Balanced News: Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of wife, son

WALTERBORO, S.C. — As his life unraveled over the past two years, disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh didn’t fight giving up his law license and admitted plenty of mistakes tied to missing client money and a financial mess that led to 100 criminal charges. Jury selection began Monday morning as prosecutors and defense attorneys sifted through some 700 summons to find 12 jurors and several alternates. Murdaugh, who has been in jail on financial crimes charges since October 2021, insisted on the