(Reuters) – Opening statements were set to begin on Wednesday in the trial of a now-disbarred South Carolina attorney charged with murdering his wife and son in a complex and grisly case that has drawn international attention. Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, 54, was indicted by a grand jury in July on two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting of his wife, Maggie, 52, and 22-year-old Paul, the younger of their two sons, on the family’s property in June 2021. The 12-person jury and six alternates were sworn in on Wednesday by Circuit Court Judge Clift…