The Murdaugh murders refer to the fatal shooting of Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and their son Paul, a 22-year-old junior at the University of South Carolina, on June 7, 2021. The killings began to be known as the Murdaugh murders, and the case has since taken several twists and turns. Here is a timeline of key events:

• June 7, 2021: Alex Murdaugh, whose father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all served as top prosecutors across a wide area of the state, called 911 to report that his wife and one of their two sons had been shot to death.

• July 2022: Alex Murdaugh was indicted with two counts of murder and two weapons charges.

• January 2023: The double murder trial against Murdaugh began, and after about six weeks of testimony, Murdaugh was found guilty of murder in the deaths of his wife and son.

• March 2, 2023: Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.

• December 16, 2022: Alex Murdaugh was indicted on tax evasion.

The case has also involved allegations of financial crimes, including stealing millions of dollars from his clients and his law firm, and a bizarre scheme to stage his own suicide to look like a murder after being pushed out of his law firm. Prosecutors argued during the trial that Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from and delay investigations into his alleged misdeeds.