The courthouse will be closed until 9:30 on Thursday. Come back to watch the jury live as the highly anticipated murder trial of disbarred attorney Alex Murdock unfolds. Murdoch pleaded not guilty to killing his wife Maggie and son Paul at the family hunting lodge in June 2021. Murder Timeline Murdoch murder mystery interactive map: Dates and locations surrounding 5 deaths in Lowcountry WATCH THE FULL WEDNESDAY OPENING STATEMENT BELOW: Both prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their opening statements in Colleton County Courthouse Wednesday. Each side took about 30 minutes to present their arguments. Murdoch wept as his defense attorney, Dick Harpoodley, described to the jury the horrors of the injuries Maggie and Paul suffered and how they traumatized Alex. “Alex, get up,” Harboudlian instructed his client, “this is Alex Murdock. Alex is the loving father of Paul and the loving husband of Maggie. …Their relationship and Alex and Maggie’s relationship was loving, like they went to the baseball game a week ago, like they had a loving relationship. You will not hear a witness say they sent suggestive texts and emails.” The lawyer, Creighton Waters, paints a very different picture of Murdoch. He told the jury that the key piece of evidence in the case had to do with Alex and the victims’ cell phones. His wife and child were killed, cell phone evidence would prove otherwise. He added that a video shot on Paul’s phone moments before the murder would have shown that Alex was with his wife and son. talk to one of his friends about him and tell this friend. “You’ll hear from him because his friend’s dog was in the shelter and they thought there was something wrong with his tail. Paul was recording it to send to his friend. .. you will hear witnesses recognize Paul’s voice, Maggie’s voice and Alex’s voice,” Waters said. . BELOW FILE VIDEO: Several members of the Murdock family were seen inside the courtroom after Alex Murdock called 911 to find the bodies of his wife and child. First official day of trial. Alex Murdock’s surviving son Buster, his brothers John Marvin and Randy, and his sister were seated behind him in the courtroom. As for the judging panel, eight women and four men were selected just hours before the opening statements. Of the six disabled people, four are male and two female. Witness testimony is expected to begin Thursday. 255 witnesses are listed. Preliminary Report: On June 7, 2021, two members of the prominent Murdoch family in South Carolina were found shot and killed on their property. Since that time, the investigation into the deaths of Paul and Maggie Murdock and the arrest of the man who called 911 that night, attorney Alex Murdock has been disbarred, leading to international headlines. Related South Carolina attorney: Alex Murdoch could get hung jury in murder trial The Murdoch family holds the South Carolina 14th Circuit attorney for nearly a century Murdoch’s manslaughter of a housekeeper led to more financial crimes. By Alex Murdock
The courthouse will be closed until 9:30 on Thursday. Check back for live coverage
The jury is seated and the murder trial of highly anticipated attorney Alex Murdock is underway.
Murdoch pleaded not guilty to killing his wife Maggie and son Paul at the family’s hunting lodge in June 2021.
Watch Wednesday’s opening statements in full below:
On Wednesday, both prosecutors and defense attorneys made their opening statements in the Colleton County Courthouse. Each side took about 30 minutes to present their arguments.
Murdoch was seen breaking down in tears as his defense attorney Dick Harpoodley described to the jury the horrors of the injuries Maggie and Paul suffered and how it traumatized Alex.
“Alex, get up,” Harboudlian ordered his client. “This is Alex Murdock. Alex was the loving father of Paul and the loving husband of Maggie. …Their relationship and Alex and Maggie’s relationship was warm, and you won’t hear a witness say how they went to a baseball game a week ago and how they sent texts and emails that indicated a loving relationship.”
The lawyer, Creighton Waters, paints a different picture of Murdock.
He told the jury that key evidence in the case involved cell phones belonging to Alex and the victims.
Although Murdoch insists he was not present when his wife and child were killed, he said cellphone evidence would prove otherwise.
He said a video shot on Paul’s phone minutes before the murders allegedly showed Alex was with his wife and child.
“At 8:44 and 55 seconds, Paul recorded a video. He was in the kennel because he was talking to his friend about him, and you ask this friend why his friend had a dog. They thought there was something wrong with the puppies and his tail. Paul told his friend, “He was filming it to send… you’ll hear from witnesses who recognize Paul’s voice, Maggie’s voice, and Alex’s voice,” Waters said.
VIDEO FILE BELOW: Alex Murdock calls 911 after finding the bodies of his wife and son
Several members of the Murdoch family were seen inside the courtroom on this first official day of hearings.
Alex Murdock’s surviving son Buster, his brothers John Marvin and Randy and his sister were seen sitting behind him in the courtroom.
As for the jury, chosen a few hours before the opening of the statements, it was made up of eight women and four men. Of the six disabled people, four are male and two female.
Witness testimony is expected to begin Thursday. 255 witnesses are listed.
Initial report: On June 7, 2021, two members of the prominent Murdoch family in South Carolina were found shot and killed on their property.
Since then, the investigation into the deaths of Paul and Maggie Murdock and the arrest of the person who called 911 that night, held up by attorney Alex Murdock, have made international headlines.
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