Author: NEP Team
The trial of Alex Murdaugh, a once-prominent South Carolina attorney accused of killing and shooting his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, has began with opening remarks.
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Prosecutors Explain How Alex Murdaugh's Cell Phone Video Allegedly Places Him at the Murder Scene
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Wednesday, Prosecutor Creighton Waters told jurors in court that cellphone evidence will be crucial in the trial, and will establish that Murdaugh, 54, was there at the site of the killings.
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Waters said that around 8.55 on the evening of June 7, 2021, Paul Murdaugh emailed a smartphone video to a buddy.
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The voices of Paul, Maggie, and Alex Murdaugh were captured on film near the dog kennels on the family's 1,100-acre hunting property.
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Paul Murdaugh's cell phone was locked three minutes later and was not used again that night.
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That footage is noteworthy since Alex Murdaugh had denied being near the dog kennels, which the video appears to clearly contradict.
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Prosecutors claim Alex Murdaugh shot and murdered his wife and kid at 8:49 p.m., barely minutes after the video was recorded.
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They claim he then contacted his wife's phone after her death in an attempt to fabricate an alibi.
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