The accused heinous double-murderer, 54, just couldn’t help himself, grinning broadly during the proceeding at the Colleton County Courthouse in Waterboro.
Alex Murdaugh smiling during the first day of jury selection for his double murder trial at Colleton County Courthouse on January 23, 2022.Murdaugh getting escorted into the Walterboro, South Carolina courthouse.Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, 22, in 2021.The prosecution and defense brought in 200 potential jurors on the first day of selection.
South Carolina investigators spent 13 months looking into the case before charging Alex Murdaugh with the murders in July. The now-disbarred lawyer also facesIf convicted, Murdaugh will face a minimum sentence of 30 years. Prosecutors are not pursuing the death penalty.Local authorities do not seem to have located the murder weapons, and it’s unclear if there is another smoking gun linking Murdaugh to the crimes.
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