The Eagles‘ crossover hit “Lyin’ Eyes” was written in a rush of inspiration over just two days. Yet, every element of this wry narrative about a gold digger’s empty life unfolds with a writerly knack ...

LEHI — "The eyes are windows to the soul" — so goes the old adage. But do eyes tell lies? And can a test detect those lies reliably enough to help put criminals away and exonerate the innocent?

In the end, Alex Murdaugh couldn’t hide his lyin’ eyes. Murdaugh is a prominent attorney from a powerful family in the South Carolina Lowcountry. A persistent and persuasive ... liar. And murderer.