Disgraced legal heir Alex Murdoff posted a restaurant online just minutes after discovering the bodies of his wife and son, records show.
in prosecutors Mr. Murdaf’s double murder trial Friday presented a timeline of the evening of June 7, 2021, when Paul and Maggie Murdoff were found shot to death at their property in Islandton, South Carolina. Mr Murdo is accused of carrying out the murders to divert attention from his mounting legal and financial troubles.
To construct a chronology of events, agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) pulled records from the phone of the incarcerated attorney, as well as the phones of the victims. Information gathered from 6 pm to 11 pm on the day of the shooting shows several conversations between Maggie, Paul, Mr Murdugall and other relatives.
The report also showed a bizarre discovery by Mr Murdaugh at 10.40pm, 34 minutes after he alerted 911 dispatchers that they had found the bodies of his wife and son in the property’s dog kennel – and before the first deputy arrived on the scene. 15 minutes later.
“Alex Murdaugh searches for ‘Whaley’s Edisto’ in Safari browser,” the timeline states.
The Edisto Island restaurant is about an hour and a half from Murdoff’s hunting state.
Phone records also show that Mr Murdaugh tried to call his late wife twice, once at 6.44pm and again at 9.04pm. He spoke for two seconds around 7 pm and later for eighteen seconds at 9.04 pm.
At 9.47am, Mr Murdoff texted his wife: “Call me babe.” The message went unread.
The state had earlier shared a timeline for the murders with the court, saying that Paul was shot first at 8.50 pm in the dog house and Maggie minutes later.
Mr. Murdaugh called Magee again at 10.03 p.m., just three minutes before calling 911.
He spoke with the dispatcher until 10:17 p.m. and the first deputy arrived at the scene at 10:25 p.m.
From the time he disconnected the call with 911 dispatchers until law enforcement arrived, Mr. Murdaugh called at least three family members or close friends. never there”.
He then called his surviving son Buster at 10:44 pm, a call that lasted eight seconds.
An SLED report also showed the bizarre discovery made by Mr. Murdaugh at 10:40 p.m., 34 minutes after alerting 911 dispatchers that he had found the bodies of his wife and son in the property’s dog house.
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A carer for Mr Murdaugh’s mother had previously told jurors about Mr Murdaugh’s unusual behavior on the night of the murder and in the days following.
He testified that Mr Murdaugh came to his sick mother’s house between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on the night of 7 June – then left 20 minutes later. A few days after the murders, she testified that Mr. Murdo asked her to tell the authorities that she had stayed at her parents’ home twice as long as she had.
Elsewhere in the report that surfaced on Friday, it was noted that Maggie spoke with her mother and her sister, Marion Proctor, while Paul chatted several times on Snapchat. A video pulled from Paul’s Snapchat shows him kenneling the dogs on the grounds of the family’s property. Two voices heard in the background have been identified by several witnesses as belonging to Mr. Murdo and Magee.
Another Snapchat video recorded by Paul at 7.56pm has become a focal point in the trial, as it shows Mr Murdo in trousers, loafers and a blue button-down shirt – clothes similar to those worn in police bodycam footage. Do not match. After the killing,
In bodycam footage shown in court last week, the disgraced lawyer is dressed in a white short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts.
Alex Murdo, left, talks with defense attorney Dick Harpootlian during a murder trial at the Colton County Courthouse
Prosecutors have indicated that the lack of items linking Mr. Murdaugh to the murders – such as weapons that have not been found and blood found only near the bodies and not on their clothing – indicate that he may have committed the crimes before meeting his mother. The site was cleared.
Mr Murdo has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty last June.
The double murder trial in Walterboro, South Carolina, is far from Mr. Murdo’s only legal problem. In addition to the case, Mr. Murdo is facing at least 100 other criminal charges in a series of financial fraud charges.
A defense source told that he is expected to stand in his defense early next week. news 3,
Chris Slobogin, Director of Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt UniversitySaid Independent that calling a defendant to testify is often a “tactic of last resort” by the defense, but it could also work in Mr. Murduff’s favor.
“If Murdaugh cannot explain all of the prosecution’s evidence, omits any objectionable or contradictory statements, or becomes defensive or angry, the jury is likely to be very hard on him,” he said. “Moreover, the prosecution can challenge him with past crimes or inconsistent statements made in the past. But even a defendant who appears overly credible can turn the tide.