Former Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Denies Killings but Admits Lying
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.
At the outset of his testimony, Murdaugh denied shooting Maggie and Paul.
“I didn’t shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever,” Murdaugh said in response to questions from his lawyer Jim Griffin. “I was nowhere near Paul and Maggie when they got shot.”…