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Alex Murdaugh Coverage
The Murdaugh family saga has dominated the news after another shooting, a resignation and criminal accusations — with Alex Murdaugh at the center of it all. Here are the latest updates on Alex Murdaugh.
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More than 250 witnesses may be called to testify at Alex Murdaugh’s trial in the murders of his wife and son.
The public’s first look at the voluminous list came Monday when Judge Clifton Newman read the list in its entirety to prospective jurors. It took Newman close to 15 minutes to read all of the the 255 names before he could ask the potential jurors if they knew any of the possible witnesses.
Prosecutors have indicated they might call as many as 222 witnesses. Among them are 76 South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents, numerous Colleton County first responders and victims of Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes.
The defense may call Murdaugh’s surviving son, Buster, along with family members of his deceased wife. They attorneys also included a battery of their own forensic experts, including ballistics and crime scene analysts.
This story was originally published January 24, 2023 at 3:02 PM.
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