![]() Paul was a good young man and, quite frankly, it just pissed me off.”Īlex Murdaugh cries while listening to his son Buster Murdaugh testify during Alex Murdaugh's trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. “But more importantly, I thought it was pretty disrespectful. You don’t want water dripping all over the place,” Ball said. There was also a light rain that evening, and Ball, the defense’s fifth witness, recalled watching water roll off the roof of the dog kennels where the bodies were found and how it fell onto Paul’s body, which was covered by a sheet, though Maggie’s was both covered and under a tent. There were no barricades or police tape blocking the entrance to the property, known as Moselle, he recalled, as people continued to arrive in cars and walk around the scene. The Murdaughs’ Islandton, South Carolina, property was not cordoned off when the partner, Mark Ball, arrived the night of June 7, 2021, he said, soon after the bodies of Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh were discovered. ![]() The judge declined.įormer law partner testifies about handling of crime sceneĭefense attorneys Wednesday sought to advance their theory that investigators did not properly handle the scene of his wife and son’s killings, as one of Murdaugh’s former law partners testified about seeing perceived errors or missteps while at the crime scene in the hours after the fatal shootings. Wednesday began with the defense seeming to have the intent to call Murdaugh to the stand, but hoping the judge would curb the scope of the cross-examination. “In this case, it’s a decision Alex Murdaugh will be pondering tonight in jail,” said the second source, adding, “Lawyers can only recommend, but ultimately, as in every case, it’s the client’s decision to make.” Alex Murdaugh “wants” to take the stand in his murder trial, but whether he actually will testify remains a “gametime” decision, a source with direct knowledge of the defense’s legal strategy told CNN on Wednesday.Ī second source told CNN “the final decision is only certain when his hand hits the Bible.” The final decision on whether Murdaugh will testify, the source said, has not been made.
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