from the fact he stole millions of dollars from clients, to fund an expensive drug habit. garry 0 donoghue has this report. a smalltown courthouse in south carolina, but a dramatic trial that has gripped the nation s imagination. minimum sentence for murder. after nearly six weeks of evidence but less than three hours of deliberation, the jury returned its verdict on both murder charges. docket number 2022 6515. verdict, guilty. signed by the foreperson of the jury. outside the court, the prosecutor said justice had been done. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, justice will be done in south carolina. the murdaugh family dominated the legal world in this picturesque part of south carolina. for decades, the family held key prosecutor roles in several counties. and their private law firm was seen almost as powerful as law enforcement itself.
docket number 2022 6515. verdict, guilty. signed by the foreperson of the jury. outside the court, the prosecutor said justice had been done. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, justice will be done in south carolina. the murdaugh family dominated the legal world in this picturesque part of south carolina. for decades, the family held key prosecutor roles in several counties. and their private law firm was seen almost as powerful as law enforcement itself. it was at this 1700 acre property that the bodies of maggie and paul murdaugh were found brutally murdered almost two years ago. the culmination of a series of events that had seen three other separate suspicious deaths connected to the family. three months later, alex murdaugh, accused of killing his wife and son, was also to admit to a botched suicide attempt involving a $10 billion insurance claim, charges for which are still pending.
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