Double murder trial against Alex Murdaugh

Separate from the murder charges, Alex Murdaugh is also facing 99 charges stemming for alleged financial crimes.

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when Murdaugh's wife and son were found shot to death at the family's Islandton property, known as Moselle.

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Now disbarred, Murdaugh is a member of a prominent legal family in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

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Alex Murdaugh's wife, who was 52 when she was found fatally shot with the couple's younger son at the family's Moselle estate on June 7, 2021.

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One of Alex Murdaugh's defense attorneys, along with Jim Griffin.

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Harpootlian is a South Carolina state senator and attorney whose Columbia-based practice specializes in criminal defense.

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A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina.

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