Alex Murdaugh Allegedly Told Sister-In-Law That His Wife & Son Didn’t Suffer During Murders

Alex Murdaugh allegedly instructed his sister-in-law that his spouse and son didn’t endure throughout their killings, but he’s nonetheless claiming to be harmless.

As we’ve been following, the as soon as distinguished South Carolina lawyer has been in courtroom for weeks now over allegations he murdered his spouse, Maggie, 52, and son, Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021, at their property whereas supposedly attempting to cowl up a string of economic crimes. He has pleaded not responsible.

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In the most recent replace from courtroom on Tuesday, Murdaugh’s sister-in-law, Marian Proctor (inset), took the stand to talk about Alex’s habits after the deaths. She recalled asking if her sister “had suffered” when she was shot to dying, noting by way of The State:

“He assured me that she had not. Now, I don’t know that I think that was true.”

Maggie was shot a number of occasions, together with as soon as within the again and extra pictures whereas she was on the bottom, all with an AR-style rifle, based on prosecutors. Doesn’t sound like a really peaceable approach to go. Also, how would Alex know whether or not or not his household suffered until he’d been on the crime scene on the time of their deaths?! (He claims he didn’t arrive house till after they had been already killed.) Hmm…

According to The New York Times, within the days after the murders, Proctor claimed Murdaugh didn’t appear involved with catching the killer in any respect, saying:

“We never talked about finding the person who could have done it. It was just odd.”

Instead, she claims the previous legal professional speculated the assault had been deliberate, persevering with:

“He did not know who it was, he felt like whoever did it had thought about it for a long time.”

She added:

“I just didn’t know what that meant.”

Per the Associated Press, within the months after the tragic occasion, Alex was extra centered on exonerating Paul’s former crimes than coping with the unresolved homicide case, which is definitely not the response we’d anticipate a grieving mother or father to have. As we’ve lined, Paul was charged with boating underneath the affect in a 2019 boat crash that killed a 19-year-old. She recalled:

“He said that his number one goal was clearing Paul’s name. And I thought that was so strange, because my number one goal was to find out who killed my sister and Paul.”

On Wednesday, Alex’s camp tried to clarify why he could not have been nervous about discovering the killer. According to his protection, Alex spent $50,000 per week (!!) on medicine, which may have been a motive for Maggie and Paul’s killing.

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Defense legal professional Jim Griffin claimed the daddy of two allegedly bought medicine with the assistance of his cousin, Curtis “Eddie” Smith. You could do not forget that identify. Curtis was the person Alex allegedly paid in a murder-for-hire plot so his surviving son may gather an insurance coverage coverage. The kinfolk had been additionally indicted on prison conspiracy in addition to two counts of drug trafficking again in June, and when Alex was arrested in 2021, his attorneys claimed he’d been battling opioid dependancy for years. So, was this all about medicine this entire time??

In this week’s trial, Jim cross-examined SLED particular agent David Owen, who’s the lead investigator within the homicide case. David insinuated that the $50k was being paid to drug smugglers with Curtis performing because the intermediary. But, based on their investigation, they imagine Smith could have been stealing among the funds for himself, which would possibly be why somebody had the motive to go after Alex’s family members.

When Griffin requested the official why authorities didn’t examine Curtis or anybody else as suspects (together with not testing his DNA in opposition to proof taken from the crime scene), he insisted Alex has been the one suspect. Interestingly, this line of questioning prompted Judge Clifton Newman to rule that particulars of the alleged murder-for-hire scheme might be introduced into testimony. Murdaugh’s workforce has already admitted he concocted the homicide/suicide plan however the particulars had been declared inadmissible beforehand. Now, Murdaugh’s attorneys have “opened the door” to permit it, per the choose. So, we might be listening to heaps extra on this!

The trial is predicted to final for a minimum of two extra weeks. Alex faces as much as life in jail. Also, he has been charged with dozens of alleged monetary crimes which might be handled in a distinct trial. If , you’ll be able to hear heaps extra from Marian’s emotional testimony (beneath).