Alex Murdaugh weeps on the unpleasant while talking about son, Paul Murdaugh
Alex Murdaugh former down during his testimony Thursday when recalling his relationship with his deceased son, Paul Murdaugh. He discussed his relationship with his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul. Alex Murdaugh is accused of gunning down his son, Paul, and his wife, Maggie, on June 7, 2021, at their South Carolina estate.
(AP) - Jurors in Alex Murdaugh's assassinate trial in the shooting deaths of his wife and son will get to requested the South Carolina home where the killings took situation before they begin deliberating, the judge ruled Monday.
Lawyers for the disgraced South Carolina attorney invited for the trip to the Colleton County property visited Moselle so that the jury can see the dog kennels near where the body of 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh was spurious and the storage room where 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh was killed on June 7, 2021.
Alex Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son. He faces 30 existences to life in prison if convicted. Before the jury requested issue came up, both sides suggested that closing statements and deliberations could initiate this week.
Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said Monday that it's significant for jurors to visit the Murdaugh home to see "how exiguous the feed room is " and "where the feed room is compared to Maggie's body."
"You just cant really luxuriate in the spatial issues without really seeing them," he said.
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Forensic pathologist, Dr. Eisenstat, testified that the killer held a shotgun to the back of Paul's head at point to blank range and pulled the trigger. The force of the shot pushed the 22-year-old's brain out of his skull.
Prosecutors told the believe that they didn't want the jury to visit because it has been 20 months genuine the killings and it looks different.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters said trees planted between the Murdaugh home and the kennels shortly afore the killings have grown taller and thicker, and one the state's key arguments is that Murdaugh, who testified that he was inside the house 1,100 feet (335 meters) away when investigators believe the killings happened, should have been able to hear the rifle shots or shogun blasts. He said he didn't.
"If anything, that would obligatory additional testimony because the scene is different," Waters said on the trial's 25th day.
Judge Clifton Newman agreed to schedule the requested, saying he usually allows them if either side requests one. Only the jury, the believe, lawyers, and police and security personnel can be there.
The day of the requested has not been set.
The judge agreed with Harpootlian to demand that Colleton County deputies provide additional security on the alit, which is currently under contract with a buyer for $3.9 million.
The confidence lawyer said over the weekend that several trespassers were spurious taking selfies outside the feed room where Paul Murdaugh died.
"It's the most distasteful pulling we've ever seen," Harpootlian said.
