Housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson testified that before her death, Maggie Murdaugh had tearfully confessed that she was worried about the family's finances because of an ongoing lawsuit and believed her husband may have been keeping things from her.
Attorney Mark Tinsley testified that he "didn’t believe it at all" when he was told Alex Murdaugh, a once prominent attorney, would have to struggle to come up with $1 million as part of a settlement.
Everyone at the Colleton County courthouse in South Carolina was forced to evacuate after someone called in a bomb threat on on Wednesday — which was day 11 of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh's trial for the murders of his wife and son.
Jeanne Seckinger testified about Alex Murdaugh's alleged financial crimes, stating on the stand that the firm postponed a potential probe in light of Maggie and Paul's murders.
Prosecutors have argued that Alex Murdaugh's alleged financial desperation will be key to providing jurors with a sense of motive in the trial over is wife Maggie and son Paul's murders.
A Snapchat video captured Alex Murdaugh wearing a blue shirt and long khaki pants at 7:56 p.m the night of the murders, but just hours later, Murdaugh was seen talking to investigators wearing a white shirt and shorts.
Paul appeared to be trying to get images of a dog’s tail in the video as two other voices are heard in the background, just minutes before prosecutors believe Paul and his mom, Maggie, were killed.
Alex Murdaugh's attorneys disputed the investigators claims in court Tuesday, arguing that the former attorney had really said, "They did him so bad," when seeing the crime scene photos.
Paul Murdaugh was texting with friend Rogan Gibson about a puppy staying on his property when he suddenly stopped responding to any messages around 8:49 p.m. on the night of June 7, 2021.
Alex Murdaugh broke down in tears Thursday in court as law enforcement officials took the stand to describe the grisly details surrounding the murders or Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
