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WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — In the culmination of the once-prominent lawyer’s fall from grace, Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday after being convicted of murdering his wife & son.
“As I tell you again, I respect this court. But I am innocent," Murdaugh said before sentencing. "I would never under any circumstances hurt my wife Maggie & I would never under any circumstances hurt my son Paul-Paul.”
“And it might not have been you. It might have been the monster you become,” when taking large amounts of opiates, Newman replied, noting Murdaugh’s decades-long addiction to painkillers.
“The depravity, the callousness, the selfishness of these crimes are stunning. The lack of remorse & the effortless way in which he is, including here, sitting right over there in this witness stand — your honor, a man like that, a man like this man, should never be allowed to be among free, law abiding citizens,” Prosecutor Creighton Waters said.
The Colleton County jury deliberated for less than 3 hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of killing his 22-year-old son, Paul, with a shotgun & his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, with a rifle on June 7, 2021.
Prosecutors didn’t have the weapons used to kill the Murdaughs or other direct evidence like confessions or blood spatter. But they had a mountain of circumstantial evidence, including the video putting Murdaugh at the scene of the killings 5 minutes before his wife & son stopped using their cellphones forever.
The now-disbarred attorney admitted stealing millions of dollars from the family firm & clients, saying he needed the money to fund his drug habit. Before he was charged with murder, Murdaugh was in jail awaiting trial on about 100 other charges ranging from insurance fraud to tax evasion.
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