good evening, and take a look. this is the face tonight of alex murdaugh, convicted killer. his head shaven in a south carolina prison system intake facility on his way within the next several weeks to serving two consecutive life sentences, life without parole for murdering his wife maggie and son paul. this is also the face of a man whose family name was once synonymous with the law and county in south carolina where he lived and multiple generations of the murdaughs in the legal profession and criminal justice system there. at today s hearing in the courthouse where his grandfather s portrait once hung murdaugh was sentenced. he spoke briefly but judge clifton newman had the last word. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife, maggie, and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son paw-paw. it might not have been you. it might have been the monster you become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. well, ton
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
injured left arm, and he slowly walked toward the door. okay. and what is the shooter do? the shooter is coming in the d door. what does the shooter do? he shoots paulg in the back of the head after he passes him. okay and then shoots paul in the back of the head like this and where does the blood spatter go? the blood spatter, pellet defects and one i didn t know about that the expert collected was in the door frame at the top of the door. now, i understand this is a little different than the feed room door. that s the best we can do. so what did you find odd about the theory, first of all? i think the theory is preposterous in my opinion. i mean, obviously that was incredibly powerful just as somebody, you know, me watching it and for a lot of people. can you talk about the decision
walked toward the door. okay. and what does the shooter do? the shooter is coming in the door. and then what does the shooter do? he shoots paul in the back of the head after he passes him. okay. and then shoots paul in the back of the head like this. and where does the blood spatter go? the blood spatter, the pellet defects, and one that i didn t know about that the expert collected was in the door frame at the top of the door. now i understand this is a little different than the feed room door. that s the best we can do. so what did you find odd about the theory, first of all? i think the theory is preposterous in my opinion. mark o mara, that is probably among the most effective parts of the prosecution s presentation, wasn t it? well, it really is for a number of reasons. don t forget we as people, certainly jurors, we learn by