Image Cradit- Google
Alex Murdaugh is on trial for double murder in South Carolina
Image Cradit- Google
The trial is the centerpiece of a twisted tale of 2 fatal shootings and the downfall of a South Carolina Legal Dynasty
Image Cradit- Google
Alex Murdaugh was a prominent South Carolina Lawyer whose family had built a Legal dynasty over generations
Image Cradit- Google
He was Facing pressure in court to Disclose his Finances and was under suspicion from his law firm for missing money
Image Cradit- Google
Alexs wife and son were shot to death in June 2021 on their hunting property
Image Cradit- Google
He was charged with two Counts of Murder and disbarred after over a year of investigation
Image Cradit- Google
Prosecutors argue that Alex felt trapped by his deceptions and killed his wife and son to gain sympathy
Image Cradit- Google
The defense argues that investigators tried to pin the crime on Alex from the start and that the State has no physical evidence
Image Cradit- Google
The trial comes nearly 600 days after the deaths and has Captivated the country
Image Cradit- Google
The State has brought 99 other charges against Alex for Defrauding Victims out of $8.8 million
Learn more