The jury took less than three hours to reach a verdict.
Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison without parole. The once-prominent lawyer also faces about 100 other charges ranging from theft to insurance fraud.
Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were killed near dog kennels with a shotgun on the family’s Colleton County estate on June 7, 2021. Alex Murdaugh was convicted of executing his son inside the feed room of the kennels before shooting his wife with a high-powered rifle,Jurors received the case around 3:40 p.m. EST after hearing final arguments from defense attorneys and prosecutors.
Jurors heard testimony from more than 75 witnesses and viewed nearly 800 pieces of evidence during the 28-day trial,Prosecutors said Murdaugh killed his wife and son to gain sympathy as he coped with mounting pressures stemming from the family’s financial debt and a deadly 2019 boat crash that led to charges against Paul Murdaugh.
The verdict was announced in the same courtroom where Murdaugh’s father, Randolph Murdaugh III, was the elected solicitor from 1986 to 2006, reported. His grandfather, Randolph “Buster” Murdaugh Jr., was the elected solicitor from 1940 to 1986, and his great-grandfather, the original Randolph Murdaugh, was solicitor from 1920 until his death in 1940.
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