Above: Live video from the courtroom Timeline of the Murdaugh murders This Snapchat video shows Alex Murdaugh at the scene of the crime minutes before the murders, prosecutors say Video: Cellphone screenshots of Alex and Maggie Murdaugh shown to the jury during the double murder trial as PMPED, now known as Parker Law Group LLP., takes the stand. She said that under firm policy, all money from clients must be paid to the law firm and not to individual attorneys. She said that she has known Alex Murdaugh for about 40 years, and said that Murdaugh could generate seven figures in a single year. She said she confronted Murdaugh about missing fees in 2020 and Alex said she was trying to put money in Maggie Murdaugh’s name because of legal issues from the boating accident. She said that she confronted Alex on June 7, 2021 about missing fees from the law firm. During the conversation, Alex received a phone call telling him that her father’s illness was terminal. Her conversation with Alex about fees ended at that point. She said she heard rumors of the murders around 11 pm that night, but a few hours later she received confirmation from an associate at the law firm. Weeks later, she received an email from Bamberg County. Chris Wilson, who said the missing money was in a trust that the law firm would have access to at any time. He said that in September, after Alex resigned from the law firm, Wilson admitted that he didn’t have the money. he further investigated the missing money, found numerous checks made out to “Forge Consulting” that had Alex’s handwriting on the endorsement. He said that on Friday, September 3, 2021, all of the partners except Alex and Randy Murdaugh met to discuss the findings. of your research. Then Randy was included in the conversation. Alex was confronted, admitted what he had done, and resigned. She said no announcement would be made until the following week. It was that weekend that Alex was found shot on the side of the road. Update 10:26 am: The judge addresses the jury and asks them to return to the jury room while talks are taking place about what evidence will be allowed at trial. Update 10:14 am: Heidi Galore of Snap Inc. took the stand. She is discussing the background of Snapchat and how data and records are kept. Update 10:11 am: Court resumed. Update 10 am: The court is in a brief recess. Update 9:40 am: Judge says he will tentatively allow discussion of alleged other crimes involving Alex Murdaugh, as well as the boating accident that claimed the life of Mallory Beach, in order to show a motive or intent for the murders . The judge will determine later, outside the presence of the jury, whether to allow yesterday’s recap: For the first time on Wednesday, friends of the Murdaugh family took the stand in the double murder trial of disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh. They described to the jury the type of relationship Alex had with his wife and son, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, before their bodies were discovered on the family property in June 2021. Moments before he was killed, Paul Murdaugh recorded a video for his friend, Rogan Gibson. Paul had been watching Gibson’s dog and sent him a video when he noticed something was wrong with his tail. In the video, you can hear three voices. Below: Snapchat video of Paul Murdaugh taken minutes before the double murder. Prosecutors believe it is Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh, all at the crime scene minutes before the murders. Gibson testified that he also believes they were the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul. But Alex previously told investigators that he had been napping at the time and that he had not seen Paul and Maggie since dinner. When asked about the issue, Gibson noted that neither Maggie nor Paul seemed stressed in the video. Gibson said he met with the Murdaugh family days after the murders and said he believed he heard Alex on the video. Gibson said Alex was in the room at the time and did not react to the statement. Next, the video: Rogan Gibson testifies. He also told the lawyers that the Murdaughs had a good relationship with each other. Another Murdaughs’ friend, Will Loving, echoed those sentiments. He also testified that he heard the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul on the video. Below video: Agent SLED: Alex Murdaugh said ‘I did so bad’ about his son. In addition, a digital forensic expert analyzed the data from the phones of Paul, Maggie and Alex. He said the last activity on Paul’s phone was recorded at 8:48 pm, when he sent a text message. The last activity on Maggie’s phone was recorded at 9:06 pm when her phone switched from landscape to portrait mode. That was the same time that Alex called Maggie to tell her that she was going to her mother’s house. Below: Alex Murdaugh is interviewed by detectives following a double murder
Above: Live video from the courtroom
Update 10:30 a.m.: Jeanie Seckinger, an accountant with PMPED, now known as Parker Law Group LLP., takes the podium. She said that under firm policy, all money from clients must be paid to the law firm and not to individual attorneys.
She said she’s known Alex Murdaugh for about 40 years, saying Murdaugh could make seven figures in a single year.
She said she confronted Murdaugh about missing fees in 2020 and Alex said she was trying to put money in Maggie Murdaugh’s name due to boating accident legal issues.
He said he confronted Alex on June 7, 2021 over missing fees from the law firm. During the conversation, Alex received a phone call telling him that his father’s illness was terminal. His conversation with Alex about fees ended at that point.
He said he heard rumors of the murders around 11 p.m. that night, but got confirmation from a partner at the law firm a few hours later.
Weeks later, he received an email from Bamberg County attorney Chris Wilson telling him the missing money was in a trust that the law firm would have access to at any time.
He said that in September, after Alex resigned from the law firm, Wilson admitted he didn’t have the money.
While further investigating the missing money, he found numerous checks made out to “Forge Consulting” that had Alex’s handwriting on the endorsement.
She said that on Friday, September 3, 2021, all of the partners except Alex and Randy Murdaugh met to discuss the findings of their investigation. Then Randy was included in the conversation. Alex was confronted, admitted what he had done, and resigned. She said no announcement would be made until the following week.
It was that weekend that Alex was found shot on the side of the road.
Update 10:26 a.m.: The judge addresses the jury and asks them to return to the jury room while talks take place about what evidence will be allowed at trial.
Update 10:14 a.m.: Heidi Galore of Snap Inc. took the podium. She talks about the background of Snapchat and how data and records are saved.
Update 10:11 a.m.: The court has resumed.
Update 10am: The court is in a brief recess.
Update 9:40 a.m.: The judge says he will tentatively allow discussion of other alleged crimes involving Alex Murdaugh, as well as the boating accident that claimed the life of Mallory Beach, to show a motive or intent for the killings.
The judge will determine later, outside the presence of the jury, whether to allow specific lines of questioning to take place.
Summary of yesterday: For the first time Wednesday, friends of the Murdaugh family took the stand in the double murder trial of disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh.
They described to the jury the type of relationship Alex had with his wife and son, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, before their bodies were discovered on the family property in June 2021.
Moments before he was killed, Paul Murdaugh recorded a video for his friend, Rogan Gibson.
Paul had been watching Gibson’s dog and sent him a video when he noticed something was wrong with its tail.
In the video, three voices can be heard.
Below: Snapchat video of Paul Murdaugh taken minutes before the double murder
Prosecutors believe they are Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh, all at the crime scene minutes before the murders.
Gibson testified that he also believes they were the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul.
But Alex previously told investigators that he had been napping at the time and had not seen Paul and Maggie since dinner.
When asked about the issue, Gibson noted that neither Maggie nor Paul seemed stressed in the video.
Gibson said he met with the Murdaugh family days after the murders and said he thought he heard Alex on the video. Gibson said Alex was in the room at the time and did not react to the statement.
Below video: Rogan Gibson testifies
He also told the lawyers that the Murdaughs had a good relationship with each other.
Another Murdaughs’ friend, Will Loving, echoed those sentiments.
He also testified that he heard the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul on the video.
Below Video: SLED Agent: Alex Murdaugh Said ‘I Did So Bad’ About His Son
In addition, a digital forensics expert analyzed data from Paul, Maggie and Alex’s phones.
He said the last activity on Paul’s phone was recorded at 8:48 p.m., when he sent a text message.
The last activity on Maggie’s phone was recorded at 9:06 pm when her phone switched from landscape to portrait mode.
That was the same time that Alex called Maggie to tell her she was going to her mother’s house.
Below: Alex Murdaugh is interviewed by detectives following a double murder
