Alex Murdaugh to be sentenced Friday in murder of wife, son
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Convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced Friday to up to life in prison one day after he was found guilty of slaughtering his wife and son.
The disbarred attorney, who was standing, tightly closed his eyes as he heard his fate. He was found guilty of two counts each of murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks to the media alongside the prosecution team after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on all counts at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Larry Paci for Fox News Digital) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks to the media alongside the prosecution team after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on all counts at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Larry Paci for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh is led out of the Colleton County courthouse after being found guilty on all counts on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh is led out of the Colleton County courthouse after being found guilty on all counts on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh is led out of the Colleton County courthouse after being found guilty on all counts on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh is led out of the Colleton County courthouse after being found guilty on all counts on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh is led out of the Colleton County courthouse after being found guilty on all counts on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh is led out of the Colleton County courthouse after being found guilty on all counts on Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Walterboro, South Carolina. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital ) Alex Murdaugh and his legal team speaks after Judge Clifton Newman charges the jury in his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool) Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on all four charges: two counts of murder and two counts of possessing a weapon during a violent crime during the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool) Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. ( Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool) Judge Clifton Newsman gives his jury charges during the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool) Buster Murdaugh listens to jury charges during the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool) Prosecutor Creighton Waters and Alan Wilson hug after found guilty on all four charges during the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro on Thursday, March 2, 2023. ( Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool) Prosecutor Savanna Goude and John Meadors embrace after Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool) Attorney general Alan Wilson celebrates after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on all four counts at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool) The prosecution celebrates after Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on all four counts at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool) 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.
Murdaugh's living son, Buster Murdaugh, shook his head and wiped his face with his hand, as the clerk polled each juror.