Alex Murdaugh appears in court for the first time since double murder sentencing
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Alex Murdaugh appeared in a South Carolina courtroom Thursday for the first time since he was sentenced to two life terms behind bars for the double murder of his wife and son.
He's accused of stealing a total of $8.8 million including more than $4 million in insurance payments intended for the family of his late housekeeper Gloria Satterfield. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
Judge Clifton Newman, who also presided over his murder trial, set a trial date of Nov. 27 for the Satterfield case over the objection of Murdaugh's attorneys.
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