Alex Murdaugh, the 54-year-old scion of a long-standing legal dynasty in South Carolina, has been found guilty in the murders of his wife and younger son, after a jury in the United States deliberated for less than three hours.In the wake of the verdict, Murdaugh’s defence team swiftly moved to have the proceedings declared a mistrial. But Judge Clifton Newman rejected the appeal.“The evidence of guilt is overwhelming,” Newman told the court.
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