Juror removed in Alex Murdaugh murder trial due to outside conversations

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A juror in the murder trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Richard \u0022Alex\u0022 Murdaugh was removed Thursday for \u0022improper conversations.\u0022

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The move by Judge Clifton Newman came as lawyers for Murdaugh prepared to deliver closing arguments on Thursday, their last chance to convince the jury their client was not involved in the grisly murders of his wife and youngest son.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“I’m not suggesting that you intentionally did anything wrong, but in order to preserve the integrity of the process and in fairness to all the parties involved, we are going to replace you with one of the other jurors.” Murdaugh, the 54-year-old scion of an influential legal family in an area west of Charleston, has been charged with fatally shooting his wife Maggie, 52, and youngest son, Paul, 22, at dog kennels on their estate on the night of June 7, 2021.

 

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