alec murdaugh, the father, the husband, is indicted. t, he acted alone in the shooting of his wife and son, allegedly killing maggie with a rifle and shooting paul with a shotgun. alex murdaugh denied that he was involved with their deaths, issuing a statement through his lawyer saying that he wants his family and friends and everyone to know that he did not have anything to do with the murders of maggie and paul. just this week we spoke with alec's brother, john marvin, again. he said that his family, the murdaughs, and maggie's family, remain close and that as hard as it may be to hear, they remain united as one family seeking the truth. >> watching a family of this influence and reputation collapse is a fascination and a sadness at the same time. the complexity of this is really perhaps the most amazing part. >> alec murdaugh is now sitting in jail, unable to meet the $7 million bond on those financial charges he's officially been disbarred, he will never practice law in south carolina again. and soon, he'll enter a courtroom, the pla

what do you expect to happen then on wednesday, and perhaps the long term for alec murdaugh?yers have strenuously asserted that he is innocent. he had nothing to do with the murders of maggie and paul. the state has jumped to conclusions here. they have not looked for any other suspects. we are looking for how hard his attorneys come out on this point. what's avid and, if any, bacon glean from the prosecutors in this hearing. i should say it's not clear whether alex murdaugh will come himself, or whether he will waive his right and let his lawyers come for him. that is also something to watch. >> valerie, quickly, do you predict there will be a trial? that there is going to be a trial, when all of the presentation of evidence against mr. murdaugh? >> alex's lawyers have asked for a speedy trial, actually. they would like a trial in 90 days. it's not going to happen but it is an aggressive timeline. one thing to look for in the fall, you mentioned the death of a friend of paul murdoch's, this friend mallory beach was killed in a horrific both crashed in 2019. the wrongful deat

criticized the closed session on saturday will discuss the issues around terminating his employment >>> alec murdaugh appeared in court, pleading not guilty to murdering his wife and son the shooting is one of the many crimes murdaugh is accused of. >> reporter: disbarred attorney alex murdaugh on the wrong side of the courtroom >> are you guilty or knot guilty of the felonies wherein you stand indicted >> not guilty. >> reporter: charges of murdering his wife and one of his sons the indictment alleges he used two different weapons on them, a rifle and shotgun respectively they happened june 7, 2021, murdaugh calling 911 that day saying he found them dead at the family's hunting property. >> my wife and my son. >> reporte >> reporter: murdaugh facing these charges now more than a year after the killings. two sources close to the investigation tell nbc news, authorities have cell phone video they believe puts murdaugh at the scene of the slayings shortly before they took place and also contradicts a previous timeline of events >> there's forensic evidence as well as other evidence of guilt. >> reporte

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alec murdaugh's attorneys released a statement shortly after the indictments came down saying, alec wantsis family and friends to know he had nothing to do with the murders of maggie and paul. it was very clear from day one that law enforcement and the attorney general prematurely concluded that alec was responsible but we know that alec did not have any motive whatsoever to murder them. we are immediately filing a motion for a speedy trial. they did indicate they'd like to have that trial in 90 days. of course, murdaugh is currently in jail on financial and insurance-related fraud charges, some 70 charges related to crimes like that at this point on a $7 million bond. there was also the initial arrest of alex murdaugh, which is related to that failed suicide for hire insurance fraud scheme, and then there are the three deaths in addition to maggie and paul where investigations have been opened or reopened that are connected in some way to the murdaugh family orbit. now, alex murdaugh, once a prominent attorney here in the low cup area, was disbarred by the south carolina supreme court th

south carolina authorities accusing alec murdaugh of murdering his wife and son in june of 2021 when called 911 to report their deaths, murdaugh claimed he had discovered the bodies on his family's 1700 acre hunting property, two separate weapons were used, a rifle against 52-year-old maggie murdaugh and shotgun against paul. sled issued this statement, over the last 13 months, we have worked day in and day out to build a case against the person responsible for the murders of maggie and paul. today's indictments are the most serious in a long trail of legal problems, accused of pocketing settlement money from his clients. today we spoke with one of the attorneys representing the fraud victims. >> justice is him serving the rest of his life in prison. he doesn't deserve to be free for what he did. he's facing 700 something years already. >> murdaugh's defense team issued this, he wants his family, friends and everyone to know he did not have anything to do with the murders of maggie and paul. he loved them more than anything in the world. attorneys say they are filing a motion for a sp

. >> well, alec murdaugh is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing next week.terday a grand jury indicted him of two counts of murder during the commission of a violent crime. they say he shot and killed his wife maggie and their 22-year-old son paul on the family's hunting property in june of 2021. in a rare statement on the investigation the chief of the state law enforcement division said over the last 13 months, agents and partners have worked to build a case against the person responsible for the murders of maggie and paul. this week's indictments are the most serious in a long trail of legal troubles for the disbarred attorney accused of pocketing settlement money from his clients. we spoke with one of the attorneys representing some of the fraud victims. >> knowing everything now, i don't believe the man has an ounce of regret for what he did. i think he is selfish. i don't think he has much of a soul. >> bill: his defense team issued a statement saying alec wants his family, friends and everyone to know he did not have anything to do with the murders of

it was alec murdaugh who claimed to have found the bodies at the family's hunting lodge and he calledf new investigations. a number of deaths are tied one way or another to this family including the death of a housekeeper who supposedly fell down the stairs in the house. the death of a young woman on a boat driven by one of the murdaugh sons and the death of a young man on a road near the murdaugh family house. alex murdaugh himself was fired from the law firm founded by his great grandfather for stealing millions of dollars from clients and from the firm itself and now for these two murders he could potentially be facing the death penalty. bill, back to you. >> bill: steve harrigan watching that story. thank you, steve. >> we take additional climate actions in that vein tomorrow. everything is on the table. it's just not going to be this week on that decision. >> dana: white house press secretary says president biden is keeping his options open on declaring a climate emergency. the stakes couldn't be higher in pennsylvania, one of the nation's largest producers of natural gas and coa

alec murdoch who shot his wife and son. the disgraced lawyer was powerful and influential across the region, now facing double murder charges the attorney general released grand jury indictment murdaugh last year, he said he found his wife and son dead at the family's rural hunting home. the murders at the time appeared to be a mystery, but throughout the investigation, cops say they uncovered a string of elaborate plots involving him. they say he stole money from his law firm and clients after the firm accused him, he hired someone to kill him, but the built only grazed him. that's when his lawyers announced he had become addicted to painkillers and needed rehab. investigators say they're also looking into the sudden death of the family's housekeeper that happened four years ago. now since 13 months since the son and mother we found dead, he faces the most serious charges yet. we have reaction from the day's indictment >> reporter: more than a year after they were found murdered, the prominent attorney is now charged with the crimes, his attorneys issuing a statement, he did not have anything to do with the murder of maggie and paul, adding that from day one that law enforcement pre