Alex Murdaugh murder trial: Everything you need to know from day 1 - Greenville News

The treble execution proceedings of Richard "Alex" Murdaugh looms successful the adjacent week. But this unfolding saga from confederate South Carolina started much than a twelvemonth and a fractional ago.

Murdaugh volition look his archetypal charges successful a agelong database of transgression and civilian allegations connected Jan. 23 successful the deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, connected June 7, 2021. These 2 deaths were the catalyst to the ruins of the Murdaugh dynasty and the unfolding of a overmuch larger story.

As the quality of the parent and son's deaths began to beryllium known connected June 8, 2021, nary 1 knew it would pb to aggregate indictments of Alex Murdaugh and much than 100 charges and a communicative that had media and existent transgression buffs crossed the federation wondering, what's next?

The Greenville News and The Hampton County Guardian has been determination since time 1 reporting connected Maggie and Paul's deaths to reporting connected accused accomplices to seeing what is down the reflector of the Lowcountry dynasty.

Here's everything you request to cognize earlier Alex Murdaugh heads to proceedings connected Jan. 23.

The beginning: The sidesplitting of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, arranged shooting and more

Maggie and Paul killed:Murdaughs killed successful treble homicide successful Colleton County

June 2021:Members of Murdaugh household killed: What we know

Initial information, rumors:Murdaugh treble homicide: SLED addresses the public, rumors, surrounding brutal crime

Murdaugh household funerals:Funeral arrangements acceptable for Murdaugh household homicide victims arsenic the probe continues

Arranged death:Police: Lawyer Murdaugh arranged ain decease but changeable grazed

Alex Murdaugh disbarred

SLED investigation:SLED opens probe into allegations that Alex Murdaugh misappropriated funds

Murdaugh resigns:Accused of misappropriation of funds, Alex Murdaugh resigns from instrumentality steadfast and enters rehab

Murdaugh disbarred:Alex Murdaugh officially disbarred by South Carolina Supreme Court

The Murdaugh lawsuit in-depth

Power, prestige and privilege:Inside the emergence and autumn of the Murdaugh dynasty successful South Carolina

Murders, mystery, money: Here's a timeline of the Murdaugh household killings

What we know, and don't know:The Alex Murdaugh transgression saga

True transgression pursuing to Netflix, HBO Maxx, CNN series

Murdaugh Mania: South Carolina execution saga attracts cult-like online following

Netflix docuseries:Netflix announces Murdaugh docuseries probing SC transgression saga and murders

TV specials:CNN and HBO Max to aerial TV specials exploring Murdaugh murders and alleged crimes

Art imitating life?:Art imitates beingness successful Alex Murdaugh's Hampton County with murder-themed masquerade ball

Cases stemming from Murdaugh saga: Russel Laffitte, lawsuits, more

Paul Murdaugh charge:Murdaugh pleads not guilty, released connected bond

Guilty verdict measurement in:Murdaugh case: Attorneys, writers measurement successful connected erstwhile Palmetto Bank CEO blameworthy verdict

Russell Laffitte trial:Banker's proceedings sheds airy connected Murdaugh killings and alleged small-town conspiracy

Island for sale:Private land owned by Alex Murdaugh and suspected cause smuggler for merchantability successful SC

Murdaugh household dynasty

Famous, unorthodox bankers successful SC:Alex Murdaugh, Laffitte cases adhd to estimation for famous, unorthodox bankers successful SC

A litigation dynasty:Murdaugh dynasty includes past of taking connected bankers and national prosecutors

Horror successful Hampton County: ‘Buster’ Murdaugh and the Estill shot bat slayer

Leading up to Murdaugh double-murder trial

Murdaugh murders case: SC says Alex Murdaugh should not beryllium a 'special defendant'

Trial date:Murdaugh murders proceedings gets new, earlier date

Murdaugh execution trial: Attorneys allege altered photos, destroyed evidence, atrocious testimony

Not seeking the decease penalty:Alex Murdaugh execution trial: SC AG Wilson seeks beingness without parole, not decease penalty

Whose who?:Alex Murdaugh execution trial: Meet the SC lawyers, justice that volition beryllium successful the spotlight

SC transgression saga:2022 was tumultuous twelvemonth successful Alex Murdaugh, Russell Laffitte sagas. What to expect successful 2023.

Joyce Orlando is an assemblage specializer with the South Region Audience Team. She tin beryllium reached a jorlando@gannett.com.