How Paul Murdaugh testified "from the grave" to help convict his father

48 Hours How Paul Murdaugh testified "from the grave" to help convict his father .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-48-hours.jpg'); } By Nikki Battiste Updated on: May 13, 2026 / 3:19 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google CASE UPDATE: On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions and granted him a new trial. The court held that Murdaugh was denied the right to a fair trial, including an impartial jury, due to the actions of County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill. On March 2, 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son at their country estate in June 2021. After a six-week trial, jurors deliberated for less than three hours before returning the four guilty verdicts in connection with the murders of Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh. Alex Murdaugh was also found guilty on two counts of possession of a weapon during a crime. On March 3, he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison.This story previously aired on March 4, 2023. It was updated on Aug. 26.It was a field trip to a ghost town.  Off a country road, the procession turned slowly up the long driveway of the imposing property. The convoy held the jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh."Moselle" is the hunting lodge of the Murdaugh family —  Alex, his wife Maggie, and sons Paul and Buster.   On June 7, 2021, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found dead at these dog kennels on the Murdaugh family property off of Moselle Road in Colleton County, South Carolina.  Colleton County Court The jury was taken to the dog kennels and the small feed room where Paul had been shot at close range with a shotgun. A few yards away, Maggie was shot several times with a 300 rifle. Neither weapon has ever been found.There was a time when this estate reflected the vast power and prestige of the Murdaugh legal dynasty. Now, the withered gro...