Prosecutors in theAlex Murdaugh murder trialare savoring victory after Thursday night’s guilty verdict.
“I want to thank the jurors for their service and the justice they delivered to Richard Alexander Murdaugh today,” Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Creighton Waterssaid in a news conferencefollowing the verdict.
“Alex Murdaugh tried one last con to prevent the accountability he has never had to face in his life, but the jury saw through that and properly found he murdered his wife and son in cold blood,” Waters added.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson acknowledged “a lot of hard work from so many people” after a year and a half, nearly two years of blood sweat and tears, it feels like."
Alex Murdaugh (center).Chris Carlson/AP/Shutterstock
Jurors took less than three hours to convict Murdaugh of killing his wifeMaggie, 52, and 22-year-old son Paul, who were found deadon the family’s 1,770-acre property in Islandton, S.C.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.Chris Carlson/AP/Shutterstock
Paul was shot in the chest and head with a shotgun at close range. Maggie was shot multiple times, including one shot in the back and additional shots while she was lying on the ground. She had been shot with 300 Blackout ammo from an AR-style rifle. Both of them were pronounced dead at the scene.
More than a year after the bodies were discovered,the attorney was indicted for the killings. He wascharged with two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weaponduring the commission of a violent crime.
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On Jan. 23, 2023, Murdaugh’s murder trial began. During the sensational courtroom proceedings, a cell phone video Paul took on the night of the murders was shown to the jury.
The video — which was taken near the dog kennels on the property — featured the voices of Paul, Maggie and Murdaugh.
Murdaugh hadinitially denied being near the dog kennelson the night of the murders, but when he was testifying in his own defense, headmitted to lyingabout his whereabouts that evening.
Even after his conviction on all charges, Murdaugh has more legal woes.
Alex Murdaugh (center).Andrew J Whitaker/AP/Shutterstock
He faces dozens of charges for alleged financial crimes, including misappropriating money from his law firm, defrauding clients of funds and computer crimes.
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“Today’s verdict proves that no one, no one no matter who you are in society is above the law,” Wilson said.
Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET.
source: people.com
