SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton *Guilty* #44

[Betty P]

I have permission to post this interview here from Tricia. I'm sure this couple does other interviews, but, this particular one is the only one approved.

I am in shock. The Murdaugh's housekeeper, Blanca, has written a book. She has said things in this interview I have never heard before. Just wow!

That’s very interesting. She saw many suspicious things before and after the murders. She also believes there may have been someone who helped Alex. Wow. In a way, that’s not surprising.

Maybe it’s just me, but AM’s trial left more than a few questions unanswered.

 

[Betty P]

In the interview above, Blanca says there was no one in the Murdaugh house when she arrived there the morning after the murders. She commented that the leftover food she had cooked the night before was left in the same pots and placed in the refrigerator, something the Murdaugh family never did. She said she didn't think anyone was in the house that night after the murders, but at the trial, the defense team stated that Alex and other family and friends went there while police took photos of the crime scene.

Murdaugh family housekeeper testifies why Alex's wife said he "was not being truthful"

Housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson also testified to other presumably odd events and behavior in the days and weeks after the murders of Alex Murdaugh's wife and son.

www.nbcnews.com

Was there any clarification on this? Were there people in the house along with Alex that night, after the murders while LE was investigating? Did Alex have help with cleaning up or staging the house? TIA

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

There was like a dozen of his friends and family there after the police were called. They did go in the house. Different people testified to it.

 

[Warwick7]

There was like a dozen of his friends and family there after the police were called. They did go in the house. Different people testified to it.

I think Blanca mentioned that "it looked like" no one had been in the house. M00 Someone obviously straightened things up when they left. When Blanca got the call from AM they all had already moved over to his mother's place.

 

[otto]

In the interview above, Blanca says there was no one in the Murdaugh house when she arrived there the morning after the murders. She commented that the leftover food she had cooked the night before was left in the same pots and placed in the refrigerator, something the Murdaugh family never did. She said she didn't think anyone was in the house that night after the murders, but at the trial, the defense team stated that Alex and other family and friends went there while police took photos of the crime scene.

Murdaugh family housekeeper testifies why Alex's wife said he "was not being truthful"

Housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson also testified to other presumably odd events and behavior in the days and weeks after the murders of Alex Murdaugh's wife and son.

www.nbcnews.com

Was there any clarification on this? Were there people in the house along with Alex that night, after the murders while LE was investigating? Did Alex have help with cleaning up or staging the house? TIA

I vaguely recall testimony from Alex's friends stating that they put the food pots in the fridge on the evening of the murders.

 

[otto]

I was re-listening to trial testimony last night. When Alex was on the stand, he was asked by the prosecution why, on the night of the murders, he immediately mentioned the boat crash. That's the first thing he told police when they arrived. The prosecutor asked Alex whether he blamed Paul's friends for the murders.

Alex said that he at no time blamed the people injured in the boat crash. He also said that he did not suspect that their families murdered Maggie and Paul. The prosecutor asked whether it was vigilantes, and again Alex said no. Then Alex spoke freely and said that the person who murdered Paul must have really hated him; must have been really angry. At that moment, Alex is telling the truth.

 

[Warwick7]

I was re-listening to trial testimony last night. When Alex was on the stand, he was asked by the prosecution why, on the night of the murders, he immediately mentioned the boat crash. That's the first thing he told police when they arrived. The prosecutor asked Alex whether he blamed Paul's friends for the murders.

Alex said that he at no time blamed the people injured in the boat crash. He also said that he did not suspect that their families murdered Maggie and Paul. The prosecutor asked whether it was vigilantes, and again Alex said no. Then Alex spoke freely and said that the person who murdered Paul must have really hated him; must have been really angry. At that moment, Alex is telling the truth.

BBM
Never caught that before. Talk about cutting his own throat.

Lets say Alex was innocent, how could he ever know it wasn't families wanting vengeance? How he be so specific that it was a no to vigilantes? You are right he was a dead give away. Alex is telling the truth.

That said, at that point in his life he may have really really hated his own son.

When certain witnesses were testifying about the back part of Paul's head missing. And how PM's brains were in a bucket and brought separately to the pathologist, I watched AM. He literally was falling apart in that chair. He totally lost it.

He may have had a deep hatred for his son...but as time went on I bet it ate at him, and I bet he missed him.

 

[Warwick7]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1984636748069290174

 

[Betty P]

I vaguely recall testimony from Alex's friends stating that they put the food pots in the fridge on the evening of the murders.

Perhaps Blanca’s telling of those events that day makes it more mysterious, as if other things happened after the murders. She definitely implies that she believes someone else assisted with the murders and/or attempted cover-up. She also implies that Buster was involved in the murder of Stephen Smith.

I spent some time this afternoon going back over the news stories, trial testimony and evidence. They really were horrific murders, just a nightmarish crime scene. That he ambushed and brutally murdered his own defenseless wife and son is the most evil crime imaginable. Even worse that he lied and pointed fingers at others while exhibiting such faux grief. He was a sociopath, but he also revealed how opioid addiction can literally destroy someone’s life, values and rational mind.

It’s amazing how life has returned to normal in that small community. I have relatives who live there who are still friends with AM’s extended family. I would find that impossible.

 

[otto]

BBM
Never caught that before. Talk about cutting his own throat.

Lets say Alex was innocent, how could he ever know it wasn't families wanting vengeance? How he be so specific that it was a no to vigilantes? You are right he was a dead give away. Alex is telling the truth.

That said, at that point in his life he may have really really hated his own son.

When certain witnesses were testifying about the back part of Paul's head missing. And how PM's brains were in a bucket and brought separately to the pathologist, I watched AM. He literally was falling apart in that chair. He totally lost it.

He may have had a deep hatred for his son...but as time went on I bet it ate at him, and I bet he missed him.

Alex immediately implicated the boaters, their families, or vigilantes on the night of the murders. He had to backtrack on that at trial - after he was placed at the scene at the time of the murders.

During testimony, the camera switched to Alex for a minute here and there, then back to the witness. Alex seems to have a talent for crying theatrically.

I think he's a cold, calculating performer. He didn't appear to have any reaction to testimony about Maggie's injuries. I thought that, as he listened to testimony of how they died, he was envisioning and thinking about how accurate the witness was about how it unfolded. He was shaking his head 'no' once in a while, as though he was saying that the witness detail was not quite right.

Although he may miss his former life, I don't think he misses Paul. Deep down, I think he still blames Paul for his life today. I think he views the murders as culling the herd.

I watched the second half of the Netflix show about the Murdaugh's last night. One point that stood out is that one week prior to the murders, Paul was drunk on a boat with friends. It sounds like police intervened. Paul is portrayed as being remorseful about Mallory's death, so why was he drunk and ready to drive a boat again after his prior manslaughter of Mallory?

Alex is very accurate with a rifle, so shooting Paul first in the right shoulder, then blowing his brains out, gives me the impression that he wanted Paul to know who was shooting him. Same with Maggie. Alex could have killed both of them with one shot each. With Maggie, he shot her hand, then in the torso, then the leg, then as she was down he shot her through her body, and finally a shot to the top of the head. I wouldn't be surprised if we learn at some point that he was talking to both of them while shooting them.

 

[TDoc72]

Watched the 20/20 special and got annoyed all over again. During AM’s testimony, he’s asked about why he lied about being at the kennels. He never answers that question. He just say once he told the lie, he had to keep lying (& the when we practice to deceive quote). I’m still not sure why he did. If he was so innocent, surely he would’ve said he was there and someone must’ve been watching. I mean, I still wouldn’t have believed him.

I’m trying to save the Hulu series until all the episodes are out and I can binge it but it’s getting harder to wait.

Also I like Mandy Matney and think she did good work in this case, but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me. I don’t think I could listen to her podcast.

 

[otto]

I'm enjoying re-watching some of the trial testimony.

The testimony about Maggie's injuries is that the first two shots had stippling, so Alex was within 3 feet and facing her when he shot her. The first shot was to her leg, less than 3 feet. The second shot was through the kidney, at 3 feet. That doubled her over. The third shot was taken farther away and from behind. The fourth shot was through the top of the head. The fifth injury, to her left wrist, may have been separate or part of another shot. There was no stippling on her wrist.

Maggie was 3 feet from Alex when he raised his rifle and shot her in the leg. She knew exactly what was happening and who was responsible. He almost used her for target practice, shooting her 4 times before he killed her. He circled her - two shots facing her, one shot behind her, then another shot in front of her. The injury to the left wrist may be connected to the third injury, where she was doubled over.

Alex was, in my opinion, extremely cruel at the time that he murdered Paul and Maggie.

Alex's testimony about why he lied is convoluted. He concocts a story about being afraid of David Owen because he knew someone who had a negative experience years earlier. Alex blames many things, including paranoia, for lying. At the end of the testimony, the prosecution points out that everything that Alex blames for his lies happened well after Alex lied to police about where he was at the time of the murders. For example, David Owen was not yet at the scene when Alex first lied.

I'm enjoying the glimpses of Alex during testimony because we know that he is reliving that murderous experience day after day. He sniveling is quite likely because he doesn't like the fact that everyone is becoming aware of his cruelty.

 

[Warwick7]

I'm enjoying re-watching some of the trial testimony.

The testimony about Maggie's injuries is that the first two shots had stippling, so Alex was within 3 feet and facing her when he shot her. The first shot was to her leg, less than 3 feet. The second shot was through the kidney, at 3 feet. That doubled her over. The third shot was taken farther away and from behind. The fourth shot was through the top of the head. The fifth injury, to her left wrist, may have been separate or part of another shot. There was no stippling on her wrist.

Maggie was 3 feet from Alex when he raised his rifle and shot her in the leg. She knew exactly what was happening and who was responsible. He almost used her for target practice, shooting her 4 times before he killed her. He circled her - two shots facing her, one shot behind her, then another shot in front of her. The injury to the left wrist may be connected to the third injury, where she was doubled over.

Alex was, in my opinion, extremely cruel at the time that he murdered Paul and Maggie.

Alex's testimony about why he lied is convoluted. He concocts a story about being afraid of David Owen because he knew someone who had a negative experience years earlier. Alex blames many things, including paranoia, for lying. At the end of the testimony, the prosecution points out that everything that Alex blames for his lies happened well after Alex lied to police about where he was at the time of the murders. For example, David Owen was not yet at the scene when Alex first lied.

I'm enjoying the glimpses of Alex during testimony because we know that he is reliving that murderous experience day after day. He sniveling is quite likely because he doesn't like the fact that everyone is becoming aware of his cruelty.

I've often wondered if the first shot came because she was on a dead run to Paul. She may have ran right into Alex head on. Also wondered if that first shot in the leg (tho not fatal) was to stop her from running.

I wonder if in shock she bent over just slightly to see her leg. With her left arm slightly in front of her stomach. Then the second shot would have went thru her wrist and into her stomach.

I feel she may have land on all fours slightly head bent down trying to crawl away.

He circled around and shot her from behind her. Then circled back around and shot one into her head, such as in an execution. That shot would assured him she was dead and couldn't get away.

That first shot to her leg is bizarre. You are right he was a sharp shooter. It could be out of vengeancethat he wanted her to feel allllll the pain while still very much alive.

 

[otto]

I've often wondered if the first shot came because she was on a dead run to Paul. She may have ran right into Alex head on. Also wondered if that first shot in the leg (tho not fatal) was to stop her from running.

I wonder if in shock she bent over just slightly to see her leg. With her left arm slightly in front of her stomach. Then the second shot would have went thru her wrist and into her stomach.

I feel she may have land on all fours slightly head bent down trying to crawl away.

He circled around and shot her from behind her. Then circled back around and shot one into her head, such as in an execution. That shot would assured him she was dead and couldn't get away.

That first shot to her leg is bizarre. You are right he was a sharp shooter. It could be out of vengeancethat he wanted her to feel allllll the pain while still very much alive.

I think that's exactly how it happened. He was standing less than 3 feet from her. She was quite likely running towards Paul, and quite likely stopped when she saw Alex with the rifle. Since he planned to kill her, he could have shot her once in the head, but he didn't.

He shot her in the leg. Then the torso. How long did it take? What did he say as he shot her for the purpose of injuring and causing suffering?

 

[Warwick7]

I think that's exactly how it happened. He was standing less than 3 feet from her. She was quite likely running towards Paul, and quite likely stopped when she saw Alex with the rifle. Since he planned to kill her, he could have shot her once in the head, but he didn't.

He shot her in the leg. Then the torso. How long did it take? What did he say as he shot her for the purpose of injuring and causing suffering?

I really like how you bring out "what did he say to her as he shot her?" I don't doubt for a moment that is exactly what he did!!

 

[otto]

Something else that Alex told Maggie's sister is that he was certain that the person who shot Maggie and Paul "thought about it for 6 months". She asked Alex whether he thought they suffered, and he said no. She said that now she's not sure that's correct.

February 2019: boat accident
January 2021: started thinking about murdering Maggie, Paul
June 7, 2021: murders of Maggie, Paul

Alex's lawyer describes the murders as vicious and the work of a butcher. Paul sent the video and walked to the feed room. Alex, wearing a rain coat, shot him. Maggie ran towards Paul. It was 5 minutes between the first bullet and the last.

"But to Mr. Murdaugh’s lawyer, Dick Harpootlian, the viciousness of the killings was just one of many reasons Mr. Murdaugh, 54, whom he described as a loving father and husband, could not be responsible. “He didn’t kill — butcher — his son and his wife,” Mr. Harpootlian told the jury in his opening statement.
...

He said that less than five minutes before prosecutors believe the killings took place, Paul Murdaugh recorded a video of a dog to send to a friend, and that his father’s voice could be heard in the background — even though Mr. Murdaugh has said in the past that he was not at the dog kennels that night, but instead was napping inside.

Five minutes later, Mr. Waters said, at 8:49 p.m., both Maggie and Paul Murdaugh’s phones were locked and neither ever responded to any texts or calls ever again. He left the family property shortly after 9 p.m.

NYTimes

 

[Warwick7]

Something else that Alex told Maggie's sister is that he was certain that the person who shot Maggie and Paul "thought about it for 6 months". She asked Alex whether he thought they suffered, and he said no. She said that now she's not sure that's correct.

February 2019: boat accident
January 2021: started thinking about murdering Maggie, Paul
June 7, 2021: murders of Maggie, Paul

I went and dug around in my notes. I didn't know if I kept them all. But, I did find something.

You said:
February 2019: boat accident
January 2021: started thinking about murdering Maggie, Paul
June 7, 2021: murders of Maggie, Paul

I found, not January of 2021, but in December of 2020 (which would practically be the same.)

*** In December 2020, Alex Murdaugh started giving four cashier's checks totaling over $29,000 to Curis his cousin. This time period was also when Murdaugh started embezzling from his law firm and setting up the fake "structured settlement" firm to hide the theft.

Bam!!!!

 

[Warwick7]

Tomorrow morning Wednesday November 5th I will be appearing on Julie Grant’s opening statements on Court TV between 8 AM and 9 AM to discuss the Murdaugh series currently being shown on Hulu TV starring Jason Clark and Patricia Arquette. I will be speaking on the series as well as the comments that Murdaugh’s Lawyers made about the series. Come and watch. EB

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985790130104189192

 

[Warwick7]

Alex Murdaugh gives statement on Hulu series about his family, crimes

https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2025/11/04/alex-murdaugh-murders-hulu-statement/87088063007/

 

[Warwick7]

"Alex has apparently not seen the series but has heard about it and says what viewers are watching is untrue, according to the statement."

"The depiction of their personal family dynamics is particularly troubling, as it totally mischaracterizes Alex's relationships with his wife Maggie and his son Paul, both of whom Alex loves so dearly," the statement reads."


He shows his love by shooting them in cold blood....

Alex Murdaugh Is 'Deeply Disappointed and Disturbed' by Hulu's Murdaugh: Death in the Family

The convicted attorney says the scripted series "mischaracterizes Alex's relationships with his wife Maggie and his son Paul, both of whom Alex loves so dearly."

people.com