", Sept. 6: Murdaugh announces resignation, enters rehab. What Was Alex Murdaugh's Motive For Killing His Wife And Son? For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Theres no forensics tying him to the crime. "Fortunately, Alex was not killed by the gunshot wound. Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. It made me want to do it longer. The photographs were taken when he and the investigators were looking at Busters phone and began walking toward where Maggies phone was located, he said. Earlier this month, the photographs were used as campaign fodder against Jojo Woodward, an investigator in the photos who is running for Beaufort County Sheriff. If he leaves the rehab facility, there will be a bench warrant issued for his arrest, Judge Tonja Alexander said. WALTERBORO, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The fourth week of the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh began on Monday. "I see words like 'dynasty' used, and 'power,'" Randy said. ", "Avarice and betrayal of trust are at the heart of this matter," the families said in a statement through their lawyers. And it was the worst phone call because of his voice, the fear. June 25: Murdaugh family announce $100,000 reward for information. "I mean, we see it in the world. The shot to her abdomen was from further away. Waters opened the trial with three minutes of graphic description of the scene where the bodies of Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her son, Paul, 22, were found shot with at least one bullet to the head by two different guns, pointing to Paul Murdaughs head and calling it catastrophic damage.. WebThe Murdaugh family (/ m r d k / MUR-dok) is an American legal family in the Low Country region of South Carolina.From 1920 to 2006, three members of the family consecutively served as solicitor (i.e., district attorney), in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district, leading locals to call the five-county district, The defense He signed an affidavit accepting the appointment Dec. 13. WebAlex Murdaughthe attorney from a prominent South Carolina family who is suspected of committing a staggering number of crimes that were revealed after of a fatal 2019 boat crashwas indicted Thursday for murder. Law enforcement agents who testified in the trial also noted that Murdaugh also touted the theory that the boat crash was the possible motivation for the murders moments after they were called to the scene. He messed himself. He has a long-term Oxycontin opiate addiction that put him in a position where he did those stupid and illegal things.. The affidavit said Murdaugh provided a statement to SLED on Sept. 13: "Admitting to the scheme for the purpose of his son collecting a life insurance policy valued at approximately $10 million." Satterfield reportedly died after a falling accident in the Murdaugh family home in February 2018, the lawsuit states. Alex is fully cooperating with SLED in their investigations into his shooting, opioid use and the search to find the person or people responsible for the murder of his wife and son. Its complicated. The residue came when Murdaugh picked up a shotgun after checking his wife and son for signs of life and calling 911 in case their killers were still on his property, Harpootlian said. John Marvin Murdaugh and Randolph "Randy" Murdaugh IV spoke with "Good Morning America" about the deaths of Maggie and Paul, saying they didn't believe their It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. The listing comes less than five months after Alex Murdaugh, 53 the father of the family allegedly conspired to hire a hit man to kill him so that he could leave his Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial on two counts of murder. Alex Murdaugh is in jail on a slew of charges, most of them financial counts. No mother, father, aunt, or uncle should ever have to see and do what I did that day, John Marvin Murdaugh, the defense teams final witness, told Colleton County jurors on Monday about his decision to clean his brothers hunting estate. John Marvin was the last witness to testify before the defense rested on Monday. Mr. Murdaugh, who has since been disbarred, has been held in jail since October 2021, when he was charged with stealing money from the family of his former In June 2021, The Island Packet reported that although Paul Murdaughs cell phone was found near his body on the night of the killings, investigators found Maggies phone the next day on a road outside of the familys Colleton County property. Less than five minutes later, Paul Murdaughs phone was never used again. During that time, these individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs. Judge Clifton Newman announced at the start of court on Monday that two jurors, 220 and 528, were released from their service because they tested positive for COVID-19. A major twist in the case came when Alex Murdaugh called authorities saying he was shot in the head in Hampton County on Sept. 4. Their bodies were discovered by Alex Murdaugh, police said. We dont know why. John Monk/The State/TNS via Newscom, FILE. At the time Paul Murdaugh was awaiting trial on a charge of allegedly boating under the influence after a crash in February 2019 that killed a 19-year-old woman, Mallory Beach of South Carolina. Murdaugh will return to rehab, according to his attorney, and will change to an out-of-state rehab facility afterwards. ET to report that he had returned to his family's estate in Islandton, a rural community in South Carolina's Colleton County, to find the bullet-ridden bodies of his 52-year-old wife, Margaret "Maggie" Branstetter Murdaugh, and his 22-year-old son, Paul Terry Murdaugh. I mean, in his pants.. He was just distraught. Maggie Murdaughs phone locks forever about 30 seconds later, Waters said. Prosecutors said over the weekend they received new evidence from General Motors about data from Alex Murdaughs Chevy Suburban. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. Marvin Murdaugh drove down to the crime scene to a group of investigators and told them that Maggies phone was active and could be tracked, he said. Sept. 13: SLED investigates missing money from law firm. Hes got theories of this and theories of that.. Buster, he said, told him that he and his mother shared locations with each other and he could ping it. Alex Murdaugh started crying when his lawyer discussed the detail. John Marvin is the brother-in-law and uncle of 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh who were murdered on June 7, 2021 near the A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina. ", June 22: Authorities reopen probe into 2015 death of Stephen Smith. Noting that investigators had released the scene hours earlier and that he received permission from another law enforcement friend, John Marvin noted that the crime scene was not cleaned up when he arrived and that he could still see where Maggies body had been found. In my mind, I told Paul I loved himI promised him that I'd find out who did this to him., When asked by defense attorney Jim Griffin if he ever found out who killed his nephew and sister-in-law, John Marvin replied: I have not.. Its the hardest thing Ive ever been through in my life., Prosecutors say that Paul Murdaugh was fatally shot outside the feed room near the dog kennels of the South Carolina property on June 7, 2021and that his mother, Maggie, was killed nearby. Id never seen anything like it. So were 0 for 74, Barber said, arguing the shirt was worn for fishing. Both sides of the trial asked the judge to consider delaying the case due to the virus, expressing concerns that if more jurors become ill and have to be released, the case could end in a mistrial. Alex Murdaughthe attorney from a prominent South Carolina family who is suspected of committing a staggering number of crimes that were revealed after of a fatal 2019 boat crashwas indicted Thursday for murder. He then walked to the side door of the courtroom where he will be taken to the Colleton County jail where he is staying during his trial. Sept. 15: Lawyers say Murdaugh set up his own shooting, police open criminal investigation into 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield. I just dont know.". Court is in recess until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. If (Woodward) can explain why hes running again, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Buster Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh//Image Credit: WCBD NEWS 2 John Marvin Murdaugh also described how he got one of the first phone calls his brother Alex had made after discovering the bodies. They were able to open the phone on site, he said. The law firm said later that he resigned only after it was discovered that he was alleged to have misappropriated funds from the firm. Part of HuffPost Crime. The saga began when Murdaugh's wife, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and their son Paul, 22, were found fatally shot in June. They don't believe Alex is involved in the murders. The phone, the Packet previously reported, was given to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). ", Oct. 14: Murdaugh arrested, charged in connection to settlement funds from housekeeper's death. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. They said Paul was also a "people person" who was "very caring" and "would help anyone." The vehicle turned around and "someone in the car shot him," the spokesperson said to ABC News. The law firm said later that he Data includes speeds and other information about the vehicles movements on the night of the double homicide. Since then, Alex Murdaugh has been at the center of a storm of allegations including accusations that he misused money from his law firm which led to the suspension of his law license. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At the center of it is Alex Murdaugh, a 53-year-old South Carolina lawyer who comes from a legacy of prominent attorneys in the state where three generations of the family had been state prosecutors in the Hampton County area for more than a century. All rights reserved. He faces charges in connection with a Sept. 4 suicide-for-hire plot. She did not see any evidence of defensive wounds. Though the most significant aspect is that Johns connection with his loved ones ostensibly There are three alternate jurors left. He is the 14th defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. Most of the testimony was focused on detailed forensic evidence in the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Tanner told FITSnews earlier this month, then he should be prepared to debate this time, where he can explain to people why he was caught hanging out at the Murdaugh murder scene.. 4:30 p.m.. Court is back in session. Those medical records show he was positive for opiates and barbiturates on the night that he was taken to the Savannah hospital, Harpootlian said. Social distancing and masking will not be required. Alex Murdaugh enlisted Curtis Smith to shoot and kill him while in his mentally ill, drug-addicted and grieving state, Murdaugh's attorneys Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian said in a statement on Sept. 15, a day after Smith was charged. Both victims were located outside of the residence on the sprawling property and had "sustained multiple gunshot wounds," according to a press release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, which is investigating the double murder along with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office. John Marvin is the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. On Dec. 9, Colleton County Probate Judge Ashley Amundson appointed John Marvin Murdaugh, Alexs brother, as the personal representative for Maggie Murdaughs estate, records show. Both sides finished picking a 12-person jury with six alternates Wednesday. Barber had Zapata count 74 cuttings taken from Alex Murdaughs shirt, all of which tested negative for human blood. The family's spokesperson later offered a clarification regarding the shooting, saying, "Alex had an entry and exit wound, his skull was fractured and it was not a self-inflicted bullet wound. "These charges stem from a SLED investigation into misappropriated settlement funds in the death of Gloria Satterfield," SLED said in a statement. Attorneyssaid at the bond hearing that they were nearing a resolution with Alex Murdaugh and that he had agreed to a $4.3 million judgment, subject to the approval of court-appointed receivers who nowcontrol his assets, The Associated Press reported. Both shots to her head would have been immediately fatal, so the final one, which Riemer testified was to the back of Maggies head, was fired after an already-fatal shot. The evidence has not yet been released, but the state disclosed they will be calling an additional witness in connection with the data. Alex Murdaugh's former law firm filed a lawsuit alleging that he funneled stolen money from clients and the law firm into a fake bank account for years. During his testimony, John Marvin Murdaugh confirmed for prosecutors that his brother, Alex Murdaugh, lied to law enforcement investigating Paul and Maggie A defense lawyer said prosecutors incorrectly locked in on Murdaughs guilt from the start and have spent all that time trying to jam bits of evidence that can be explained away or leave an incomplete picture into a story that frames the wrong man. In this June 11, 2021, file photo, Buster Murdaugh, center, receives a hug in the rain during the funeral service for his brother, Paul, and mother, Maggie, in Hampton, S.C. Kacen Bayless/The Island Packet via AP, FILE. Theres no fingerprints. His mom and his brother were just killed.". He also enlisted a hit man to kill him so his surviving son, Buster, could cash in on his $10 million life insurance policy, one of his attorneys said. But you don't think it's going to happen in your small community, to your family.". ", Sept. 3 : Alex Murdaugh resigns from law firm. Alex Murdaugh's attorneys said in October that authorities were looking at him as a person of interest in the deaths of his wife and their son. Murdaugh trial, Day 16: A jury shakeup and new evidence. "When I came in, he was calling my wife's phone. Powder and residue left behind from a gun was found in several places Alex Murdaugh was also at, the prosecutor said. In response, one of his attorneys called it a "very sad development. The final witness for the defense was Alex Murdaughs brother John Marvin Murdaugh. The documents released by authorities do not present evidence of his motive or how the murders are believed to have taken place, except to say that Maggie Murdaugh was killed with a rifle and Paul Murdaugh was killed with a shotgun. John Marvin Murdaugh said he does not believe Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son, but acknowledged that police may know more than he does. Randy and John said they have contacts in the investigating agencies but that they have not reached out to them or tried to influence the investigation in any way, nor has anyone in their family. IE 11 is not supported. Duffie Stone, the 14th circuit solicitor appointed in 2006, the first non-Murdaugh to hold the position since 1920, recused himself from the case because of personal connections. The wreck led to some questioning whether his family's ties to the legal system in the area affected the investigation, local newspaper The Island Packet reported at the time. In September 2021 Murdaugh told police he had been shot in the head by an unknown assailant while attempting to change a flat tire. The gunshot wound was only superficial, though, and within two weeks Murdaugh had been charged with hiring an acquaintance to carry out the purportedly random head-shooting. We're no different than anybody else," Randy told ABC News. I didn't know if something was still happening. Evidence was laid out Wednesday against the disgraced South Carolina attorney, accused of shooting his wife and son at the familys hunting property in 2021. A camouflage Benelli 12-gauge shotgun from the Moselle Road property that was swabbed showed DNA contributed by two people: Maggie and Alex Murdaugh. He was only able to tell me it was very, very bad. Dr. Ellen Riemer, a forensic pathologist with the Medical University of South Carolina, conducted the autopsies for Paul and Maggie Murdaugh. ", "Alex holds every member of the Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, Detrick law firm in very high esteem," Griffin said on Twitter. Since then, there have been curveballs in the investigation including Alex Murdaugh's alleged money misuse that led to the suspension of his law license, and other allegations of an opioid addiction, an assisted-suicide attempt and a $10 million insurance fraud scheme. One possibility is that Paul and Maggie Murdaughs killings were in some way an effort on Alex Murdaughs part to prevent authorities who were looking into the boat crash from discovering his elaborate web of other alleged criminal behavior. John Marvin Murdaugh and Randolph "Randy" Murdaugh IV spoke with "Good Morning America" about the deaths of Maggie and Paul, saying they didn't believe their brother was involved in their killings. "And I can't imagine the horror that my brother's experiencing.". Maggie Murdaughs cellphone, for which her husband provided the code investigators used to find it the next day, showed it was being dumped on the side of the road off the property at the same time Alex Murdaughs phone showed he started his truck just outside his home, the defense attorney said. I was outside with the dogs," Randy recalled. Anything that the boys were doing, Alex wanted to do.. Defense attorney Phillip Barber asked if the DNA was submitted to CODIS, the FBIs DNA database, but Zapata said it did not meet the requirements for CODIS because the sample contained only three alleles. Zapata testified that no useful DNA was found on the blue raincoat discovered at the home of Alex Murdaughs mother during the investigation. Her husband, Alex Murdaugh, 53, has faced months of public scrutiny since his wife, 52, and their son Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found shot multiple times on June 7 at the familys home in rural Islandton, South Carolina, about 65 miles west of Charleston. The whole family is suffering," John told ABC News. Alongside his other brother, Randy, he participated in a Good Morning America interview just days after the June 7, 2021 murders where John Marvin said Paul received death threats for his role in a 2019 drunken boating accident that killed a teenage girl. Theres a lot of aspects to this case, Waters said. Sarah Zapata, an agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, testified in detail about DNA and Hematrace analysis she performed on evidence from the scene. Riemer said besides caffeine, Maggie and Paul did not have any other drugs or alcohol in their systems. "We've just been here as attorneys for a long time in our family.". 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. In this undated file photo, Alex Murdaugh, fourth generation of a powerful South Carolina dynasty and owner of a boat involved in a fatal accident, leaves a hearing in a personal injury lawsuit at the Richland County Courthouse. Alex Murdaugh was ordered held on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond. Alex Murdaugh was the person who reported their deaths to police, saying he had discovered them dead on a 1,700-acre hunting property belonging to the family. Wake up to the day's most important news. He married his wife, Elizabeth Arnett in 2008 and they have three children. John and his family reside in Okatie, South Carolina. John Marvin is the brother-in-law and uncle of 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh who were murdered on June 7, 2021 near the dog kennels on the familys hunting property, known locally as Moselle. I will continue to pursue my client's interests with the highest degree of honesty and integrity, as I always have," he said. "He would try to talk and then he would break down," Randy added. Alex Murdaugh has been accused of obstructing the investigation into the crash by pressuring witnesses not to reveal Pauls culpability. There was gunshot residue on a seat belt, bullets pulled from bodies that matched ammunition boxes from around the home and cellphones never used again just a few minutes after Murdaugh, his wife and son were all heard in a cellphone video, prosecutor Creighton Waters said in his opening statement. Paul, a student at the University of South Carolina, was awaiting trial on a charge of boating under the influence causing death in a 2019 crash that killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach, whose body was found a week later. Murdaugh officially resigned from the law firm Peters,Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, & Detrick based in Hampton, South Carolina, on Sept. 3 but publicly announced his resignation days later. They said he could not be visually excluded but it is 11 times more likely the sample was from someone else. Margaret and Paul Murdaugh were found dead near dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, police said. He was also the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. State law enforcement officials also announcedthat they were looking into those allegations. Randy and John said they don't know who could have committed the gruesome crime. Its the hardest thing Ive ever been through in my life, John Marvin Murdaugh said through tears on the stand. John Marvin was the third member of the Murdaugh family to testify, after his nephew, Buster, and Murdaugh himself. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. And I just started cleaning, he said about his decision to clean the feed room, while Murdaugh looked down and began to cry several feet away at the defense table. Alex Murdaugh was taken into custody upon his release from a Florida rehab facility and charged with two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, SLED announced. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. She died in February 2018 in what was initially described as an accidental fall. Two alternates, 441 and 326, took their places. "My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster," Randy said, naming Alex's other son. A place to talk about the Murdaugh family murders without censorship. In April 2019 Paul Murdaugh was charged with operating the boat while intoxicated. He was transported to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, for "treatment of a superficial gunshot wound to the head," SLED said. "We are part of the community. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. The alleged conspiracy led to a $505,000 settlement, but Satterfield's sons claim they haven't gotten any of that settlement money, which was agreed upon in December 2018, the lawsuit claimed. Harpootlian said all this was grasping at whatever evidence might make Murdaugh look guilty and ignoring what didnt fit the theory that he did it. State investigators allege that about $3.4 million was stolen after legal fees were paid. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. 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