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. "But we're just regular people that are working hard and trying to do right. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this week. Their brother, Richard Alexander "Alex" Murdaugh, had called 911 just after 10 p.m. She testified that she did not find any defensive wounds on Maggie either. 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. While I will support him in his recovery, I do not support, condone, or excuse his conduct in stealing by manipulating his most trusted relationships. 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. John Marvin Murdaugh said he was sitting inside the house on the Moselle property and asked Alex Murdaugh if he could ping Maggies phone. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. They said Paul was also a "people person" who was "very caring" and "would help anyone." The saga began when Murdaugh's wife, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and their son Paul, 22, were found fatally shot in June. I ask for prayers as I rehabilitate myself and my relationships," he said. Margaret and Paul Murdaugh were found dead near dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, police said. 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 Sept. 15: Lawyers say Murdaugh set up his own shooting, police open criminal investigation into 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield. It made me want to do it longer. 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. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. Paul and Maggie have been hurt,'" John told ABC News in an exclusive interview airing Thursday on "Good Morning America. Waters said a video on Paul Murdaughs cellphone has the voices of him, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh in it. He has a long-term Oxycontin opiate addiction that put him in a position where he did those stupid and illegal things.. 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. 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. John Marvin Murdaugh said he was sitting inside the house on the Moselle property and asked Alex Murdaugh if he could ping Maggies phone. The defense, however, has argued that Murdaugh had no motivation to murder his wife and son that several witnesses have described as his top priority. 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. 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. "My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster," Randy said. Hematrace will only test positive for blood from humans, higher primates and ferrets. Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. 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. 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. They were able to open the phone on site, he said. I was outside with the dogs," Randy recalled. I didn't know if something was still happening. From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? WALTERBORO, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The fourth week of the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh began on Monday. Among those on the list are Alex's family members including his surviving son, Buster, his brothers, Randy Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh, his sister-in-law, Liz SLED compared the sample to C.B. Prosecutors released little information about their case before Wednesday. Alex is not without fault but he is just one of many whose life has been devastated by opioid addiction," the lawyers' statement continued. I mean, in his pants.. 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. The family is pleading for the public's help in bringing justice to Maggie and Paul. All rights reserved. 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. A place to talk about the Murdaugh family murders without censorship. 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. Randy and John said they don't know who could have committed the gruesome crime. Maggie Murdaugh signed the will in August 2005, according to a report Sunday in The Island Packet newspaper of Hilton Head. But like a lot of things that are complicated, we start to put them all together, piecing together like a puzzle all the sudden, a picture emerges.. Of course, none of this is disclosed to me as far as, it wasnt like I was sitting there peeking over their shoulder while theyre doing this.. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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. "It was very difficult.". 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. 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. John Monk/The State/TNS via Newscom, FILE. Murdaugh turned himself in at the Hampton County Detention Center. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 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 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 said he thought they were dead.". The court papers said that Murdaugh personally introduced them to fellow attorney Corey Fleming with the recommendation that Fleming should represent them "in filing legal claims against Murdaugh for the wrongful death of their mother.". 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 |. 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. He doesnt know why, Harpootlian said, gesturing toward the prosecutor. 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. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. 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. Less than five minutes later, Paul Murdaughs phone was never used again. Jim Griffin, an attorney for Alex Murdaugh, said it's not clear why Proctor's name was crossed out and replaced, but he told The Island Packet that he didnt believe the will was motive for Alex Murdaugh to be involved in his wife's death. This is not the first time John Marvin has spoken out in defense of his older brother. 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. "I still couldn't believe it could be them or that it could be true.". Asked about the scratched-out name in the will, John Marvin Murdaugh said Tuesday: "I cant tell you why she would have done that. Alex was standing at a distance from the crime scene, looking on "in disbelief, crying and sobbing, and unable to talk," Randy said. 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. Murdaugh also took the stand on Thursday and Friday, revealing that he lied to law enforcement about his whereabouts the night of the murder and admitting to stealing from clients and his law firm for years. A forensic accounting firm will be retained to conduct a thorough investigation.". And it was the worst phone call because of his voice, the fear. In April 2019 Paul Murdaugh was charged with operating the boat while intoxicated. The firm said that it contacted law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar. 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. "It's just hard to imagine somebody can be so sick as to do this, intentionally kill people like that," Randy tearfully told ABC News. Murdaugh was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, along with filing a false police report. Most of the testimony was focused on detailed forensic evidence in the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. The law firm said later that he John Marvin was emotional throughout his testimony. Theres no forensics tying him to the crime. 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. A swab of suspected blood taken from the steering wheel of the Suburban also showed a mixture of DNA likely belonging to Alex and Maggie Murdaugh. 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. 3:34 p.m. John Marvin cleaned crime scene the day after murders. Buster and I, along with Maggie's mother, father and our entire family, ask that anyone with helpful information should immediately call the SLED tip line or Crime Stoppers. Alex Murdaugh cried when the autopsy photos, which have been sealed, were shown in court. A string of bloody killings and mysteries involving a prominent South Carolina family has sent investigators on a wild chase full of twists and turns. 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. John Marvin Murdaugh and Randolph "Randy" Murdaugh IV said they "knew something was wrong" when their other brother called them both late in the night on June 7. Murdaugh will return to rehab, according to his attorney, and will change to an out-of-state rehab facility afterwards. 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. ", "Alex holds every member of the Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, Detrick law firm in very high esteem," Griffin said on Twitter. "I could see the white sheets across the way," he said. Alex Murdaugh publicly announced that he resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab. Satterfield reportedly died after a falling accident in the Murdaugh family home in February 2018, the lawsuit states. 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. The truth is he did graduate from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors in Criminal Justice in the early 1990s, but he ultimately chose to evolve into an entrepreneur decently self-employed. 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 "We need help finding who did this," Randy told ABC News. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Harpootlian added even more gruesome details how the shotgun blast that killed Paul Murdaugh was so close to his head that his brain exploded from his skull and was found at his feet. Sept. 4: Murdaugh calls 911 saying he was shot. 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 Randolph "Randy" Murdaugh IV and John Marvin Murdaugh speak with ABC News for an interview that aired on "Good Morning America" on June 17, 2021. 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. Griffin asks about Alexs demeanor after the murders. During his testimony, John Marvin Murdaugh confirmed for prosecutors that his brother, Alex Murdaugh, lied to law enforcement investigating Paul and Maggie Both had full stomachs of food that looked identical to each other, which likely showed they recently shared a meal together. Theres a lot of aspects to this case, Waters said. He also admitted to his two-decade opioid addiction, noting he regularly took more than 60 pills a dayincluding oxycontin and oxycodone. His attorney, Richard Harpootlian, previously said on NBCs TODAY show that Alex Murdaugh arranged for a man to kill him during a fake car breakdown. He said he believed his insurance policy had a suicide clause, which would leave $10 million for his son, according to Harpootlian. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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.. Prosecutors said over the weekend they received new evidence from General Motors about data from Alex Murdaughs Chevy Suburban. I'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. ", "Avarice and betrayal of trust are at the heart of this matter," the families said in a statement through their lawyers. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. 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. 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. Part of HuffPost Crime. Theres no fingerprints. "Fortunately, Alex was not killed by the gunshot wound. The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial rested their case Monday. Her sons claim that they received none of the proceeds from a $4.3 million settlement that was orchestrated secretly by Alex Murdaugh, according to a lawsuit filed against their mothers employer and others. His mother Maggie, they said, was a "classy person" with a "very dynamic personality" and was the "rock of their family." Satterfield's family members, who have alleged that Alex Murdaugh stole more than $4 million in insurance settlements for her death, called the development "bittersweet" and a "very good start to holding everyone accountable. This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. 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 housekeeper, who died after a fall on the steps of the Murdaugh family home. Her death is being reinvestigated following the filing of the financial charges against Mr. Murdaugh. Few other details regarding the deaths have been released. The law firm said later that he resigned only after it was discovered that he was alleged to have misappropriated funds from the firm. "And I can't imagine the horror that my brother's experiencing.". ", Oct. 15: Lawyer said Murdaugh had drugs in his system day he was shot. The Colleton County sheriff's department said both victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds. None, defense lawyer Dick Harpootlian said. He later stepped away from the double homicide investigation in August 2021, citing an undisclosed conflict. State law enforcement officials also announced, none of the proceeds from a $4.3 million settlement. 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. SLED announced it reopened an investigation into the death of a man named Stephen Smith, 19, after new evidence was gathered during the course of the investigation into the Murdaugh double homicide. 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. Here's a timeline of the key events in the Murdaugh murders and scandals: June 7, 2021: Margaret and Paul Murdaugh are found dead. 4:30 p.m.. Court is back in session. "These charges stem from a SLED investigation into misappropriated settlement funds in the death of Gloria Satterfield," SLED said in a statement. State law enforcement officials also announcedthat they were looking into those allegations. 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. There are three alternate jurors left. His mom and his brother were just killed.". 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. ", Sept. 3 : Alex Murdaugh resigns from law firm. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. Alex Murdaugh is the only publicly known person of interest in the murders, which remain unsolved. Two alternates will take their place. 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. ABC News' Eva Pilgrim, Alexandra Faul, William Gretsky, Janice McDonald, Jen Leong and Mike Repplier contributed to this report. 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. In a bond hearing in Hampton County court on Thursday, Sept. 18. John Marvin was the last witness to testify before the defense rested on Monday. "It changes you as an individual. "The arrests in this case are only the first step in that process.". 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. He told authorities he had been out at the time of the shooting and found his wife and son dead when he arrived home, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said in a later news release. 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. Two members of the jury for the Murdaugh murder trial have been released after they tested positive for COVID-19. He is the 14th defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. Both Randy and Alex are lawyers at the firm, while Alex also works as a part time prosecutor for the 14th Judicial Circuit. 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. All marriages, Im sure, have hiccups here and there, but Im telling you it was a good marriage, he said. The He was only able to tell me it was very, very bad. Four generations served as the local prosecutor, In the civil lawsuit, Satterfield's surviving sons claimed Alex Murdaugh approached them after she died, proposing the sons sue him so they would get a life insurance settlement on their mother's behalf, the complaint states. Will of Alex Murdaugh's wife reveals he inherited all her property, accusations that he misused money from his law firm. Its complicated. "So there's no possible way he could have anything to do with this, I can assure you. The cartridges were used in a type of automatic rifle that Alex Murdaugh bought but cant be accounted for, Waters said. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. "He has pledged his full cooperation to the firm. Alex murdaugh shot Paul through the open door, while he was sitting on that 4wheeler, that he decided to ride down to the kennels, then, he shot Maggie, they said her leg had a smear from a 4wheeler tire, not forgetting he lured Maggie and Paul to be home on the same day, and to be at the kennels at the exact time, and he lifted Paul body and tried to open his phone, but he couldn't, so he placed his phone in his back pocket, the clothes, he had clean clothes on that 4wheeler with him, he had no blood on him because he shot Paul through the open door, that would have made him 5'2-5'4 sitting down on it. Just days later, the family patriarch, Randolph Murdaugh III, died in a hospital at the age of 81. Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial on two counts of murder. She did not see any evidence of defensive wounds. John Marvin was the third member of the Murdaugh family to testify, after his nephew, Buster, and Murdaugh himself. "He wants this solved.". Theres nothing on camera. 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. And they still have not announced a suspect in their deaths. From 1987 to 2005, Randolph held the job as prosecutor for Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties, like his father and grandfather did before him. "When I came in, he was calling my wife's phone. For the last 20 years, there have been many people feeding his addiction to opioids. 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. A vehicle sits in the driveway of a home, June 8, 2021, in rural Colleton County, near Islandton, S.C. Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. 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. 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. You can share rumors, but they must be clearly labeled as rumors. Data includes speeds and other information about the vehicles movements on the night of the double homicide. Once the police opened the phone, they gave me a ride back to my car, he said. 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.. "He didn't want to leave them out there," John told ABC News, in between tears. John Marvin Murdaugh, the alleged killer's younger brother, said he returned to the hunting estate the day after arriving the killings to clean up the horrific scene John Court is in recess until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Marian Proctor filed an affidavit, dated Dec. 9, in Colleton County Probate Court, according to The Island Packet. Randy and John described their late nephew as a "carefree spirit" who loved being outdoors. Whatever I was doing, it made it more interesting. "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. "We are part of the community. The newspaper was the first to report the document, which was later obtained by NBC News. S.C. ( FOX Carolina ) - the fourth week of the double homicide investigation in August,. 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