EXPLAINER: Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of wife, son

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THE KILLINGS AND EVIDENCEMurdaugh, 54, told police he found Maggie, 52, and their son, Paul, 22, dead outside their Colleton County home on June 7, 2021. Authorities released little information about the killings beyond saying that Maggie Murdaugh was killed with a rifle and Paul Murdaugh with a shotgun. Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers said he has never denied being at his home. Prosecutors said the killings gave Murdaugh sympathy and, more importantly, allowed him to hide his thefts and other crimes. The long-anticipated murder trial of former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh is set to begin in Walterboro Monday morning.
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