Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh, 54, is accused of fatally shooting Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, on 7 June 2021; their bodies were found near the dog kennels on the family's 1,770-acre estate in Islandton.

The once-prominent heir to a low country legal dynasty faced life in prison if convicted of the murders of his youngest son, Paul Murdaugh, and wife, Maggie Murdaugh; prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh fatally shot them on the family's 1,770-acre estate to gain sympathy ahead of exposure to his financial crimes and debts.

The once-prominent heir to a low country legal dynasty faced life in prison if convicted of the murders of his youngest son, Paul Murdaugh, and wife, Maggie Murdaugh; prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh fatally shot them on the family's 1,770-acre estate to gain sympathy ahead of exposure to his financial crimes and debts.

The once-prominent heir to a low country legal dynasty faced life in prison if convicted of the murders of his youngest son, Paul Murdaugh, and wife, Maggie Murdaugh; prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh fatally shot them on the family's 1,770-acre estate to gain sympathy ahead of exposure to his financial crimes and debts.

The once-prominent heir to a low country legal dynasty faced life in prison if convicted of the murders of his youngest son, Paul Murdaugh, and wife, Maggie Murdaugh; prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh fatally shot them on the family's 1,770-acre estate to gain sympathy ahead of exposure to his financial crimes and debts.