On Thursday, lawyers representing Alex Murdaugh questioned police as to why they did not take pictures of tire tracks located at the family property Alex’s wife and son were found murdered in June 2021. According to FITS News, Dick Harpootlian interrogated Colleton County Sergeant Daniel Greene about whether they could have contaminated the crime scene …
Alex Murdaugh is currently standing trial in South Carolina for the June 2021 murders of his son and wife. The pair were found fatally shot on their family property in Colleton County, and prosecutors allege Alex shot them at close range. Immediately following the murders, Alex allegedly claimed the slayings were connected to Paul’s drunk boating …
Family members of the alleged victims in the murder trial of Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell want District Judge Stephen Boyce to reverse his decision to bar cameras in the courtroom. Attorneys for Vallow Daybell and prosecutors argued in favor of banning the cameras, although Daybell’s attorney did not join them. Boyce made his ruling …
South Carolina prosecutors said during opening statements on Wednesday that forsensic and cell phone evidence tie ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh to the June 2021 murders of his wife and son. Prosecutor Creighton Waters said that a raincoat covered in gunshot residue was recovered from Alex’s mother’s home. However, the rifle believed to have been used to …
A 15-year-old New York girl was sentenced Tuesday to 3 to 9 years for the stabbing death of a rival cheerleader last spring. Kayla Green, sophomore captain of the Mount Vernon junior varsity cheerleading squad, was killed in April 2022 in a brawl that broke out during a parade celebrating the state championship won by …
Almost four years after a fatal South Carolina boat crash, a judge approved a settlement against Alex Murdaugh, while dropping the estate of his wife and his surviving son. According to Live 5, Judge Daniel Hall approved the settlement agreement Tuesday in Hampton County, which will drop Buster Murdaugh and the estate of Maggie Murdaugh …
An attorney who is representing accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger had also represented one of the victims’ mothers in an unrelated drug case. According to the Idaho Statesman, chief Kootenai County public defender Anne Taylor withdrew from that case on January 5 — the same day Kohberger appeared in Idaho following his extradition …
Buster Murdaugh and other family members were on a list of potential witnesses who could be called to the stand during Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial, which began on Monday. During juror selection, Judge Clifton Newman read off a list of possible witnesses to prospective jurors to ensure there were no prior connections. The State reported …
“Crime Stories” host Nancy Grace speculated about what might have led ex-South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh to kill his wife and son in 2021 and what to expect during his ongoing trial. “It would be a disaster … if Murdaugh takes the stand,” Grace told Fox News. Alex Murdaugh is currently standing trial for killing …
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of disgraced South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh, accused in the June 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and younger son Paul on the family’s hunting estate, Moselle. A judge decided Monday morning that no live feed would be available for jury selection, WCBD reported. Prosecutors say Murdaugh …
