maggie and i would never hurt my son paw paw. murder of your wife maggie murdaugh, i sentence you to a term for the rest of the natural life. for the murder of paul murdaugh, i sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life. john: convicted double murderer alec murdaugh set to spend the rest of his life and after life behind bars after a south carolina judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. john roberts in washington. good friday to you. gillian: good friday, that s an awful long time, two life sentences. i m gillian turner, i m in for sandra, this is america reports. so in this fairly dramatic sentencing hearing, judge clifton newman admonished him, called the defense not credible and assault on the integrity of the judicial system. john: murdaugh repeatedly claimed he did not murder his wife and son. his conviction capped off a stunning fall from grace for his family which the judge described
president, they influence them, but not up to them. john: that s nikki haley, and vivek at 3:45 this afternoon, former president trump tonight and the duelling gop event as well, the club for growth retreat in palm beach we ll be talking about more. gillian: take a look at this, also some new draft legislation out west in california that could allow fentanyl dealers to face murder charges if their customers die. our next guest s daughter passed away from fentanyl poisoning back in 2019. this new draft law is known as alexandra s law. it was written in her memory. the that s a photo of her there on the screen. her father, matt, joins us now. thank you so much for taking time with us. we know it s difficult, to put it mildly. we also. thank you for having me. gillian: of course. i understand that earlier this week i think on monday the man who sold her that fentanyl dose,
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