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 The phone, the Packet previously reported, was given to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial on two counts of murder. The cartridges were used in a type of automatic rifle that Alex Murdaugh bought but cant be accounted for, Waters said. Fingernail clippings from Maggie Murdaughs left hand contained DNA from an unidentified, unrelated male. 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. Alex Murdaugh was ordered held on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond. The two brothers recalled how "smitten" Alex was from the moment he met Maggie and how "he truly doted on her.". I was outside with the dogs," Randy recalled. 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. 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. A place to talk about the Murdaugh family murders without censorship. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. ", "His resignation came after the discovery by PMPED that Alex misappropriated funds in violation of PMPED standards and policies. Randolph "Randy" Murdaugh IV and John Marvin Murdaugh speak with ABC News for an interview that aired on "Good Morning America" on June 17, 2021. Murdaugh said he called either Alex or Buster (he said he thinks it was Alex) and asked them for the password to Maggies phone so investigators could unlock it. For the last 20 years, there have been many people feeding his addiction to opioids. Tanner told FITSnews earlier this month, then he should be prepared to debate this time, where he can explain to people why he was caught hanging out at the Murdaugh murder scene.. 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. 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 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. 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. Murdaugh submitted his resignation at his law firm to enter rehab the day before he is alleged to have tried to fake his own death. Barber had Zapata count 74 cuttings taken from Alex Murdaughs shirt, all of which tested negative for human blood. Opiates gave me energy, Murdaugh said. It was a rainy night and first responders were already on site, and Randy recalled seeing the covered bodies of Maggie and Paul near the dog kennels, about a quarter of a mile from the main house. "My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster," Randy said. This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. 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. Its complicated. 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. Theres no fingerprints. Newman said the remaining jurors tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will be retested on Wednesday. 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. In April 2019 Paul Murdaugh was charged with operating the boat while intoxicated. He added that the feed room was still covered with brain fragments, pieces of Pauls skull, and lots of blood. His mother Maggie, they said, was a "classy person" with a "very dynamic personality" and was the "rock of their family." ", Oct. 15: Lawyer said Murdaugh had drugs in his system day he was shot. Most of the testimony was focused on detailed forensic evidence in the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. 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. We're no different than anybody else," Randy told ABC News. Evidence was laid out Wednesday against the disgraced South Carolina attorney, accused of shooting his wife and son at the familys hunting property in 2021. The evidence has not yet been released, but the state disclosed they will be calling an additional witness in connection with the data. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. He was being held in jail without bail on those counts before he was charged with murder. 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. I didn't know if something was still happening. He married his wife, Elizabeth Arnett in 2008 and they have three children. John and his family reside in Okatie, South Carolina. John Marvin is the brother-in-law and uncle of 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh who were murdered on June 7, 2021 near the dog kennels on the familys hunting property, known locally as Moselle. "It changes you as an individual. Murdaugh will return to rehab, according to his attorney, and will change to an out-of-state rehab facility afterwards. In response, one of his attorneys called it a "very sad development. Anything that the boys were doing, Alex wanted to do.. The defense, however, has argued that Murdaugh had no motivation to murder his wife and son that several witnesses have described as his top priority. "He wants this solved.". John Marvin is the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. 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. The deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh remain unsolved. 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. In the will, Maggie Murdaugh listed her sister, Marian Proctor, as the person to handle the estate. 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. He said he thought they were dead.". Attorneyssaid at the bond hearing that they were nearing a resolution with Alex Murdaugh and that he had agreed to a $4.3 million judgment, subject to the approval of court-appointed receivers who nowcontrol his assets, The Associated Press reported. Margaret and Paul Murdaugh were found dead near dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, police said. Both had full stomachs of food that looked identical to each other, which likely showed they recently shared a meal together. I am immensely sorry to everyone I've hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. At the center of it is Alex Murdaugh, a 53-year-old South Carolina lawyer who comes from a legacy of prominent attorneys in the state where three generations of the family had been state prosecutors in the Hampton County area for more than a century. Just days later, the family patriarch, Randolph Murdaugh III, died in a hospital at the age of 81. This is not the first time John Marvin has spoken out in defense of his older brother. Buster, Murdaughs only surviving son, briefly took the stand last week about his nuclear family dynamics, noting that while the four of them were close there were tensions surrounding his fathers decades-long addiction to opioids. Social distancing and masking will not be required. John Marvin was emotional throughout his testimony. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? "So I got on the phone with him," Randy said. Police still have not said whether any new evidence was uncovered from Maggies phone. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. 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. Rowe, who worked at the property. Their bodies were discovered by Alex Murdaugh, police 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 scheme in September 2021 so that Buster would inherit his $12 million insurance payout. If (Woodward) can explain why hes running again, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. But I guess maybe I made a mistake.. Theres no eyewitnesses. ABC News' Eva Pilgrim, Alexandra Faul, William Gretsky, Janice McDonald, Jen Leong and Mike Repplier contributed to this report. He also enlisted a hit man to kill him so his surviving son, Buster, could cash in on his $10 million life insurance policy, one of his attorneys said. "The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. 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. Riemer said yes, because some shots would have been fired from behind her and the shot to the back of her head, when she was on the ground, would have come from toward the top of her body. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. John, who lives further away in the community of Okatie, west of Hilton Head Island, said he got there about 30 minutes later. So were 0 for 74, Barber said, arguing the shirt was worn for fishing. John Marvin is the brother-in-law and uncle of 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh who were murdered on June 7, 2021 near the 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 The affidavit said Murdaugh provided a statement to SLED on Sept. 13: "Admitting to the scheme for the purpose of his son collecting a life insurance policy valued at approximately $10 million." Alex was standing at a distance from the crime scene, looking on "in disbelief, crying and sobbing, and unable to talk," Randy said. "I see words like 'dynasty' used, and 'power,'" Randy said. 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. Two members of the jury for the Murdaugh murder trial have been released after they tested positive for COVID-19. Wake up to the day's most important news. 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. "These charges stem from a SLED investigation into misappropriated settlement funds in the death of Gloria Satterfield," SLED said in a statement. 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. SLED said in a statement at the time that he was shot on Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville,South Carolina. I just dont know.". Theres no direct evidence. 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. 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 housekeeper, who died after a fall on the steps of the Murdaugh family home. Her death is being reinvestigated following the filing of the financial charges against Mr. Murdaugh. "I could see the white sheets across the way," he said. From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? The whole family is suffering," John told ABC News. He had diarrhea. Murdaugh submitted his resignation at his law firm to enter rehab the day before he is alleged to have tried to fake his own death. "Now is the time to bring justice for Maggie and Paul. 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.". The prosecution said ammunition cartridges found around Maggie Murdaughs body had markings that matched other cartridges fired at a range on the property and other locations. It changes you as a family," Randy told ABC News. 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 Alex Murdaugh enlisted Curtis Smith to shoot and kill him while in his mentally ill, drug-addicted and grieving state, Murdaugh's attorneys Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian said in a statement on Sept. 15, a day after Smith was charged. "I know he's struggling with it, and I just can't imagine what's going through his mind. The firm said that it contacted law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar. 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 is the 14th defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. 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. 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. A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina. In a bond hearing in Hampton County court on Thursday, Sept. 18. Alex was the loving father of Paul and the loving husband of Maggie, Harpootlian said. 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.". Riemer said the barrel of the gun was closer to Maggie Murdaugh when the shot to her thigh was fired. All marriages, Im sure, have hiccups here and there, but Im telling you it was a good marriage, he said. As Murdaugh faces life in prison without parole in the double murder case, which is now in its sixth week, it is unclear when that field trip will occur, however. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? In September 2021 Murdaugh told police he had been shot in the head by an unknown assailant while attempting to change a flat tire. The gunshot wound was only superficial, though, and within two weeks Murdaugh had been charged with hiring an acquaintance to carry out the purportedly random head-shooting. Four generations served as the local prosecutor, Alex Murdaugh's former law firm filed a lawsuit alleging that he funneled stolen money from clients and the law firm into a fake bank account for years. She testified that she did not find any defensive wounds on Maggie either. Youre not going to hear a single witness say that their relationship was anything other than loving.. This trial is the bottom of a stunningly far and fast downfall for the man whose family dominated the legal system in tiny neighboring Hampton County for generations, both as prosecutors and private attorneys known for getting life-changing settlements for accidents and negligence cases. Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. There are three alternate jurors left. Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters asked if injuries are consistent with the shooter circling Maggie. He also admitted to his two-decade opioid addiction, noting he regularly took more than 60 pills a dayincluding oxycontin and oxycodone. His mom and his brother were just killed.". 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. 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. The Theres no forensics tying him to the crime. ", Oct. 14: Murdaugh arrested, charged in connection to settlement funds from housekeeper's death. Murdaugh trial, Day 16: A jury shakeup and new evidence. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. "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. 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. Part of HuffPost Crime. I mean, in his pants.. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this week. IE 11 is not supported. Alex Murdaugh cried when the autopsy photos, which have been sealed, were shown in court. via Associated Press. The final The documents released by authorities do Zapata said the DNA could have been transferred from her touching an object or person. 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. He faces charges in connection with a Sept. 4 suicide-for-hire plot. Duffie Stone, the 14th circuit solicitor appointed in 2006, the first non-Murdaugh to hold the position since 1920, recused himself from the case because of personal connections. Marian Proctor filed an affidavit, dated Dec. 9, in Colleton County Probate Court, according to The Island Packet. Alex Murdaugh sits in the Colleton The 14th Circuit Solicitors Office also confirms to CNN that Murdaugh has been stripped of his privilege of prosecuting cases as a volunteer. They don't believe Alex is involved in the murders. John Marvin Murdaugh said he was sitting inside the house on the Moselle property and asked Alex Murdaugh if he could ping Maggies phone. Barber said Maggie Murdaugh went to the nail salon on the day she was killed so her nails should have been clean. 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. 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. "It was very difficult.". He was arrested in connection to the Sept. 4 shooting incident "in which he conspired with Curtis Edward Smith to assist him in committing suicide for the explicit purpose of allowing a beneficiary to collect life insurance," SLED said in a statement. He then walked to the side door of the courtroom where he will be taken to the Colleton County jail where he is staying during his trial. Alex Murdaugh is in jail on a slew of charges, most of them financial counts. 3:34 p.m. John Marvin cleaned crime scene the day after murders. Stone had previously recused himself in 2019 after Paul Murdaugh was involved in a fatal boat crash. 4:30 p.m.. Court is back in session. Sept. 14: Police charge man in Alex Murdaugh shooting. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. "Fortunately, Alex was not killed by the gunshot wound. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. Alex Murdaugh's attorneys didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Data includes speeds and other information about the vehicles movements on the night of the double homicide. Alex Murdaugh publicly announced that he resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab. Powder and residue left behind from a gun was found in several places Alex Murdaugh was also at, the prosecutor said. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. "He would try to talk and then he would break down," Randy added. 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. 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. Zapata confirmed that if the shirt was stained while someone was gutting a fish, the Hematrace test would be negative. 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. The case will be prosecuted by the attorney general's office. 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 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. At the time, the couple's sons were children. Proctor's name was crossed out in pen and Randolph Murdaugh III, Maggie Murdaughs father-in law, was handwritten above it. Murdaugh also faces about 100 charges related to other crimes, including money laundering, stealing millions from clients and the family law firm, tax evasion and trying to get a man to fatally shoot him so his surviving son could collect a $10 million life insurance policy. 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. "We need help finding who did this," Randy told ABC News. "I mean, we see it in the world. 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. Murdaugh turned himself in at the Hampton County Detention Center. The defense 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Court is in recess until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. 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. 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. Lawyer Alex Murdaugh walks into his bond hearing, Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. They were able to open the phone on site, he said. Jim Griffin, an attorney for Alex Murdaugh, said it's not clear why Proctor's name was crossed out and replaced, but he told The Island Packet that he didnt believe the will was motive for Alex Murdaugh to be involved in his wife's death. The alleged conspiracy led to a $505,000 settlement, but Satterfield's sons claim they haven't gotten any of that settlement money, which was agreed upon in December 2018, the lawsuit claimed. John Marvin Murdaugh, the alleged killer's younger brother, said he returned to the hunting estate the day after arriving the killings to clean up the horrific scene John He just couldn't control it. Got a tip? 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 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. He doesnt know why, Harpootlian said, gesturing toward the prosecutor. Though the most significant aspect is that Johns connection with his loved ones ostensibly Maggie Murdaugh signed the will in August 2005, according to a report Sunday in The Island Packet newspaper of Hilton Head. Their brother, Richard Alexander "Alex" Murdaugh, had called 911 just after 10 p.m. The Murdaughs, a prominent Democratic family, had wielded enormous judicial and political power for over a century. 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