MURDER TRIAL

One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as prominent lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate.

The man who in previously pleaded guilty to charges related charges in the death of a U.S. Coast Guard member was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A man who was arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a U.S. Coast Guard member pleaded guilty to charges Tuesday, according to court records.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson on Monday announced the return of a guilty verdict by a Duval County jury of first-degree murder and other charges in the trial of a man accused of ordering his stepbrother to kill a witness from jail.

A jury on Friday began deliberations in the murder trial of a man accused of ordering his stepbrother to kill a witness from jail.

Testimony was underway Wednesday in the long-delayed murder trial of Jecorian McCray.

A trial date has been set for Tyree Parker, who’s charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Coast Guard member Caroline Schollaert.

Julie Ann Stewart was already dead, stabbed to death before she was put in the trunk.

Russell Tillis on Friday was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Joni Gunter, whose dismembered remains were found buried in the yard of Tillis’ Southside home nearly five years ago.

Russell Tillis took the stand in his own defense on the second day of his trial in the murder of Joni Gunter, whose dismembered remains were found on his Southside property in 2016.