She died in February 2018 in what was initially described as an accidental fall. Today, he knows that's not 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. 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 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. Two alternates, 441 and 326, took their places. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Send it to The Daily Beasthere. He also admitted to his two-decade opioid addiction, noting he regularly took more than 60 pills a dayincluding oxycontin and oxycodone. All rights reserved. The Colleton County sheriff's department said both victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Sept. 13: SLED investigates missing money from law firm. 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.. South Carolina attorney At the end of the day, Alex Murdaugh shook his attorneys hands and then looked back where his surviving son and brother were seated behind him, He smiled and pointed at them. Those medical records show he was positive for opiates and barbiturates on the night that he was taken to the Savannah hospital, Harpootlian said. The saga began when Murdaugh's wife, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and their son Paul, 22, were found fatally shot in June. Alex is not without fault but he is just one of many whose life has been devastated by opioid addiction," the lawyers' statement continued. Read FOX Carolinas full blog of Mondays testimony below: Copyright 2023 WHNS. The shot to her abdomen was from further away. Buster, he said, told ", Oct. 15: Lawyer said Murdaugh had drugs in his system day he was shot. Randy, who lives in the nearby town of Hampton, said he arrived at Alex's property about 15 minutes after the telephone call. ET to report that he had returned to his family's estate in Islandton, a rural community in South Carolina's Colleton County, to find the bullet-ridden bodies of his 52-year-old wife, Margaret "Maggie" Branstetter Murdaugh, and his 22-year-old son, Paul Terry Murdaugh. 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. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. Fingernail clippings from Maggie Murdaughs left hand contained DNA from an unidentified, unrelated male. 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. 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 Youre not going to hear a single witness say that their relationship was anything other than loving.. Prosecutors said over the weekend they received new evidence from General Motors about data from Alex Murdaughs Chevy Suburban. But I guess maybe I made a mistake.. The cartridges were used in a type of automatic rifle that Alex Murdaugh bought but cant be accounted for, Waters said. Its the hardest thing Ive ever been through in my life, John Marvin Murdaugh said through tears on the stand. He was also the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. 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 |. "Since early September the families are dealing with the betrayal of trust and that their loved one's death was used as a vehicle to enrich others over the clients. In April 2019 Paul Murdaugh was charged with operating the boat while intoxicated. A male driver in a blue pickup asked him if he had car troubles, as soon as Alex replied, he was shot. "These charges stem from a SLED investigation into misappropriated settlement funds in the death of Gloria Satterfield," SLED said in a statement. Hes got theories of this and theories of that.. She analyzed the contents of Maggie and Pauls stomachs. There was gunshot residue on a seat belt, bullets pulled from bodies that matched ammunition boxes from around the home and cellphones never used again just a few minutes after Murdaugh, his wife and son were all heard in a cellphone video, prosecutor Creighton Waters said in his opening statement. ", "I missed some phone calls from him. State law enforcement officials also announced, none of the proceeds from a $4.3 million settlement. Alex was standing at a distance from the crime scene, looking on "in disbelief, crying and sobbing, and unable to talk," Randy said. The A major twist in the case came when Alex Murdaugh called authorities saying he was shot in the head in Hampton County on Sept. 4. 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 "My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster," Randy said, naming Alex's other son. The next morning, John Marvin told jurors while several people were at the propertys main house, he felt the need to go down to the crime scene to see for himself what had gone on and just kind of take it in.. Judge Clifton Newman announced at the start of court on Monday that two jurors, 220 and 528, were released from their service because they tested positive for COVID-19. Randolph Murdaugh III died three days after Maggie and Paul Murdaughs deaths after he fell ill, his law firm announced at the time. "The arrests in this case are only the first step in that process.". There are three alternate jurors left. 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. Theres no eyewitnesses. Anything that the boys were doing, Alex wanted to do.. Two members of the jury for the Murdaugh murder trial have been released after they tested positive for COVID-19. Part of HuffPost Crime. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 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. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been named. Once the police opened the phone, they gave me a ride back to my car, he said. "My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster," Randy said. 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. 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. It changes you as a family," Randy told ABC News. The phone, the Packet previously reported, was given to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? Murdaughs lawyer Dick Harpootlian said on Good Morning America Friday that health records show Murdaugh had drugs in his system when he was shot on Sept. 4. The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial rested their case Monday. Witnesses said Paul Murdaugh was driving it and that he was extremely drunk and acting belligerently. The group soon realized that the phone was further away, so they drove together and found it east of the gates of the property, he said. The final The documents released by authorities do "We've just been here as attorneys for a long time in our family.". "It changes you as an individual. Four generations served as the local prosecutor, 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. 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. 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. 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. Randy Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh speak out for the first time since their brother, Alex, found his 22-year-old son, Paul, and wife, Maggie, shot to death outside their home last week. All marriages, Im sure, have hiccups here and there, but Im telling you it was a good marriage, he said. 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. Alex Murdaugh cried when the autopsy photos, which have been sealed, were shown in court. During his testimony, John Marvin Murdaugh confirmed for prosecutors that his brother, Alex Murdaugh, lied to law enforcement investigating Paul and Maggie Theres no fingerprints. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. If (Woodward) can explain why hes running again, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. During that time, these individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs. Waters said a video on Paul Murdaughs cellphone has the voices of him, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh in it. 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. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. The vehicle turned around and "someone in the car shot him," the spokesperson said to ABC News. 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. 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. Opiates gave me energy, Murdaugh said. Barber said Maggie Murdaugh went to the nail salon on the day she was killed so her nails should have been clean. 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 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.". 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 consecutive years. Will of Alex Murdaugh's wife reveals he inherited all her property, accusations that he misused money from his law firm. In the will, Maggie Murdaugh listed her sister, Marian Proctor, as the person to handle the estate. 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. I mean, in his pants.. Due to stippling on her body, Riemer said two of the gunshot wounds were fired by someone within three feet of Maggie Murdaugh. Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 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. Murdaugh trial, Day 16: A jury shakeup and new evidence. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. 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.". 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. 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. John Monk/The State/TNS via Newscom, FILE. "I love my law firm family and also love Alex as my brother. 3:34 p.m. John Marvin cleaned crime scene the day after murders. The law firm said later that he "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.". His mom and his brother were just killed.". 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 He just couldn't control it. 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. Hematrace will only test positive for blood from humans, higher primates and ferrets. 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. John Marvin was the last witness to testify before the defense rested on Monday. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton 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. You can share rumors, but they must be clearly labeled as rumors. 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. Just days later, the family patriarch, Randolph Murdaugh III, died in a hospital at the age of 81. This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina. "I still couldn't believe it could be them or that it could be true.". ", Sept. 6: Murdaugh announces resignation, enters rehab. "I know he's struggling with it, and I just can't imagine what's going through his mind. Riemer said besides caffeine, Maggie and Paul did not have any other drugs or alcohol in their systems. 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. Randy and John said their father, whom they described as "a wonderful person," had been "sick" for a while and that they would have liked his death to be more a celebration of life, but their tight-knit family was reeling from the unsolved murders. Griffin asks about Alexs demeanor after the murders. Marian was like, No, John, I want you to handle it. So Im going to do whatever the court asked me to do, and Im also going to do what I think is best for Maggie," John Marvin Murdaugh said. Alex Murdaugh started crying when his lawyer discussed the detail. The South Carolina Supreme Court also issued an order suspending Alex Murdaugh's license to practice law in the state. SLED compared the sample to C.B. I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret. Sept. 14: Police charge man in Alex Murdaugh shooting. In this June 11, 2021, file photo, Buster Murdaugh, center, receives a hug in the rain during the funeral service for his brother, Paul, and mother, Maggie, in Hampton, S.C. Kacen Bayless/The Island Packet via AP, FILE. Newman said the remaining jurors tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will be retested on Wednesday. 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. SLED announced the arrest of Curtis Edward Smith, 61, in connection with the shooting incident involving Alex Murdaugh on Sept. 4 in Hampton County. We had great opportunities.". "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. John, who lives further away in the community of Okatie, west of Hilton Head Island, said he got there about 30 minutes later. ", "Alex holds every member of the Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, Detrick law firm in very high esteem," Griffin said on Twitter. Smith was found dead in the middle of a road in Hampton County in 2015 and investigators believed he was hit by a vehicle but no suspects were ever apprehended, a local ABC affiliate in North Carolina, WTVD, reported. And they still have not announced a suspect in their deaths. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this week. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 4:30 p.m.. Court is back in session. If convicted, he faces 30 years to life in prison. He said his family and the Proctors are all communicating on good terms. 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. Rowe, who worked at the property. Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters asked if injuries are consistent with the shooter circling Maggie. Press J to jump to the feed. He added that the feed room was still covered with brain fragments, pieces of Pauls skull, and lots of blood. John Marvin who owns a heavy equipment rental and sales center indicated he wasnt able to find buyers for either piece of equipment and thought he might Zapata said the DNA could have been transferred from her touching an object or person. They were able to open the phone on site, he said. He signed an affidavit accepting the appointment Dec. 13. 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. Here's a timeline of the key events in the Murdaugh murders and scandals: June 7, 2021: Margaret and Paul Murdaugh are found dead. WALTERBORO, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The fourth week of the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh began on Monday. 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. Alex Murdaugh is the only publicly known person of interest in the murders, which remain unsolved. ", "His resignation came after the discovery by PMPED that Alex misappropriated funds in violation of PMPED standards and policies. Last week, Alex Murdaughs surviving son Buster, 26, testified in the double murder trial of his father. Buster Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh//Image Credit: WCBD NEWS 2 Alex Murdaughthe attorney from a prominent South Carolina family who is suspected of committing a staggering number of crimes that were revealed after of a fatal 2019 boat crashwas indicted Thursday for murder. Randy and John said they don't know who could have committed the gruesome crime. This is not the first time John Marvin has spoken out in defense of his older brother. They said he could not be visually excluded but it is 11 times more likely the sample was from someone else. John Marvin continues talking about the false information he received from SLED. And I think when you do those things, people respect you. Less than five minutes later, Paul Murdaughs phone was never used again. 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. Alex Murdaugh and his son Buster announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of assailants involved in the murders of Maggie and Paul. At the time Paul Murdaugh was awaiting trial on a charge of allegedly boating under the influence after a crash in February 2019 that killed a 19-year-old woman, Mallory Beach of South Carolina. A forensic accounting firm will be retained to conduct a thorough investigation.". Barber had Zapata count 74 cuttings taken from Alex Murdaughs shirt, all of which tested negative for human blood. DNA profiles were found on Alex Murdaughs shirt that likely came from Maggie, Pauls friend Nolan Tuten and an unidentified, unrelated person. 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. via Associated Press. I will continue to pursue my client's interests with the highest degree of honesty and integrity, as I always have," he said. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. The evidence has not yet been released, but the state disclosed they will be calling an additional witness in connection with the data. If he leaves the rehab facility, there will be a bench warrant issued for his arrest, Judge Tonja Alexander said. The two brothers recalled how "smitten" Alex was from the moment he met Maggie and how "he truly doted on her.". 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. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. He was just distraught. 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. 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. "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. Her husband, Alex Murdaugh, 53, has faced months of public scrutiny since his wife, 52, and their son Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found shot multiple times on June 7 at the familys home in rural Islandton, South Carolina, about 65 miles west of Charleston. "He wants this solved.". His mother Maggie, they said, was a "classy person" with a "very dynamic personality" and was the "rock of their family." Their bodies were discovered by Alex Murdaugh, police said. I didn't know if something was still happening. 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. 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. SLED said in a statement at the time that he was shot on Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville,South Carolina. 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 says SLED told them Murdaughs t-shirt was SLED confirmed they are the law enforcement agency investigating the missing money from the law firm. 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 "The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. In cross-examination, the defense reiterated that Alex Murdaugh said he checked Maggie and Paul both for pulses when he found their bodies. 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