Coverage dated July 19, 2022

Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son

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Lawyers for the disbarred South Carolina attorney told the judge he wants a speedy trial because he feels the killer or killers are still on the loose.

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  1. CBS News

    Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son (opens CBS News)

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    Lawyers for the disbarred South Carolina attorney told the judge he wants a speedy trial because he feels the killer or killers are still on the loose.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WALTERBORO, SC (AP) -- The disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murdering his wife and son. His defense

  3. New Hampshire Union Leader

    South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife, son (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A South Carolina attorney, who was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday

  4. Local News 8

    Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murders of his wife and son (opens Local News 8)

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    By Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murders of his wife and son, who were found shot to death on the family’s property in June 2021.

  5. KOB 4

    Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son, lawyers agree to keep evidence secret amid media attention (opens KOB 4)

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    Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son, lawyers agree to keep evidence secret amid media attention.

  6. ABC 12 Flint

    Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — The disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife and son.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Murdaugh Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Wife and Son, Lawyers Agree to Keep Evidence Secret (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Authorities have been tight-lipped about how police linked Alex Murdaugh to the deaths of his wife Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul

  8. WMUR

    Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son (opens WMUR)

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    His defense lawyers and prosecutors have agreed to keep the evidence secret amid media attention.

  9. Fox News

    Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty in murders of wife, son (opens Fox News)

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    Alex Murdaugh appeared for his first arraignment hearing Wednesday since bombshell murder charges in the killing of his wife and son last June.

  10. WCNC

    SC attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to killing wife, son; lawyers agree to keep evidence secret (opens WCNC)

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    Murdaugh has been charged in the 2021 deaths of his wife Maggie and youngest son Paul

  11. NBC News

    Disbarred S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to killing his wife and son (opens NBC News)

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    Lawyers on Wednesday agreed to keep the evidence secret amid media attention. Murdaugh's team asked the judge to deny him bond, saying he can’t afford to post it anyway.

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