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    Here are 8 big revelations from the Alex Murdaugh murder trial

    How the jury interprets details is crucial: Prosecutors want jurors to find the South Carolina man guilty beyond reasonable doubt of killing his wife and son, based on circumstantial evidence.
    by Bill Chappell Mar 01, 2023 6 minutes
    Updated March 1, 2023 at 4:53 PM ET

    WALTERBORO, S.C. — A series of revelations have emerged in the more than monthlong murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina lawyer accused of killing his wife and son. The jury saw brand-new evidence and heard powerful witness testimony — some helping the prosecution, and some bolstering the defense.

    The prosecution made its closing arguments Wednesday. The jury is expected to start deliberations sometime Thursday.

    Interpretation of details is crucial in this case: Prosecutors are asking jurors to find Murdaugh guilty beyond reasonable doubt, based on circumstantial rather than direct evidence.

    "There are no eyewitnesses. There is nothing on camera," defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said early in the trial. "There's no forensics tying him to the crime. None."

    Murdaugh, 54, faces the possibility of life in prison if he's found guilty of and other charges related to the shooting deaths of Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her son Paul, 22. They died on June 7, 2021, at the family's sprawling Moselle hunting estate in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Murdaugh is being tried

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