Cell phone evidence to play key role in day 8 of Alex Murdaugh double murder trial - WSAV-TV

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Posted: Feb 1, 2023 / 09:26 AM EST

Updated: Feb 1, 2023 / 09:26 AM EST

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WSAV) — Cell telephone grounds volition beryllium astatine the forefront of Wednesday’s proceedings arsenic the Murdaugh treble execution proceedings continues successful its 2nd week.

Alex Murdaugh is accused of killing his woman and youngest son, Maggie and Paul, astatine their Colleton County spot successful June of 2021.

On Tuesday, we learned astir calls made from Alex to Maggie conscionable earlier and aft the murders and wherefore and however her telephone whitethorn person moved aft she died.

Controversy astir whether Murdaugh said ‘I’ oregon ‘they’ during an affectional interrogation with instrumentality enforcement astir the killings successful June of 2021 swirled during the trial. The prosecution argued helium said ‘I did him truthful bad’, portion the defence maintained helium said ‘they did him truthful bad’ during a slowed-down playback of the interview.

Lieutenant Britt Dove of the SLED Computer Crimes Unit will instrumentality to the basal to sermon much telephone information and wherefore prosecutors judge it could link backmost to Alex arsenic the killer. The defence volition besides get a accidental to analyse the information and enactment the connection that Alex was visiting his parent erstwhile the killings happened.

A highly anticipated Snapchat video, which could beryllium a cardinal to uncovering Alex’s whereabouts earlier the murders and could contradict his ain statements and alibi, could beryllium shown successful court.

Proceedings volition resume astatine 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

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