Alex Murdaugh trial: 'Biggest piece of evidence' was murderer taking stand, South Carolina AG says
Wilson called Murdaugh the"biggest piece of evidence," after a jury convicted him on March 2 on two counts of first-degree murder. He will serve consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife, Maggie, 52, and his son, Paul, 22, in June 2021.
The prosecution focused mostly on Murdaugh's financial crimes as a motive for the murders, as news of his misconduct was set to be exposed in court just days after the murders took place. Prosecutors argued that Murdaugh hoped to attract sympathy and pity to delay his crimes destroying his reputation. During the trial, the defense presented him as a family man torn apart by the deaths of his wife and son.
Taking the stand"was his closing argument to the jury," Wilson said."I believe in my mind that he believed that he could talk his way out of this. And at the end of the day, I think that’s what sealed it for him."
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