Murdaugh trial
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Why would an innocent man lie?
By Jay Bender Why would an innocent man lie to police about the last time he saw his wife and son alive? I’m no…
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SC’s scales of justice have been recalibrated
By Liz Farrell WALTERBORO For six weeks, a Colleton County jury regarded Alex Murdaugh as though he were an innocent man. Alex had the…
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And finally I’ve stopped laughing
By Liz Farrell WALTERBORO Lately I can’t stop laughing. This is a murder trial. Murder trials are inherently sad and serious affairs. Two people…
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‘He loved them so he couldn’t have’
By Liz Farrell Maggie Murdaugh’s death was a painful one. She not only suffered physically as her killer circled, shooting again and again until…
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Puppets keep pot boiling
By Liz Farrell Most murder trials in South Carolina stay on the docket for years before they’re adjudicated — some longer than five years.…