Testimony continues on Monday, Feb. 13, in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. Monday marks the start of the fourth week in the murder trial of Murdaugh, a disgraced attorney charged with killing his wife and son on their vast estate in South Carolina. Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case Wednesday. That's when Murdaugh's defense can begin calling their witnesses to the stand.
Alex Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son Paul Murdaugh, in 2021. Last week, testimony wrapped up with the family's housekeeper's conversations with Maggie. Murdaugh's defense lawyer maintains that financial crimes do not equal murder.
Jurors in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial on Friday heard from the family housekeeper, just one of the several witnesses who say they knew the suspect, as the prosecution continues to try and build its case for a motive in the killings.
Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and adult son, Paul, at the family's large estate in Colleton County in June of 2021. The former prominent attorney is facing separate facing charges of taking millions from his law firm and clients over several years. While he's not directly dealing with those charges in this trial, his alleged financial misconduct has become a crux of the murder case because the prosecution said it shows his mentality going into the night of the murders.
The defense maintains the financial information has no bearing on the case and that, from the beginning, law enforcement and prosecutors have rushed to judgment.
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