March 23, 2000: Boulware purchases 4157 Moselle Road property from Don Houck for$257.000. 12:31 p.m. EST Ball testifies that it is possible to shoot hogs during the day. 12:34 p.m. EST Ball testifies that the way a plaintiffs practice works, you work on your own cases unless you are working with someone else. April 1983: Franklin C. Branch, the star witness in the case against the Boulwares was killed in an apparent vehicle vs. pedestrian incident in Tallahassee, Fla. 11:18 a.m. EST Court has resumed. Griffin objects when Attorney General Wilson begins getting into ballistic testimony. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) Alex Murdaugh was on the stand Friday for a second full day of testimony in his murder trial. The property boasts over 2.5 miles of river frontage, offering freshwater fishing, kayaking, and abundant deer, turkey, and waterfowl populations.. To understand Alex Murdaugh's apparent ties to drug trafficking in Lowcountry, we have to look at a man named Barrett T. Boulware, who was an alleged drug smuggler in the 1980s. The men claimed to have been traveling from Miami to New York. The jury is being brought into court. Murdaugh says dozens if not hundreds. That was clear to me, he said. Crosby says yes because they went hunting on the property. Waters says when accountability is at Murdaughs door, bad things happen. 4:17 p.m. EST Dr. Kinsey tells Griffin that his opinion is that the shot that killed Paul entered into his shoulder, traveled through the bottom of jaw and exited through the head. According to the listing by the Crosby Land Co. of Colleton County, Moselle consists of 1,772 acres of an unusually diverse habitat with varying forest types and age class distribution. He states he is much more confident of the angle of the bullet in the side of the dog house as it is wood. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Whats driving the players behind Israels legal, At G-20, high expectations for India as rising global, Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in, Over 26,000 evacuated as floods hit Malaysia again;, Pensacola International Airport Travelcast Live Camera, War, anger cloud Ukrainian athletes path to Paris, No. He says that when Maggie wanted him to do something, he usually ended up doing it even if he didnt want to at first. Jury is going to #Moselle tomorrow, the property that was given to Alex Murdaugh as collateral towards a so called debt the he was owed from drug smuggler Barrett Boulware The alleged debt nearly $1 million #alexmurdaughtrial #cantmakethisup. Click here to view the live feed containing details of McManigals prior testimony. Waters asks how many pills Murdaugh was using a day between January and June of 2021. As attorneys, they are bound by rules of professional conduct and ethical rules. The Murdaugh worker who took care of the dog kennels bring up some interesting questions. Waters asks if Murdaugh is a family annihilator. He thought he knew who Murdaugh was, but he did not. 2:26 p.m. EST Court has resumed. Sobbing, he said he set to work cleaning up what was left of Paul while he cried uncontrollably. It is possible that, by the end of the week, the disgraced attorney and accused killer will know his fate. 11 Miami area men were rescued 50 to 60 miles off the coast near St. Helena Sound. 11:26 a.m. EST Dr. Riemer states she did not take x-rays of the brain and says that hindsight is 20/20. He explains that they knew he was taking pills. Crosby states if you have hogs on your property, you generally carry a rifle with you as youre riding around the property in case you encounter a hog. During his testimony last week, Mr Murdaugh claimed he touched the bodies while on the phone to 911 testimony that came after data revealed that less than 20 seconds passed between the moment Mr Murdaughs car pulled up at the crime scene and the start of his 911 call where he claimed he found Maggie and Pauls bodies. Got a technical question or a glitch to report? But he does believe someone killed them because of the boat wreck. 12:36 p.m. EST Ball testifies that he spoke with Murdaugh when he was en route to Atlanta. He says Waters is implying he killed Maggie and Paul. The co-receivers, with joint approval from the Estate of Barrett Boulware, recently received an offer to . Alex Murdaugh. The jury will meet at 9:00 a.m. to go to Moselle. Waters asks about the June 7 confrontation with Jeanne Seckinger. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Harpootlian objects. Update: The disgraced South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh was charged Thursday, July 14, 2022, with the double murder of his wife and son.Murdaugh, 54 a fourth-generation lawyer from a powerful legal family was indicted on two counts of murder and two counts of weapons possession in the grisly shooting deaths of Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, the state's district . But the sale was put on hold when Mr Murdaugh was accused of trying to offload his assets to avoid paying up in a string of lawsuits he is facing, prompting a court to freeze his assets. The judge also advised them that some things have changed on the property in the aftermath of the murders. Harpootlian objects as Crosby is not an expert. Y'all, Jeanne Seckinger's testimony was intense. Murdaugh says the incident wasnt unusual. He says he saw them, jumped out, went back to the car and called 911, then went and checked the bodies. Murdaugh says to him it wasnt a confrontation. #murdaughtrial. He states the State plans to call seven rebuttal witnesses including Dr. Ellen Riemer and Kenneth Kinsey. 12:24 p.m. EST Re-direct has begun and McManigal testifies he performed multiple tests on the device. STAY CONNECTED:Receive news alerts from this trial and watch it on the go with theNEWS 2 APP(download it here). Not by anyone connected in an official way with Murdaugh's legal and criminal troubles. Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier/AP. February 1997: Purchase of property owned by James L. Ilhy by Murdaugh Holdings and Barrett T. Boulware for $115,000. Last week, Mr Murdaugh took the witness stand in his own case and confessed to lying about his alibi on the night of the murders and admitted that it was his voice in the video. He said it was important to him because Maggies phone was located down the road. So you might not be that way, but Ive got to function. Murdaughs defense didnt spend much time in redirect, but worked damage control to paint Murdaugh as a grieving father struggling with opioid addiction. 10:58 a.m. EST Judge Newman has called for a 10-minute break. The majority of the day was cross-examination by state prosecution Creighton Waters, who took aim at Murdaughs credibility any chance he got. And while the case put forward by Murdaughs attorneys finished strong, it remains to be seen whether it will create sufficient reasonable doubt among jurors following the resting of the states case ten days ago or the absoluteevisceration lead prosecutor Creighton Watersput on Murdaugh when he ill-advisedly took the stand in his own defense. Murdaugh says he built up a tolerance and got to the point where he was taking a lot of pills just to avoid slipping into withdrawals. On Wednesday, the jury is being taken to the familys sprawling 1,700-acre Moselle estate in Islandton, South Carolina, to see for themselves the crime scene where Maggie and Paul were killed back on 7 June 2021. In a move similar to Barrett Boulware's, Murdaugh transferred the property to his wife, Maggie . Waters asks if Murdaugh arrived before the kennel video. Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, of Hampton, and her son, 22-year-old Paul Terry Murdaugh, died June 7 of multiple gunshot wounds. Barrett purchased Moselle in 2000. Waters asks why Murdaugh left so quickly. Are you angry at him for stealing your money? Mr Harpootlian shouted. The property was first listed in February 2022 eight months after Maggie and Pauls murders and five months before Mr Murdaugh was charged with them under a new name of Cross Swamp Farm. Mark Powells Palmetto Past & Present: Lost Confederate Gold. She never resumed consciousness and died from her injuries three weeks later on 26 February. 3:21 p.m. EST Kinsey explains there is no defects in the bottom of the door frame or on the floor indicating the shot was at a downward trajectory. Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters told the court the state plans to call up to seven witnesses and expects to wrap up its case by the end of the day. Branch was the captain of Boulwares boat, the Jeannine Anne. You can alsosubscribe todaily emailsfor the latest news on this trial. April 2013: 4157 Moselle Road transferred from Barrett Boulware toAlexander Murdaugh Sr. for $5. Wondering how the jury is reacting to ?@Harpootlian4SC? Murdaugh says he must not have. Smalls states he never had a conversation with Murdaugh about installing blue lights in his vehicle. Dr. Kinsey is going through his qualifications. The 22-acre island that Alex Murdaugh co-owned with Barrett Boulware, a fisherman and accused drug smuggler, will be sold for $285,000 as bills mount in his trials for murder and financial fraud. Panama City Attorney E.J. Possibly as soon as this week . Lane) were sought in connection with the bust. 2:53 p.m. EST Kinsey states Sutton determined the height of the shooter based on a laser line. Crosby states his understanding was that Murdaugh stated he checked Maggie and Paul before calling 9-1-1 and that is what Murdaugh told him. During the 911 call he told the dispatcher he had touched both his wife and sons bodies to check for signs of life. Murdaugh says it was earlier that night. 10:55 a.m. EST Dr. Riemer states there would have been a lot more expansion in the wound in Pauls shoulder if it had been a contact wound. He revealed evidence that Mr Murdaugh had lied about his alibi from the moment that the first officer arrived on the scene, appearing to pour cold water on the reason the accused killer gave for lying. He says he often told SLED that he wasnt sure of the exact time, but they could check his phone or car or keycard for the exact time. The absolute shade Alan Wilson just threw at the defense establishing he had permission to point the weapon at Dr. Kinsey #MurdaughTrial. He said that he was going to meet them after he checked out. He had also testified about learning that his close friend and colleague had stolen millions of dollars from their law firm and its clients and how the probe into the missing money was put on hold because of the murders. The Moselle property, its numerous ownership transfers and Murdaugh's relationship with Barrett Boulware have been the subject of speculation and intrigue by the public and social media sleuths in the months since June 7. Well, the jury can judge that, thank you, said Mr Harpootlian. He also said a SLED agent told him that they knew his brother was responsible for the murders because of blood spatter evidence found on the white t-shirt he was wearing the night of the murders. He tells Judge Newman that most of these witnesses have been heard before and says the case needs to end at some point. Harpootlian continues to object and is overruled. Murdaugh says he did. Waters accuses Murdaugh of being able to lie so easily and so naturally. The texts are entered into evidence. Crosby says he has experienced anger, but Harpootlian is dead wrong if he thinks that is why he is testifying. Then you get jumpy legs and uncontrollable diarrhea and start vomiting. Boulwares name cropped up during the murder trial when jurors heard that Mr Murdaugh had stolen $750,000 in insurance money from his friend when he was dying of colon cancer. The case involves plane and possible drug trafficking. He says it was common for her to get home and leave her phone in her car, then go get it later. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! The goal of our daily polls is to track how perceptions of Murdaughs guilt or innocence related to the murders of his two alleged victims have evolved over the course of the trial. He says he and Maggie talked about it the night of the murders. 12:28 p.m. EST The State calls Mark Ball to the stand. I was there. Smalls is the former Sheriff of Hampton County. Mr Murdaugh allegedly bought the entire property for just $5, FITS News reported a move sometimes used so the seller can avoid paying capital gains taxes. February 1997: Purchase of property owned by James L. Ilhy by Murdaugh Holdings and Barrett T. Boulware for $115,000. Alex got the Moselle property for $5.00? He said that it was clear to him that the accused killer said he touched the bodies prior to calling 911. Waters asks if Murdaugh lied to Maggie and Paul. If other people disagree with her opinion, that is fine, but it doesnt change her determination. After asking permission, Wilson points the weapon at Kinsey. Griffin: There was no effort by investigators to find and identify the shooters footprints. Waters asks why Murdaugh changed his mind about going down to the kennels with Maggie after dinner. December 2016: 4157 Moselle Road transferred to Maggie Murdaugh for $5. He also testified how, on the night of the murders, Mr Murdaugh told him on more than one occasion that he had touched Maggie and Pauls bodies. They will see a place where another mysterious death took place just three years before the 2021 murders. Did anyone even mention that John Marvin was so distraught and so committed to finding killers that he went to Las Vegas looking for them. 10:46 a.m. EST Waters asks Dr. Riemer if there is any way the wound to the top of Pauls head could have been a contact wound in her expert opinion. At the time, her death was regarded as an accidental fall. Boulware died 9-12-18. Mr Murdaughs younger brother John Marvin Murdaugh was the final witness called to the stand for the defence, breaking down in tears as he described how he cleaned up the crime scene and what was left of his nephew Paul. He was a commercial fisherman having operated out of Beaufort, SC for over forty years. Mr Crosby told the court that he used to be angry with Mr Murdaugh but has had to move on for the sake of his own life. Will we see this enter the rebuttal case today (Will Folks). McManigal states more than ten. Alex Murdaugh bought Moselle back in 2013 from Boulware's wife Jeannine Morris Boulware, according to property records. Waters tries to end the testimony. The replacement went missing as well and Murdaugh says he hadnt seen it since around Christmas. Murdaugh says that Boulware was a unique case because they had a lot of history and he covered a lot of Boulwares debts. He qualifies some saying that he didnt directly talk to them, but he stole from them. 7:56 a.m. EST Yesterday as I was leaving the courtroom, lead prosecutor Creighton Waterswas huddled with multiple attorneys from the Parker law firm. MURDAUGH MURDERS: The Moselle estate had a mysterious past even before Maggie and Paul's murders with ties to a suspected drug smuggler and a housekeeper's fatal fall, reports Rachel Sharp Murdaugh says he doesnt know if he sat down with each client, but he admits he gained the trust of each client, lied to them, stole from them, and many were people he knew and cared about. Been reading up on it and he check marks each box of the definition. Boulware's name cropped up during the murder trial when jurors heard that Mr Murdaugh had stolen $750,000 in insurance money from his friend when he was dying of colon cancer. He says Pauls phone showed him at the house at 8:08 p.m., which would make Murdaughs story not true. Crosby states that he did in June of 2018. In court on Tuesday, Mr Crosby said that hearing his former friends testimony marked the first time he had heard him confess to beign there. He says they would agree to a two-hour limit if they could split the argument. Waters asks about when Murdaugh arrived to the murder scene. He says he did sometimes. But by the then the trooper had seen the drugs. He states the .300 Blackouts were purchased for hog hunting. During direct testimony, Mr Crosby had told the court how Mr Murdaugh stole thousands of dollars from his friend who was dying from terminal cancer. Waters asks about Murdaugh's relationship with Barrett Boulware, a business partner, friend, and someone Murdaugh stole money from. 10:21 a.m. EST Harpootlian asks how much money Murdaugh stole from Boulware. 11:45 a.m. EST Dr. Riemer states she always questions herself during an autopsy, but the totality of the findings showed her it was an exit wound. Murdaugh says that is false. He asks if Murdaugh was lying in that interview. Waters brings up the September 2021 confrontation with his law partners about the stolen funds. 12:05 p.m. EST The State calls Paul McManigal to the stand. On Feb. 23, Alex Murdaugh took the stand against the advice of his counsel. Murdaugh asks if he means did he shoot his wife and son? He was becoming more and more of a liability. Murdaugh says there were several factors and circumstances that made him paranoid. At some point on Wednesday, jurors are expected to take a field trip to Moselle the Murdaugh familys 1,700-acre hunting property which straddles the Salkehatchie River between Hampton and Colleton counties near Islandton, S.C. At that location, Murdaughis accusedof killing his wife, 52-year-oldMaggie Murdaugh, and youngest son, 22-year-oldPaul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021. He states they are such a nuisance that the general rule is you do not ride around the property without a rifle in case you do see a hog. The defence rested its case on Monday after calling 14 witnesses over the course of one week as the legal team seeks to try to convince jurors of Mr Murdaughs innocence. Questions have now been mounting around Satterfields death and investigators reopened an investigation into her death in September 2021 days after Mr Murdaughs financial fraud scheme came to light. Regarding rebuttal, It seems to me the states plan is to let-no-dead-horse-go-unbeaten Dick Harpootlian. Many in the American southeast know of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, a man with connections to at least five deaths that have drawn national attention. Waters brings up the case of Barrett Boulware, someone Murdaugh knew well and had been involved in real estate dealings with. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. 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