{"id":7618,"date":"2023-03-01T22:14:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/alex-murdaugh-trial-comes-to-a-close-could-the-wealthy-attorney-be-acquitted-of-murdering-wife-and-son\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T22:14:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:14:07","slug":"alex-murdaugh-trial-comes-to-a-close-could-the-wealthy-attorney-be-acquitted-of-murdering-wife-and-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/alex-murdaugh-trial-comes-to-a-close-could-the-wealthy-attorney-be-acquitted-of-murdering-wife-and-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Murdaugh Trial Comes to a Close; Could the Wealthy Attorney Be Acquitted of Murdering Wife and Son?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If, like millions of other Americans, you find yourself captivated by the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, then today is a day you\u2019ve likely been awaiting with a mixture of eagerness and anxiety.<\/p>\n

The prosecution and defense have both rested their case and now, the jury has begun deliberation in what some observers have called South Carolina\u2019s \u201ctrial of the century.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murdaugh, who stands accused of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, is facing 30 years to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not the end of his legal trouble.<\/p>\n