Murdaugh says he took a shower at Moselle Griffin later questioned Murdaugh closely about his movements after the killings, with Murdaugh saying that he stayed at several places, so he had clothes spread out among them. Murdaugh also said he had nothing to do with a blue rain jacket that was found in a closet at his mother's house, and which tested positive for gunpowder residue, leading to speculation that it had been wrapped around a recently fired weapon. On the stand, Murdaugh said he couldn't recall bringing a tarp there - and he then sought to dismiss Smith's version of events, stating, "Shelley's got something in her mind about that." Shelley Smith, the caregiver for Murdaugh's mother who saw him the night of the killings, has testified that she saw him carrying what might have been a blue tarp into his mother's house in the days afterward. It wasn't immediately clear which part of the 911 conversations - which went past 10 p.m. The threats were so "over the top," he added, that the family disregarded it.Īsked by the 911 dispatcher when he last spoke to his wife, Murdaugh replied, an "hour and a half, probably two hours ago." In court, he acknowledged that the last time he saw them was when he took a chicken away from a dog, in a video that was timestamped 8:44 p.m. Asked about that in court, Murdaugh said Paul had gotten "the most vile threats" on social media and elsewhere. "I went back and forth between them, I know I did," he said.Ī statement in that call - "I should've known" - has drawn much speculation. Turning to Maggie, Alex said, he thought he touched her near her waist.
He said he put the phone "back on Paul-Paul," adding that he didn't see any messages on the phone. Murdaugh said he tried to check for a pulse and tried to turn Paul over.Īs he moved him, Murdaugh said in court, Paul's phone "just popped out." Murdaugh said his son was lying facedown, describing the terrible injuries to Paul's head. Parts of the 911 call were played in court. He said he jumped out of his car, then ran back and got his phone to call 911. Asked what he saw there, he wept and replied that he "saw what y'all seen pictures of" - a bloody crime scene, with his wife and son fatally wounded by rifle shots and shotgun blasts. He then drove the Suburban to the kennels.
When asked about that, Murdaugh said, "I was driving however I drive. His driving speed has also attracted notice - the vehicle reached speeds up to 80 mph on the rural roads, far above the posted speed limits. In court, Murdaugh said his phone had fallen between the seat and the console. Telemetry data from Murdaugh's car showed he stopped in his mother's driveway for a period of time - sparking theories that he might have used that time to stash evidence nearby. When he later tried to call her, he said, he wasn't concerned when she didn't answer her phone. Murdaugh said his wife "wasn't planning to go with me" to see his mother, adding, "Maggie didn't really like to visit my mom." He spent around 20 minutes there, before returning to Moselle. Shortly after leaving the dog kennels, Murdaugh said, he drove over to see his mother. Griffin asked if he lied repeatedly, and Murdaugh said, "Once I lied, I continued to lie, yes sir." He later added, "I had to keep lying." Murdaugh gives his version of the night of the killings "I would never do anything intentionally to hurt either one of them," Murdaugh said as he openly wept.
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