SC - Paul Murdaugh, 22 and mom Margaret, 52, found shot to death, Islandton, 7 June 2021 #13

[FlamingoLady]

Indictment is here

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/postandcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/4c/04c9c93e-0388-11ed-837d-bf29fe52d529/62d033b08f552.pdf.pdf

When will we get to hear about, or see, some of the evidence they have against him. The indictment did not list anything.

 

[sds71]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547611831581024256

 

[girlhasnoname]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547611831581024256

Murder charges with malice, aforethought in both deaths. Oh this guy is a bad, bad man.

MOO

 

[StarryStarryNight]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1547611831581024256

Predictable.
The old “Rush-to-judgement” defense.
I’m all for a speedy trial! Let’s do it! Sixty days out sounds fine to me.
What ridiculous rot Harpootlian and Griffin put out. They will be filing extensions and requesting hearings on every pathetic thing they can think of. Sixty days…right.

 

[girlhasnoname]

So it was confirmed in the PR from AG and SLED that MM was shot with the AR Rifle, and PM the shotgun. Wow.

 

[Ann99]

Murder charges with malice, aforethought in both deaths. Oh this guy is a bad, bad man.

MOO

Is this a Death Penalty case? Do these charge automatically qualify?

 

[clearskies1]

Does he have money for a private lawyer given all the financial claims against him? Were they able to seize his assets pre-trial?

 

[girlhasnoname]

Is this a Death Penalty case? Do these charge automatically qualify?

Yes it could be if the States chooses to seek it.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Harpo ease his way out of representing AM going forward, this is going to be one heck of a shi t show going forward. JMO

MOO

I’m kinda thinking this too, especially if the state goes for the death penalty.

 

[girlhasnoname]

Does he have money for a private lawyer given all the financial claims against him? Were they able to seize his assets pre-trial?

Litigants against AM filed liens/freeze against assets, but there was some portion that were protected from seizing. I can't remember which one(s) maybe it was his 401K/Retirement account that was approx $200K IIRC.

 

[Ann99]

https://www.fitsnews.com/2022/07/14/alex-murdaugh-charged-with-killing-his-wife-and-son/

Websleuths Reported and discussed immediately about the RUN FLAT tires!

Social media users and online sleuths also picked up on Alex’s apparent lack of indignation over the slow pace of the investigation — in which the killer or killers of his loved ones continued to roam free.
With this and other pressures mounting, Alex Murdaugh seemed to come up with a solution.
On Sept. 4, 2021, Murdaugh reported to law enforcement that he had been “shot” by a passerby while changing a tire on the side of a rural road.
Someone was trying to murder him like they murdered Maggie and Paul!

Murdaugh, not accustomed to fact-checking, would soon have to change that story because the luxury car he was in had “run-flat” tires on it and therefore contained no spares because “changing a flat” was not necessary.

 

[girlhasnoname]

AM Disbarred and charged in Maggie & Paul's deaths. May true justice now begin for them and all of AM's victims.

 

[Herat]

FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY !!!!

I've been waiting for YEARS for this.

 

[clearskies1]

Is this a Death Penalty case? Do these charge automatically qualify?

Unknown if the state will seek it, but under SC law "Two or more persons were murdered by the defendant by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct" is an aggravating factor for which the death penalty can be imposed. Code of Laws - Title 16 - Chapter 3 - Offenses Against The Person Mitigating factors would also be considered in determining the sentence if an aggravating factor is proved BARD.

 

[Elley Mae]

Finally.

Jmo I think MM phone was found by the river where the divers were seaching. I don’t think they found them there. I think that the trip to his mother’s house was to remove the guns from the property.

Jmo

 

[Seattle1]

Alex Murdaugh charged with murder in wife, son deaths, AG says

Alex Murdaugh charged with murder in wife, son deaths

www.wyff4.com

7/14/22

"It was very clear from day one that law enforcement and the Attorney General prematurely concluded that Alex was responsible for the murder of his wife and son. But we know that Alex did not have any motive whatsoever to murder them.

"We are immediately filing a motion for a speedy trial, we are requesting that the Attorney General turn over all evidence within 30 days as required by law and we demand to have a trial within 60 days of receiving that evidence."

 

[Ann99]

Harpootlian should <modsnip - derogatory nickname for a case player> ease himself out but I bet he won’t.
<modsnip> will wallow in and revel in the publicity and make a fortune off of it. I imagine him writing a book.
As an attorney, anyone know if H is death penalty qualified?

 

[ElizB]

One of the reasons I assumed AM had an accomplice was the high velocity blood spatter found on his clothes. My understand is, were he the gunman, it would be unlikely AM would have high velocity blood spatter. Since he was only one indicted, I’m eager to see SLED’s theory on what happened that night.

 

[Elley Mae]

It would be great if LE found receipts for the two missing weapons.

 

[Seattle1]

Finally charged! Let the games begin....

I hope the state has some excellent experts for the blood splatter evidence the state is relying on here and not where this will be discredited as "junk science."