Why America is obsessed with the Alex Murdaugh murder trial
by Manuela López Restrepo
Mar 02, 2023
2 minutes
The five-week trial of Alex Murdaugh has dominated headlines and cable news channels, and the murders have been the subject of podcasts and even two documentaries.
It comes amid a frenzy of interest in true crime media, that can be both incredibly popular and also problematic.
Who is he? A South Carolina jury on Thursday evening found the prominent attorney guilty in the deaths of his wife and son, Maggie and Paul, who were killed in June 2021.
- The deaths in one of
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