Prosecutors got a chance to reply to the defense’s case, including by rebutting their experts who suggested 2 different shooters killed Murdaugh’s wife and son in South Carolina.
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Defense at Alex Murdaugh trial says there were 2 shooters
The judge agreed to a defense request to let the jury see the crime scene for themselves before they deliberate the fate of the disgraced South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and a son.
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Alex Murdaugh’s law partner testifies about crime scene problems and thefts
The prominent South Carolina lawyer is standing trial in the murders of his wife Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son Paul, both of whom died from multiple gunshot blasts.
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Waterville man sentenced to 42 years in prison for fatally shooting girlfriend
Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 32, was convicted of murdering his longtime girlfriend, who was the mother of their twin daughters, in 2019.
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Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence
South Carolina prosecutors hope to show he was worried his alleged crimes were about to be discovered and that Murdaugh killed his family to get sympathy and buy time to cover up the missing money.
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Jury finds Gardiner man guilty of murder in shooting, machete attack
Dylan Ketcham, 23, was found guilty Friday of three crimes tied to a January 2020 incident in Gardiner. He faces a sentence of between 25 years to life in prison.
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Attorneys argue whether Gardiner shooting, machete attack was premeditated murder or self-defense as case heads to jury
The jury recessed Thursday before reaching a verdict about Dylan Ketcham, who is accused of killing Jordan Johnson and attempting to murder Caleb Trudeau in Gardiner in 2020.
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Jury in Gardiner man’s murder trial sent home after video, recording system crashes at Capital Judicial Center
This is not the first time the Augusta courthouse has experienced the major technical failure, which prevented proceedings from being electronically recorded and blocked lawyers’ ability to show evidence on monitors, says Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy, who is calling for the system to be replaced.
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Victim testifies he thought he was going to die after Gardiner shooting
Caleb Trudeau testified Tuesday that Dylan Ketcham, who is on trial for murder and attempted murder, shot their friend Jordan Johnson then attacked him with machete in January of 2020.
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Prosecutors, defense argue guns, bad acts in high-profile South Carolina murder trial
At issue is the use of evidence of attorney Alex Murdaugh’s bad behavior and the numerous other crimes he is charged with to show he killed his wife and son to buy time to prevent his other wrongdoings from being discovered.