There are three alternate jurors left. Since then, Alex Murdaugh has been at the center of a storm of allegations including accusations that he misused money from his law firm which led to the suspension of his law license. The firm said that it contacted law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar. ABC News' Eva Pilgrim, Alexandra Faul, William Gretsky, Janice McDonald, Jen Leong and Mike Repplier contributed to this report. 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. Once the police opened the phone, they gave me a ride back to my car, he said. SLED said in a statement at the time that he was shot on Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville,South Carolina. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. Buster, he said, told 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. I'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. "These charges stem from a SLED investigation into misappropriated settlement funds in the death of Gloria Satterfield," SLED said in a statement. 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. I didnt think it was a credible threatif it was, I would have tried to do something or notify someone, he said in the 2021 interview. 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. "I can assure you that SLED agents will continue working to bring justice to anyone involved with any criminal act associated with these ongoing investigations," said SLED Chief Mark Keel. I felt like I owed [Paul]. 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. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sept. 14: Police charge man in Alex Murdaugh shooting. Two alternates, 441 and 326, took their places. Randy and John described their late nephew as a "carefree spirit" who loved being outdoors. Alex Murdaugh sits in the Colleton 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. He was just distraught. John, who lives further away in the community of Okatie, west of Hilton Head Island, said he got there about 30 minutes later. The evidence has not yet been released, but the state disclosed they will be calling an additional witness in connection with the data. Send it to The Daily Beasthere. 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. Buster, he said, told him that he and his mother shared locations with each other and he could ping it. "I still couldn't believe it could be them or that it could be true.". He signed an affidavit accepting the appointment Dec. 13. Youre not going to hear a single witness say that their relationship was anything other than loving.. Both sides finished picking a 12-person jury with six alternates Wednesday. The cartridges were used in a type of automatic rifle that Alex Murdaugh bought but cant be accounted for, Waters said. Alex Murdaugh is the only publicly known person of interest in the murders, which remain unsolved. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. 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. After a market analysis and appraisal, and with the consent of the estate, managed by Murdaugh's brother, John Marvin Murdaugh, the Murdaugh Edisto home He was being held in jail without bail on those counts before he was charged with murder. "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. This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. "It was very difficult.". The shot to her abdomen was from further away. Alex Murdaugh has been accused of obstructing the investigation into the crash by pressuring witnesses not to reveal Pauls culpability. 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. He called police to say that he had been shot in the head and that he had suffered a superficial gunshot wound to the head, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED, said at the time. ", Oct. 15: Lawyer said Murdaugh had drugs in his system day he was shot. 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. 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. WALTERBORO, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The fourth week of the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh began on Monday. Opiates gave me energy, Murdaugh said. She analyzed the contents of Maggie and Pauls stomachs. Theres no forensics tying him to the crime. 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. John and Randy stayed there for hours, comforting their brother, until they finally convinced him to leave. And I think when you do those things, people respect you. He said his family and the Proctors are all communicating on good terms. Sept. 8: Brother "shocked" by Murdaugh allegations; Alex Murdaugh's law license suspended, Alex Murdaugh's older brother Randy Murdaugh, who is also still employed by the firm, released a statement saying he was "shocked" to learn of his brother's "settling of money," as well as "drug addiction.". Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. A bond hearing was scheduled for Oct. 15 in Beaufort County, South Carolina, his lawyers said. Id never seen anything like it. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. 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. 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. "He didn't want to leave them out there," John told ABC News, in between tears. 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. If convicted, he faces 30 years to life in prison. "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. "On September 4, it became clear Alex believed that ending his life was his only option. 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. Marian Proctor filed an affidavit, dated Dec. 9, in Colleton County Probate Court, according to The Island Packet. The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial rested their case Monday. Waters said Murdaugh told investigators he was never at the kennels before finding his wife and sons bodies near them after spending an hour away from the home checking on his mother, who has dementia. Paul, a student at the University of South Carolina, was awaiting trial on a charge of boating under the influence causing death in a 2019 crash that killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach, whose body was found a week later. Will of Alex Murdaugh's wife reveals he inherited all her property, accusations that he misused money from his law firm. 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. And it was the worst phone call because of his voice, the fear. Both victims were located outside of the residence on the sprawling property and had "sustained multiple gunshot wounds," according to a press release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, which is investigating the double murder along with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office. Jailed in Richland County and facing more than 90 criminal charges and 11 lawsuits, Murdaugh has had his assets placed under the control of court-appointed 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. 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. Sept. 4: Murdaugh calls 911 saying he was shot. 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. 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. Alex was standing at a distance from the crime scene, looking on "in disbelief, crying and sobbing, and unable to talk," Randy said. Witnesses said Paul Murdaugh was driving it and that he was extremely drunk and acting belligerently. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. He said he thought they were dead.". 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 Also on Sept. 15, the sons of a former Murdaugh housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, filed a lawsuit against Alex Murdaugh, Corey Fleming and others for allegedly swindling them out of receiving settlement money. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. In April 2019 Paul Murdaugh was charged with operating the boat while intoxicated. 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. 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.. They don't believe Alex is involved in the murders. 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. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Murdaugh trial, Day 16: A jury shakeup and new evidence. 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. He was only able to tell me it was very, very bad. The deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh remain unsolved. John Marvin is the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. 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. 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. Theres no direct evidence. ", "Avarice and betrayal of trust are at the heart of this matter," the families said in a statement through their lawyers. But I guess maybe I made a mistake.. A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina. ", "I missed some phone calls from him. All marriages, Im sure, have hiccups here and there, but Im telling you it was a good marriage, he said. 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 Alongside his other brother, Randy, he participated in a Good Morning America interview just days after the June 7, 2021 murders where John Marvin said Paul received death threats for his role in a 2019 drunken boating accident that killed a teenage girl. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. Prosecutors allege that Murdaugh, who has pleaded not guilty to four charges, murdered his family in a deranged scheme to garner sympathy and halt questions about his years-long scheme of stealing money from his law firm and clients. Stone had previously recused himself in 2019 after Paul Murdaugh was involved in a fatal boat crash. It changes you as a family," Randy told ABC News. And they still have not announced a suspect in their deaths. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. Margaret and Paul Murdaugh were found dead near dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, police said. A forensic accounting firm will be retained to conduct a thorough investigation.". Alex Murdaugh's attorneys didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. 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. He said, Come as fast as you can. Last week, Alex Murdaughs surviving son Buster, 26, testified in the double murder trial of his father. Wake up to the day's most important news. It made everything better. During his testimony, John Marvin Murdaugh confirmed for prosecutors that his brother, Alex Murdaugh, lied to law enforcement investigating Paul and Maggie 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.. 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. They said Paul was also a "people person" who was "very caring" and "would help anyone." The case will be prosecuted by the attorney general's office. Since the wreck, Paul had been receiving online threats from strangers that were "bothersome" but weren't believed to be "credible," according to Randy and John. We dont know why. "Alex intends to fully cooperate with this investigation, as he has with the investigation into the murder of his wife and son," his lawyers said in a statement. Sept. 7: Law firm says Murdaugh left due to money misuse, Alex Murdaugh's former law firm, PetersMurdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, released a statement saying Murdaugh formally resigned Sept. 3 and that "he is no longer associated with PMPED in any manner. The South Carolina legal scion, 53, who has been in jail since October, has been charged with a slew of counts, most of them financial crimes. For the last 20 years, there have been many people feeding his addiction to opioids. Alex is not without fault but he is just one of many whose life has been devastated by opioid addiction," the lawyers' statement continued. Alex Murdaugh publicly announced that he resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab. State law enforcement officials also announcedthat they were looking into those allegations. "While we were happy he was no longer suffering, my brother's still suffering and we're suffering. He has also since been charged with executing multiple fraud and embezzlement schemes that were ongoing at the time of the crash; these included an alleged attempt to commit insurance fraud in order to benefit from the 2018 death of a housekeeper at one of the Murdaugh familys properties. "I mean, we see it in the world. From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? And I just started cleaning, he said about his decision to clean the feed room, while Murdaugh looked down and began to cry several feet away at the defense table. Alex tried to to call his other son, Buster, who lives a couple hours away in the city of Rock Hill, to tell him the news but "broke down and couldn't," according to Randy. He said that he was told by some of Maggie Murdaugh's immediate family members that the writing is hers and that he believes she made the change during her lifetime. In cross-examination, the defense reiterated that Alex Murdaugh said he checked Maggie and Paul both for pulses when he found their bodies. 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, [email protected] - 864-213-2103. Griffin asks about Alexs demeanor after the murders. 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. 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. 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. Their bodies were discovered by Alex Murdaugh, police said. "He said, 'Come as fast as you can. He also admitted to his two-decade opioid addiction, noting he regularly took more than 60 pills a dayincluding oxycontin and oxycodone. 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. 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. 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. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew something bad was going on, he said. Got a tip? She died in February 2018 in what was initially described as an accidental fall. We had great opportunities.". "And so we said our goodbyes and tried to be in a celebratory way to my dad, but we're all hurting because of Maggie and Paul.". Both had full stomachs of food that looked identical to each other, which likely showed they recently shared a meal together. 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 |. The Murdaughs, a prominent Democratic family, had wielded enormous judicial and political power for over a century. Alex Murdaugh was ordered held on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond. Theres no fingerprints. June 25: Murdaugh family announce $100,000 reward for information. "Now is the time to bring justice for Maggie and Paul. Riemer said the barrel of the gun was closer to Maggie Murdaugh when the shot to her thigh was fired. "So there's no possible way he could have anything to do with this, I can assure you. The wreck led to some questioning whether his family's ties to the legal system in the area affected the investigation, local newspaper The Island Packet reported at the time. Maggie Murdaughs phone locks forever about 30 seconds later, Waters said. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Attorney Dick Harpootlian says the defense team will need time for their expert to review the data as well. Buster Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh//Image Credit: WCBD NEWS 2 Paul and Maggie have been hurt,'" John told ABC News in an exclusive interview airing Thursday on "Good Morning America. A family spokesperson told ABC News at the time that he was changing a tire when a car passed him. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. On Thursday, Murdaugh briefly described the roadside shooting, saying that he intended to die that day. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Rowe, who worked at the property. Anything that the boys were doing, Alex wanted to do.. Alex Murdaugh turned himself in at the Hampton County Detention Center Thursday. In 2006, he rejoined the Hampton-based law firm that his father had started more than 100 years ago. 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