Murdaugh Family Murders: Day 23 – Defense Expected to Rest
Trials
Court
February 24, 2023
Murdaugh Family Murders: Alex Says He Took 60 Pills the Day Before Maggie & Paul’s Slayings
Alex Murdaugh testified on Friday that he took 2,000 mg of oxycontin in the months leading up to Paul and Maggie’s 2021 murders. Alex also stated that there were instances in which he took more than 60 pills a day, though it depended on the strength of the pill. He explained that the oxycodone pills …
Court
February 24, 2023
‘5’2″ Vigilantes’: Alex Murdaugh Says Deadly Boat Crash Was Catalyst to Paul and Maggie’s Murders
Alex Murdaugh testified on Friday that he still believes the deadly 2019 boat crash involving Paul played a role in Paul and Maggie’s 2021 murders. Alex said that he believes social media posts regarding Paul’s alleged drunk boating incident may have emboldened someone to kill him and Maggie. Alex noted that he believed this immediately …
Trials
February 23, 2023
HAPPENING NOW: ALEX MURDAUGH DENIES SHOOTING WIFE & SON
ALEX MURDAUGH TAKES THE STAND NOW
Court
February 23, 2023
Murdaugh Murders: Inmate Called in Bomb Threat That Delayed Trial Earlier in February
An inmate in South Carolina’s Ridgeland Correctional Institute is being charged with making the bomb threat that temporarily halted Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial earlier this month. The Colleton County courthouse was evacuated on February 8 after courthouse personnel received the bomb threat, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The trial was halted until about 2:30 p.m. while …
Family Crime
February 22, 2023
Paul Murdaugh’s Girlfriend Says He Choked Her, Had History of Drunk Driving
Paul Murdaugh’s girlfriend has not only alleged that the murdered 22-year-old was abusive but that he also had a problem with alcohol prior to the deadly 2019 boat crash. Morgan Doughty, 23, recalled an instance in which Paul kicked her before grabbing her by the throat and punching her. “He got on top of me, …
Nancy Grace
February 22, 2023
Nancy Grace: Murdaugh Judge Allows ‘Ballistics Expert’ With No Training to Testify for Defense
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace tells Fox News that the judge in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial “threw the defense a bone” Tuesday when he allowed a “ballistics expert” with no ballistics training to testify that the gunman who killed Murdaugh’s wife and son was “really short, like 5-2.” “The jury had to be dumbfounded,” Grace said. “But …
Court
February 17, 2023
Murdaugh Family Murders: Alex Murdaugh’s Wife and Son Found His Drug Stash a Month Before Their Murders
Prosecutors rested their case Friday against disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, wrapping up the state’s testimony with a final witness to tie up phone and GPS information that had been given to jurors over the past two weeks of trial. A new piece of information: Paul and Maggie Murdaugh apparently uncovered Alex Murdaugh’s drug …