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☆ ‘Attracted by the siren call of celebrity’: What an Alex Murdaugh judge said about the clerk accused of jury tampering
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Dianne Gallagher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity,” Toal said in her announcement of the ruling. “She wanted to write a book about the trial and expressed that as early as November 2022, long before the trial began,” the judge said. “Did clerk of court Hill’s comments have any impact on the verdict of the jury? The jury tampering case centered on statements allegedly made by Hill to jurors about Murdaugh’s guilt. The affidavit also said prior to Murdaugh testifying, Hill told the jurors “not to be fooled” by evidence offered by the defense.

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☆ The Best True Crime to Stream: Family Matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Maya Salam | More About Maya Salam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The series incorporates interviews with friends, employees and acquaintances of the Murdaughs as well as with police, and incorporates a lot of home video footage of the family. Prepare to be stunned by how brazenly they move through their community, and the shamelessness with which they wield their power. But perhaps it is technology’s undeniable influence on the outcome of Alex Murdaugh’s trial that is the most jaw-dropping — for now. PodcastWhat “American Scandal,” from Wondery, does best is to give every story it tackles the time it needs for a full telling with the required context. And members of the tremendously influential Hearst family are found everywhere, starting with their influence on Patty, who moved to strike out on her own after growing disillusioned with their wealth and lifestyle, to the family’s public negotiations with her captors.

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☆ Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Dianne Gallagher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Murdaugh was facing dozens of state charges in alleged schemes to defraud victims of millions. Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters said the deal would bring “finality to the matter” and ensure Murdaugh would “stay in state prison for a very long time.” The agreement, if approved, would see Murdaugh spend a total of 27 years in a South Carolina state prison, according to Waters. “Alex Murdaugh’s guilty plea will finally allow his financial victims to begin the process of healing,” Eric “EB” Bland and Ronnie Richter, attorneys for some of the victims, said in a statement. It also only covers the state financial charges and does not address any of the remaining county charges Murdaugh faces. Judge Newman sentenced Murdaugh to two consecutive life sentences in a South Carolina state prison, which Murdaugh is currently serving.

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☆ Family of Murdaugh Boat Crash Victim Reaches $15 Million Settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | More About Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When jurors reached a verdict this year in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, a fourth-generation South Carolina lawyer, they found him guilty of murdering his wife and younger son. But looming large over the trial was another tragic death: that of Mallory Beach, a 19-year-old woman who was killed in a boat crash involving the dead son years earlier. This week, Ms. Beach’s family agreed to settle that lawsuit with a co-defendant, the owners of a gas station convenience store that sold alcohol to an underage Paul Murdaugh — who was using his older brother’s ID — on the night of the crash. The $15 million settlement, which must still be approved by a judge, comes on the eve of a civil trial against Alex Murdaugh and the company, Parker’s Kitchen, that had been scheduled for next month. Shere, a lawyer for Parker’s, said in a statement that the company had been at a disadvantage in facing a joint civil trial with Mr. Murdaugh.

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☆ Alex Murdaugh’s Trial Lasted Six Weeks. Two Days Mattered Most.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Valerie Bauerlein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son, a verdict that capped a South Carolina low country saga that attracted intense global interest. WALTERBORO, S.C.—In the end, it came down to the man himself. Of course it did. Alex Murdaugh is—or at least was, before he was disbarred—a talented trial lawyer. The fourth generation of Murdaugh men capable of cajoling, chiding—even crying on cue—to get juries to see things their way.

☆ Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial Moves to Jury Deliberations
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | Joshua Jamerson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The jury in the double-murder trial of disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh began their deliberations Thursday after his defense team gave closing arguments that called into question the state’s evidence and alleged motive. Mr. Murdaugh is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son Paul on a rainy night in June 2021 at the family hunting estate, known as Moselle. He has pleaded not guilty.

☆ The Murdaugh Slayings: The Latest on Disbarred South Carolina Attorney Alex Murdaugh’s Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Valerie Bauerlein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing trial for the alleged murders of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. The trial is expected to last from Jan. 23 through late February at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., a town of about 5,500. The courthouse is about 20 miles from Moselle, the hunting property where Maggie and Paul were found dead on June 7, 2021. Mr. Murdaugh has been jailed for more than a year and faces a total of 99 felony counts, primarily related to allegedly swindling his clients out of $8.8 million. The 54-year-old Mr. Murdaugh pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and to most of the financial charges against him.

☆ Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial: Judge Says Jury Can Hear Alleged Financial Wrongdoing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Valerie Bauerlein | Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WALTERBORO, S.C.—A South Carolina judge ruled Monday that prosecutors can present evidence of alleged financial crimes committed by Alex Murdaugh as part of his continuing double-murder trial. The 54-year-old disbarred lawyer is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son Paul at the family hunting estate on the night of June 7, 2021. Mr. Murdaugh has been jailed for over a year on a total of 99 counts, primarily related to allegedly swindling his clients out of $8.8 million but also related to alleged drug trafficking, money laundering and insurance fraud in a failed assisted-suicide attempt over Labor Day weekend in 2021.

☆ Both sides portend 'gruesome' details of the killings of Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son in trial's opening statements
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Phil Mccausland | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Paul Murdaugh was shot with buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun in the chest, shoulder and finally the head, which did "devastating damage," Waters said. Margaret Murdaugh was shot with the rifle in the abdomen and leg before being shot in the head. It did grow gruesome as Murdaugh's lawyer, Dick Harpootlian, in his opening arguments detailed the grisly state of Paul and Margaret's bodies after they were shot. Members of Murdaugh’s family, including his older son, Buster, 26, and his brothers John Marvin and Randy Murdaugh were all present for the opening statements on Wednesday. His troubles grew worse when his son Paul was involved in a deadly boat crash in 2019, which led to the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach.

But the perceived spectacle means that not only will Murdaugh be on display — so will the county seat of Walterboro, population 5,460. “We didn’t want this, but it’s happening, and it’s here,” Scott Grooms, Walterboro’s director of tourism and downtown development, said last week. A portrait of Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr., Alex Murdaugh's late grandfather, was removed from the Colleton County Courthouse ahead of Alex Murdaugh's trial. From left, Paul, Margaret and Alex Murdaugh. While he didn’t know Alex Murdaugh personally, he said few with longstanding ties in the area had not been touched by the Murdaughs’ orbit in one way or another.

☆ Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial Nears Final Jury, Opening Arguments
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Valerie Bauerlein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WALTERBORO, S.C.—A final jury is expected to be chosen Wednesday morning and hear opening arguments in the afternoon in the double-murder trial of disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh. Mr. Murdaugh, 54 years old, is accused of fatally shooting his wife several times with a rifle and his son with two blasts from a shotgun at the family property’s dog kennels on the night of June 7, 2021. He has pleaded not guilty.

☆ Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial: Judge Could Decide Soon on Relevance of Alleged Financial Wrongdoing
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Valerie Bauerlein | Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WALTERBORO, S.C.—A South Carolina judge is expected to rule as soon as Monday on whether prosecutors can present evidence of alleged financial crimes committed by Alex Murdaugh as part of his continuing double-murder trial. The 54-year-old disbarred lawyer is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son Paul at the family hunting estate on the night of June 7, 2021. Mr. Murdaugh has been jailed for over a year on a total of 99 counts, primarily related to allegedly swindling his clients out of $8.8 million but also related to alleged drug trafficking, money laundering and insurance fraud in a failed assisted-suicide attempt over Labor Day weekend in 2021.

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