On the night that Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son would be fatally shot on the grounds of their rural estate in Colleton County, South Carolina, the 22-year-old sent out a video on Snapchat to several friends.
What the video contains has not yet been disclosed publicly, but prosecutors say its existence is a “critical” facet of the double murder trial against Murdaugh, 54, a once-prominent lawyer accused of killing his wife Margaret, 52, and their younger son, Paul, on June 7, 2021. The trial continues Tuesday with jury selection.
Some of the prosecution’s evidence in the case — and what can and can’t be presented during the trial — must still be determined by Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman, as Murdaugh’s defense team filed motions Monday seeking to block some of the state’s expert witness testimony.
Newman is expected to hear arguments on the motions once the jury of 12 plus six alternates is seated. A timeline for opening statements is unclear, but court officials spent the…
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