'All day and every night': Alex Murdaugh admits being haunted by the memory of his murdered wife Maggie and son Paul
WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA: Alex Murdaugh admitted that he was haunted by the memory of his wife Maggie and son Paul. The South Carolina lawyer was given two life sentences on the morning of Friday, March 3, for the brutal murder of his wife and son. But, before reading the sentence, Judge Clifton Newman said to Murdaugh, "I know you have to see Paul and Maggie during the nighttime when you’re attempting to go to sleep and reflect on the last time they looked you in the eyes." The former attorney replied, "All day and every night."
The lawyer was found guilty on Thursday night, March 2, for the murders of his 52-year-old wife Margaret, aka Maggie, and 22-year-old son Paul at the family’s hunting estate on June 7, 2021.During the trial, the court revealed how Maggie had been shot five times, twice in the head, and Paul had been blasted with a shotgun, exploding his skull and splattering his brain all over the dog kennels. But, Murdaugh continued to deny the verdict and claimed that he would "never hurt" his wife and son.
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Judges anger towards Murdaugh
In the Colleton County Courthouse in Waterboro, Judge Clifton Newman gave a lengthy address on court regarding Murdaugh's action saying, "As I sit here in this courtroom and look at the portraits of many judges and court officials, your family, including you, have been prosecuting people in this courtroom and many [defendants] have received the death penalty, probably for lesser conduct".
"You’ve practiced law before me, and we’ve seen each other at various occasions throughout the years," Newman told ."[The murderer] might’ve been the monster you become when you take opioid pills. Maybe you became another person," he continued, referring to Murdaugh's admitted drug addiction. "Appeals are probably or absolutely expected, [but] I would not expect a confession [from you] of any kind," he said.
Newman also explained why a portrait of Murdaugh’s late grandfather Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr was removed from the courtroom before the trial started saying that he did not want it to affect the jury.
Besides Newman, prosecutor Creighton Waters asked for maximum sentence for Murdaugh claiming that there was enough evidence to show that he was a cunning manipulator who killed his wife and child out of selfishness.
Murdaugh's supporters
The 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh has his own supporters. He is supported in court by his surviving son, Buster, and his younger brother, John Marvin Murdaugh. While the sentence against Murdaugh was read, Buster appeared emotionless but younger brother John appeared slightly more emotional. He blinked several times while tightening his jaw.