The Alex Murdaugh murder trial has captivated the nation's attention, with the low country crime drama playing out in a small town in South Carolina. On Thursday evening, the jury found Murdaugh guilty of the double murders of his wife and son, who was affectionately referred to as "Pau Pau." The decision invoked a lifetime prison sentence for the two murders.

The case involved multiple witnesses, circumstantial evidence, and a long history of the Murdaugh family, culminating in a series produced on Netflix. The drama of the trial that unfolded in the sleepy low-country town painted an ominous picture of the Murdaugh family.

The riveting case of the Murdaugh trial stirred memories for some of the first murder trial in 1971 covering Anthony Spilotro and Mario DeStefano. At the time, the press coverage consisted of a limited selection of traditional channels such as the Chicago