Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son

@ap.news Alex Murdaugh cries as prosecutor Creighton Waters describes the murder of Murdaugh’s wife and son during closing arguments in Murdaugh’s double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County, S.C., home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder Thursday.

The tangled case chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed, and addiction. Murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison without parole when he is sentenced.

The once-prominent lawyer also faces about 100 other charges ranging from theft to insurance fraud.

Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were killed near dog kennels on their sprawling rural property on June 7, 2021.