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Store that sold Alex Murdaugh's son beer must pay $15 million to family of teen killed in boat crash
Power, privilege, murder and the downfall of a dynasty
For generations, the Murdaugh family dominated their rural swath of South Carolina - then Alex Murdaugh was accused of the brutal murders of his wife and son. What followed was the stunning unravelling of a life of power and privilege, exposing embezzlement, drug abuse and a failed hitman suicide plot.
But since the brutal killings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, in June 2021, a series of bizarre and tragic events helped bring about Mr Murdaugh's spectacular fall from grace. The 54-year-old has denied the murders, which prosecutors allege were a desperate diversion from decades of financial wrongdoing. But on the stand, he admitted to a number of other crimes, including embezzlement, fraud and a faked assassination attempt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64645725
For generations, the Murdaugh family dominated their rural swath of South Carolina - then Alex Murdaugh was accused of the brutal murders of his wife and son. What followed was the stunning unravelling of a life of power and privilege, exposing embezzlement, drug abuse and a failed hitman suicide plot.
But since the brutal killings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, in June 2021, a series of bizarre and tragic events helped bring about Mr Murdaugh's spectacular fall from grace. The 54-year-old has denied the murders, which prosecutors allege were a desperate diversion from decades of financial wrongdoing. But on the stand, he admitted to a number of other crimes, including embezzlement, fraud and a faked assassination attempt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64645725
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It covered the story up until the trial.
There were question marks over two other deaths, the housekeeper, and the hit and run.
Maybe its just me, but I got the impression that the police werent very enthusiastic in their investigations of any of the deaths.
Including the girl on the boat.
Making a total of five.
The housekeeper.
The hit and run guy who was involved in a sexual relationship with his other son.
The girlfriend of his son that was later killed.
His wife.
His son.
A very "unlucky" family, that were very influential in the area.
Mysterious drone footage reveals Alex Murdaugh's brother and son Buster removing eight guns from family hunting lodge three months after Maggie and Paul were shot dead
Drone footage taken by a YouTuber shows John Marvin Murdaugh and Alex's surviving son Buster removing eight weapons from the home in Moselle, SC
Eric Alan said that he received a tip in September, 2021, that law enforcement were searching Moselle where Maggie and Paull were killed that June
Alan saw no cops at the property and believed he had missed his chance - but when he reviewed the footage later he spotted the brother and son with the guns
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11782643/Drone-footage-reveals-Murdaughs-brother-son-removing-guns-three-months-murders.html
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/alex-murdaugh-rocks-sobs-pathologist-162737560.html
BBC News, Washington
The case against Alex Murdaugh was thorough - 60 witnesses over 28 days.
Jurors were inundated with an overwhelming amount of evidence: forensic timelines, mobile phone and GPS data, ballistics studies and often emotional testimony from Mr Murdaugh's family and friends.
And yet, the jurors were able to come to an unanimous decision within hours. They did not even take a dinner break.
It's a surprising and rapid end to what has become a bizarre and twisted saga, with Mr Murdaugh at the centre.
Court to return tomorrow for sentencing
Alex Murdaugh will be returned to the custody of the Colleton County Sheriff's Department until his sentencing tomorrow at 09:30 local time (14:30 GMT).
While he could face life in prison for his crimes, the death penalty is off the table.
Alex Murdaugh is found GUILTY of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul
The disgraced legal scion, 54, showed no emotion on his face but was shaking as the verdict was read out at the Colleton County courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, following six weeks of harrowing testimony. His surviving son Buster was stony-faced and put his head in his hands. Murdaugh turned to face the 26-year-old and his sister Lynn as he was cuffed and led away. Neither his younger brother John Marvin, who testified earlier this week, nor his elder sibling Randy were in court. Murdaugh, whose family has wielded immense judicial power in the region for three generations, brutally shot dead his wife Maggie, 52, and younger son Paul, 22, at the family's 1,800-acre hunting estate in Moselle on the night of June 7, 2021. The disbarred attorney lied to cops about his alibi before making the sensational decision to take the stand where he changed his story to fit the damning evidence. But the State convinced jurors with a video which proved he was at the scene just moments before he blasted Paul's brains out with a shotgun and mercilessly turned an assault rifle on his wife of 27 years, shooting Maggie five times. Murdaugh will return for sentencing at 9.30am Friday. He faces 30 years to life in prison after being convicted of two counts of murder and two weapons charges.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11814589/Alex-Murdaugh-GUILTY-murdering-wife-Maggie-son-Paul.html
Maggie Murdaugh's friends Caroline Price and Shellie West paid tribute to the 52-year-old mother of two, saying she was 'fun' and 'witty', and 'loved her family'.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11871167/Maggie-Murdaughs-friends-break-silence-say-murdered-wife-devoted-killer-husband-Alex.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/store-that-sold-alex-murdaugh-s-son-beer-must-pay-15-million-to-family-of-teen-killed-in-boat-crash/ar-AA1dZWuq?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a04f7c2551d34bd09b3e2a5b1c603ea6&ei=30