Three jurors say Alex Murdaugh didn't help himself by testifying in his own defense against charges he murdered his wife and son
he took the stand at his trialMurdaugh's testimony only managed to cement what they were already thinking — that he easily lied and could turn on and off his tears at will, the jurors said on theThe key piece of evidence in finding the lawyer guilty, they said, was a video on his son’s cellphone that was shot minutes before the killings at the same kennels near where the bodies were found at their sprawling estate in rural South Carolina.
of killing his 22-year-old son, Paul, with two shotgun blasts and his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, with four or five rifle shots.Friday to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders. Prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty, and the judge handed down the harshest possible sentence he could — consecutive life sentences without parole.
Defense attorneys said they will base an appeal largely on the judge's allowing jurors to hear evidence of crimes Murdaugh has not been convicted of, which they say smeared his reputation.Prosecutor Creighton Waters, whose love of the guitar was a favorite bit of chatter among true crime fans, tweeted a video of himself jamming. Judge Clifton Newman was seen in a courtside seat rooting for South Carolina to win the Southeastern Conference title in women's basketball.
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