Alex Murdaugh Was Paying Up to $50,000 a Week for Drugs, His Lawyer Says
Photo: Joshua Boucher/AP/ShutterstockWhenAlex Murdaughwas arrested on dozens of charges in 2021 — including the murders of his wife,Maggie, and son,Paul— his lawyers publicly claimed that he had been battling opioid addiction for years.During Murdaugh’s murder trial on Wednesday, jurors heard more details about the alleged addiction — including the claim that he spent a staggering $50,000 a week on drugs, which could have been a motive for someone else to kill Maggie and Paul, according to Murdaugh’s defense....