Nation Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial starts Monday. What we know about the crime saga. January 22, 2023January 22, 2023N'dea Yancey-Bragg and Michael M. DeWitt, Jr., USA TODAYComments Off on Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial starts Monday. What we know about the crime saga. Former South Carolina attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh will stand trial Monday for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. What to know.