O.J. Simpson said Thursday on Twitter that Alex Murdaugh “likely did it” as closing arguments continue in the South Carolina murder trial. “I gotta admit, when he took the stand- a guy who’s a habitual liar- I did watch,” Simpson said, admitting that he doesn’t know why people have asked him to comment on the …
Authorities late Friday issued a new criminal charge against Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer on trial for allegedly murdering his wife and son, WCSC-TV reports. Details about the new charge were not immediately available, but Crime Online has confirmed through public records that the charge is a misdemeanor and was sought by local …
Alex Murdaugh’s defense team began their day in court by calling Buster Murdaugh to the stand. He insisted that his father was “heartbroken” and “destroyed” after finding the bodies of his wife and son. The disgraced lawyer seemed to wipe away tears as his son said, “He asked me if I was sitting down … …
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh searched online for a popular South Carolina restaurant shortly after his wife and son were found shot dead at their Colleton County hunting property in 2021, a special agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said. SLED Special Agent Peter Rudofski took the stand Friday to testify about …
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 woman who took care of Alex’s mother testified on Monday that Alex had asked her to claim he was at his mother’s home on the night his wife and son were killed in 2021. Alex’s father, Randall Murdaugh III, died three days after Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were killed on the family’s property in …
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 …
