The 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh at the hands of one of the closest people to them — Alex Murdaugh — are back in the spotlight due to a new Hulu series.
"Murdaugh: Death in the Family" stars Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette as Maggie Murdaugh, and recounts the web of lies the prominent South Carolina attorney spun — and the deaths left in its wake.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife and youngest son after they were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in 2021. He was sentenced to two consecutive life terms at a maximum-security prison in South Carolina.
Authorities have said the double murder set off a series of events, including a botched murder-for-hire plot that officials said left Alex Murdaugh with a superficial gunshot wound t