Murdaugh murders

Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged with the 2021 murders of his wife and youngest son.

Alex was the loving father of Paul and the loving husband of Maggie. He didn't kill, butcher, his son and wife. "He didn't do it.

Murdaugh has adamantly denied killing his wife and son, saying he'd been gone for an hour to visit his ailing mother on the night of the murders. His lawyers ...

Alex Murdaugh worked for the family law firm that had been in business in tiny neighboring The Beach family said he was trying to use his influence to stymy the investigation and deflect blame from his son. Instead, Waters held up his cellphone in front of the jury and said such devices would be key to linking Murdaugh to the killings. Investigators said his blood-alcohol level was 0.24 % after he crashed a boat, leading to the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach, who was onboard. Prosecutors [did not choose to seek the death penalty](https://apnews.com/article/crime-south-carolina-columbia-9d315cf243fd9f3a41b85628cde7e768). "This is a long story. A crime scene report suggested both victims were shot in the head after initially being wounded. My son was in a boat wreck a while back. His lawyers said during the trial's opening statements that investigators have wrongly [for the killings](https://apnews.com/article/shootings-south-carolina-b15bb89e5b3a2198c8f086ffd8902459) of his wife and son at their hunting estate in June 2021 — charges that have led to the unraveling of a prominent South Carolina attorney known for multimillion-dollar judgments and whose family dominated the legal scene in a small county for decades. They described him as a loving husband and father. [If found guilty](https://apnews.com/article/alex-murdaugh-trial-begins-dda1feeaf0a1af302da87d8ba0bb5520) of murdering his wife, Maggie, 52, and their son, Paul, 22, Murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison without parole.

Prosecutors said that Alex Murdaugh, the lawyer now on trial in the murders, was trying to cover his tracks when he offered a ready explanation to the ...

Mr. In the rows behind Mr. Her death is being reinvestigated following the filing of the financial charges against Mr. The murders have attracted intense attention over the past year and a half because of the Murdaugh family’s long and prominent history in the region. Prosecutors contend that Mr. The He also told the dispatcher that he was going to drive from the crime scene, near the family’s dog kennels, to the main house about 500 yards away in order to grab a gun for protection. Murdaugh had also brought up the boat crash as he spoke to a police dispatcher. Daniel Greene, the first deputy who arrived at the scene. “So, if somebody had come in and left, who committed the murders, whatever tire tracks that were left were obliterated by your men, is that right?” Mr. “This is a long story,” Mr. [sprawling saga of mysterious deaths](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/us/alex-murdaugh-murders-south-carolina.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-murdaugh-murders&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_levelup_swipe_recirc) — including the killing of his wife and son — and allegations of multimillion-dollar swindles.

Once the jurors are selected, S.C. circuit court judge Clifton Newman will invite the state's lead prosecutor, Creighton Waters, to make his opening statement.

EST – Sgt. EST – The State calls Sgt. EST – Court has resumed. EST– The body worn camera footage has begun to play. EST – Harpootlian questioning the shotgun shells loaded in the shotgun. EST – Greene tells Waters that the vehicle they are approaching in the video is the black Suburban that Alex claims was his. EST – Corporal Chad McDowell is called to the stand. EST – Greene testifies that it was apparent Maggie Murdaugh was deceased. EST – Corporal McDowell testifies that when he got the call to respond to Moselle he ran lights and sirens. EST – In the audio, Corporal McDowell asks the fire and rescue team not to disturb anything on the scene as SLED was on the way. EST – McDowell testifies that his primary purpose on the scene was to secure the scene. EST – Jason Chapman – a captain with the Colleton County sheriff’s office – is now on the stand.

Directed by Julia Willoughby Nason and Jenner Furst, the upcoming documentary explores the unraveling of the once-prominent Murdaugh legacy as a century of ...

The episode is You can also purchase the series [on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.fd0fbc85-ef6b-4e3a-9608-3479c09f184f?tag=decider08-20&asc_refurl=https://decider.com/2023/01/26/murdaugh-murders-netflix-documentary-release-date/&asc_source=web). If you’re interested in learning more about the case, a three-episode docuseries, [Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal](https://decider.com/show/murdaugh-murders-a-southern-scandal/), debuts this February on Netflix. “Dark Waters” (Season 31, Episode 8) explores the deaths and legal cases surrounding Alex Murdaugh. Netflix’s docuseries premieres next month, but there are a variety of programs about the family now streaming on various platforms (more on that below). [now streaming on HBO Max](https://decider.com/show/low-country-the-murdaugh-dynasty/), and the three-episode docuseries Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty is [available on discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/murdaugh-murders-deadly-dynasty-us) and [InvestigationDiscovery.com](https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/4820735) (with a valid cable login).

Another strong performance from prosecutor Creighton Waters as the state begins laying out its case ...

[CLICK HERE](https://www.fitsnews.com/contact-zencio-support/). [CLICK HERE](https://www.fitsnews.com/make-contact/). Got something you’d like to say in response to one of our articles? He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and seven children. “You are taught to keep the crime scene pristine,” Harpootlian told Greene during his testimony. That clip placed Alex Murdaugh at the scene of the murders just moments before they took place. “I know that’s what (this) is.” “There is substantial damage to his head … Maggie Murdaugh was killed by multiple rounds from a semi-automatic rifle around the same time her son was killed. As a result, the murder case against Murdaugh is looking far better than it did forty-eight hours ago. the pressure – was squarely on him and his team of prosecutors? One in which the burden of proof – a.k.a.

The officer who was first to respond to the scene where Alex Murdaugh's wife and son were found killed testified Thursday that one of the first things ...

Podcasts and documentaries have been made about the family and the murders. Not a single witness will tell the jury that Murdaugh and Maggie’s relationship was anything but loving, Harpootlian said. Evidence will show, the state claims, that Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes were “about to come to light” when his wife and son were killed. Murdaugh faces 99 charges stemming from 19 grand jury indictments for various crimes, according to the state attorney general’s office, including allegedly defrauding his clients and former law firm of nearly $9 million. “Not believable.” He pleaded not guilty, and court records show the charges were dropped after his death.

Alex Murdaugh is standing trial for the murders of his wife and son, a case that has exposed years of fraudulent behavior and spurred investigations into ...

[2018 death of Gloria Satterfield](https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/us/murdaugh-housekeeper-investigation/index.html), a housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, and the handling of her estate. [Murdaugh's trial](https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150753999/alex-murdaugh-murder-trial-timeline) for the murder of his wife and son began Jan. [Prosecutors allege ](https://apnews.com/article/crime-south-carolina-f9a0403c35756f03c9f262f8f083c5fa)that Murdaugh killed his family to gain sympathy and divert attention away from the pending motion in the Beach wrongful death lawsuit that would have exposed "years of substantial debts and illicit financial crimes," [The Associated Press ](https://apnews.com/article/crime-south-carolina-f9a0403c35756f03c9f262f8f083c5fa)reported. The state also revealed that a [Snapchat video](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-murdaugh-trial-will-battle-evidence-state-reveals-snapchat-video-rcna67199) sent by Paul on the night of the murders might provide critical evidence for its case. [a stranger shot him](https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/us/alex-murdaugh-south-carolina-attorney-shot/index.html) while he was pulled over on the road. Police have not released any details of what triggered the renewed investigation or how it relates to the Murdaughs, per the [Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/us/murdaugh-murder-south-carolina.html?name=styln-murdaugh-murders®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false). [2019 boat crash](https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/mallory-beach-boat-crash-death-alex-murdaugh-family/) accident at the time of his death. He lived on a [1,772-acre estate](https://crosbylandco.com/property/cross-swamp-farm-colleton-south-carolina/24755/) known as Moselle with his wife Margaret, or Maggie, and their sons Buster and Paul. [reopening another unsolved case](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/hampton-county-guardian/2021/06/23/sled-opens-own-investigation-into-death-stephen-smith-maggie-paul-murdaugh-homicide-connection/5322059001/) from 2015, the death of Stephen Smith, "based upon information gathered during the course of the double murder investigation of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh." Authorities discovered multiple shell casings on the scene, and the country coroner later revealed both had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, per [NBC News.](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/alex-murdaugh-indicted-murder-charges-summary-timeline-rcna38026) For 86 consecutive years, between 1920 and 2006, the Murdaughs mainly ran unopposed for the solicitor position, the longest such family legacy in the U.S., per a [Vox](http://vox) report. [1910](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2022/02/16/train-crash-lawsuit-helped-launch-murdaugh-family-dynasty-south-carolina/6719697001/) and was elected as a solicitor, South Carolina's equivalent of a prosecutor, for the state's 14th Circuit Court in 1920.

Second day of testimony to begin Friday morning in Alex Murdaugh's trial for the murders of wife Maggie and son Paul.

But this is far from the only twist in a bizarre and sprawling tale of unexplained deaths, hitman plots and multi-million-dollar fraud schemes, writes Rachel Sharp [Alex Murdaugh](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-murdaugh) is currently on trial in a [South Carolina](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/south-carolina) courthouse for [ the murders of his wife and son.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-trial-son-family-history-latest-b2269455.html) He denies the allegations. [A timeline of the Alex Murdaugh saga as murder trial kicks off](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-timeline-murders-trial-b2269996.html) “I know that’s what this is.” [Alex Murdaugh](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-murdaugh) broke down in tears [as police bodycam footage was played at his trial](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-trial-son-family-history-latest-b2269455.html) – while the first police officer on the scene of the grisly murders told the court that the disgraced legal scion appeared to have “no tears” in his eyes at the time of the killings. The ‘trial of the century’ is now under way in a courtroom in South Carolina where powerful legal scion Alex Murdaugh is charged with the brutal double murder of his wife and son. [South Carolina](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/south-carolina), on Thursday morning as testimony began in the high-profile double [murder](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/murder) trial of the disgraced legal dynasty heir. The 54-year-old heir to a prominent legal dynasty is accused of gunning down wife Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, 22, on the grounds of the sprawling family estate in Islandton back on 7 June 2021 [Alex Murdaugh](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-murdaugh) “immediately” suggested that his wife and son had been murdered because of a 2019 fatal boat crash as soon [as the first law enforcement officer arrived on the scene of the grisly slayings.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-trial-son-family-history-latest-b2269455.html) My son was in a boat wreck,” Mr Murdaugh is heard saying. The unredacted 911 call was played on Thursday at Mr Murdaugh’s trial in Colleton County Court in South Carolina for the murder of Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, in June 2021.

(WCSC/AP) - Testimony is continuing Friday morning in Colleton County as prominent Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh stands trial for the murders of his wife and youngest son. Colleton County Sheriff's Detective Laura Rutland is the first witness of the ...

She says Paul’s body was laying with his feet inside the room and his body in the doorway. Daniel Greene, the first person to testify in the trial on Thursday, was the first officer to arrive on the scene where Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie; and youngest son, Paul, had been gunned down. Chapman said he didn’t want to drag the sheet across the body and possibly dislodge evidence. The swaps were taken in various places on the driver’s side of the vehicle including the steering wheel, front of the seat and the door handle. He asks about a bag used to prevent access to the phone and data loss. “He told Paul a story the other day about how when he was in high school he had got into a fight with some black guys,” Murdaugh said. Murdaugh tells investigators that Paul was getting ready to move into a house with his friends in Columbia. Rutland said she was called on the night of the murders but was turned around to go to the sheriff’s office to secure a search warrant for the Moselle Road property. He doesn’t think he knows the full story but is aware of the threats. Murdaugh brings up the boat crash again and says Paul has been punched and hit before because of the crash. while still on the scene of the shootings. Rutledge was questioned by Prosecutor John Meadors on her role on the night of the murders.

The third day of the trial of Alex Murdaugh, the former lawyer accused of killing his wife and son, was on Thursday.

Late Thursday, South Carolina circuit court judge Clifton Newman and Colleton County court officials released a series of so-called “crime scene” photos ...

[CLICK HERE](https://www.fitsnews.com/contact-zencio-support/). [CLICK HERE](https://www.fitsnews.com/make-contact/). Got something you’d like to say in response to one of our articles? He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and seven children. And has to change. Every night after the trial is over, in fact, you can see the light in Hill’s office still burning as she and her staff work overtime to make sure things keep running smoothly. Logistically, it would have been absolutely impossible to accommodate everyone wanting to bring a camera or a livestream set-up into the court to do so. Even in the event all of the graphic photos and videos are made public – as they should be – I haven’t decided how we would handle them. I mean, we live in a world so desensitized to the macabre I doubt most people would be overly shocked by the materials, but that is not the issue. It is being held in a public courtroom. Even worse, members of the media were prohibited from viewing any of this evidence in court. Also, court officials have not released any of the body-worn camera footage which was presented in court earlier this week – redacted or otherwise.

Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh will stand trial for the brutal June 7, 2021 murders of his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul at their Colleton ...

Alex Murdaugh looked “clean from head to toe” in his first interview with investigators just hours after his wife and son were brutally shot to death, ...

Grace Beahm Alford/The Post and Courier/Pool The USC Honors College graduate was named the 2018 S.C. Griffin, one of Murdaugh’s defense attorneys, established in cross-examination that Alex Murdaugh and his relatives were cooperating with the investigation. The video shows Murdaugh present an alibi that prosecutors contend does not hold up: He woke up from a nap and decided to visit his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, because his father had gone to the hospital that day. Sitting in the front seat, Murdaugh soon broke down in tears, and Henderson reached up to put a hand on his shoulder. In cross-examination, he noted the crime scene was covered in blood and brains — matter that could have sprayed onto the shooter as well. Alex Murdaugh watches as the prosecution and defense teams discuss evidence in his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, Friday, Jan. Members of the public watch the proceedings of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, Friday, Jan. Assistant Attorney General Savanna Goude hands Assistant Attorney General John Meadors with evidence in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, Friday, Jan. And his shorts. And his shirt. Alex Murdaugh at the defense table during testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, Friday, Jan.

The Alex Murdaugh double murder trial continued Friday, Jan. 27 in Colleton County court. The latest updates and analysis, along with live video.

Both witnesses testified about receiving the 911 call from Murdaugh on the night of June 7, 2021, and prosecutors played the unredacted 911 tape publicly for the first time. Murdaugh also tells the dispatcher that both victims were shot in the head, there's "blood everywhere," and "I can see his brains." We are able to provide live coverage of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial through the support of our digital subscribers. that night, Murdaugh told investigators, as he had previously told responding officers, that he thought the killings were related to the fatal 2019 boat crashing involving his son Paul, and he also suggested other possible suspects, including his caretaker, C.B. Murdaugh attorney Richard Harpootlian is expected to deliver the cross examination of Worley, which he told the court would likely take several hours. Attorney General John Meadors asked Rutland, to which she indicated Murdaugh standing at the defense table. The video feed at the top of the story provides a live and replay stream of the trial. The seatbelt had been removed for further blood and gunshot residue testing by SLED, and prosecutors had previously said that it tested positive for GSR. [Inside the rise and fall of the Murdaugh dynasty in South Carolina](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/in-depth/news/2022/01/26/alex-murdaugh-family-murders-sc-south-carolina-case-news-updates/9187069002/) The double-murder trial is expected to resume at 9:30 a.m. [Footprints and tire tracks may hold clues to the killer.](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/26/alex-murdaugh-murder-trial-first-testimony-evidence-presented-walterboro-live/69843681007/) [Answering questions about the Alex Murdaugh trial and family](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/26/alex-murdaugh-trial-who-is-the-family-trial-info-more/69844487007/)

Testimony is continuing Friday morning in Colleton County as disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh stands trial for the murders of his wife and ...

She says Paul’s body was laying with his feet inside the room and his body in the doorway. Daniel Greene, the first person to testify in the trial on Thursday, was the first officer to arrive on the scene where Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie; and youngest son, Paul, had been gunned down. Chapman said he didn’t want to drag the sheet across the body and possibly dislodge evidence. The swaps were taken in various places on the driver’s side of the vehicle including the steering wheel, front of the seat and the door handle. He asks about a bag used to prevent access to the phone and data loss. “He told Paul a story the other day about how when he was in high school he had got into a fight with some black guys,” Murdaugh said. Murdaugh tells investigators that Paul was getting ready to move into a house with his friends in Columbia. Rutland said she was called on the night of the murders but was turned around to go to the sheriff’s office to secure a search warrant for the Moselle Road property. He doesn’t think he knows the full story but is aware of the threats. Murdaugh brings up the boat crash again and says Paul has been punched and hit before because of the crash. while still on the scene of the shootings. Rutledge was questioned by Prosecutor John Meadors on her role on the night of the murders.

On the third day of the murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, prosecutors showed the court video of Murdaugh's first interview ...

He told investigators he touched both of them to try and take their pulse, adding he “tried to do it as limited as possible,” according to the video recording. Rutland told the court she noted what she observed. Opening statements for Murdaugh’s murder trial began earlier this week and is now in recess for the weekend, with the prosecution’s ninth witness still on the stand. Alex Murdaugh said in the recording there had been some “vile stuff’ online directed at his son and that Paul had been “punched and hit and just attacked a lot,” but acknowledge he had not witnessed those incidents. Murdaugh said that after arriving and seeing the bodies, he tried to turn his son’s body over and then went over to his wife. In the interview played in court on Friday, Murdaugh told investigators he had left home that night to go check on his mother, who is a late-stage Alzheimer’s patient.