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Did Alex Murdaugh unwittingly confess to murders?

Alex Murdaugh’s 5 shocking words successful the aftermath of the murders of his woman and lad were revealed successful Colleton County Courthouse successful Walterboro, South Carolina, connected Monday.

Jurors heard grounds astir Mr Murdaugh’s 2nd interrogation with instrumentality enforcement connected 10 June 2021 – 3 days aft helium is accused of shooting dormant Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, astatine the family’s property successful Islandton connected 7 June 2021.

In the interview, SLED Special Agent Jeff Croft testified that Mr Murdaugh told him: “I did him truthful bad.”

While prosecutors sought to suggest that the ineligible scion, 54, slipped up during the interview, Mr Murdaugh was seen shaking his caput and appearing to accidental “that’s not what I said” successful court.

Audio of the interrogation has besides raised doubts, with immoderate believing helium really says: “They did him truthful bad.”

Agent Croft is expected to beryllium cross-examined by Mr Murdaugh’s attorneys erstwhile the proceedings resumes connected Tuesday morning.

Rachel Sharp31 January 2023 10:30

Murdaugh. had ‘clean’ garment aft helium claims helium touched woman and son’s bloodied bodies

Newly-released stills from bodycam footage amusement Alex Murdaugh dressed successful a “clean” achromatic garment aft helium claims helium touched his woman and son’s bloodied bodies connected uncovering them changeable dormant astatine the household property successful South Carolina.

Mr Murdaugh is dressed successful a achromatic T-shirt and acheronian shorts successful the images. The stills are grainy but determination are nary evident signs of humor connected his shirt.

Rachel Sharp reports.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 09:45

A timeline of murders, fiscal fraud, a botched hitman crippled and unexplained deaths

Rachel Sharp pieced unneurotic a timeline of the cardinal moments successful the sprawling lawsuit against Alex Murdaugh.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 08:45

Murdaugh tells 911 dispatcher his lad Paul had been getting threats

Alex Murdaugh told a 911 dispatcher moments aft helium says helium discovered the bodies of 2 murdered household members that his lad Paul had been receiving threats “for months” implicit a fatal vessel crash.

Mr Murdaugh, 54, tin beryllium heard telling the relation that his lad Paul had been progressive successful a fatal vessel clang and had been getting threats “for months and months and months.”

Bevan Hurley reports.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 07:45

Watch: First serviceman connected country describes what helium witnessed

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 05:45

Who is Alex Murdaugh?

The hotly-anticipated proceedings of Alex Murdaugh is yet underway successful South Carolina wherever helium is facing beingness successful situation for the treble murder of his woman and son.

Rachel Sharp filed this illustration of the high-profile lawyer.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 03:45

Murdaugh cries arsenic bodycam video shown astatine trial

Alex Murdaugh broke down successful tears as constabulary bodycam footage was played astatine his trial – portion the archetypal constabulary serviceman connected the country of the grisly murders told the tribunal that the disgraced ineligible scion appeared to person “no tears” successful his eyes astatine the clip of the killings.

Bodycam footage was played successful Colleton County Courthouse successful Walterboro, South Carolina, connected Thursday greeting arsenic the high-profile treble execution proceedings got underway.

Rachel Sharp reports.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 02:45

Murdaugh breaks down arsenic lawyer describes brutal ‘butchering’ of woman and son

Disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh broke down successful tears arsenic his lawyer described however his lad and woman were “butchered” connected the family’s South Carolina hunting estate.

Mr Murdaugh wiped tears from his eyes arsenic his defence lawyer described the country helium claims his lawsuit recovered adjacent kennels connected the property and denied that helium had thing to bash with it.

Dick Harpootlian told the assemblage that the prosecution’s mentation for the murders was conscionable “theories” and “conjecture” and that Mr Murdaugh was a “loving” hubby and father.

Graeme Massie reports.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 01:45

Alex Murdaugh’s spectacular autumn from grace

He was a high-powered lawyer who ran some his ain instrumentality steadfast and worked successful the section prosecutor’s office.

He was the lad of a almighty ineligible dynasty that dominated the section South Carolina assemblage for astir a century.

And helium was a household antheral who lived with his woman and 2 big sons connected their sprawling state estate.

But implicit the past 19 months, Mr Murdaugh has experienced a spectacular autumn from grace, culminating successful what has been described arsenic the “trial of the century” present taking spot successful a courtroom successful Walterboro, South Carolina.

Rachel Sharp has been pursuing the lawsuit for The Independent.

Oliver O'Connell31 January 2023 00:45

ICYMI: Prosecutors overgarment grisly representation of Alex Murdaugh sidesplitting woman and son

Prosecutors person described however disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh allegedly murdered his defenceless woman and lad astatine the family’s hunting lodge successful 2021.

Mr Murdaugh is accused of brutally sidesplitting his woman Margaret, known arsenic Maggie, and his youngest son, 22-year-old lad Paul, extracurricular kennels connected the property connected 7 June 2021.

Prosecutors told the opening of his proceedings connected Wednesday that Mr Murdaugh had archetypal changeable his lad with a shotgun, and past killed his woman with an AR-style rifle.

Graeme Massie reports.

Oliver O'Connell30 January 2023 23:45