Latest coverage of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial
The mysterious shooting deaths of prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh's wife and son spun investigations revealing charges of money laundering, a narcotics ring, a staged attempt on his life and millions of dollars in stolen money. On July 14, 2022, Murdaugh was charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The indictments handed up by the grand jury contend Murdaugh killed his wife with a rifle and his son with a shotgun.
Murdaugh's trial began in Colleton County on January 25, 2023.
Murdaugh's trial began in Colleton County on January 25, 2023.
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Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for the murder of his wife Maggie and son Paul. -
Former South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill has pleaded guilty to showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court. Hill was arrested in May on charges including obstruction of justice and perjury. -
Russell Laffitte, a former bank CEO who pleaded guilty to helping in Alex Murdaugh's financial schemes, was sentenced on state charges on Oct. 13. His sentence will run concurrent with his federal sentence. -
A former court clerk who helped with the murder trial that led to the conviction of once-powerful South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been arrested. -
Known for the Murdaugh trial, retired judge Clifton Newman shares life after sentencing, his family's civil rights history and thoughts on the recent push against diversity, equity and inclusion. -
Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict to jurors to sell books and that the trial judge allowed improper evidence like the disgraced South Carolina lawyer's financial crimes. -
Russell Laffitte, the banker who prosecutors said helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money, had his conviction and seven-year prison sentence overturned on appeal Thursday. -
Alex Murdaugh has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh's youngest son that prosecutors said provoked the disgraced South Carolina attorney to later kill his wife and their son who wrecked the boat. -
Alex Murdaugh's appeal of a 40-year federal financial crimes sentence is denied but he's filed others, in his double murder conviction. -
The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son.
