Week four of Alex Murdaugh murder trial begins
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Witness testimony will resume Monday as the Alex Murdaugh murder trial enters its fourth week.
Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul at their family property in June of 2021.
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Sparks flew Friday as Murdaugh’s defense team moved for a mistrial, which was quickly denied by Judge Clifton Newman.
The motion came as prosecutors examined Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson, who worked as a housekeeper for the Murdaughs. She described a conversation she had with Maggie months before the murders when Maggie broke down in tears over the boat crash lawsuit.
The state is hoping to use that testimony, along with the testimony of Mark Tinsley — an attorney for the boat crash victims — to prove that investigations connected to the boat crash case put Murduagh in a corner. They claim he murdered Maggie and Paul to distract from his other crimes.
Murdaugh’s defense team says the theory is unfounded and that Murdaugh was a loving father and husband. They also used Simpson’s testimony to highlight what they claim was a botched investigation from the start, noting that SLED let Simpson go into the home alone the day after the murders and clean up.
The jury also heard from a caregiver for Murdaugh’s mother and an FBI expert in historical cell phone location analysis who plotted out the movements of Paul, Maggie, and Alex’s phones the night of the murders.
Court is set to resume at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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