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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.