US Lawyer Found Guilty Of Killing Family In Drama That Captivated Nation
Murdaugh, wearing a blazer and white button-up shirt, was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, concluding a complex case that has often touched on the bizarre. Netflix and HBO have already made shows about the killings. (File) Washington: A US jury on Thursday found lawyer Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son on their hunting estate. Scion of an elite South Carolina family of judges and attorneys, Murdaugh, 54, was described as having killed his son Paul with a shotgun and his wife Maggie with the assault rifle Paul used for hunting wild pigs on the family's sprawling property. Following the reading of the verdict, which the jury reached after less than three hours of deliberation in a South Carolina court, the defense requested a mistrial which Judge Clifton Newman quickly denied. "The evidence of guilt is overwhelming," Newman said. Murdaugh, who ...