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Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh's banker overturned in appeal of juror's dismissal
Read full article: Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh's banker overturned in appeal of juror's dismissalThe banker who prosecutors say helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money has had his conviction and seven-year prison sentence overturned on appeal.
Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firmAlex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm.
Alex Murdaugh's lawyers say FBI agent's mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph test
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's lawyers say FBI agent's mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph testLawyers for Alex Murdaugh say an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test the agency says the convicted killer flunked had asked odd questions, throwing the test's results off.
FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal
Read full article: FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him stealFederal prosecutors say convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up.
South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury
Read full article: South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh juryA South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial is resigning.
Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegationsA South Carolina judge has denied Alex Murdaugh's bid for a new double-murder trial after hearing allegations that jury tampering influenced the guilty verdict.
Alex Murdaugh's pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next monthThe judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions plans to hold an evidentiary hearing next month.
Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in courtDisgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for stealing $12 million from his clients and family law firm.
Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison time
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison timeAlex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable legal clients in schemes lasting over a decade under an agreement.
Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tampering
Read full article: Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tamperingAn appeals court in South Carolina is allowing Alex Murdaugh to ask a judge to throw out his murder convictions and life sentence and get a new trial after his lawyers accused the court clerk in his trial of influencing the jury.
Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trialDisbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has appeared publicly for the first time since a murder trial where he was found guilty of fatally shooting his wife and youngest son.
Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust himAttorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want to call jurors and others back into the courtroom in an effort to get a new trial.
Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentarySouth Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary on his case.
Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty — for now — to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty — for now — to federal wire fraud and money laundering chargesAlex Murdaugh has been arraigned on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges for indictments saying he stole money from his clients.
Alex Murdaugh's longtime friend admits helping to steal $4 million wrongful death settlement
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's longtime friend admits helping to steal $4 million wrongful death settlementA longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has admitted he helped his old college roommate steal more than $4 million meant for a wrongful death settlement after Murdaugh’s housekeeper died in a fall.
Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theft
Read full article: Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theftConvicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is facing federal charges for the first time after being indicted on 22 financial fraud charges over allegations the former attorney schemed to steal settlement money from clients.
Murdaugh trial gives unsolved death investigation a boost
Read full article: Murdaugh trial gives unsolved death investigation a boostA mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road eight years ago is opening a private investigation into his death after raising almost $90,000 amid the publicity surrounding the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.
Murdaugh's fast conviction sealed by his testimony: experts
Read full article: Murdaugh's fast conviction sealed by his testimony: expertsProsecutors produced no direct evidence linking South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son, yet a jury took less than three hours to convict him.
Murdaugh judge's own legal story unfolded in South Carolina
Read full article: Murdaugh judge's own legal story unfolded in South CarolinaThe judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned attention and plaudits for his even-handed demeanor throughout the trial and for his dressing-down of the once-prominent lawyer just before he sent him to prison.
Inadequate investigation? Takeaways at Murdaugh murder trial
Read full article: Inadequate investigation? Takeaways at Murdaugh murder trialDefense lawyers in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh want jurors to believe the crime scene can’t tell them much about the deaths of his wife and son because state agents did a poor job investigating.
Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh 'fuzzy' about new details of case
Read full article: Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh 'fuzzy' about new details of caseDisgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is testifying he cooperated with police investigating the killings of his wife and son in every way except mentioning the last time he saw them alive.
On stand, Alex Murdaugh denies killings but admits lying
Read full article: On stand, Alex Murdaugh denies killings but admits lyingDisgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has denied killing his wife and son but admitted lying about when he last saw them alive while testifying in his own defense.
Alex Murdaugh law partner talks crime scene problems, thefts
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh law partner talks crime scene problems, theftsA law partner of Alex Murdaugh has testified at his double murder trial that more than a dozen people who weren’t first responders or law enforcement walked around the scene of the killings.
Alex Murdaugh's surviving son takes stand at murder trial
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's surviving son takes stand at murder trialAlex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the witness stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence that prosecutors have presented in the double murder trial of the disgraced South Carolina attorney.
Hose becomes prime evidence in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial
Read full article: Hose becomes prime evidence in Alex Murdaugh's murder trialThe man who took care of Alex Murdaugh’s dogs testified Tuesday during the disgraced attorney’s double murder trial that puddles of water were not where they should have been when police responded to the killings of Murdaugh's son and wife.
3 weeks, dozens of witnesses: Takeaways from Murdaugh trial
Read full article: 3 weeks, dozens of witnesses: Takeaways from Murdaugh trialThree weeks into disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, prosecutors are still presenting evidence they say showed he killed his wife and son.
Housekeeper never saw Alex Murdaugh clothes after killings
Read full article: Housekeeper never saw Alex Murdaugh clothes after killingsAlex Murdaugh’s housekeeper has testified at his double murder trial that the she never saw the shirt and shoes the disgraced attorney was wearing in a video hours before his son and wife were killed after their deaths.
Attorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee payments
Read full article: Attorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee paymentsA lawyer who called Alex Murdaugh one of his best friends has testified on behalf of the disgraced lawyer who is standing trial for allegedly killing his wife and son.
Paralegal angry by Alex Murdaugh theft, knew he loved family
Read full article: Paralegal angry by Alex Murdaugh theft, knew he loved familyAlex Murdaugh’s paralegal is testifying at his double murder trial about the betrayal she felt when she discovered he lied and manipulated to steal millions of dollars from clients.
Jurors hear about blue rain jacket in Alex Murdaugh trial
Read full article: Jurors hear about blue rain jacket in Alex Murdaugh trialJurors in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina are hearing evidence about what crime scene technicians discovered when they tested a rain jacket found three months after his wife and son were killed in 2021.
Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidenceA judge has ruled he will allow jurors to hear evidence that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before his wife and son were killed in 2021.
How the cases in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial are shaping up
Read full article: How the cases in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial are shaping upTwo weeks into the double murder trial of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, prosecutors haven’t presented any direct evidence that he killed his wife and son at their home in June 2021.
Maid’s son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death
Read full article: Maid’s son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her deathProsecutors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial are asking a judge to allow jurors to hear from the son of the family's housekeeper who says Murdaugh promised to take care of them when she died in a fall, but kept a $4 million settlement for himself.
Financial misdeeds allowed in Alex Murdaugh murder trial
Read full article: Financial misdeeds allowed in Alex Murdaugh murder trialA judge has ruled that prosecutors can call witnesses to testify how Alex Murdaugh allegedly stole money as part of the double murder trial for the disbarred South Carolina attorney.
Both sides use trove of cell data at Alex Murdaugh trial
Read full article: Both sides use trove of cell data at Alex Murdaugh trialA state agent testifying in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial meticulously reconstructed activity from his iPhone and the cellphones of his son and wife the night they were killed to try to link the disgraced South Carolina attorney to the shooting deaths.
Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son
Read full article: Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his sonA state agent is insisting he heard a possible confession from Alex Murdaugh even after defense attorneys for the disgraced South Carolina lawyer slowed the audio down at his double murder trial.
1st officer: Alex Murdaugh didn't cry over dead wife and son
Read full article: 1st officer: Alex Murdaugh didn't cry over dead wife and sonThe first officer to arrive after Alex Murdaugh called 911 and reported his wife and son were shot noted the the attorney was upset but that he had no tears in his eyes.
Alex Murdaugh's murder trial starts with cellphones, bullets
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's murder trial starts with cellphones, bulletsAfter 19 months of speculation, prosecutors have finally laid out their evidence that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double murder trial for the disgraced South Carolina attorney.
Lawyer: Officials to pursue murder charges for Alex Murdaugh
Read full article: Lawyer: Officials to pursue murder charges for Alex MurdaughA lawyer for disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh says investigators have indicated they intend to pursue murder charges against him for the deaths of his wife and son, who were fatally shot outside their home more than a year ago.
Murdaugh blamed some problems on addiction; bond set at $7M
Read full article: Murdaugh blamed some problems on addiction; bond set at $7MSpeaking publicly for the first time in months, the prominent South Carolina attorney accused of a slew of mostly financial crimes after his wife and son were found shot dead blamed some of his problems on a 20-year-long opiate addiction shortly before a judge set bond at $7 million.
New indictments: Murdaugh now facing more than 50 charges
Read full article: New indictments: Murdaugh now facing more than 50 chargesA prominent South Carolina attorney who wife and son were gunned down six months ago in unsolved killings has been indicted on 21 more charges that he stole settlement and other money from clients.
Judge to decide next week who controls Murdaugh's money
Read full article: Judge to decide next week who controls Murdaugh's moneyAn attorney told a judge that a South Carolina lawyer involved numerous police investigations has been cagey about his assets and should hand over control of his money to independent representatives so that he doesn't engage in further fraud.
Alex Murdaugh denied bond on $3M theft charges
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh denied bond on $3M theft chargesA judge in South Carolina has denied bond for a prominent South Carolina attorney who has become embroiled in two multimillion-dollar insurance fraud cases months after he found his wife and son dead in their home.
Prominent lawyer arrested in Orlando, charged with taking insurance money in maid’s death
Read full article: Prominent lawyer arrested in Orlando, charged with taking insurance money in maid’s deathA prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper, state police said Thursday.