verdict in the alex murdaugh double murder trial. guilty verdict. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. convictions on all four charges against him including two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife margaret and his son paul in july 2021. you see him being led away there, put in a van. taken from the courthouse. moments ago, that occurred. we re waiting for a conscience ever conference with the prosecution. it s extraordinary how quickly the jury came to this verdict. what was it like in the courtroom when the verdicts were read? reporter: yeah, it took them just about three and a half hours or so to find alex murdaugh guilty on all four counts. you try to read the jury as they file back into the courtroom. none of them looked to the right where murdaugh sat and the family sat. they all had their heads down as they walked into the courtroom. also, anderson, you could see alex murdaugh we have this presser that is just about to start h
verdict guilty. convictions on all four charges including two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife margaret and son paul until life 2021. you seeing him being led away, they re put in a van, taken away from the courthouse. just moments ago, we are waiting for a conference with will be taking place any moment, now our randi kaye was in the courthouse when the verdicts were read. andy, it is extraordinary how quickly the jury came to this verdict, what was it like in the courtroom when the verdicts were read? yeah, anderson, and took them just about three and a half hours or so to find alex murdaugh guilty on all for the accounts, no way tried to read the jury as they fall back into the courtroom, none of them looked to the right of the courtroom when murdaugh sixth and the family set. they all basically had their heads down as they got into the courtroom, also, anderson, you can see the alex murdaugh, we have this precip that is just about the start he
permission i m very careful about muzzle awareness. but you have given me permission to point this at you, correct? i have. you actually asked me to, correct? yes, sir, i did. so go in there and stand a couple of feet back. it doesn t have to be five feet. but you have since testified that paul was five feet inside the feed room, correct? can we demonstrate the first shot out here? stand back a little bit, because you have to stumble toward me. yes, sir. i m going to point like i m pointing at you. paul is shot. where is the shooter approximately outside the door? the breach phase of ejection bore is shot just past the door frame. okay. paul has just been shot. yes, sir. and in the defense s theory, you tell me what to do, and you act this out. and i m going to tell you what you tell me to do, based on the defense s theory of the case. the defense agreed with the assessment that paul stood there for a moment bleeding down his injured left arm, and he slowly
the standing breaking news tonight, alex murdaugh, whose defense was that he s a liar but not a murder, has been convicted of murdering his wife and son. jurors not buying it, reaching a remarkably speedy verdict in just three hours after a trial that saw the prosecution recreate the crime step by terrible step. take a look. now, is this the same witness that a couple inches wider than the the feed room door does not have this in set, correct? that is correct. this is not exactly a replication of the cabinet feeding door? correct. the door swings the same direction. you have given me permission muzzle awareness, you ve given me permission to play this at you, correct?