Alex Murdaugh 'Did Not Have Anything to Do with the Murders' of His Wife and Son, Attorneys Say

Maggie, Paul and Alex Murdaugh.

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers have spoken out after he was indicted in connection with the 2021 murders of his wifeMaggieand son Paul.

On Thursday morning, Murdaugh, 54, wascharged withtwo counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

“Alex wants his family, friends and everyone to know that he did not have anything to do with the murders of Maggie and Paul. He loved them more than anything in the world,” their statement reads.

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In June 2021, the once-prominent South Carolina attorney’s wife Maggie, 52, and their son, Paul, 22, were found shot and killed — with two different firearms — on their 1,770-acre estate in the small town of Islandton, South Carolina.

Murdaugh was named aperson of interestin October 2021.

After the murders, Murdaugh allegedly tried to stage his own death so that his one surviving son, Buster, 26, could benefit from a $10 million life insurance settlement. He was criminally charged in connection with the alleged botched suicide-for-hire plot and is awaiting trial in that case.

Alex Murdaugh.Richland County Jail

source: people.com