South Carolina prosecutors have declined to say whether they would prosecute Alex Murdaugh for allegedly assaulting a sex worker in 2014 and 2015. The accuser, Lindsey Edwards, told FitsNews in August that Murdaugh, 54, choked her until she lost consciousness, battered her, and ripped hair from her head during the four encounters she had with …
Another juror in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial says that hearing the disgraced South Carolina lawyer’s voice on a video recorded by his son — minutes before 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh and his mother were shot dead — was a key piece of evidence that led the jurors to find him guilty in less than three …
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers finally spoke to the media Friday afternoon, hours after their client was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife and son, and said they plan to appeal the verdict. Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin cited Judge Clifton Newman’s “erroneous decision” to allow testimony about Murdaugh’s multi-million financial …
An investigation is under way regarding autopsy photos that were leaked to the public in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. After sentencing Murdaugh to life in prison, Judge Clifton Newman revealed that the court was made aware of autopsy photos that were somehow shown to the public. Parties involved in the case have requested an …
The jury’s initial poll of its members showed nine guilty, two not guilty, and one not sure. Forty-five minutes later, it was unanimous — disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was guilty of gunning down his wife Maggie and son Paul on June 7, 2021. Craig Moyer, a carpenter who served on the jury, told …
Testimony concluded Tuesday in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, and the jury could begin deliberations as early as Wednesday afternoon. But first, that jury will take a field trip to the scene of the crime. Judge Clifton Newman granted the defense’s request that the jurors be allowed to the Murdaughs’ hunting property, where prosecutors say …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says the jury’s visit to the Murdaugh murders crime scene is “fraught with the possibility of a mistrial.” “I hate to bring this up, but we all remember the O.J. Simpson debacle where he was acquitted on double murder. Well, in that case … Johnnie Cochran convinced the judge to have a …
