About 10 minutes after allegedly murdering his wife and son near the dog kennels of their South Carolina estate, Alex Murdaugh began making phone calls.
About 10 minutes after allegedly murdering his wife and son near the dog kennels of their South Carolina estate,Murdaugh, a scion of the powerful legal family, allegedly began calling anyone who would answer—including his father, his brother, and several friends. During this calling spree, the 53-year-old also texted and called his dead wife, Maggie Murdaugh, twice.
Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in connection with the double homicide of his 52-year-old wife Margaret and his 22-year-old son Paul. Prosecutors allege that around 8:50 p.m. on June 7, 2021, Murdaugh first killed his son with a rifle before fatally shooting his wife.
As prosecutors began their opening statements to a jury of eight women and four men, several members of Murdaugh’s family listened silently two rows behind him. Among them: Murdaugh’s brothers, John Marvin and Randy; his only surviving son, Buster; and his sister-in-law, Liz. All of them are listed as possible witnesses in this trial.
Harpootlian is quick to poke holes in the prosecution’s case, including a strong motivation for Murdaugh to “butcher” his son—who was described as “the apple of his eye”—and loving wife. As the defense attorney graphically detailed to jurors how his family was murdered, Murdaugh began to sob and hunched over in his seat.
When officers arrived at the scene, prosecutors have previously said that Paul was found with two gunshot wounds from a rifle. Maggie had been shot six times, with a weapon prosecutors believe to be a .300 Blackout semi-automatic that has not yet been recovered.Waters said that jurors will also see body-worn videos of Murdaugh's interactions with officers who arrived at the scene after he called 911.
“They decided that night he did it. Without forensics. Without cell phones without any of that,” Harpootlian said, seemingly trying to explain away his client's various alibis.
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