On January 25, 2023, in a courthouse in South Carolina where the Murdaugh name had garnered respect and deference for so many decades, the trial of the disgraced Alex Murdaugh began, and Marina has all the details. The trial lasted 28 days with more than 70 witnesses, including Alec Murdaugh, who had to testify in order to explain to the jury why he had consistently lied to the police about being with Paul and Maggie just moments before their deaths.