The judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial has spoken out publicly about the case for the first time, saying he has “no doubt” that Murdaugh loved his family despite committing “an unforgivable, unimaginable crime.”

The South Carolina judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder trial did not mince words on Tuesday as he spoke out for the first time on the infamous case. “I don’t believe that he hated his wife,

The judge who presided over convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh's trial and sentencing spoke out Tuesday about some of the decisions he made during the high-profile case.

CLEVELAND — The judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh's murder trial in South Carolina told his law school he wasn't surprised the jury came back with a guilty verdict in three hours. Judge Clifton Newman returned to Cleveland State University where he ...