S1E16: BREAKING: Alex Murdaugh to be charged in murders of wife & son
The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery | Criminally Obsessed
Anne Emerson, Charlie Condon, Drew Tripp, Daniel Michener, Maxwell Harrison
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
After 400 days, state police in South Carolina are finally close to charging a suspect in connection to the June 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Thr Murdaugh family confirmed Tuesday, July 12, the suspect who will face charges is none other than Alex Murdaugh — Maggie's husband and Paul's father.
Alex's brother, John Marvin Murdaugh, confirmed to podcast host Anne Emerson Tuesday South Carolina state police agents met with the Murdaugh family to inform them of criminal charges forthcoming against Alex related to Maggie and Paul's deaths.
To be clear, charges haven't been formally brought against Alex just yet, and it's unclear specifically what he will be charged with. But the charges are imminent, according to Alex's own brother.
Hear more in this episode on what the family knows and their reactions as these latest developments unfold.
Read more about the Murdaugh case: ABCNews4.com/Murdaugh
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| 0:26.0 | on the go. |
| 0:30.4 | We're following a developing story this one out of Colleton County. |
| 0:36.4 | There's 41-47. |
| 0:38.7 | The Mosville Road, I'll get up to it now, it's fast. |
| 0:41.7 | Double homicide involving a mother and son. |
| 0:44.0 | Both deaths resulting from apparent gunshot wounds. |
| 0:47.2 | In this town, nobody questioned the Murdox for 100 years. |
| 0:51.2 | You know, powerful people make powerful enemies. |
| 0:53.9 | You commit a murder in the 14th Circuit. |
| 0:56.5 | The odds of you going to death are high. |
| 0:58.5 | From the studios of WCIV, ABC News 4 in Charleston, this is the podcast Unsolved |
| 1:04.5 | South Carolina, case file number one, the Murdox. |
| 1:12.4 | We have a breaking news update in the Murdoch murders. |
| 1:15.6 | It's what we've been waiting for and dreading all at the same time. |
| 1:19.9 | The bombshell piece of information that law enforcement has kept tightly under wraps. |
| 1:25.7 | Ever since that 9-1-1 call on June 7, 2021 from Alec Murdoch, when his wife Maggie and |
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