On Dec. 13. a judge set Murdaugh's bail at $7 million. 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. Anything that the boys were doing, Alex wanted to do.. 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. What Was Alex Murdaugh's Motive For Killing His Wife And Son? ", "Avarice and betrayal of trust are at the heart of this matter," the families said in a statement through their lawyers. Paul and Maggie have been hurt,'" John told ABC News in an exclusive interview airing Thursday on "Good Morning America. He was being held in jail without bail on those counts before he was charged with murder. Maggie Murdaugh, the wife of embattled South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, left her property to him in her will before she and their son were mysteriously killed in June, according to a copy of her last will and testament. The two brothers recalled how "smitten" Alex was from the moment he met Maggie and how "he truly doted on her.". There are three alternate jurors left. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said it continues to pursue all leads in the ongoing investigation and that anyone with information should call 803-896-2605, a 24-hour dedicated tip line for the case. Theres no direct evidence. John Marvin continues talking about the false information he received from SLED. ABC News' Eva Pilgrim, Alexandra Faul, William Gretsky, Janice McDonald, Jen Leong and Mike Repplier contributed to this report. SLED confirmed they are the law enforcement agency investigating the missing money from the law firm. But you don't think it's going to happen in your small community, to your family.". John Marvin Murdaugh said he was sitting inside the house on the Moselle property and asked Alex Murdaugh if he could ping Maggies phone. Zapata testified that no useful DNA was found on the blue raincoat discovered at the home of Alex Murdaughs mother during the investigation. In April 2019 Paul Murdaugh was charged with operating the boat while intoxicated. His mom and his brother were just killed.". The prosecution said ammunition cartridges found around Maggie Murdaughs body had markings that matched other cartridges fired at a range on the property and other locations. She did not see any evidence of defensive wounds. He has a long-term Oxycontin opiate addiction that put him in a position where he did those stupid and illegal things.. Randy and John described their late nephew as a "carefree spirit" who loved being outdoors. Riemer said the barrel of the gun was closer to Maggie Murdaugh when the shot to her thigh was fired. You can share rumors, but they must be clearly labeled as rumors. It was a rainy night and first responders were already on site, and Randy recalled seeing the covered bodies of Maggie and Paul near the dog kennels, about a quarter of a mile from the main house. "On September 4, it became clear Alex believed that ending his life was his only option. Alex Murdaugh cried when the autopsy photos, which have been sealed, were shown in court. They said he could not be visually excluded but it is 11 times more likely the sample was from someone else. In an opening statement, they sketched out a timeline of what they think happened at the Murdaughs house and near the dog kennels on their 1,300-acre (526-hectare) hunting property June 7, 2021. Murdaugh was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, along with filing a false police report. 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. A place to talk about the Murdaugh family murders without censorship. Earlier on Sept. 16, Curtis Edward Smith appeared in front of a Hampton County Judge for a bond hearing on charges where he agreed to a public defender and had his bond set at $55,000 for the attempted assisted suicide of Alex Murdaugh. Waters said a video on Paul Murdaughs cellphone has the voices of him, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh in it. And I think when you do those things, people respect you. 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. The 14th Circuit Solicitors Office also confirms to CNN that Murdaugh has been stripped of his privilege of prosecuting cases as a volunteer. Its complicated. If (Woodward) can explain why hes running again, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. "We need help finding who did this," Randy told ABC News. "I mean, we see it in the world. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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. Ive seen television shows talking about the leg twitching and the squirminess, John Marvin told jurors about taking his brother from an Atlantic detox center after the Labor Day shooting to rehab. WebAsked about the photos this month, John Marvin Murdaugh said they show him and the investigators trying to find Maggie Murdaughs cell phone using an app on Maggies Alex pulled over after seeing a low-tire indicator light. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. Opiates gave me energy, Murdaugh said. A daily report co-sponsored by Arizona State University, Criminal Justice Journalists, and the National Criminal Justice Association, NCJA | 700 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 | 202-628-8550 | www.ncja.org | Contact Us | 2023. If convicted, he faces 30 years to life in prison. 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. 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. Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial on two counts of murder. Witnesses said Paul Murdaugh was driving it and that he was extremely drunk and acting belligerently. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this week. Marvin Murdaugh drove down to the crime scene to a group of investigators and told them that Maggie's phone was active and could be tracked, he said. Alex Murdaugh publicly announced that he resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab. Riemer said yes, because some shots would have been fired from behind her and the shot to the back of her head, when she was on the ground, would have come from toward the top of her body. 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. Harpootlian told the jury he would love to be able to tell them why someone so brutally killed Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, but investigators ignored all other suspects and scenarios. The defense 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. South Carolina attorney 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. Theres no fingerprints. 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. Its the hardest thing Ive ever been through in my life, John Marvin Murdaugh said through tears on the stand. 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. It changes you as a family," Randy told ABC News. The final The case will be prosecuted by the attorney general's office. 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 Social distancing and masking will not be required. In cross-examination, the defense reiterated that Alex Murdaugh said he checked Maggie and Paul both for pulses when he found their bodies. I am immensely sorry to everyone I've hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. He has maintained his innocence, and his lawyers said he has an alibi, as he was caring for his mother, who has dementia, the night of the killings. 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. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, NCJA | 700 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 | 202-628-8550 |. We had great opportunities.". Attorney Dick Harpootlian says the defense team will need time for their expert to review the data as well. She died in February 2018 in what was initially described as an accidental fall. The newspaper was the first to report the document, which was later obtained by NBC News. Marian was like, No, John, I want you to handle it. So Im going to do whatever the court asked me to do, and Im also going to do what I think is best for Maggie," John Marvin Murdaugh said. But I guess maybe I made a mistake.. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. None, defense lawyer Dick Harpootlian said. This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. They were able to open the phone on site, he said. He has been in jail since Oct. 14 and then was arrested on charges of obtaining property by false pretenses, in which he is accused of misappropriating settlement funds from the sons of Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaughs longtime housekeeper and nanny. The South Carolina Supreme Court also issued an order suspending Alex Murdaugh's license to practice law in the state. The shot to her abdomen was from further away. She took the stand to explain graphic photographs from her investigation to the jury and said the gunman was likely within three feet of Paul Murdaugh. SLED said in a statement at the time that he was shot on Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville,South Carolina. And they still have not announced a suspect in their deaths. Their brother, Richard Alexander "Alex" Murdaugh, had called 911 just after 10 p.m. Dr. Ellen Riemer, a forensic pathologist with the Medical University of South Carolina, conducted the autopsies for Paul and Maggie Murdaugh. "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. Alex Murdaugh's attorneys didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Barber had Zapata count 74 cuttings taken from Alex Murdaughs shirt, all of which tested negative for human blood. 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. Its a journey. Zapata confirmed that if the shirt was stained while someone was gutting a fish, the Hematrace test would be negative. 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, 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. "I know he's struggling with it, and I just can't imagine what's going through his mind. Will of Alex Murdaugh's wife reveals he inherited all her property, accusations that he misused money from his law firm. The Murdaughs are a prominent legal family in the Palmetto State, with three generations serving as the elected solicitor in the 14th Judicial Circuit for 87 For the last 20 years, there have been many people feeding his addiction to opioids. 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. John Marvin told jurors on Monday that he had not been aware of Murdaughs opioid addiction until after the murders, when his brother attempted a botched suicide scheme in September 2021 so that Buster would inherit his $12 million insurance payout. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. He doesnt know why, Harpootlian said, gesturing toward the prosecutor. "The arrests in this case are only the first step in that process.". Prosecutors released little information about their case before Wednesday. The Colleton County sheriff's department said both victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Most of the testimony was focused on detailed forensic evidence in the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Buster, he said, told him that he and his mother shared locations with each other and he could ping it. All rights reserved. The deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh remain unsolved. The final witness for the defense was Alex Murdaughs brother John Marvin Murdaugh. Zapata said the DNA could have been transferred from her touching an object or person. Two members of the jury for the Murdaugh murder trial have been released after they tested positive for COVID-19. "He has pledged his full cooperation to the firm. Randy and John said their father, whom they described as "a wonderful person," had been "sick" for a while and that they would have liked his death to be more a celebration of life, but their tight-knit family was reeling from the unsolved murders. "Now is the time to bring justice for Maggie and Paul. I ask for prayers as I rehabilitate myself and my relationships," he said. A forensic accounting firm will be retained to conduct a thorough investigation.". One of those individuals took advantage of his mental illness and agreed to take Alex's life, by shooting him in the head," the statement said. As Murdaugh faces life in prison without parole in the double murder case, which is now in its sixth week, it is unclear when that field trip will occur, however. He messed himself. Murdaugh said he called either Alex or Buster (he said he thinks it was Alex) and asked them for the password to Maggies phone so investigators could unlock it. In this booking photo released on Sept. 16, 2021, by the Hampton County Detention Center, Alex Murdaugh is shown. From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? 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." Zapata said family members of Mallory Beach, the Cooke brothers, Alex Murdaugh, John Marvin Murdaugh and Buster Murdaugh were excluded as possible sources for the DNA. Buster, Murdaughs only surviving son, briefly took the stand last week about his nuclear family dynamics, noting that while the four of them were close there were tensions surrounding his fathers decades-long addiction to opioids. Murdaugh submitted his resignation at his law firm to enter rehab the day before he is alleged to have tried to fake his own death. It made me want to do it longer. The boating accident led some to question whether Paul's family's legal ties affected the probe. He signed an affidavit accepting the appointment Dec. 13. June 17: Alex Murdaugh's brothers speak on "Good Morning America". Today, he knows that's not true. "These charges stem from a SLED investigation into misappropriated settlement funds in the death of Gloria Satterfield," SLED said in a statement. Four generations served as the local prosecutor, A day later, Smith admitted to being present during the Murdaugh shooting and disposing the firearm afterward. Alex Murdaughs younger brother took the stand on Monday, tearfully describing how he cleaned the gruesome crime scene the morning after his sister-in-law and nephew were murdered in June 2021. 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. "We've just been here as attorneys for a long time in our family.". Asked about the photos this month, John Marvin Murdaugh said they show him and the investigators trying to find Maggie Murdaughs cell phone using an app on Maggies remaining son Buster Murdaughs phone. 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. State law enforcement officials also announced, none of the proceeds from a $4.3 million settlement. 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. At the end of the day, Alex Murdaugh shook his attorneys hands and then looked back where his surviving son and brother were seated behind him, He smiled and pointed at them. 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 SLED then said they were opening the investigation into Satterfield's death at the request of the Hampton County Coroner's Office and due to information gathered during the course of other ongoing investigations involving AlexMurdaugh. Alex Murdaugh is the only publicly known person of interest in the murders, which remain unsolved. Alex Murdaugh has been accused of obstructing the investigation into the crash by pressuring witnesses not to reveal Pauls culpability. Proctor's name was crossed out in pen and Randolph Murdaugh III, Maggie Murdaughs father-in law, was handwritten above it. Murdaugh will return to rehab, according to his attorney, and will change to an out-of-state rehab facility afterwards. 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. Asked about the scratched-out name in the will, John Marvin Murdaugh said Tuesday: "I cant tell you why she would have done that. Sept. 15: Lawyers say Murdaugh set up his own shooting, police open criminal investigation into 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield. He faces charges in connection with a Sept. 4 suicide-for-hire plot. Fingernail clippings from Maggie Murdaughs left hand contained DNA from an unidentified, unrelated male. "I want to thank everyone for the incredible love and support that we have received over the last few weeks," Murdaugh said in a statement at the time. The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial rested their case Monday. Two days after a judge first denied Alex Murdaugh bond last fall, the disgraced Hampton County attorney called his younger brother and son from Richland County Detention Center and warned them to move quickly. Hey, John, Murdaugh said to John Marvin Murdaugh on Oct. 21, 2021. Murdaugh murder trial to resume at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Murdaugh Trial, Day 26: Testimony gets heated during states rebuttal, Anonymous tip leads investigators to human remains in Spartanburg, Here's what's next for the Murdaugh murder trial, kelli.radcliff@foxcarolina.com - 864-213-2103. Smith was charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high-aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Lawyer Alex Murdaugh walks into his bond hearing, Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. Satterfield reportedly died after a falling accident in the Murdaugh family home in February 2018, the lawsuit states. He was arrested in connection to the Sept. 4 shooting incident "in which he conspired with Curtis Edward Smith to assist him in committing suicide for the explicit purpose of allowing a beneficiary to collect life insurance," SLED said in a statement. Their bodies were discovered by Alex Murdaugh, police said. 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. Randy and John said they don't know who could have committed the gruesome crime. I'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. In the affidavit, Proctor renounced her right to handle her sisters estate and said she didnt receive any money in relinquishing her right to handle it. John Marvin was the last witness to testify before the defense rested on Monday. I didn't know if something was still happening. 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