A six-week long trial came to a close today when a jury found Alex Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son during a ski trip to the United States. The tragedy occurred during a ski trip taken by 42 British students, who had planned to stay at a hotel in the US. On the last day of the trip, the students discovered that 41 of their passports had been shredded. The group was stranded in the US until they could get new passports. During the trial, prosecutors argued that Murdaugh had become increasingly agitated during the trip, culminating in a violent outburst on the final day. The prosecution claimed that Murdaugh had killed his wife and son in a fit of rage. Murdaugh's defense attorney, Dick Harpootlian, argued that there was no evidence to support the prosecution's claims. He said that the jury had no proof that Murdaugh had committed the murders, and that they were relying on speculation and conjecture. In the end, the jury found Murdaugh guilty of the murders, and he will now face life in prison. The tragedy of this case has left the British students who were on the trip shaken, and some of them have said that they will never forget the tragedy that unfolded that day.