In 2006, he rejoined the Hampton-based law firm that his father had started more than 100 years ago. The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial rested their case Monday. 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. "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. We see it on the news. "He has pledged his full cooperation to the firm. The saga began when Murdaugh's wife, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and their son Paul, 22, were found fatally shot in June. State law enforcement officials also announcedthat they were looking into those allegations. Randy, who lives in the nearby town of Hampton, said he arrived at Alex's property about 15 minutes after the telephone call. He later stepped away from the double homicide investigation in August 2021, citing an undisclosed conflict. Marvin Murdaugh drove down to the crime scene to a group of investigators and told them that Maggie's phone was active and could be tracked, he said. "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. ", "I missed some phone calls from him. 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. 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. Alex Murdaugh has been accused of obstructing the investigation into the crash by pressuring witnesses not to reveal Pauls culpability. I'm not talking about in the restroom. I am immensely sorry to everyone I've hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. 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. Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. He was charged with a list of crimes relating to his work, including nine counts of tax evasion, stealing lawsuit settlement money from badly injured clients, a drug The final witness for the defense was Alex Murdaughs brother John Marvin Murdaugh. During that time, these individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs. Just days later, the family patriarch, Randolph Murdaugh III, died in a hospital at the age of 81. 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. Whatever I was doing, it made it more interesting. Opiates gave me energy, Murdaugh said. ", "His resignation came after the discovery by PMPED that Alex misappropriated funds in violation of PMPED standards and policies. His mother Maggie, they said, was a "classy person" with a "very dynamic personality" and was the "rock of their family." The firm said that it contacted law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar. I took so much just to not backslide.. 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. 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. 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. June 25: Murdaugh family announce $100,000 reward for information. He says SLED told them Murdaughs t-shirt was 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. WebThe Murdaugh family (/ m r d k / MUR-dok) is an American legal family in the Low Country region of South Carolina.From 1920 to 2006, three members of the family consecutively served as solicitor (i.e., district attorney), in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district, leading locals to call the five-county district, 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. I'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. The whole family is suffering," John told ABC News. Though the most significant aspect is that Johns connection with his loved ones ostensibly The family's spokesperson later offered a clarification regarding the shooting, saying, "Alex had an entry and exit wound, his skull was fractured and it was not a self-inflicted bullet wound. 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.. 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 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. The defense Barber said Maggie Murdaugh went to the nail salon on the day she was killed so her nails should have been clean. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this week. Randolph Murdaugh III died three days after Maggie and Paul Murdaughs deaths after he fell ill, his law firm announced at the time. Both had full stomachs of food that looked identical to each other, which likely showed they recently shared a meal together. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew something bad was going on, he said. 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 "He didn't want to leave them out there," John told ABC News, in between tears. "It changes you as an individual. John Marvin Murdaugh also described how he got one of the first phone calls his brother Alex had made after discovering the bodies. Fingernail clippings from Maggie Murdaughs left hand contained DNA from an unidentified, unrelated male. Its the hardest thing Ive ever been through in my life, John Marvin Murdaugh said through tears on the stand. 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. Theres no fingerprints. Most of the testimony was focused on detailed forensic evidence in the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. It made everything better. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Theres no direct evidence. Stone had previously recused himself in 2019 after Paul Murdaugh was involved in a fatal boat crash. Read FOX Carolinas full blog of Mondays testimony below: Copyright 2023 WHNS. SLED announced it reopened an investigation into the death of a man named Stephen Smith, 19, after new evidence was gathered during the course of the investigation into the Murdaugh double homicide. 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. 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. Maggie Murdaughs phone locks forever about 30 seconds later, Waters said. They said he could not be visually excluded but it is 11 times more likely the sample was from someone else. Rowe, who worked at the property. The phone, the Packet previously reported, was given to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). And it was the worst phone call because of his voice, the fear. 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. 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. You can share rumors, but they must be clearly labeled as rumors. 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. 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. "But we're just regular people that are working hard and trying to do right. "On September 4, it became clear Alex believed that ending his life was his only option. He has been in jail since Oct. 14 and then was arrested on charges of obtaining property by false pretenses, in which he is accused of misappropriating settlement funds from the sons of Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaughs longtime housekeeper and nanny. Few other details regarding the deaths have been released. WALTERBORO, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The fourth week of the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh began on Monday. Marian Proctor filed an affidavit, dated Dec. 9, in Colleton County Probate Court, according to The Island Packet. Murdaugh turned himself in at the Hampton County Detention Center. The newspaper was the first to report the document, which was later obtained by NBC News. 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. Alex Murdaugh started crying when his lawyer discussed the detail. On Thursday, Murdaugh briefly described the roadside shooting, saying that he intended to die that day. A family spokesperson told ABC News at the time that he was changing a tire when a car passed him. State law enforcement officials also announced, none of the proceeds from a $4.3 million settlement. She did not see any evidence of defensive wounds. "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. 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. SLED announced the arrest of Curtis Edward Smith, 61, in connection with the shooting incident involving Alex Murdaugh on Sept. 4 in Hampton County. 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. Maggie Murdaugh, the wife of embattled South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, left her property to him in her will before she and their son were mysteriously killed in June, according to a copy of her last will and testament. The cartridges were used in a type of automatic rifle that Alex Murdaugh bought but cant be accounted for, Waters said. In my mind, I told Paul I loved himI promised him that I'd find out who did this to him., When asked by defense attorney Jim Griffin if he ever found out who killed his nephew and sister-in-law, John Marvin replied: I have not.. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. Sept. 15: Lawyers say Murdaugh set up his own shooting, police open criminal investigation into 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield. Waters said a video on Paul Murdaughs cellphone has the voices of him, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh in it. 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. He also admitted to his two-decade opioid addiction, noting he regularly took more than 60 pills a dayincluding oxycontin and oxycodone. 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. Randy and John described their late nephew as a "carefree spirit" who loved being outdoors. "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.". 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. "Fortunately, Alex was not killed by the gunshot wound. 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. South Carolina attorney A day later, Smith admitted to being present during the Murdaugh shooting and disposing the firearm afterward. Zapata said it was possible the DNA could have been transferred if the victims were checked for signs of life. "The arrests in this case are only the first step in that process.". He has a long-term Oxycontin opiate addiction that put him in a position where he did those stupid and illegal things.. John Marvin is the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. 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. 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. Murdaugh was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, along with filing a false police report. Riemer said the barrel of the gun was closer to Maggie Murdaugh when the shot to her thigh was fired. She analyzed the contents of Maggie and Pauls stomachs. The South Carolina Supreme Court also issued an order suspending Alex Murdaugh's license to practice law in the state. In response, one of his attorneys called it a "very sad development. If he leaves the rehab facility, there will be a bench warrant issued for his arrest, Judge Tonja Alexander said. The photographs were taken when he and the investigators were looking at Busters phone and began walking toward where Maggies phone was located, he said. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. Its a journey. 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 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. All marriages, Im sure, have hiccups here and there, but Im telling you it was a good marriage, he said. 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. If (Woodward) can explain why hes running again, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. 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. 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 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 Sept. 14: Police charge man in Alex Murdaugh shooting. 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. The case will be prosecuted by the attorney general's office. From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? In the will, Maggie Murdaugh listed her sister, Marian Proctor, as the person to handle the estate. "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. 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. Theres nothing on camera. 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. June 17: Alex Murdaugh's brothers speak on "Good Morning America". In cross-examination, the defense reiterated that Alex Murdaugh said he checked Maggie and Paul both for pulses when he found their bodies. 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. And I think when you do those things, people respect you. Newman said the remaining jurors tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will be retested on Wednesday. Griffin asks about Alexs demeanor after the murders. He said his family and the Proctors are all communicating on good terms. 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 A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina. 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'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. Earlier this month, the photographs were used as campaign fodder against Jojo Woodward, an investigator in the photos who is running for Beaufort County Sheriff. "He wants this solved.". Sept. 4: Murdaugh calls 911 saying he was shot. 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. Zapata testified that no useful DNA was found on the blue raincoat discovered at the home of Alex Murdaughs mother during the investigation. He is the 14th defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. Theres a lot of aspects to this case, Waters said. The documents released by authorities do not present evidence of his motive or how the murders are believed to have taken place, except to say that Maggie Murdaugh was killed with a rifle and Paul Murdaugh was killed with a shotgun. "He would try to talk and then he would break down," Randy added. 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. He was being held in jail without bail on those counts before he was charged with murder. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Both Randy and Alex are lawyers at the firm, while Alex also works as a part time prosecutor for the 14th Judicial Circuit. "He said, 'Come as fast as you can. 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. She testified that she did not find any defensive wounds on Maggie either. 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. 4:30 p.m.. Court is back in session. Their bodies were discovered by Alex Murdaugh, police said. "I see words like 'dynasty' used, and 'power,'" Randy said. Last week, Alex Murdaughs surviving son Buster, 26, testified in the double murder trial of his father. Riemer said besides caffeine, Maggie and Paul did not have any other drugs or alcohol in their systems. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. This is not the first time John Marvin has spoken out in defense of his older brother. 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. SLED compared the sample to C.B. 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. 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 Prosecutors released little information about their case before Wednesday. John and Randy stayed there for hours, comforting their brother, until they finally convinced him to leave. 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. 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. Paul and Maggie have been hurt,'" John told ABC News in an exclusive interview airing Thursday on "Good Morning America. The law firm said later that he We're no different than anybody else," Randy told ABC News. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. He messed himself. John Marvin was the third member of the Murdaugh family to testify, after his nephew, Buster, and Murdaugh himself. Lawyer Alex Murdaugh walks into his bond hearing, Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. "My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster," Randy said. 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. Buster, he said, told The documents released by authorities do 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. "So there's no possible way he could have anything to do with this, I can assure you. His mom and his brother were just killed.". "So I got on the phone with him," Randy said. ABC News' Eva Pilgrim, Alexandra Faul, William Gretsky, Janice McDonald, Jen Leong and Mike Repplier contributed to this report. In this booking photo released on Sept. 16, 2021, by the Hampton County Detention Center, Alex Murdaugh is shown. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. He was also the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. He was transported to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, for "treatment of a superficial gunshot wound to the head," SLED said. Data includes speeds and other information about the vehicles movements on the night of the double homicide. 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. 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. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Hes got theories of this and theories of that.. It changes you as a family," Randy told ABC News. 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. Buster Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh//Image Credit: WCBD NEWS 2 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. Zapata confirmed that if the shirt was stained while someone was gutting a fish, the Hematrace test would be negative. 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. Zapata said the DNA could have been transferred from her touching an object or person. 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. 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, kelli.radcliff@foxcarolina.com - 864-213-2103. He faces charges in connection with a Sept. 4 suicide-for-hire plot. 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 said, Come as fast as you can. 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. Hematrace will only test positive for blood from humans, higher primates and ferrets. 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. Alex was standing at a distance from the crime scene, looking on "in disbelief, crying and sobbing, and unable to talk," Randy said. 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. Satterfield reportedly died after a falling accident in the Murdaugh family home in February 2018, the lawsuit states. Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. The family is pleading for the public's help in bringing justice to Maggie and Paul. 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. During his testimony, John Marvin Murdaugh confirmed for prosecutors that his brother, Alex Murdaugh, lied to law enforcement investigating Paul and Maggie But you don't think it's going to happen in your small community, to your family.". Alex was the loving father of Paul and the loving husband of Maggie, Harpootlian said. Buster, he said, told him that he and his mother shared locations with each other and he could ping it. He was just distraught. I mean, in his pants.. "The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. In the civil lawsuit, Satterfield's surviving sons claimed Alex Murdaugh approached them after she died, proposing the sons sue him so they would get a life insurance settlement on their mother's behalf, the complaint states. 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