During the states brief cross-examination of John Marvin, Alex Murdaughs brother, prosecutor John Conrad asked John Marvin if there was any hope for the health of their father. Asked by defense attorney Jim Griffin if the room had been cleaned, John Marvin said, No, Jim, it was not cleaned up., This is going to be difficult, he said, becoming emotional on the witness stand. But he had a whole different experience when he went into the feed room where Paul had been shot in the head with a shotgun. On Tuesday, the state will begin questioning four or five response witnesses. Alex Murdaughs younger brother took the stand on Monday, tearfully describing how he cleaned the gruesome crime scene the morning after his sister-in-law and nephew were murdered in June 2021. Coming from a long line of local prosecutors and attorneys, John Marvin told jurors how he broke from family tradition by setting up his own businesses instead of pursuing a career in law. He described his family as normal, saying that all the siblings him, Alex, their brother Randy and their sister Lynne were close and spent a lot of time together. But he had a whole different experience when he went into the feed room where Paul had been shot in the head with a shotgun. It would be a guess, Eisenstat testified. The feed room hadnt been cleaned of the blood and gore left from Paul Murdaughs murder. He testified to his close relationship with Paul, 22, tearing up at times as he recalled his nephew, who worked for him in his tractor dealership and with whom he had a special relationship.. Alex Murdaughs brother testified Monday to instances when he believed law enforcement was trying to mislead him about their investigation into Murdaughs role in the murders of his wife and son. Once John Marvin left the stand, the defense rested its case. Determining a bodys temperature accurately, Eisenstat testified, usually requires use of a rectal thermometer to gauge the bodies core temperature and other thermometers to determine temperature around the bodies. After over a year with no answers, Alex was finally arrested on July 14, 2022, for two counts of murder, and he could serve at least 30 years in prison. (The gun barrel) wouldve been pressed against the head, Eisenstat testified. This story was originally published February 27, 2023, 8:56 AM. Read the complete list of witnesses who could testify during the Murdaugh murder trial, Murdaugh jurors come from all walks of life. 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Palmbach testified hed never seen the SLED reports that identified the footprints as Pauls in his study of the case. What to know, Alex Murdaugh will turn himself in after alleged suicide plot with $10M insurance payout, SLED investigating death of former Murdaugh housekeeper after request from SC coroner, Suspect in Alex Murdaugh shooting awaits bond hearing in Hampton on assisted suicide counts. If a neighbors tree falls on your car in NC, whos at fault? I promise you no mother, father, aunt or uncle should ever have to see and do what I did that day. But with what? John Marvin Murdaugh. Associated Press/Report for America. The trial started Jan. 23 with jury selection, opening arguments and the initial round of witness testimony. 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Prosecutor Savanna Goude ended her brief cross-examination of the defenses previous witness, pathologist Dr. Jonathan Eisenstat, by asking about the trajectory of the shotgun blast that killed Paul Murdaugh. WebThe Murdaugh family (/ m r d k / MUR-dok) is an American legal family in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina.From 1920 to 2006, three members of the family consecutively served as solicitor (i.e., district attorney), in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district, leading locals to call the five-county district, Murdaugh told John Marvin and Buster to sell off his assets before Allendale attorney Mark Tinsley could get at them, according to one of the hundred or so It would have been difficult for a single person to carry two larger weapons, such as a shotgun and .300 Blackout rifle used in the killings, Palmbach said. A SC veteran lawyer weighs in, Maggie Murdaughs cellphone was active the night she was murdered. John Marvin said that he could easily see where Maggie had been as well but her body had been on the grass and law enforcement officials had covered it with dirt. Casings found that match a rifle purchased by Murdaugh. Was it a murder weapon? She also showed jurors photos of blood coating a series of elevated shelves in the Moselle kennels feed room. Murdaugh admitted on the witness stand last Thursday that he had lied to investigators about being at the propertys dog kennels shortly before Paul and Maggie were killed, but insisted they were still alive when he left. He testified that Alex called him on the night of the killings after allegedly finding the bodies, and he immediately drove over to the house. (Source: The Independent) He then worked as an attorney for the South Carolina House of The same day he was asked about the coat, John Marvin said a SLED agent told him that they knew his brother was responsible for the murders because of blood spatter evidence found on the white t-shirt he was wearing the night of the murders. What to know, Alex Murdaughs former SC law firm sues him, alleges he stole funds for years. John Marvin said he showed the location to nearby SLED investigators, but they turned him away, noting they had their own technology coming later that day to help locate Maggie Murdaughs cellphone. That shooter would have had a lot of biological matter on them, potentially in their eyes, and some pellets from their gunfire could even have come back to stun them, he said. In my mind and out loud I told Paul I loved him, I told him Id find out who did this to him, John Marvin Murdaugh recalled. A lot.. John Marvin Murdaugh testified that SLED agents told him they knew Alex Murdaugh was involved in Maggie and Paul Murdaughs deaths because of blood on the T-shirt investigators seized from him the night of the killings. Mr Murdaugh, 54, is facing life in prison for the murders of his wife and son. Heres what we learned, How to watch the Murdaugh double murder trial, who to follow from The State, Island Packet, Alex Murdaugh trial starts Monday: What you need to know about the case, key players, more, Clashes, crowds set to mark opening of Murdaugh double murder trial of the century, Prosecution subpoenas Snapchat, Google to testify in upcoming Murdaugh trial, Alex Murdaughs attorneys ask SC judge to bar testimony about blood spatter at trial, Netflix offers sneak peek of upcoming docuseries on Murdaugh murders in SC. Attorneys said at the bond hearing that they were nearing a resolution with Alex Murdaugh and that he had He joined The State in 2016. John Marvin did agree with other witnesses that the voice on a cellphone video Paul shot on his phone shortly before the shootings belonged to his brother. John Marvin owns a business renting construction and agricultural equipment. It was terrible., Standing there, I felt like it was something I needed to do for Paul to clean it up. John Marvin said. 4:45 p.m. John Marvin: Alex lied to SLED. Heres a breakdown, New SC judge taking over some of Alex Murdaughs criminal cases. World famous chef Jose Andres stopped for BBQ in NC. He decided to clean his nephew's remains to honor his memory. Mr Murdaugh was broken and distraught, he said, later saying he would have to make up a new word to describe how distraught he was in the aftermath. Palmbach said he has a background in crime scene reconstruction and blood spatter analysis. Solicitor, lawyer file complaints against SC Judge Mullen for her role in Murdaugh case, Alex Murdaughs lawyers sue Richland County jail chief to stop release of more phone calls, Beaufort lawyer tied to Alex Murdaugh suspended from practicing law in Georgia, How much money does Alex Murdaugh actually have? Murdaugh defense opened door to jury hearing about alleged financial crimes, SC judge says, Day 9: Witness says dozens of calls missing from Murdaughs phone on day of murders, Cellphone video played in court could put Alex Murdaugh at scene of 2 murders, Phone calls to Maggie the night of the murder deleted from Murdaughs phone, witness says, Did Alex Murdaugh confess to killing his wife and son? A normal family doing family things, he told the court of the dynasty which has ruled over the local judicial system for almost a century. Eisenstat confirmed he had not conducted his own autopsy or visited the crime scene. And when I say brains it could just be tissue. So theres no possible way he could have anything to do with this, I can assure you., John added: I can tell you he was willing and still is willing to do anything thats asked of him. Buster used it to locate his mothers phone. He told the court how he later learned that some of the evidence was not accurate. Where Alex Murdaugh's younger brother is now. Not only has the prosecution not introduced evidence of a bloody shirt at the disgraced Lowcountry attorneys double-murder trial in Colleton County, but jurors have heard blood could never be conclusively found on the clothes Murdaugh wore when he called 911 on the night of June 7, 2021. John Marvin Murdaugh, brother of Alex Murdaugh, listens to testimony on Feb. 16, 2023, in Walterboro, South Carolina. He also served as the prosecutor for the 14th Judicial Circuit Solicitors Office before returning to work at the family law firm. John Marvin Murdaugh, the youngest of the Murdaugh siblings, took the witness stand in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on Monday afternoon where his older brother is standing trial for murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul. The shocking court documents were filed just four weeks after Paul Murdaugh, 22, was found murdered with his mother Maggie Murdaugh, 52, on their hunting property John Marvin said he had never seen the raincoat before, and said he never received an explanation for why he was told it was recovered from a different location. For the past 20 months, the 54-year-old denied ever being at the dog kennels with his wife and son on the night of 7 June 2021, lying to law enforcement, his family and friends about the last time he ever saw them alive. It was later alleged that the Murdaughs were involved in the accident. He did graduate from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, but he eventually decided to start two businesses. Seckinger said she went to Murdaughs office to confront him about missing fees owed to the firm she suspected he was taking for personal use, but the conversation was cut short after Murdaugh received a phone call with bad news about his fathers health. On June 17, 2021, Alex's brothers John Marvin Murdaugh and Randolph Murdaugh IV made an appearance on Good Morning America to speak to the nation in hopes of finding the murderer that killed their family members. They say Alex called Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. The Murdaugh family saga has dominated the news after another shooting, a resignation and criminal accusations with Alex Murdaugh at the center of it all. 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My brother loved Maggie and loved Paul like nothing else on this earth, just like he loves Buster, Randy said in the 17 June interview. Alex Murdaugh wipes his eyes as the court is shown grisly photos of his wife and sons bodies. 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Recorded phone calls depict Alex Murdaughs life in Richland County jail, Youve done some illegal stuff, Alex Murdaughs son tells dad in jail phone recording, Murdaughs financial victims indicate lawsuit coming against former Hampton bank CEO, Alex Murdaugh may be in trouble with court after giving up wifes estate. As John Marvin Murdaugh cleaned his nephews blood and brains off a feed room floor on June 8, 2021, he made a silent vow to find Paul Murdaugh's killer. Heres where he ate. I went back two weeks later, and his hunting gear is still in the blind, John Marvin said. That particular shooter, for a brief period of time, is kind of out of this, Palmbach said. Please get here as fast as you can.. When Murdaughs defense attorney Jim Griffin asked if he had found out who was the murderer on behalf of his slain nephew, John Marvin replied, I have not. The defenses questioning highlighted that the Murdaugh family provided complete cooperation with investigators, which prosecutor John Conrad quickly struck back at. He had never seen the coat before, he said, and learned that it had been found in a closet in his parents home that was typically used to store junk. John Marvin testified that he promised Paul back when he was cleaning the room that he would find who killed him. What you might have missed over the weekend, Hampton law firm says Alex Murdaugh misappropriated money, was forced to resign, Alex Murdaugh resigning from family law firm, entering rehab after shooting, Alex Murdaugh called 911 after being shot in the head Saturday in Hampton County, SLED says, Alex Murdaugh, dad and husband of murder victims, shot in head in Hampton Co., lawyer says. 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