“This has been perhaps one of the most troubling cases, not just for me as a judge, for the state, for the defense team, but for all of the citizens in this community, all citizens in this state. And as we have seen, based on the media coverage throughout the nation, you have a wife who’s been killed, murdered, a son savagely murdered.

A lawyer, a person from a respected family who has controlled justice in this community for over a century...”

These  were some of the words that were spoken by Judge Newman at the sentencing hearing for Alex Murdaugh - which goes to the very heart of this case. Listen in while we continue to discuss this crazy rabbit hole…