Shamed lawyer Alex Murdaugh convicted of murdering wife and son at hunting estate

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View online March 03, 2023 1/ Alex Murdaugh is found guilty of brutal murders of wife and son Shamed legal dynasty heir Alex Murdaugh been found guilty of the brutal murders of his wife and adult son.   The 54-year-old disbarred attorney was convicted of two counts of murder after a dramatic six-week "trial of the century" inside the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina.   He faces life in prison on the charges.   In convicting Murdaugh, the jury determined beyond a reasonable doubt that he shot dead his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, on the grounds of the wealthy family's 1,700-acre Moselle hunting estate in Islandton, South Carolina, on 7 June 2021.   Paul was shot twice with a 12-gauge shotgun while he stood in the feed room of the dog kennels – the second shot to his head blowing his brain almost entirely out of his skull. 2/ Buster Murdaugh remains stoic as father is convicted of killing brother Paul and mother Maggie The only surviving son of Alex and Maggie testified in his father's defence that he was 'destroyed' after the murders 3/ Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalised in California Ms Feinstein, who is 89, says that she expects to make "a full recovery" from the viral infection. 4/ Man dies by suicide after being interviewed about wife's cold case Authorities say Randal McEvers took own life as case of slain Nancy McEvers was being reviewed by prosecutors 5/ Maryland mayor arrested on 56 counts of child sex abuse images Patrick Wojahn, 47, faces up to 360 years in prison if convicted after arrest in Prince George County Enjoying this newsletter? Unlock unlimited, ad-free reading on the website and in The Independent app when you subscribe – plus, benefit from our welcome offer when you join today. The Big Question Will Joe Biden ban TikTok? The House of Representatives is considering a bill that would give the federal government's executive branch the power to block the video app TikTok from phones across the country.   But will such a ban ever come to pass? It remains unlikely, as the issue is mired in both domestic and international politics and comes at a time when US-China relations are at their most tenuous point in recent memory. China's Communist Party continues to express frequent and growing anger over US delegations to the island of Taiwan, which considers itself its own independent nation while Beijing (and many other countries, at least officially) consider it to be part of China.   That said, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted along party lines this week to advance the TikTok legislation to the full House. If signed into law, it would give the president the power to ban its parent company ByteDance from processing transactions in the US, effectively prohibiting downloads of the app going forward. Read the full story > Watch/ Firefighters board Spirit Airlines plane after battery pack fire NUMBER OF THE DAY 38 – The number of years Maurice Hastings has spent in jail after being wrongly convicted of a murder he did not commit. He was finally freed by a Los Angeles judge on Wednesday. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Dr Fauci has done more damage than any bureaucrat in the history of our nation. He would be prosecuted for lying under oath and he would go to jail for lying under oath." – Texas senator Ted Cruz, playing the hits, slams Dr Anthony Fauci for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic during a panel event at CPAC. We noticed that you might not be registered By registering, you will enjoy limited access to Independent Premium articles, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists REGISTER FOR FREE Other stories you might like White nationalist Nick Fuentes says he was kicked out of CPAC Steve Mackey, bass guitarist of Britpop band Pulp, dies aged 56 Six US Air Force personnel fired over nuclear weapons security Articles available exclusively to subscribers Andrew Eames - How to do Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi by train OTHER NEWSLETTERS YOU MIGHT LIKE Climate Weekly Written by Louise Boyle Join now Simon Calder's Travel Week Weekly Written by Simon Calder Join now Climate News Weekly Written by Louise Boyle Join now Simon Calder's Travel Week Weekly Written by Simon Calder Join now If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters. Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's US Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's US Morning Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.