Alex Murdaugh's son Buster 'collapsed' outside court after dad was convicted of double murder
WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA: Buster Murdaugh, Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son, reportedly collapsed outside court after his father was convicted of killing his mother, Maggie, and brother, Paul, on Thursday night, March 2, 2023. Buster was emotionless and had a straight face in court while the verdict against his father was read, but then he broke down outside the court.
Buster held up pretty well until the "cameras were off him, but then he collapsed," according to a report by NY Post. "He was crying uncontrollably. The uncles, Alex’s brothers, John Marvin Murdaugh and Randy Murdaugh, finally got him into a car", the report stated. Despite the overwhelming situation on Thursday night, Buster came back all composed at the Colleton County Courthouse for sentencing Friday morning and stood beside Murdaugh as he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the killings.
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Alex Murdaugh's sentencing
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison on March 3, 2023, for the double murder of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The 54-year-old was sentenced by Judge Clifton Newman to life without the possibility of parole in the same courtroom in which his family has tried cases as the elected prosecutor for more than 80 years.
The jury deliberated for less than three hours on Thursday, March 2, 2023, before finding Murdaugh guilty as a result of investigations stemming from June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of Murdaugh's wife, Maggie, and his youngest son, Paul.
Buster's support for his father
Buster was reportedly not at the Colleton County family home at the time of the brutal murders of his mother and brother. But during the aftermath of the incident, Buster stood by his father and supported him throughout the trial. He had sat diligently behind his father every day of the trial, all composed and emotionless as the court discussed how his mother and brother were brutally shot and killed by his father.
One time, Buster was reportedly moved to the back of the Colleton County Courthouse after he appeared to flip the bird at a witness in his father's trial. The 26-year-old was spotted biting on his middle finger while Mark Tinsley, the attorney for victim Mallory Beach's family, was nearby. He then apparently kicked over a water bottle in anger when courtroom security asked him to move out of the front row behind his father. Toward the end of the trial, Buster even took the stand to testify on his father's behalf.