View gallery Image Credit: Disney Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of killing his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, in a shocking double murder that took place on June 7, 2021. After his 2023 trial concluded, he was also found guilty of two weapons charges, meaning that he was found guilty of every charge against him in the case. Alex, a disgraced fourth-generation lawyer from South Carolina, pleaded not guilty to murdering his family in July 2022, and his and Maggie's other son, Buster, took the stand in an emotional defense of his infamous father on February 21, 2023.