Attorney Alex Murdaugh denies he had ‘anything to do’ with wife, son slayings

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer charged this week within the murders of his spouse and son, has denied “having something to do” with the cold-blooded slayings.

Murdaugh, 54 — a fourth-generation lawyer from a strong authorized household — launched an announcement that claimed that there was no motive for him to kill his spouse, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and youthful son, Paul Murdaugh, 22.

“Alex needs his household, pals and everybody to know that he didn't have something to do with the murders of Maggie and Paul,” Murdaugh’s protection attorneys Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian advised The Submit on Thursday.

“He liked them greater than something on the earth.”

Murdaugh was indicted Thursday on two counts of homicide and two counts of weapon possession within the June 2021 killings, however his attorneys insisted that fees had been introduced in opposition to him prematurely.

“It was very clear from day one which regulation enforcement and the Lawyer Common prematurely concluded that Alex was liable for the homicide of his spouse and son,” Griffin and Harpootlian continued. “However we all know that Alex didn't have any motive in any way to homicide them.”

Alex Murdaugh launched an announcement denying he had something to do with the murders of his spouse and son.

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Maggie and Paul had been gunned down close to a canine kennel on the household’s property in 2021.

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Murdaugh’s lawyer mentioned that he liked his household “greater than something on the earth.”

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The attorneys mentioned they plan to right away file a movement for a speedy trial and request that the lawyer normal flip over all proof inside 30 days.

“We demand to have a trial inside 60 days of receiving that proof,” they added.

Griffin and Harpootlian didn't instantly reply to The Submit’s request for remark.

Murdaugh was indicted Thursday on two counts of homicide and two counts of weapon possession within the June 2021 killings.

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Murdaugh was allegedly tied to the killings by way of blood spatter on his clothes together with a video that put him on the homicide scene.

His spouse and son had been gunned down close to a canine kennel on the household’s 1,700-acre looking property in Islandton with at the least two separate weapons — a rifle and a shotgun — on June 7, 2021.

Murdaugh — who has since blamed his crimes on drug dependancy — additionally stands accused of scamming thousands and thousands of dollars from the household of his longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, 57, who died beneath suspicious circumstances at his dwelling in 2018.

Murdaugh claims he had no motive to kill Maggie and Paul.

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In complete, he faces at the least 71 fees that he stole $8.5 million from purchasers. The regulation agency based by his household has additionally alleged that Murdaugh was fired after stealing cash from the agency.