WALTERBORO, S.C. — The jury has reached a verdict in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is accused of killing his wife and younger son at the family's property in 2021.
The jury deliberated for about three hours Thursday after hearing five weeks of testimony from more than 70 witnesses -- including Alex Murdaugh himself, who denied the murders but admitted to lying to investigators and cheating his clients.
Prosecutors claim that Alex Murdaugh, who comes from a legacy of prominent attorneys in the region, killed his wife and son to gain sympathy and distract from his financial wrongdoings. Waters told the jurors that credibility is important and painted Murdaugh as someone good at lying who was use to anticipating how jurors read things.
Waters said the last time Alex Murdaugh saw his wife and child alive was the"most important thing" he could have told law enforcement. Defense attorney Jim Griffin recounted to jurors during his closing argument on Thursday the multiple missed opportunities, pointing out evidence that investigators did not collect including foot imprints, fingerprints and DNA. He also replayed videos in which prosecution witnesses testified about how much Alex Murdaugh loved his wife and son.
Griffin also addressed that Alex Murdaugh admitted to lying to investigators about his alibi the evening of the shootings.
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