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THREAD: I'm pretty outraged over the yet another #Murdaugh indictment and conviction in the court of public opinion. This time, #Buster. So I'm not shutting up. Two Smith lawyers have said in intrvs there's NO evidence that links Buster to Smith's murder.
Last week @FitsNews published an update on the story saying the investigation did NOT involve #Buster or any Murdaughs. Exhuming a body means new autopsy which at best may establish the manner of death: vehicular manslaughter or murder by physical assault.
Even if Smith's death is determined to have been a murder, a new autopsy will not identify THE murderer. So the idea that exhuming Smith's body will link his death to Buster is not just rumor. It's BULLSHIT. The rumor started in the community by unidentified and anonymous
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 29 (March 3) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
Last night, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murder in the June 2021 slayings of his wife and son. He will be sentenced this morning.
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Last night, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murder in the June 2021 slayings of his wife and son. He will be sentenced this morning.
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Murdaugh, who hails from a long line of prosecutors, faces 30 years to life in prison at his sentencing hearing today, and Judge Clifton Newman is known as a tough sentencer.
Newman said yesterday he wanted to hear some victim impact statements today before making his decision.
Newman said yesterday he wanted to hear some victim impact statements today before making his decision.
I don't yet know precisely how that is going to go. In this case, the victims' relatives overlap quite a bit with the defendant's.
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 28 (March 2) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
We’re in the endgame. First up today is the defense’s closing argument. The jury will probably begin deliberating sometime today.
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We’re in the endgame. First up today is the defense’s closing argument. The jury will probably begin deliberating sometime today.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
Here’s yesterday’s Megathread for those catching up
Our story on lead prosecutor Creighton Waters’ three-hour closing argument yesterday. (The defense expects to go for two hours this morning)
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 27 (March 1) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
Witness testimony is over after 76 people came to the stand, several of them more than once. Closing arguments and Moselle trip today.
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Witness testimony is over after 76 people came to the stand, several of them more than once. Closing arguments and Moselle trip today.
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Yesterday’s Megathread, for those catching up
First thing up this morning is the jury trip to Moselle. We won’t be able to cover that due to the court’s restriction on media access.
Court will resume around 11. We’ll have jury charges and closing arguments.
Deliberations could begin as early as this afternoon.
Court will resume around 11. We’ll have jury charges and closing arguments.
Deliberations could begin as early as this afternoon.
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 26 (Feb. 28) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
Prosecutors expect to call 4-5 witnesses in their reply case today and tomorrow, trying to rebut points raised by the defense.
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Prosecutors expect to call 4-5 witnesses in their reply case today and tomorrow, trying to rebut points raised by the defense.
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Yesterday’s Megathread
It’s not even 7 am and spectators have been outside the courtroom for hours. I spoke with a couple of ladies who got here at 4 am. They were probably 10th in line. Lot of lawn chairs. 
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 25 (Feb. 27) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The defense is expected to rest its case today, at the start of the trial's sixth week, after calling a few more witnesses.
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The defense is expected to rest its case today, at the start of the trial's sixth week, after calling a few more witnesses.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
For those catching up, here’s the Megathread from Friday
Our full story on Alex Murdaugh's brutal cross-examination Friday. We also broke the news that AM has been charged with a misdemeanor related to contraband
🧵I stopped the trial to go back and watch Alex the night of the murders and it's bothering me. Bottom left, is Paul's body. Then Alex crosses to the right and walks right past Maggie's body calmly. Then stands back in the dark. #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
🧵 Then Alex says he can tell the officer the exact time he left, and offers to show the officer his phone. What did he mean? What was he going to show on his phone to show where he was? Was this a slip and a quick divert? #MurdaughTrial
🧵 Then Alex starts the lies. Says he was with Paul (note he does not say Paul Paul like he is now) for 2 hours. Says he was gone for an hour and a half for his moms (20 minutes he was there) Says he saw them 45 minutes before that. #Murdaugh #MurdaughTrial
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 24 (Feb. 24) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
Alex Murdaugh will remain on the witness stand today for lead prosecutor Creighton Waters’ cross-examination. I’ll tweet updates.
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Alex Murdaugh will remain on the witness stand today for lead prosecutor Creighton Waters’ cross-examination. I’ll tweet updates.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
The Megathread from yesterday, which began with the news that Alex Murdaugh would take the stand (against the advice of his defense attorneys)
Our full story from a huge day of revelations and testimony yesterday
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 23 (Feb. 23) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
I’ve confirmed this morning Alex Murdaugh WILL take the stand and testify today, barring some last-minute change. This will be big.
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I’ve confirmed this morning Alex Murdaugh WILL take the stand and testify today, barring some last-minute change. This will be big.
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The decision comes after Murdaugh defense team was said to be at the local jail late last night meeting with AM.
This was not a done deal until late last night or this morning. Even now, I’m told AM could (and might) change his mind right up until the minute he takes the stand.
This was not a done deal until late last night or this morning. Even now, I’m told AM could (and might) change his mind right up until the minute he takes the stand.
Our Megathread from yesterday, for those catching up
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 22 (Feb. 22) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The defense will continue presenting its case today, calling its own experts as well as friends/colleagues/relatives of Murdaugh.
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The defense will continue presenting its case today, calling its own experts as well as friends/colleagues/relatives of Murdaugh.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
The Megathread from yesterday, as the trial entered its fifth week
Murdaugh’s son Buster testified yesterday, as did a crime screen reconstruction engineer who opined Alex Murdaugh was far too tall to have fired some of the shots that killed Maggie. Our story on yesterday
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🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 21 (Feb. 21) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The defense will begin presenting its case in earnest this morning, starting with Alex Murdaugh’s son, Buster.
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The defense will begin presenting its case in earnest this morning, starting with Alex Murdaugh’s son, Buster.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
Expect to hear from Murdaugh’s relatives, expert witnesses and possibly Alex Murdaugh himself in the coming days.
Think the defense could spend all week, and potentially into next week, calling witnesses.
Catch up with the most recent Megathread, from Friday
Think the defense could spend all week, and potentially into next week, calling witnesses.
Catch up with the most recent Megathread, from Friday
Our story from Friday, as prosecutors finally pulled together their scattered case into a compelling timeline postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 20 (Feb. 17) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state is expected to rest its case today at the end of the trial’s fourth week. I’ll provide updates below.
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The state is expected to rest its case today at the end of the trial’s fourth week. I’ll provide updates below.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
We will begin today at 9:30 am with the defense’s cross-examination of SLED agent Ryan Kelly, who investigated the September 2021 roadside shooting/assisted suicide/insurance fraud scheme.
Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said it’ll take a while.
Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said it’ll take a while.
Our story on what happened yesterday in court, including Kelly’s testimony and a never-before-heard recording of Murdaugh’s confession in the roadside shooting investigation
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🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 19 (Feb. 16) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state will call its final witnesses and rest its case today or tomorrow. Expect to get into the roadside shooting today.
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The state will call its final witnesses and rest its case today or tomorrow. Expect to get into the roadside shooting today.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
As ever, I will provide play-by-play here once court resumes at 9:30 a.m.
For now, here’s what we wrote last night about the defense’s withering cross-examination of the state’s lead investigator postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
For now, here’s what we wrote last night about the defense’s withering cross-examination of the state’s lead investigator postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
Yesterday’s Megathread
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 18 (Feb. 15) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
I expect the state will a few more witnesses, including SLED lead investigator David Owen, before resting its case today or tomorrow.
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I expect the state will a few more witnesses, including SLED lead investigator David Owen, before resting its case today or tomorrow.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
I’ll post updates below, as always.
For now, some material for anyone needing to catch up before court resumes at 9:30 a.m.
Yesterday’s Megathread
For now, some material for anyone needing to catch up before court resumes at 9:30 a.m.
Yesterday’s Megathread
Our story from yesterday, when Maggie Murdaugh’s sister provided emotional testimony about her sibling as well as Alex’s behavior and statements after the slayings
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🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 17 (Feb. 14) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state is close to wrapping up its case. I’ll provide updates every step of the way today.
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The state is close to wrapping up its case. I’ll provide updates every step of the way today.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #Murdaugh
The Megathread from yesterday
Our comprehensive story on what happened in court yesterday, including the very real threat that a COVID-19 outbreak in the jury room could derail this whole thing postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
🚨🚨🚨 Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 16 (Feb. 13) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state will continue to present witnesses and testimony as we begin week 4 of this trial at 9:30 am. I’ll provide updates below.
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The state will continue to present witnesses and testimony as we begin week 4 of this trial at 9:30 am. I’ll provide updates below.
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Here’s the link to the previous Megathread - day 15 on Friday
Our story from Friday, when Murdaugh’s housekeeper became the second witness to testify that he had approached her trying to sync up stories during the murder investigation
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🚨🚨🚨 Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 15 (Feb. 10) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state will continue to question its 43rd witness, Beach family attorney Mark Tinsley, when court resumes at 9:30 a.m.
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The state will continue to question its 43rd witness, Beach family attorney Mark Tinsley, when court resumes at 9:30 a.m.
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Tinsley is (I believe) among the last of the state’s financial witnesses. After him, I’m guessing the state could call state grand jury forensic accountant Carson Burney (who also testified before with the jury excused). Then we can return to witnesses on the double murders.
Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters said yesterday the state expects to rest its case by midway through next week (Wednesday?).
That gives the state four days to finish up. I imagine SLED agent David Owen to be one of the state’s last witnesses, summing everything up for the jury.
That gives the state four days to finish up. I imagine SLED agent David Owen to be one of the state’s last witnesses, summing everything up for the jury.
🚨🚨🚨 Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 14 (Feb. 9) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
Court resumes at 9:30 with the defense crossing an FBI electronics engineer about what he learned from the data on Murdaugh’s Suburban
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Court resumes at 9:30 with the defense crossing an FBI electronics engineer about what he learned from the data on Murdaugh’s Suburban
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Our story from yesterday on a scattered day of evidence and testimony (even before a bomb threat disrupted the proceedings), and how that’s emblematic of the state’s case thus far postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
Our Understand Murdaugh podcast on the day open.spotify.com/episode/1MLvlu…
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 13 (Feb. 8) Megathread starts now 🚨🚨🚨
The state will continue to call financial witnesses in its quest to establish a motive for the 6/7/21 slayings of Maggie and Paul.
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The state will continue to call financial witnesses in its quest to establish a motive for the 6/7/21 slayings of Maggie and Paul.
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But first up this morning at 9:30, Murdaugh’s legal team is set to cross-examine Megan Fletcher, the SLED scientist who found small amounts gunshot residue on Murdaugh’s hands and clothes and large amounts on a blue rain coat. Our story from yesterday:
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Our daily Understand Murdaugh podcast on yesterday’s revelations: open.spotify.com/episode/5YkGVq…
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 12 (Feb. 7) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state will continue presenting its case today. As ever, I’ll provide updates here throughout the day.
#AlexMurdaughTrial #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughTrial #MurdaughFamily #Murdaugh
The state will continue presenting its case today. As ever, I’ll provide updates here throughout the day.
#AlexMurdaughTrial #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughTrial #MurdaughFamily #Murdaugh
Our story recapping yesterday:
The state was handed a major boost when Judge Newman agreed to open the floodgates on Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes.
Plus, confusion about a blue raincoat postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
The state was handed a major boost when Judge Newman agreed to open the floodgates on Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes.
Plus, confusion about a blue raincoat postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
There will be some debate today on Murdaugh’s mother’s caregiver, Shelley Smith, and the confusing, sometimes contradictory testimony she gave yesterday. I listened to it a second time last night.
She was clearly upset and seems to love the Murdaughs, including Alex.
She was clearly upset and seems to love the Murdaughs, including Alex.
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 11 (Feb. 6) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
The state will continue presenting its case that Murdaugh killed his wife and son when court resumes at 9:30 am. I’ll tweet updates.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #murdaugh
The state will continue presenting its case that Murdaugh killed his wife and son when court resumes at 9:30 am. I’ll tweet updates.
#AlexMurdaugh #AlexMurdaughTrial #MurdaughTrial #murdaugh
First up: with the jury excused until 11:30 am, prosecutors will call at least one more witness, after 6 already, to testify solely about Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes. The state believes the jury should hear about that. The defense says it’s irrelevant. Judge hasn’t ruled.
Our story on that issue from Friday, when the son of Murdaugh’s late housekeeper delivered powerful testimony about how Murdaugh betrayed him, using his mother’s death to steal $3.4M from his own insurance carriers. Satterfield’s son didn’t get a dime postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 10 (Feb. 3) Megathread🚨🚨🚨
We begin today at 9:30 with more arguments re: Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes and whether they should be admitted into his murder trial.
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We begin today at 9:30 with more arguments re: Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes and whether they should be admitted into his murder trial.
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I’ll post updates below.
But for now, catch up on what happened yesterday with our story on how this financial-evidence fight has thrown a major wrench into the proceedings postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
But for now, catch up on what happened yesterday with our story on how this financial-evidence fight has thrown a major wrench into the proceedings postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updat…
We are working out of the Walterboro Wildlife Center reptile room again today, I assume because of an event here this weekend that requires the main space
🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 9 (Feb. 2) Megathread🚨🚨🚨
The state continues to call witnesses in its effort to prove Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son.
But first up today, a fight over whether prosecutors can tell the jury about his myriad financial crimes.
The state continues to call witnesses in its effort to prove Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son.
But first up today, a fight over whether prosecutors can tell the jury about his myriad financial crimes.
Court resumes at 9:30 am.
The two sides have fought for weeks over whether Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes should be admitted.
Prosecutors say Murdaugh’s thefts/debts are critical to showing the jury why a man would become desperate enough to kill his wife/son.
The two sides have fought for weeks over whether Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes should be admitted.
Prosecutors say Murdaugh’s thefts/debts are critical to showing the jury why a man would become desperate enough to kill his wife/son.
Murdaugh’s defense attorneys say prosecutors’ theory is illogical. Yesterday Dick Harpootlian described it as “ludicrous.” They say the state just wants to smear Murdaugh as a “bad guy” because they don’t have the evidence to prove he killed Maggie and Paul.
Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Live Blog, January 30.
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We begin with the defense's cross examination of SLED forensic specialist Melinda Worley.
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We begin with the defense's cross examination of SLED forensic specialist Melinda Worley.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson is in attendance with the State's prosecution team for today's proceedings. #MurdaughTrial @ABCNews4
@ABCNews4 Melinda Worley is off the stand now. Defense took her to task for the fact she is the footwear and tire impression specialist for SLED, but no SLED protocols were followed the night of the initial investigation re: proper photo recording of footprint evidence.
