South Carolina AG Says Alex Murdaugh Will Not Face Death Penalty

South Carolina AG Says Alex Murdaugh Will Not Face Death Penalty
Alex Murdaugh (C) talks with his defense attorney Dick Harpootlian after a hearing in Colleton County, S.C., on Aug. 29, 2022. Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—State prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Alex Murdaugh when the disbarred attorney appears in court next month for a double murder trial that has drawn international attention.

“After carefully reviewing this case and all the surrounding facts, we have decided to seek life without parole for Alex Murdaugh,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement Tuesday.