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Alex Murdaughhas shaved his head as he begins his life in prison.
On Friday morning, the disgraced lawyerreceived two life sentencesfor the brutal murders of his wifeMaggie, 52, and son,Paul, 22. The sentences will run consecutively.
In a new mugshot hours after his sentencing, Murdaugh is seen with a shaved head and a yellow jumpsuit.
The look is much different than the one Murdaugh had when he was sentenced. At that time, he had short reddish hair. Sources told TMZ that it wasstandard practice.
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Prior to the sentencing, Murdaugh addressed Judge Clifton Newman, saying, “I’m innocent. I would never hurt my wife Maggie. And I would never hurt my son ‘Paul Paul.'”
Before Murdaugh spoke, prosecutor Creighton Waters asked for two consecutive life sentences, calling Murdaugh a “cunning manipulator. A man who placed himself above all others, including his family.”
Just before sentencing Murdaugh, Newman addressed him at length, saying, “I know you have to see Paul and Maggie during the nighttime when you’re attempting to go to sleep. I’m sure they come and visit you.”
After Murdaugh claimed he was innocent for the second time in the morning, Newman said, “It might not have been you. It might have been the monster you’ve become. When you take 20, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills, maybe you become another person.”
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After Murdaugh’s conviction, one juror spoke out and revealedthe piece of evidencethat convinced him Murdaugh was guilty.
Juror Craig Moyer toldGood Morning Americathat cell phone evidence introduced early on in the trial is what made him sure of Murdaugh’s guilt.
“I was certain it was [Murdaugh’s] voice,” Moyer said. “Everybody else could hear [Murdaugh’s voice] too.”
At the start of the trial, Waters revealed thatPaul had taken a cell phone videonear the dog kennels on the family’s Islandton property at 8:44 p.m. on the night the murders occurred. The video features the voices of Paul, Maggie and Murdaugh.
The video was a key component for the prosecution becauseMurdaugh initially denied being near the dog kennelswhere Maggie and Paul were killed.
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Sometime after that video was taken, Paul was shot in the chest and head with a shotgun at close range. Maggie was shot multiple times, including one shot in the back and additional shots while she was lying on the ground. She had been shot with 300 Blackout ammo from an AR-style rifle. Both of them were pronounced dead at the scene.
For nearly two years, Murdaugh maintained that he hadn’t been with Paul and Maggie at the family’s dog kennels on the night they were killed. But when he took the stand during the murder trial, he admitted that he lied about his whereabouts.
“I lied about being down there, and I’m so sorry that I did,” Murdaugh said on the stand.
Moyer also said he thought Murdaugh was a “good liar, but not good enough.”
“I didn’t see any true remorse or any compassion or anything,” Moyer toldGMA, referencing when Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense.
“He never cried,” Moyer continued. “All he did was blow snot. No tears.”
source: people.com
