Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges

CNN  

CNN — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes. Murdaugh is accused in the indictment of using the settlement funds for his “personal benefit, including using the proceeds to pay off personal loans and for personal expenses and cash withdrawals.” What the plea agreement says Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, South Carolina, on Thursday, September 14. “Given the severity and callousness of his crimes, Alex Murdaugh should never receive any incentive-based deal from the government, be it federal or state, and we respectfully disagree with the federal government’s voluntary decision to concede to a concurrent sentence in exchange for his guilty plea and agreement to ‘cooperate,’” he said. “Murdaugh’s victims are looking forward to seeing him receive the individual sentences he earned via his own individual criminal conduct towards each of them under South Carolina law.” Bigger legal challenges ahead The fraud charges are just the latest legal problems for Murdaugh, the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Last week, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson asked the court to order Murdaugh’s defense team to correct their motion due to several “procedural defects.” The prosecutor’s office didn’t directly dispute the motion but noted the ongoing investigation has already “revealed significant factual disputes” that undermine the credibility of Murdaugh’s claims.

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Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
1 week, 5 days ago

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant accused of fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. Alexander Smirnov’s deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss to plead guilty comes just weeks after prosecutors filed new tax evasion charges against him. Prosecutors say Smirnov …

Former City Finance Director Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Nearly $1 Million
2 months ago

Former City Finance Director Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Nearly $1 Million

Associated Press  

Former finance director Robert Winston Burgett has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million from the City of Homewood in Alabama. He used his position to embezzle funds by moving city money into a commercial bank account he controlled and then transferring it to his personal account. He also altered city bank account statements and made false journal entries to …

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh’s request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said in April that he chose a harsher prison sentence because Murdaugh stole from “the most needy, vulnerable people,” clients who were maimed in wrecks or lost loved ones and …

Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. The 25 pages of allegations accuse former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill of allowing a photo of Murdaugh in a holding cell to be taken to promote her book on the trial, giving herself …

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes

The Independent  

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Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm

Hindustan Times  

For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing on a motion for a …

Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said he sentenced Murdaugh to a harsher punishment than suggested because he stole from “the most …

Alex Murdaugh sentenced in federal court to 40 years in prison for financial crimes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Murdaugh sentenced in federal court to 40 years in prison for financial crimes

CNN  

Charleston, South Carolina CNN — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh received another prison sentence Monday, this time in federal court, where a judge sentenced him to 40 years after he pleaded guilty to a raft of financial crimes, including nearly two dozen charges of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. The sentence levied by US District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel exceeded …

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers say FBI agent’s mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph test
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers say FBI agent’s mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph test

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test that the agency said the convicted killer flunked asked odd questions and confided he had just examined the notorious Dutch killer of an Alabama teen, throwing the results off. Prosecutors said in court papers filed Tuesday that their plea deal to have Murdaugh serve any …

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up and whether another attorney not yet identified helped him steal from clients and his law firm, federal prosecutors said in court documents Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to stealing money from clients and his law …

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn't …

Alex Murdaugh confronted at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’
1 year ago

Alex Murdaugh confronted at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court
1 year ago

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court

Associated Press  

For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. I don’t think you understand yourself.” For his part, Murdaugh spent nearly 45 minutes apologizing to his family for bringing them shame and dishonor, and addressing all his victims, although he …

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 27 years in prison for nearly 2 dozen state financial crimes
1 year ago

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 27 years in prison for nearly 2 dozen state financial crimes

CNN  

CNN — Alex Murdaugh – the disgraced former South Carolina attorney serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son – was sentenced to another 27 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to nearly two dozen state financial crimes, including money laundering, breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and tax evasion. Murdaugh pleaded guilty earlier this …

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison time
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison time

Associated Press  

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Friday to stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable legal clients in schemes lasting over a decade under an agreement that all but ensures more prison time for the longtime lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and younger son. Murdaugh agreed to plead guilty to 22 total counts, including money laundering, breach …

Alex Murdaugh pleads GUILTY to 100 financial crimes and pleads for just 27 years in prison as he admits to stealing $9M of customers' cash at his law firm
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads GUILTY to 100 financial crimes and pleads for just 27 years in prison as he admits to stealing $9M of customers' cash at his law firm

Daily Mail  

He is currently serving life in prison for murdering his wife and son Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to over 100 financial crimes as he reached a plea deal, admitting he targeted clients in a scheme to steal millions of dollars. Alex Murdaugh seen back in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing, where he accepted a plea agreement over 100 …

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges

CNN  

CNN — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, already serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son, entered a guilty plea Friday to nearly two dozen state financial charges against him, including money laundering, breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and tax evasion, as part of a plea deal his defense team negotiated with prosecutors. Lead prosecutor …

Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder
1 year, 1 month ago

Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder denied asking jurors if they thought he was guilty before deliberations or suggesting she thought he killed his wife and son. On Tuesday, prosecutors included statements from nine jurors and an alternate nearly contradicting what …

Alex Murdaugh murder case headed back to lower court over jury tampering allegations
1 year, 2 months ago

Alex Murdaugh murder case headed back to lower court over jury tampering allegations

CNN  

CNN — The South Carolina Court of Appeals has granted Alex Murdaugh’s motion to suspend his conviction appeal and sent the case back to circuit court to consider allegations of jury tampering by the Colleton County clerk. Handout “We intend to proceed expeditiously and will seek a full blown evidentiary hearing addressing the serious allegations pertaining to improper jury communications …

Latest fight in the Alex Murdaugh case is over who controls the convicted murderer’s assets
1 year, 2 months ago

Latest fight in the Alex Murdaugh case is over who controls the convicted murderer’s assets

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want the federal government to take over whatever is left of the millions of dollars and other assets the convicted murderer stole and earned through his legal work. The lawyers handlings the assets for the state, who are called receivers, shot back with demands that Murdaugh’s lawyers reveal how much they …

Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in
1 year, 3 months ago

Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime. In exchange, authorities get a requirement placed in almost every plea deal, which is especially significant in this case: “The Defendant agrees to be fully truthful and …

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges

CNN  

CNN — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes. Murdaugh is accused in the indictment of using the settlement funds for his “personal benefit, including using the proceeds to pay off personal loans and for personal expenses and cash withdrawals.” What the plea agreement says Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, South Carolina, …

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time

The Independent  

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Smiling Alex Murdaugh appears in court in shackles as trial date set in financial fraud case
1 year, 3 months ago

Smiling Alex Murdaugh appears in court in shackles as trial date set in financial fraud case

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South Carolina lawmaker Todd Rutherford stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court
1 year, 3 months ago

South Carolina lawmaker Todd Rutherford stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court

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Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial

Associated Press  

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh appeared publicly for the first time since his murder trial at a Thursday state court hearing over the slew of financial crimes allegedly committed by the disbarred South Carolina attorney. Newman, the same judge who presided over the nearly six-week murder trial earlier this year, said the indictments were issued across many counties home to …

Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary about his case, South Carolina Corrections Department officials said Wednesday. The media interview violation, along with another violation for using a different inmate’s password to make a telephone …

Alex Murdaugh’s friend gets almost 4 years in prison for helping steal from his dead maid’s family
1 year, 4 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s friend gets almost 4 years in prison for helping steal from his dead maid’s family

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A longtime friend of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison for scheming to steal millions of dollars in insurance settlements from the sons of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper. Fleming is the second associate of Murdaugh sent to prison since investigators began scrutinizing every aspect of his life in June …

Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to 22-count fraud indictment
1 year, 6 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to 22-count fraud indictment

Daily Mail  

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to charges that he siphoned some $4 million from his dead housekeeper's life insurance settlement and defrauded his law partners and other clients for 16 years. Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh is due to appear in federal court on Wednesday The family's longtime housekeeper Gloria Satterfield died in February 2018 after appearing to …

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice Corey Fleming takes plea deal in housekeeper Gloria Satterfield theft case
1 year, 6 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice Corey Fleming takes plea deal in housekeeper Gloria Satterfield theft case

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend admits helping to steal $4 million wrongful death settlement
1 year, 6 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend admits helping to steal $4 million wrongful death settlement

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh admitted Thursday he helped his old college roommate steal more than $4 million meant for a wrongful death settlement after Murdaugh’s housekeeper died in a fall. After Murdaugh’s maid, Gloria Satterfield, died following a fall at the family’s home, Murdaugh convinced Satterfield’s sons to hire Fleming as their lawyer, …

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue
1 year, 7 months ago

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal system is far from done with him. Murdaugh’s lawyers are also fighting a lawsuit against him filed by Nautilus Insurance Co., which paid out nearly $4 million to settle claims in the aftermath of the death of his longtime housekeeper, …

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh is hit with fresh charges
1 year, 7 months ago

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh is hit with fresh charges

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Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence
1 year, 9 months ago

Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh on Thursday filed a notice to appeal his convictions for the murder of his wife and son along with his life sentence. The trial in rural South Carolina lasted six weeks and included more than 75 witnesses, but culminated in a jury taking less than three hours to find the 54-year-old Murdaugh guilty …

Alex Murdaugh trial: Timeline of murders, financial fraud, unexplained deaths, arrest and conviction
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh trial: Timeline of murders, financial fraud, unexplained deaths, arrest and conviction

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions in the killings of his wife and son, court filing says
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions in the killings of his wife and son, court filing says

CNN  

CNN — Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions and sentences for the 2021 murders of his wife and son, his defense team said Thursday in a three-page court filing. Murdaugh was convicted March 2 of murder in the June 2021 shooting deaths in South Carolina of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul after a weekslong trial …

The Alex Murdaugh verdict matters: No shame in being fascinated by this true crime
1 year, 9 months ago

The Alex Murdaugh verdict matters: No shame in being fascinated by this true crime

Salon  

The trial of Alex Murdaugh, the scion of the famous South Carolina family that amassed generations of legal power, concluded last week. For those who haven't followed it closely, it's almost unbelievable how much this family got away with because they're rich, white power brokers in the South. So it wasn't hard to draw the connection between Murdaugh and the …

US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife, son: The case that rocked America
1 year, 9 months ago

US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife, son: The case that rocked America

Firstpost  

The twisting case of Alex Murdaugh, the scion of a prominent legal family in US’ South Carolina, has come to an end after a jury found him guilty of murdering his wife and younger son. The trial exposed years of financial wrongdoings, drug addictions and other deaths A nearly six week-long trial came to a dramatic close on Thursday when …

US jury finds disgraced lawyer found guilty of murdering wife, son in drama that captivated the nation
1 year, 9 months ago

US jury finds disgraced lawyer found guilty of murdering wife, son in drama that captivated the nation

Firstpost  

Murdaugh, 54, was described as having killed his son Paul with a shotgun and his wife Maggie with the assault rifle Paul used for hunting wild pigs on the family’s sprawling property Washington, United States: A US jury on Thursday found disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son on their hunting estate in a …

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering wife and son
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering wife and son

Raw Story  

Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty of the murder of his wife Maggie and son Paul. The jury's decision, which was reached after just a few hours of deliberation, comes after Murdaugh, who hails from a powerful and wealthy family from the South Carolina Lowcountry, put himself on full display by taking to the witness …

Alex Murdaugh Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife, Son
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife, Son

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Alex Murdaugh, a once-prominent South Carolina attorney whose legal family influenced the state’s Lowcountry region for generations, has been found guilty of murdering his wife and son. The 54-year-old was convicted Thursday of two counts of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, at the family’s rural hunting property in …

Murdaugh's testimony will continue today as he goes head to head with prosecutors in murder trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Murdaugh's testimony will continue today as he goes head to head with prosecutors in murder trial

Daily Mail  

Alex Murdaugh's blockbuster testimony will continue today as he goes head-to-head with prosecutors in his double murder trial after admitting he was a liar and thief. Alex Murdaugh going int the Colleton County Court, South Carolina, on Friday Crusading Creighton Waters barracks Murdaugh during cross examination Thursday Buster, Maggie, Paul and Alex Murdaugh in a photo the mother posted for …

Will Alex Murdaugh testify? Takeaways from his murder trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Will Alex Murdaugh testify? Takeaways from his murder trial

Associated Press  

The defense team at disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial finally get their chance to present their version of events after more than three weeks of testimony. Murdaugh also could respond to his sister-in-law’s testimony that he didn’t appeared scared in the weeks after the slayings even as other family members were worried that they, too, were …

Alex Murdaugh's shockingly expensive drug habit revealed by defense attorneys
1 year, 10 months ago

Alex Murdaugh's shockingly expensive drug habit revealed by defense attorneys

Raw Story  

The defense attorney for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh revealed at his murder trial for the killing of his family this week that at the height of his drug problem, he was spending $50,000 on drugs a week, per The Daily Beast. "During the cross-examination of SLED Special Agent David Owen, the lead investigator in Paul and Maggie Murdaugh’s …

Attorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee payments
1 year, 10 months ago

Attorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee payments

Associated Press  

A lawyer testifying in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina said he trusted Murdaugh even though the disgraced lawyer suggested an unusual way to split fees from a case the two had worked on together. Attorney Chris Wilson said he had no reason to be suspicious when Murdaugh asked to have the $792,000 fee deposited directly into his …

SC attorney accused of murder faked his way through his career: associates
1 year, 10 months ago

SC attorney accused of murder faked his way through his career: associates

Raw Story  

Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina attorney now on trial for the murder of his family, came from a powerful dynasty of lawyers and has an impressive résumé to his name, volunteering in a local prosecutor's office and heading up the state trial lawyers' association. But according to The Daily Beast, colleagues who know Murdaugh and spoke at his trial do …

Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence
1 year, 10 months ago

Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence

Associated Press  

A judge ruled Monday he will allow jurors to hear evidence that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before his wife and son were killed in 2021. In explaining his ruling, Judge Clifton Newman said the jury is entitled to consider whether Murdaugh’s “apparent desperation” …

Prosecutors to describe Murdaugh's 'dire financial situation' as new evidence is allowed into court
1 year, 10 months ago

Prosecutors to describe Murdaugh's 'dire financial situation' as new evidence is allowed into court

Raw Story  

Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman has granted the state's request to allow evidence about Alex Murdaugh's alleged financial schemes, including hiding debts that totaled well over $1 million, according to The Daily Beast. Murdaugh is charged with shooting both his wife his son at their hunting estate in June 2021, and prosecutors are hoping to provide convincing evidence that the …

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