It made me want to do it longer. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. 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. 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 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. "I mean, we see it in the world. "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. A bond hearing was scheduled for Oct. 15 in Beaufort County, South Carolina, his lawyers said. He was also the second family member to testify on behalf of Murdaugh. After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors finally laid out their evidence Wednesday that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double murder trial for the disgraced South Carolina attorney. Alex Murdaugh publicly announced that he resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab. Data includes speeds and other information about the vehicles movements on the night of the double homicide. Paul and Maggie have been hurt,'" John told ABC News in an exclusive interview airing Thursday on "Good Morning America. 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. 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. "The person that did this is out there.". 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. 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. Proctor's name was crossed out in pen and Randolph Murdaugh III, Maggie Murdaughs father-in law, was handwritten above it. 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." I felt like it was the right thing to do. In a bond hearing in Hampton County court on Thursday, Sept. 18. I'm not talking about in the restroom. 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. A place to talk about the Murdaugh family murders without censorship. But I guess maybe I made a mistake.. Alex Murdaugh cried when the autopsy photos, which have been sealed, were shown in court. It changes you as a family," Randy told ABC News. The defense in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial rested their case Monday. 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. 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 The case will be prosecuted by the attorney general's office. Few other details regarding the deaths have been released. On Dec. 9, Colleton County Probate Judge Ashley Amundson appointed John Marvin Murdaugh, Alexs brother, as the personal representative for Maggie Murdaughs estate, records show. In this booking photo released on Sept. 16, 2021, by the Hampton County Detention Center, Alex Murdaugh is shown. 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. 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. The phone, the Packet previously reported, was given to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Read FOX Carolinas full blog of Mondays testimony below: Copyright 2023 WHNS. I just dont know.". Part of HuffPost Crime. Alex Murdaugh turned himself in at the Hampton County Detention Center Thursday. SLED announced the arrest of Curtis Edward Smith, 61, in connection with the shooting incident involving Alex Murdaugh on Sept. 4 in Hampton County. I ask for prayers as I rehabilitate myself and my relationships," 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. He also admitted to his two-decade opioid addiction, noting he regularly took more than 60 pills a dayincluding oxycontin and oxycodone. ", Sept. 6: Murdaugh announces resignation, enters rehab. 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. Both had full stomachs of food that looked identical to each other, which likely showed they recently shared a meal together. Theres no direct evidence. During his testimony, John Marvin Murdaugh confirmed for prosecutors that his brother, Alex Murdaugh, lied to law enforcement investigating Paul and Maggie 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. 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. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. via Associated Press. And it was the worst phone call because of his voice, the fear. 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. 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 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. "I love my law firm family and also love Alex as my brother. Press J to jump to the feed. Griffin asks about Alexs demeanor after the murders. 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 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. We dont know why. Barber said Maggie Murdaugh went to the nail salon on the day she was killed so her nails should have been clean. Since then, there have been curveballs in the investigation including Alex Murdaugh's alleged money misuse that led to the suspension of his law license, and other allegations of an opioid addiction, an assisted-suicide attempt and a $10 million insurance fraud scheme. There are three alternate jurors left. 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. 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 On Thursday, Murdaugh briefly described the roadside shooting, saying that he intended to die that day. Two alternates, 441 and 326, took their places. Sept. 13: SLED investigates missing money from law firm. Just days later, the family patriarch, Randolph Murdaugh III, died in a hospital at the age of 81. She died in February 2018 in what was initially described as an accidental fall. 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. 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. He has a long-term Oxycontin opiate addiction that put him in a position where he did those stupid and illegal things.. 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. 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. 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. He was transported to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, for "treatment of a superficial gunshot wound to the head," SLED said. But you don't think it's going to happen in your small community, to your family.". Social distancing and masking will not be required. At the time, the photos and video sparked controversy and numerous questions about why Solicitor Duffie Stone whose office has close ties to the Murdaugh family had not yet recused himself from the investigation. He faces charges in connection with a Sept. 4 suicide-for-hire plot. 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. 3:34 p.m. John Marvin cleaned crime scene the day after 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. Zapata said the DNA could have been transferred from her touching an object or person. John Marvin Murdaugh and his wife Liz Murdaugh, Brooklynn White and Buster Murdaugh, from left, attend the opening day of Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial on Wednesday. He is accused of killing his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul in June 2021, Slate reports. 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. John Marvin was emotional throughout his testimony. 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. He was only able to tell me it was very, very bad. 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. 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.. Whatever I was doing, it made it more interesting. Alex Murdaugh has been accused of obstructing the investigation into the crash by pressuring witnesses not to reveal Pauls culpability. Buster, he said, told Murdaugh is charged with killing his wife and son on their property in June 2021. Fingernail clippings from Maggie Murdaughs left hand contained DNA from an unidentified, unrelated male. 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. John Marvin continues talking about the false information he received from SLED. Alex Murdaugh's attorneys didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. John Monk/The State/TNS via Newscom, FILE. In 2006, he rejoined the Hampton-based law firm that his father had started more than 100 years ago. 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. Both sides finished picking a 12-person jury with six alternates Wednesday. 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 "He has pledged his full cooperation to the firm. Sept. 14: Police charge man in Alex Murdaugh shooting. Theres no eyewitnesses. 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 said his family and the Proctors are all communicating on good terms. The deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh remain unsolved. The boating accident led some to question whether Paul's family's legal ties affected the probe. 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. ", June 22: Authorities reopen probe into 2015 death of Stephen Smith. Two alternates will take their place. Waters said a video on Paul Murdaughs cellphone has the voices of him, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh in it. 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. 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. Her sons claim that they received none of the proceeds from a $4.3 million settlement that was orchestrated secretly by Alex Murdaugh, according to a lawsuit filed against their mothers employer and others. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. Theres no fingerprints. Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial on two counts of murder. Barber had Zapata count 74 cuttings taken from Alex Murdaughs shirt, all of which tested negative for human blood. Their brother, Richard Alexander "Alex" Murdaugh, had called 911 just after 10 p.m. A former federal prosecutor, he now works as a state and federal criminal defense attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina. 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. Buster, he said, told him that he and his mother shared locations with each other and he could ping it. And I think when you do those things, people respect you. Zapata said it was possible the DNA could have been transferred if the victims were checked for signs of life. State investigators allege that about $3.4 million was stolen after legal fees were paid. 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. I'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. Zapata confirmed that if the shirt was stained while someone was gutting a fish, the Hematrace test would be negative. The law firm said later that he From October: What really happened the night Alex Murdaugh was allegedly shot? A family spokesperson told ABC News at the time that he was changing a tire when a car passed him. 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. Theres a lot of aspects to this case, Waters said. 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. Its a journey. It was the start of what is expected to be a three-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse. Asked about the scratched-out name in the will, John Marvin Murdaugh said Tuesday: "I cant tell you why she would have done that. 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. He is the 14th defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. 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. 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. Newman said the remaining jurors tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will be retested on Wednesday. Rowe, who worked at the property. He just couldn't control it. WebAlex 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. State law enforcement officials also announcedthat they were looking into those allegations. South Carolina attorney Wake up to the day's most important news. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been named. 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. 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. "So there's no possible way he could have anything to do with this, I can assure you. The cartridges were used in a type of automatic rifle that Alex Murdaugh bought but cant be accounted for, Waters said. He was being held in jail without bail on those counts before he was charged with murder. The South Carolina Supreme Court also issued an order suspending Alex Murdaugh's license to practice law in the state. "We are part of the community. The firm said that it contacted law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar. 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. If convicted, he faces 30 years to life in prison. 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. I felt like I owed [Paul]. Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters asked if injuries are consistent with the shooter circling Maggie. 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. Murdaugh will return to rehab, according to his attorney, and will change to an out-of-state rehab facility afterwards. Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. John Marvin was the third member of the Murdaugh family to testify, after his nephew, Buster, and Murdaugh himself. The documents released by authorities do June 17: Alex Murdaugh's brothers speak on "Good Morning America". 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. 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. He signed an affidavit accepting the appointment Dec. 13. 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. "So there's no possible way he could have anything to do with this, I can assure you. He says SLED told them Murdaughs t-shirt was 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. WebAsked 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 I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret. 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. 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. 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. "He would try to talk and then he would break down," Randy added. 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 The defense John Marvin Murdaugh also described how he got one of the first phone calls his brother Alex had made after discovering the bodies. 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.. "I could see the white sheets across the way," he said. They were able to open the phone on site, he said. Buster Murdaugh and John Marvin Murdaugh//Image Credit: WCBD NEWS 2. The newspaper was the first to report the document, which was later obtained by NBC News. 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. 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. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew something bad was going on, he said. "When I came in, he was calling my wife's phone. Alex Murdaugh was ordered held on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond. 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.. Witnesses said Paul Murdaugh was driving it and that he was extremely drunk and acting belligerently. Youre not going to hear a single witness say that their relationship was anything other than loving.. Murdaugh was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, along with filing a false police report. 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. 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. He doesnt know why, Harpootlian said, gesturing toward the prosecutor. 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. I mean, in his pants.. 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. Randy and John said they don't know who could have committed the gruesome crime. Zapata said family members of Mallory Beach, the Cooke brothers, Alex Murdaugh, John Marvin Murdaugh and Buster Murdaugh were excluded as possible sources for the DNA. 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 didn't want to leave them out there," John told ABC News, in between tears. The family is pleading for the public's help in bringing justice to Maggie and Paul. Randy, who lives in the nearby town of Hampton, said he arrived at Alex's property about 15 minutes after the telephone call. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. John Marvin says 100% Alex said they did him so bad, and he had heard Murdaugh say it many other times since the murders. "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. Riemer said besides caffeine, Maggie and Paul did not have any other drugs or alcohol in their systems. 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.. Marian Proctor filed an affidavit, dated Dec. 9, in Colleton County Probate Court, according to The Island Packet. 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. Court is in recess until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. I didn't know if something was still happening. I am immensely sorry to everyone I've hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. Its the hardest thing Ive ever been through in my life, John Marvin Murdaugh said through tears on the stand. "Now is the time to bring justice for Maggie and Paul. Zapata testified that no useful DNA was found on the blue raincoat discovered at the home of Alex Murdaughs mother during the investigation. Alex is not without fault but he is just one of many whose life has been devastated by opioid addiction," the lawyers' statement continued. 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. "We need help finding who did this," Randy told ABC News. 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. 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