Have arranged getting killed so that his son could get a 10 Million Insurance Policy. Sounds bizarre. A lot of doubts. But for now the focus in this hamilton county, south Carolina Courtroom is just to get an arraignment on the committing insurance Fraud Charge. Then it could expand from there. Lets get the latest from Steve Harrigan in Hampton County with more. Steve . Were keeping an eye on the first Court Appearance of Alex Murdaugh who stands in front of insurance Fraud Charges. He hired a former client to shoot him in the head by the side of a rural road in South Carolina. The alleged gunman, Curtis Smith was released on 55,000 bond. Murdaugh surrendered himself to police. He arrived in a tshirt and fluorescent sneakers. His hands were cuffed. Murdaugh gained notoriety when his Wife And Son were brutal religioned down this summer outside the familys large Hunting Lodge in rural South Carolina. It was murdaugh that discovered the bodies, murdaugh that called 911. Still no publicly
I just started sobbing. They had found her daughter. But not the boy she was with. It was as though hed never existed. We couldnt find anything about l. J. Months went by. Still no trace of l. J. And then a rookie took the case. How did you feel about it that this was now going to be your case . I didnt know if i was capable of doing this. I cried for two hours. A teen found dead. We still dont have an answer. A mysterious missing suspect. She said that l. J. Has killed someone before. And hers to solve. I get the feeling, jaclyn, youre learning how to become a detective as you go. This is the case that taught me. You have no surefire way to keep your children safe. Hello and welcome to dateline. A social worker made one of her cases deeply personal when she decided to adopt annie. Over the years annie thrived, but it turns out she was keeping a secret that was only discovered after her disappearance. Could a fake pregnancy really have been the motive for an alltooreal murder, or had a
they searched. then a jogger found a red shoe and a pool of blood. here they are, three people at the door. i just started sobbing. they had found her daughter. but not the boy she was with. it was as though he d never existed. we couldn t find anything about l.j. months went by. still no trace of l.j. and then a rookie took the case. how did you feel about it that this was now going to be your case? i didn t know if i was capable of doing this. i cried for two hours. a teen found dead. we still don t have an answer. a mysterious missing suspect. she said that l.j. has killed someone before. and hers to solve. i get the feeling, jaclyn, you re learning how to become a detective as you go. this is the case that taught me. you have no surefire way to keep your children safe. hello and welcome to dateline. social worker veronica casperzack made one of her toughest cases deeply personal when she decided to adopt annie. over the years annie thrived,
i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, when it comes to u.s. weather the good news says there s little relief in sight for the country. the latest on heat alerts from coast-to-coast. republican candidates, including donald trump, gather in iowa. sew how one found out the hard way what happens when you target the former president. and the other side of the debate in israel. we ll hear from those who say they support at least some of president benjamin netanyahu s controversial judicial reforms. and we begin this hour with more than 100 million people still right across the united states waking up to those heat alerts in the hours ahead. that s nearly one in three people in this country from southern california right up to the northwest and new england. but remarkable improvement from the 150 million affected yesterday. but then there s phoenix, where temperatures are expected to stay above 110 degrees right through the weekend. the scorching temperatures in the mid
by. everybody has a right to their own opinion. on history, i would want to be here with this bill today. this hour, chris christie ready for another white house run, moving his blistering public feud with former president trump to primary states and debate stages. it comes as ron desantis is barnstorming across iowa, making four more stops today in his push to win over those iowa trump voters. now he is attacking me over some of these disagreements. i think he is doing it in a way that voters will side with me. i will counterpunch, fight back on it. i will focus my fire on biden. he should do the same. coming up, steve kornacki will break it all down. i will be joined by a congressman to talk about a frightening new warning from science and tech experts on the threats to humanity s future presented by artificial intelligence. good day to you. i m peter alexander in for andrea mitchell. she s on assignment. in washington, there s a critical numbers game playing out on