What You Need To Know About The Murdaugh Double Murder Trial

Disgraced South Carolina prosecutor Alex Murdaugh begins his murder trial this week, standing accused of shooting and killing his wife and son in the summer of 2021. The former lawyer has already been indicted by a state grand jury for decades of financial crimes, however, now faces life in prison if convicted. With jury selection concluded and the trial underway, many throughout the country are watching the case of this prominent, powerful patriarch suspected of double homicide. The Post and Courier’s Chief Investigative Reporter Avery Wilks is covering the case live from the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, SC and he joins the Rundown to explain the difficulty the prosecution faces with their case depending on circumstantial evidence, the financial pressure Alex Murdaugh faced in the day leading up to the murders and how this trial has turned the quiet South Carolina town into a media circus.

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Plus, commentary by FOX News Contributor Deroy Murdock.

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