Disgraced US lawyer Alex Murdaugh convicted of murdering his wife and son
Prosecutors argued that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son because he feared his years of stealing millions of dollars from his law firm and clients would be exposed.
The video was not discovered for a year because agents could not initially hack into his son's iPhone. His fate appeared sealed by the mobile video taken by his son Paul, who he called "Little Detective" for his knack for finding bottles of painkillers in his father's belongings after the lawyer had sworn off the pills.
Murdaugh told police repeatedly after the killings that he was not at the kennels and was instead napping before he went to visit his ailing mother that night. He called 911 and said he discovered the bodies when he returned home. "Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Once I told a lie - I told my family - I had to keep lying," he testified.After the verdict was read, Judge Clifton Newman denied a defence motion to declare a mistrial, saying "the evidence of guilt is overwhelming".
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