After 61 witnesses, prosecutors in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial have rested their case. Once the long holiday weekend is over, the defense will continue to call its witnesses. Murdaugh’s attorneys called two witnesses after the lunch break. Attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin say they expect their case to take about a week. Key …
Alex Murdaugh allegedly drove faster around the location where his dead wife’s phone was located, according to a witness who analyzed the disgraced lawyer’s vehicle data, Fox News reports. Peter Rudofski, a special agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, testified Friday in the double-murder trial that Murdaugh increased his speed from 42 to …
The chief financial officer of Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm took the stand today, testifying that she confronted Alex about missing money the same day his wife and son were killed. Jeanne Seckinger told the court that she and Alex discussed structured settlements regarding the boat crash involving Paul. Alex reportedly sent those funds to …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says that it’s highly unlikely there were two shooters in the South Carolina Murdaugh murders, despite a crime scene analyst saying that it’s possible. During day six of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial at the Colleton County court in Walteboro, defense lawyer Dick Harpootlian stated that it’s possible two shooters were present during …
Prosecutors alleged Murdaugh shot his son 22-year-old son, Paul, at close range with a shotgun. He then allegedly shot his wife, Maggie, with a rifle.
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 …
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 …
Prosecutors this week revealed a possible motive for why South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh allegedly murdered his wife and son, WCSC-TV reports. In a court filing on Thursday, lawyers for the government alleged that Murdaugh committed the murders to divert attention away from his theft of almost $9 million from clients. Because of that …
Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son reportedly suggested that he is not supporting his jailed lawyer father who is charged with killing his mother and brother last year. Buster Murdaugh, 25, allegedly told the Daily Mail, “I don’t want to see it written anywhere that I’m supporting my father [Alex Murdaugh].” He reportedly went on to say …
Prosecutors alleged on Thursday that disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh waited an hour to call 911 after the 2021 murders of his wife and son. State Grand Jury Chief Prosecutor Creighton Waters also claimed that video footage shows Murdaugh at the family’s 1,770-acre lodge in Colleton County with Paul and Maggie before their phone …
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh may soon face murder charges in the death of his wife and son. According to FITS News, South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division will present its case to a Grand Jury on Thursday. Murdaugh is already facing dozens of charges concerning financial fraud. On June 7, 2021, Maggie and Paul …
A South Carolina teen who passed away seven years ago has been linked to the convoluted case of a former legal scion who’s set to be charged for the murder of his wife and son. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the June 7, 2021, murders of mother and son, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, rocketed the family …
