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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for killing wife, son

Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate.

By Associated Press, The State, and Post and Courier

March 3, 2023

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Alex Murdaugh is led to the Colleton County Courthouse by sheriff's deputies for sentencing Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C., after being convicted of two counts of murder in the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of Murdaugh's wife and son.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alex Murdaugh is led to the Colleton County Courthouse by sheriff's deputies for sentencing Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C., after being convicted of two counts of murder in the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of Murdaugh's wife and son.
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Buster Murdaugh arrives at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, March 3, for his father Alex Murdaugh's sentencing on two counts of murder.
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THE STATE VIA AP

Tracy Kinsinger holds up a sign as Alex Murdaugh walks into the Colleton County Courthouse for sentencing Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C.
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THE POST AND COURIER VIA AP

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison after conviction in double murder trial during his sentencing at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Friday, March 3, after he was found guilty on all four counts.
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THE STATE VIA AP

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse on Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C.
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THE STATE VIA AP

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian looks to his client, Alex Murdaugh, while he is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse on Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C.
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Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Friday, March 3.
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THE POST AND COURIER VIA AP

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison after conviction in double murder trial during his sentencing at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Friday, March 3, after he was found guilty on all four counts.
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THE STATE VIA AP

Defense attorney Jim Griffin and the rest of Alex Murdaugh's legal team speaks to media outside the Colleton County Courthouse after their client Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian speaks to the media outside the Colleton County Courthouse after his defendant Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Friday, March 3, in Walterboro, S.C.

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