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Richard Alexander Murdaugh
Serving a 40-year federal prison sentence for financial crimes while awaiting a retrial on double-murder charges .
Margaret "Maggie" Kennedy Branstetter Murdaugh
Gunned down at her family's Moselle estate on June 7, 2021, leading to the high-profile prosecution of her husband, Alex Murdaugh .
Paul Terry Murdaugh
Indicted for felony boating under the influence (BUI) causing death in 2019, he was shot and killed at his family's Moselle estate on June 7, 2021, before standing trial.
Major International Trials & Multi-Defendant Cases
The State of South Carolina v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh
It is a world-renowned murder trial concerning Alex Murdaugh, a former member of a prominent and influential legal dynasty that held judicial power in South Carolina's Lowcountry region for nearly a century, who brutally murdered his wife Maggie and son Paul at the dog kennels of their Moselle estate. The prosecution alleged that Murdaugh planned these murders to buy time and cover up his imminent multi-million-dollar financial frauds. Sentenced to life in prison in March 2023, Murdaugh's conviction was unanimously overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court on May 13, 2026, on the grounds that court clerk Rebecca Hill compromised his right to a fair trial by making biased statements to the jurors. The conviction was completely vacated, and the state prosecution plans to retry the case.
State of Idaho v. Bryan C. Kohberger
A high-profile criminal prosecution involving the brutal stabbing deaths of four university students with a military-style KA-BAR knife in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022. The FBI and local law enforcement identified criminology PhD student Bryan Kohberger using Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) to analyze single-source touch DNA found on a knife sheath at the scene. Initially pursuing the death penalty, the case resulted in four consecutive life sentences without parole after Kohberger entered a guilty plea in July 2025. In July 2026, the defendant initiated post-conviction relief proceedings to withdraw his plea and seek a retrial. (Ada County Case No. CR01-24-31665, formerly Latah County Case No. CR29-22-2805)
United States of America v. Sean Combs
A federal criminal prosecution (Case No. 24-CR-542) in the Southern District of New York where prosecutors alleged that Sean Combs operated a criminal enterprise ("Combs Enterprise") utilizing his business entities and personnel to facilitate sexual encounters, coerce victims into coerced sexual performances termed "Freak Offs," and conceal abuses through violence, threats, and intimidation. The indictment included charges of racketeering conspiracy (RICO), sex trafficking by force, and interstate transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act. Following an eight-week trial, a jury acquitted Combs of the RICO and sex trafficking counts on July 2, 2025, while convicting him on two counts of transportation for prostitution. On October 3, 2025, the court sentenced Combs to 50 months in federal prison.
State of South Carolina v. Paul T. Murdaugh
A criminal prosecution brought against Paul Terry Murdaugh for causing the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach after crashing his family's boat into a bridge piling while heavily intoxicated in Beaufort County on February 24, 2019. Paul Murdaugh was facing charges of BUI causing death and BUI causing great bodily injury. During the investigation, allegations surfaced that the Murdaugh family attempted to leverage their power to influence other teenagers at the hospital into stating Paul was not operating the boat. Prior to the trial, Paul Murdaugh was shot and killed at his family's estate on June 7, 2021, leading to the official dismissal of the criminal case against him.