Judge tells Texas to remove floating border barrier
A federal judge rules that Texas' floating barrier in the Rio Grande is a threat to safety.
1970-01-01 08:00
Alex Murdaugh is getting the Hollywood treatment - in a new Lifetime movie starring Bill Pullman
Six months after former attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder, the Lifetime Network announced a new movie about the once prominent South Carolina dynasty that came crashing down following a fatal boating accident, a slew of financial crimes and the brutal slayings of his wife and son. Lifetime’s 500th original movie Murdaugh Murders: The Movie is set to air in a two-night event next month and stepping into the role of the convicted killer is 69-year-old actor Bill Pullman. First-look images from the movie obtained by Entertainment Weekly - and posted to social media by Lifetime - show a chilling Pullman, his reddish-blonde slicked back, violently grabbing actor Curtis Tweedie, who is portraying his slain son Paul Murdaugh. Lauren Robek plays his wife Maggie. Another eerie image shows Pullman decked out in a black tux and red bowtie, similar to what Murdaugh was pictured wearing in one of the well-known photos of the family prior to the June 2021 killings. The images from the Lifetime movie also show Mr Pullman as Murdaugh speaking at a press conference and later being led away in tan jail scrubs and handcuffs. The two-part film chronicles the series of events that led to Murdaugh to kill his 52-year-old wife Maggie Murdaugh and his younger son 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, at the family’s hunting property on 7 June 2021. Murdaugh was found guilty in March 2023 and is now serving two life sentences. “Even with all of Alex’s influence, he couldn’t prevent the Murdaugh Family’s legacy from being tarnished after Paul was involved in a boating accident that left a young girl dead,” according to a Lifetime Network release. “While Maggie was consumed with what was happening with Paul, Alex was hiding his addiction to opioids and stealing insurance settlements from his own clients to fund his habit and the family’s lavish lifestyle. Then in June 2021, Maggie and Paul were found murdered, and eyes began to turn to Alex.” The timely announcement of the film comes just a day after Murdaugh’s defence attorneys filed a motion requesting a new trial on the grounds that the Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury because she was driven by fame and a desire to secure a book deal. The bombshell allegations come one week after the convicted killer lost some of his inmate privileges after he fed information to Fox Nation documentary “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh” without permission from prison officials. In the documentary, his only surviving son Buster broke his silence as he insisted that he still believes his father is innocent but admitted that he may be a psychopath. Murdaugh Murders: The Movie will air at 8pm on 14 October and 15 October on Lifetime. A second season of Netflix’s docuseries Murdaugh Murders:: A Southern Scandal will drop on 22 September. Read More Alex Murdaugh juror back in spotlight as killer accuses clerk of court of tampering in trial – latest An Alex Murdaugh juror gained infamy over a dozen eggs. Now she’s at the heart of his bid for a new trial Court clerk’s co-author responds to Alex Murdaugh’s claims of jury tampering as she lawyers up
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Chris Jones just got more ammo in the chamber to force Chiefs to pay him
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Fighter Jets and Drones Turn India Into a Fortress for G-20
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Oil Posts Best Run Since 2019 as OPEC+ Cuts to Tighten Market
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NFL rumors: Chris Jones is ready to play if Chiefs sign him tonight
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Australian PM Albanese to Meet With China’s Premier Li Qiang
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Thousands of Canada wildfire evacuees allowed to go home
Yellowknife's mayor cautioned returning residents that the city "will look a little bit different".
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Weinstein Group Revises Sculptor Bid After Board’s Concerns
Boaz Weinstein and his group of bidders revised their offer to buy Sculptor Capital Management Inc., seeking to
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Football coach who won Supreme Court case for right to pray on the field resigns after one game
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China’s Credit Wreck Exposes Governance Failings to the World
For Dhiraj Bajaj, the sudden twists and turns were unlike any he'd ever seen in his two decade
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Biden Looks to Woo Back Allies as Putin, Xi Skip G-20 Summit
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