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Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the name of one of the victims, J.C. Watson.
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Editor's note:Â We Are Aiken County is a series of articles that will run through Feb. 26. It celebrates people, places and events that shaped …
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Alex Murdaugh wasn’t crying when officers arrived at his Colleton County hunting property on the June 2021 evening his wife and son were shot to death, first responders testified Jan. 26 in his murder trial. Nor did Murdaugh appear to be covered in blood, though he had told dispatchers he had touched Maggie and Paul Murdaugh’s bodies while checking for signs of life, those officers said.
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