Alex Murdaugh, 54, now faces 30 years to life in prison without parole for each murder charge when court reconvenes on Friday morning.
Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison without parole for each murder charge when he is sentenced, which in South Carolina is typically right after the verdict but can be delayed if a judge chooses.The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of two counts each of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime at the end of the six-week trial.
"We can’t bring them back, but we can bring them justice," Alan Wilson, South Carolina's attorney general, told reporters following the verdict. "It is a good day in South Carolina. Today’s verdict proves that no one, no one, no matter who you are in society, is above the law." Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on March 2, 2023.
Earlier on Thursday, Murdaugh’s defense team delivered its closing arguments, claiming law enforcement was too quick to pinpoint Murdaugh as the main suspect in the killings. Murdaugh’s lawyers will almost certainly appeal the conviction based on the judge allowing evidence of the financial crimes, which they contend were unrelated to the killings and were used by prosecutors to smear Murdaugh’s reputation.In a separate case, which is yet to go to trial, Murdaugh faces 99 separate charges stemming from alleged financial crimes.All the news you need to know, every day
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