Alex Murdaugh: Who is the disgraced lawyer and why is he on trial?
Alex Murdaugh’s five shocking words in the wake of the murder of his wife and son were revealed Monday at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina.
Jurors heard testimony about Mr Murdaugh’s second interview with law enforcement officials on June 10, 2021 – three days after he was charged with the shooting deaths of Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, at the family’s Islandton estate on June 7, 2021.
In the interview, SLED Special Agent Jeff Croft testified that Mr. Murdaugh told him, “I treated him so badly.”
As prosecutors tried to suggest that the legal scion, 54, had slipped during the interview, Mr Murdaugh was seen shaking his head and appearing to say “that’s not what I said” in court.
Audio of the interview has also cast doubt, some believing he’s actually saying, “They treated him so badly.”
Agent Croft is expected to be questioned by Mr Murdaugh’s lawyers when the trial resumes Tuesday morning.
The trial is just one of Mr. Murdaugh’s troubles in a story of a failed assassin plot, multimillion-dollar fraud schemes and unexplained deaths.
Defense makes mistakes when collecting crime scenes
Defense attorneys in the trial of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh continued Monday to question the way state agents gathered and analyzed evidence in the shooting deaths of Murdaugh’s wife and son.
During the first three days of testimony, prosecutors typically called crime scene officers and technicians to present evidence to the jury that investigators are likely to elaborate on later. In last week’s opening statement, they described their case as a puzzle.
However, during the questioning of witnesses, defense attorneys have raised questions suggesting that the metaphorical puzzle pieces are not clear or that the prosecutors are not putting them all on the table.
Rachel SharpJanuary 31, 2023 12:00
Murdaugh claimed he ‘tried to flip son’s body’ but police saw ‘no blood’ on him
In dramatic testimony on Friday, Detective Laura Rutland of Colleton County Sheriff’s Office contradicted his version of events when she said Mr Murdaugh was “clean from head to toe” with no signs of blood on his body, shirt, shorts or shoes .
Rachel Sharp follows the case.
Rachel SharpJanuary 31, 2023 11:30 am
Crime scene photos show bloodied dog kennels
The photos were submitted as evidence Friday, as SLED forensic analyst Melinda Worley testified during the third day at Colleton County Court in Walterboro, South Carolina.
Rachel SharpJanuary 31, 2023 11:00 AM
Did Alex Murdaugh unknowingly confess to murders?
Alex Murdaugh’s five shocking words in the wake of the murder of his wife and son were revealed Monday at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina.
Jurors heard testimony about Mr Murdaugh’s second interview with law enforcement officials on June 10, 2021 – three days after he was charged with the shooting deaths of Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, at the family’s Islandton estate on June 7, 2021.
In the interview, SLED Special Agent Jeff Croft testified that Mr. Murdaugh told him, “I treated him so badly.”
As prosecutors tried to suggest that the legal scion, 54, had slipped during the interview, Mr Murdaugh was seen shaking his head and appearing to say “that’s not what I said” in court.
Audio of the interview has also cast doubt, with some believing he’s actually saying, “They treated him so badly.”
Agent Croft is expected to be questioned by Mr Murdaugh’s lawyers when the trial resumes Tuesday morning.
Rachel SharpJanuary 31, 2023 10:30 am
Murdaugh. had a “clean” shirt after claiming to have touched the bloodied bodies of wife and son
Recently released bodycam footage shows Alex Murdaugh dressed in a “clean” white shirt after claiming he touched the bloodied bodies of his wife and son when he found them shot to death at the family’s South Carolina estate.
Mr. Murdaugh is in the images dressed in a white T-shirt and dark shorts. The stills are grainy, but there are no obvious signs of blood on his shirt.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 31, 2023 9:45 AM
A timeline of murders, financial fraud, a failed assassin plot and unexplained deaths
Rachel Sharp compiled a timeline of key moments in the sprawling case against Alex Murdaugh.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 31, 2023 8:45 AM
Murdaugh tells 911 that his son Paul was threatened
Alex Murdaugh told a 911 dispatcher shortly after he said he discovered the bodies of two murdered relatives that his son Paul was threatened “for months” over a fatal boating accident.
Mr Murdaugh, 54, is heard telling the operator that his son Paul had been involved in a fatal boating accident and that he had been threatened for “months and months and months”.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 31, 2023 7:45 AM
Watch: First officer on scene describes what he saw
Alex Murdaugh murder case: First officer on the scene describes what he saw
The first police officer on the scene has told the jury in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial what he saw. Sergeant Daniel Greene, the first witness to take the stand, told the court how he discovered the bodies of wife Maggie and son Paul. He also recalled how Murdaugh was armed when he arrived, telling him he left to get a shotgun because “he felt like he needed it.” Murdaugh, 54, is accused of fatally shooting his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, at the family estate. Sign up for our newsletters.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 31, 2023 5:45 AM
Who is Alex Murdaugh?
Rachel Sharp submitted this profile of the high-profile lawyer.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 31, 2023 3:45 AM
Murdaugh cries as bodycam video is shown during the trial
Bodycam footage was played Thursday morning at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, as the high-profile double murder trial got under way.
Oliver O’ConnellJanuary 31, 2023 02:45
