Jury finds Murder for Murdaugh; faces 30 years to life in prison

Mark 13:12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.

Important Takeaways:

  • Jury Finds Alex Murdaugh Guilty of Murdering Wife and Son
  • A South Carolina jury on Thursday found disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty of the double murder of his wife and son after a nearly six-week trial.
  • Murdaugh reportedly stood still and did not speak or react as the judge read the jury’s verdict around 7:00 p.m. local time.
  • In addition to the double murder conviction, the jury found Murdaugh guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during a crime.
  • Murdaugh “faces 30 years to life in prison without parole for each murder charge,” the Associated Press reports.
  • Further, Murdaugh faces nearly 100 charges for various financial crimes, including fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and forgery, as CBS News reported. Murdaugh is also accused of stealing more than $8 million from his former law firm and former clients and trying to hire an assassin to kill him as part of a $10 million life insurance scam.

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