It was an intricate story that played out over weeks of a televised courtroom drama that saw hundreds of journalists flock to a poor slice of rural South Carolina, turning the tiny town of Walterboro into a media circus.

Before he was disbarred, Murdaugh was a personal injury lawyer - distinguished and high-earning in a powerful legal dynasty founded by his forebears in the Low Country region of South Carolina.
But now the dynasty, and he, will forever be associated with the horrific events of the evening of 7 June 2021.

Find out more in Gregory Richardson's book titled "The Fall of Alex Murdaugh: The double murder trial and final verdict"