Motive Revealed in Alex Murdaugh’s Alleged Murder of Wife and Son

Dec 8 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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After months of speculation, South Carolina prosecutors are showing how they plan to prove that Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and child last June—a crime they say was a deliberate attempt to turn the spotlight away from his financial ruin.

Part of a motion filed Thursday by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office doubled down on what was already known: That the former attorney allegedly engaged in a 15-year...

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