Former Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Denies Killings but Admits Lying

Former Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Denies Killings but Admits Lying
Alex Murdaugh and his defense attorney Jim Griffin listen to testimony during Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool
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Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand Thursday to testify his own defense in his double murder trial. He denied killing his wife and son but admitted lying to investigators about when he last saw them alive.

Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in connection with the shootings of his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, who were gunned down near the dog kennels of the family’s hunting estate on June 7, 2021.