Coverage dated January 20, 2023 to January 26, 2023

Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins with cellphones, bullets and gunshot residue

Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee, from the development of Jan 26, 2023

Newest development Jan 27, 2023 · 4 reportsDeputies describe bloody scene in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial

Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial opened this week, with prosecutors laying out their evidence that the disgraced attorney allegedly killed his wife and son.

FOX 6 Milwaukee's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. These are the names to know in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

  2. Opening statements scheduled to begin today in Alex Murdaugh's trial for the murders of his wife and son

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Names this update

    Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins with cellphones, bullets and gunshot residue

    Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee ·

  4. Newest

    Deputies describe bloody scene in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

66 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    The Murdaugh trial begins: the family murders that rocked South Carolina (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Corruption, money and unsolved deaths form a gothic backdrop to charges that Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son

  2. Fox5 Atlanta

    Alex Murdaugh heads to trial in 2021 killings of wife, son (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

    Published

    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is about to put his fate before a small-town jury for the 2021 deaths of his wife and son. Prosecutors say he stole millions of dollars from clients and committed insurance fraud trying to stage his own death.

  3. CBS News

    Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of his wife and son (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The disgraced lawyer from South Carolina will appear before a small-town jury in Colleton County, as his trial begins on Monday.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Alex Murdaugh trial: Jury selection begins for 2021 killings of wife and son (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Jury selection for the trial of Alex Murdaugh begins Monday for the 2021 shootings of his son and wife.

  5. Forbes

    Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial: Here’s What To Know About The Once-Prominent Lawyer As Jury Selection Begins (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Murdaugh, who is accused of killing his wife and son, faces nearly 100 other criminal charges.

  6. Fox News

    Jury selection for Alex Murdaugh trial begins Monday in South Carolina double slaying (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Alex Murdaugh is accused of gunning down his troubled son and his wife on June 7, 2021, near the dog kennels on their 1,700-acre hunting estate in Islandton, South Carolina.

  7. Kokomo Tribune

    Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of wife, son (opens Kokomo Tribune)

    Published

    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is about to put his fate before a small-town jury. Murdaugh's trial on two counts of murder in the June 2021 deaths of his

  8. New York Times

    Murdaugh Set to Face Trial Over Murder of Wife and Son (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The trial of Alex Murdaugh begins on Monday, the centerpiece of a twisted tale of two fatal shootings and the downfall of a South Carolina legal dynasty.

  9. NPR

    Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins in the shooting deaths of his wife and son (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Jury selection in lawyer Alex Murdaugh's trial began on Monday. He's charged with murdering his wife and son in a case that has transfixed the public.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in killings of wife and son (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A jury in a small South Carolina town will decide whether prominent lawyer Alex Murdaugh is guilty of fatally shooting his wife and younger son.

  11. Deseret News

    Who is Alex Murdaugh and why is he on trial? (opens Deseret News)

    Published

    Deseret News's feed description

    Alex Murdaugh is a lawyer from a wealthy and powerful family in South Carolina who has been accused of murdering is wife and son on his family’s hunting property.

  12. New York Times

    The timeline of the investigation stretches back years before the killings. (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The murder case against Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina lawyer from an influential family, is the latest twist in the web of accusations, investigations and lawsuits that led to his downfall.

  13. New York Times

    Murdaugh Trial Live Updates: Prominent Lawyer Is Accused of Killing Wife and Son (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    Opening statements have begun in the case against Alex Murdaugh. Prosecutors say he was trying to conceal financial crimes with the June 2021 killings, which led to investigations of other deaths close to his family.

  14. Local News 8

    Opening statements scheduled to begin today in Alex Murdaugh's trial for the murders of his wife and son (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, CNN Opening statements are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged with the 2021 murders of his wife and youngest son — the most serious and the grisliest of allegations faced by the once prominent, but…

  15. KESQ Palm Springs

    Prosecutors suggest Alex Murdaugh 'manufactured' alibis, defense calls him a 'loving father' as trial for the murders of his wife and son begins (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, CNN Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged with the 2021 murders of his wife and youngest son — the most serious and the grisliest of allegations faced by the once prominent, but now disbarred, …

  16. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins with cellphones, bullets and gunshot residue (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

    Published

    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial opened this week, with prosecutors laying out their evidence that the disgraced attorney allegedly killed his wife and son.

  17. KVIA El Paso

    These are the names to know in the murder trial against Alex Murdaugh (opens KVIA El Paso)

    Published

    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Melissa Gray, CNN The murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is underway at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, a small town about 40 miles east of Charleston. The case goes back to June 2021, when Murdaugh’s wife and son were found shot to death at the family’s…

  18. NBC New York

    Prosecutors Detail Ammunition Cartridges and Cellphone Data as Evidence in Alex Murdaugh Trial (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors have finally laid out their evidence that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double murder trial for the disgraced South Carolina attorney.

  19. CBS News

    Prosecutor hints at cellphone, bullet evidence as Alex Murdaugh's murder trial gets underway (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The prosecution opened the trial with three minutes of graphic description of the scene where the bodies of Alex Murdaugh's wife and son were found.

  20. MyNorthwest

    Alex Murdaugh's murder trial starts with cellphones, bullets (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors finally laid out their evidence Wednesday that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double

  21. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    These are the names to know in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Melissa Gray, CNN The murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is underway at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, a small town about 40 miles east of Charleston. The case goes back to June 2021, when Murdaugh’s wife and son were found shot to death at the family’s…

  22. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    No defensive wounds, a family weapon and more evidence prosecutors say ties Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, CNN Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged with the 2021 murders of his wife and youngest son — the most serious and the grisliest of allegations faced by the once prominent, but now disbarred, …

  23. Newsweek

    Alex Murdaugh witness list shows one name scribbled in at the bottom (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Murdaugh, 54, appeared in court this week in Colleton County, South Carolina, after he was accused of fatally shooting his wife and son.

  24. New York Times

    New Evidence Revealed in Dramatic Start to Murdaugh Murder Trial (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The trial of Alex Murdaugh, a former lawyer charged with murdering his wife and son, began with fireworks as prosecutors revealed new evidence, including a raincoat with gunshot residue.

  25. Washington Post

    Did Alex Murdaugh kill his family? Here’s what jurors heard on Day 1. (opens Washington Post)

    Published

    Washington Post's feed description

    Trial begins for Alex Murdaugh, the one-time patriarch of a multi-generational legal dynasty in South Carolina who is now accused of killing his wife and son.

Showing the first 25 of 32 headlines. ·

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.