Alex Murdaugh Returns to the Stand for Second Day of Cross-Examination in South Carolina Murder Trial

In a South Carolina courtroom on Friday, Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced former lawyer, returned to the stand for a second day of cross-examination. Murdaugh is charged with two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the fatal shootings of his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, and son Paul Murdaugh, whose bodies were discovered at their family estate on June 7, 2021.

On Friday, prosecutor Creighton Waters continued to focus on the financial crimes the state alleges drove Murdaugh to murder, asking the former lawyer during cross-examination whether the clients he stole from are “real people.” Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Murdaugh had previously told prosecutors he had lied about not being at the scene of his wife’s and son’s deaths before they were killed. During his first day of testimony on Thursday, Murdaugh continued to deny any role in the killings.

Cross-examination of Murdaugh began late in the day on Friday. The defense team had been denied Wednesday in its request for the judge to limit the scope of the prosecution’s questioning. The trial is expected to continue into next week.

The case has been ongoing since June 2021, when the bodies of Murdaugh’s wife and son were discovered at their family estate. The trial is expected to continue into next week.