEARFUL TESTIMONY Alex maintains that he was napping at the time of his wife and son's murders around 8:50 p.m. that evening. He says he then drove to check in on his mother, who has Alzheimer's, at her home before returning to Moselle around 10 p.m., which is when he discovered his wife and son's bodies lying on the ground near the family's dog kennels.
Prosecutors say Alex shot his wife and son in a scheme to distract from his alleged financial crimes totaling an estimated $9 million. He is accused of embezzling funds from clients at his family's personal injury law firm founded in 1910 by Randolph Murdaugh to pay off personal debts.Fox News' Rebecca Rosenberg contributed to this report.
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