Alex Murdaugh, a member of a well-known legal family in South Carolina, was indicted on murder charges following multiple investigations and civil lawsuits.
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Disbarred South Carolina attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh will stand trial on Jan. 23 for the double homicide of his wife and son. The state is seeking a life sentence in prison without parole. Murdaugh was indicted on two counts of murder on July 14 and faces other charges including tax evasion and fraud.
A cascading series of events led to the indictment of the high-profile lawyer in the middle of multiple state investigations and civil lawsuits. Murdaugh was shot in what police now say was a botched insurance fraud scheme months after the murders of his wife and son.
Alex Murdaugh, a member of a well-known legal family in Hampton County that ran a local prosecutor's office for more than 80 years, allegedly had a former client shoot him with hopes that his $10 million life insurance policy would be paid out to his surviving son.
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18 янв 2023
