How Paul Murdaugh testified "from the grave" to help convict his father
Prosecutor in the Murdaugh case tells "48 Hours" Paul's cell phone video was him "leaving something behind that lets you know what happened to him."
Prosecutor in the Murdaugh case tells "48 Hours" Paul's cell phone video was him "leaving something behind that lets you know what happened to him."
"48 Hours" explores the double life of a once prominent lawyer and his stunning fall from grace. Murdaugh is now an admitted drug addict, thief and convicted murderer. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.
"48 Hours" explores the double life of a once prominent lawyer and his stunning fall from grace. Murdaugh is now an admitted drug addict, thief and convicted murderer. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Maggie Murdaugh’s college friends don’t want her to be remembered as the murdered wife. Talking to "48 Hours," they say she was a witty, loving woman who doted on her boys.
When his parents disappear, Chandler Halderson’s social media helps investigators unravel the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Megan Hargan was suspected of killing her mother and sister. Her defense had an unusual theory: her sister was the one who pulled the trigger – with her toe. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
"48 Hours" explores the double life of a once prominent lawyer and his stunning fall from grace. Murdaugh is now an admitted drug addict, thief and convicted murderer. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday, one day after a jury found him guilty in the 2021 murders of his wife and son. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson examined the outcome of the trial.
After less than three hours of deliberations, a South Carolina jury found disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty on Thursday in the murders of his wife and son. CBS News producer Elizabeth Campbell and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joined "CBS News Prime Time" to discuss the verdict.
Alex Murdaugh's defense team is expected to rest its case as soon as today after calling more witnesses. The disbarred South Carolina attorney took the stand in his own defense last week and denied charges of killing his wife and son back in 2021. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste has more from Walterboro, South Carolina.
Murdaugh has denied any role in the killings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his defense at his double murder trial. CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins CBS News to discuss.
On day 22 of Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial in South Carolina, the defense is considering whether he should take the stand before the case wraps up. Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife and son in June 2021. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett from outside the courthouse with more.
Alex Murdaugh's surviving son, Buster, was called to the stand for the first time in his father's double murder trial in South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul.
Day 18 of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial is underway. Prosecutors are looking to wrap up their case against the former South Carolina attorney who is accused of murdering his wife and son back in June of 2021. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste has more.
Opening arguments began Wednesday in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. Nikki Battiste reports.
When Chandler Halderson reported his parents missing, authorities launched an extensive search around their home in Wisconsin. Halderson had shared his Snapchat location with his girlfriend who noticed something odd that helped crack the case.
Editor's note: On November 9, 2022, a judge overturned Megan Hargan’s double murder conviction, citing juror misconduct. The ruling came after a juror tried to re-enact Helen Hargan’s shooting using a rifle, and during deliberations told other jurors that the defense’s theory of the case was not possible. In a statement, the prosecutor said his office plans to retry Megan Hargan. She remains in custody. Megan Hargan was suspected of killing her mother and sister. Her defense had an unusual theory: her sister was the one who pulled the trigger – with her toe. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Editor's note: On November 9, 2022, a judge overturned Megan Hargan’s double murder conviction, citing juror misconduct. The ruling came after a juror tried to re-enact Helen Hargan’s shooting using a rifle, and during deliberations told other jurors that the defense’s theory of the case was not possible. In a statement, the prosecutor said his office plans to retry Megan Hargan. She remains in custody. The day before Pam Hargan and her daughter were found dead, someone attempted to transfer more than $400,000 out of Pam’s bank account. Who was it?
Editor's note: On November 9, 2022, a judge overturned Megan Hargan’s double murder conviction, citing juror misconduct. The ruling came after a juror tried to re-enact Helen Hargan’s shooting using a rifle, and during deliberations told other jurors that the defense’s theory of the case was not possible. In a statement, the prosecutor said his office plans to retry Megan Hargan. She remains in custody. On July 14, 2017, Carlos Gutierrez called police fearing that something in his girlfriend's house was dreadfully wrong. When police do not immediately respond to his request for a welfare check, he makes a stunning revelation.
A young woman vanishes. The prime suspect has a criminal past — he murdered his parents when he was a child. Did he kill again? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, June 24at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Can a videotape left behind by a dead soldier help real-life NCIS investigators solve a double murder?
The Fed is keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the level it's held since July 2023.
Police ended protesters' occupation of a Columbia University building but violence erupted at UCLA and the University of Arizona as schools stepped up efforts to end demonstrations.
A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.
Columbia University called in the NYPD and cleared protesters from campus, ending a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school's main lawn.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
An Oklahoma couple is in the ICU with broken backs and necks after a tornado tossed their truck into trees.
CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder explains why experts hope more aggressive screening guidelines will help address some concerning breast cancer trends.
A famous white orca called "Frosty" was seen this week by a whale-watching tour group off the coast of Newport Beach in California.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
"It's like trying to send a rocket to the moon in 1910 when the Wright Brothers were still working on their planes," one expert said.
A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
"It's like trying to send a rocket to the moon in 1910 when the Wright Brothers were still working on their planes," one expert said.
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty told lawmakers that its subsidary Change Healthcare didn't have multi-factor authentification.
The Biden administration said it's erasing debt for people who attended the for-profit Art Institutes, which shut down in September.
A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.
The Biden administration said it's erasing debt for people who attended the for-profit Art Institutes, which shut down in September.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election for the New York congressional seat left vacant by Democrat Brian Higgins' departure from Congress.
The FBI's searches, some of which were deemed to be improper in the past, were a flashpoint in a months-long fight in Congress over the reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder explains why experts hope more aggressive screening guidelines will help address some concerning breast cancer trends.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.
Kenya's Red Cross says it helped rescue dozens of people from the Maasai Mara game park as deadly floods spreads across the region.
Blue holes are considered an "oasis" for marine life – but the Taam Ja' Blue Hole off the coast of Mexico remains largely mysterious.
Britain's government is claiming a "major milestone" in its controversial plan to fly anyone arriving in the U.K. without permission to Rwanda.
State media reported that a long section of a highway collapsed Wednesday in southern China, killing dozens.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
Judi Dench has tackled nearly every female role in William Shakespeare's plays, from Juliet to Cleopatra.
In her seven-decade career, Dame Judi Dench has played nearly every female character in William Shakespeare's plays, from Juliet to Cleopatra. Dench and her late husband even used to refer to Shakespeare as "the man who pays the rent." That's also the title of her new book, written with her friend Brendan O'Hea. First on "CBS Mornings", she shares stories from a lifetime of iconic Shakespearean roles and much more with Anthony Mason.
See who's nominated for the 77th annual Tony Awards. The Tonys will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 16.
Only on CBS Mornings, Tony Award-winning actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry announced the nominations in six key categories for the 77th Annual Tony Awards.
Pollen counters are turning to artificial intelligence as seasonal allergies worsen due to climate change. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff explains how technology is changing the long and tedious process of pollen counting.
Artificial intelligence assistants may soon be able to do much more than play your favorite music or call your mom, but some Google researchers warn about possible ethical dilemmas. CBS News reporter Erica Brown has more.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
A newly-filed lawsuit targets two of the biggest generative AI platforms in the world, Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot AI program.
If you think allergies are worse this year, you aren't imagining it. CBS News correspondent Dave Malkoff shows us how a hyperlocal pollen count could help people manage symptoms better.
The group of nations in the G7 have announced an agreement to phase out coal power plants by 2035. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Blue holes are considered an "oasis" for marine life – but the Taam Ja' Blue Hole off the coast of Mexico remains largely mysterious.
Pollen counters are turning to artificial intelligence as seasonal allergies worsen due to climate change. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff explains how technology is changing the long and tedious process of pollen counting.
The bugs emit a loud, droning buzzing sound when they emerge — signaling they are ready to mate.
Officials from the National Weather Service and the CDC are already warning Americans about record-high temperatures in the coming months thanks to seasonal changes in the La Niña climate pattern. With these rising temperatures, there's also a higher risk of wildfires and droughts. Scott Dance, a climate reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBS News to discuss the forecast.
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.
School officials say that an active shooter was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.
MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
At least four law enforcement officers were killed during an operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday. Johnny Jennings, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, joins CBS News to discuss the case.
Four officers were killed Monday while trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The suspect, who was also killed, opened fire from the top floor of a house as the officers approached. Dave Malkoff has more on the slain officers.
The Horsehead Nebula, which NASA has called "one of the most distinctive objects in our skies," is located in the constellation Orion.
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams say they have complete confidence in the Starliner despite questions about Boeing's safety culture.
In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.
The creepy patterns were observed by the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
The Shenzhou 18 crew will replace three taikonauts aboard the Chinese space station who are wrapping up a six-month stay.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
We look back at the life and career of the longtime host of "Sunday Morning," and "one of the most enduring and most endearing" people in broadcasting.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Protesters are returning to manifest outside Columbia University Wednesday after a tense night of violence and arrests in New York City. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
The group of nations in the G7 have announced an agreement to phase out coal power plants by 2035. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
The Federal Reserve will keep its benchmark rate steady, a sign that inflation has not yet come down to the targeted rate. CBS News' Jill Schlesinger and Jo Ling Kent look ahead to what this means for Americans.
U.S. officials are considering allowing some Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip to enter the country as refugees, according to internal documents. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, says she still plans to force a vote to vacate Mike Johnson from the House speakership. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following the latest from Capitol Hill.