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Jury disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh guilty the deaths his wife and son
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A South Carolina jury has convicted onetime prominent
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attorney Alex Murdoff in the deaths of his wife and son.
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Jurors deliberated for nearly three hours before finding him guilty
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of two counts of murder and two counts of using a weapon during
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the commission of a violent crime. Moordoff showed little emotion as the verdict was read.
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Sentencing is set for Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET
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The 54-year-old took the stand in his own defence.
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He was convicted of using a rifle to kill his wife,
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He was convicted of using a rifle to kill his It was a shotgun used to kill Maggie Murdough, 52, and her son Paul, 22.,
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They died in the late night of 7 June 2021 in the family
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Mosel Hunting estate in South Carolina. Lowland region.
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Before he was fired, Murdoff was an influential attorney in South Carolina
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and belonged to one of the state's most prominent families.
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He faces up to 30 years to life in prison for each murder conviction.
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Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty.