South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson talks to the media after the conviction of Alex Murdaugh outside the Colleton County Courthouse on March 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
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The legal team for Alex Murdaugh (center) presented their closing argument in his double murder trial on Thursday. He's seen here listening to prosecutor Creighton Waters make his closing arguments at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C. Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool hide caption
A jury finds disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh guilty in the deaths of his wife and son
Alex Murdaugh awaits the beginning of his bond hearing in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 19, 2021. Murdaugh pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murdering his wife and son. Lewis M. Levine/AP hide caption
Alex Murdaugh is seen here walking into his bond hearing in Varnville, S.C., in September. On Tuesday, a judge refused to lower his $7 million bond. Mic Smith/AP file photo hide caption