Above: Live video from the courtroom Timeline of the Murdaugh murders This Snapchat video shows Alex Murdaugh at the crime scene minutes before the murders, prosecutors say Video: Cell phone screenshots of Alex, Maggie Murdaugh shown to jurors in double-murder trial Update 1:07 p.m.: The judge says he wants to hear all the evidence related to the case, the defendant’s condition and a possible motive. However, he has not made a decision on what he will allow. The defense says all the alleged financial crimes could extend the trial by as much as two weeks. Prosecutor Creighton Waters says the financial crimes are necessary to explain Murdaugh’s motive for the murders. .The court is on a lunch break and will continue at 2:15 p.m. with testimony not related to financial crimes. Updated 12:57 p.m.: Seckinger has resigned. The judge decides whether to allow the jury to hear her testimony. Updated 12:16 p.m.: Court has resumed. Seckinger is being questioned by Jim Griffin, Murdaugh’s attorney.Updated 11:55 a.m.: Court recesses for 10 minutes.Updated 10:30 a.m.: Jeanie Seckinger, an accountant at PMPED, now known as Parker Law Group LLP. stand She said firm policy required all client money to be paid to the law firm and not to individual attorneys. She said she has known Alex Murdaugh for about 40 years and said Murdaugh can bring in seven figures in one year. in 2020 she confronted Murdaugh about the missing fees, and Alex said he tried to deposit money on Maggie Murdaugh’s behalf due to shipwreck legal matters. She said that in 2021 June 7 confronted Alex about missing fees from a law firm. During the conversation, Alex received a phone call informing him that his father was terminally ill. Her conversation with Alex about taxes ended at that point. She said that evening around 11 p.m. heard rumors of the murders, but received confirmation hours later from a law firm partner. A few weeks later, she received an email. a letter from Bamberg County District Attorney Chris Wilson, saying the missing money is in a trust fund that the law firm can access at any time. She said that in September, after Alex left the law firm, Wilson admitted he didn’t have the money. further investigating the missing money, she found a number of checks made out to Forge Consulting with Alex’s handwriting on the endorsement. She said that on Friday, 2021 On September 3, all partners except Alex and Randy Murdaugh met to discuss the findings. her research. Then Randy was brought into the conversation. Alex was confronted, admitted what he had done, and resigned. She said there wouldn’t be an announcement until next week. It was that weekend that Alex was found shot to death on the side of the road. Update 10:26 a.m.: The judge is asking the jury to return to the jury room while discussions take place about what evidence will be allowed in court. Updated 10:14 a.m.: Heidi Galore of Snap Inc. took a position. She discusses the background of Snapchat and how data and records are stored.Updated 10:11 a.m.: Court resumes.Updated 10 a.m.: Court takes a brief recess.Updated 9:40 a.m.: Judge says he will tentatively allow discussion of other alleged crimes related to with Alex Murdaugh, as well as the shipwreck that claimed the life of Mallory Beach, to show motive or intent for the murders. The judge will later decide, in the absence of the jury, whether to allow specific lines of questioning. Yesterday’s recap: Friends of the Murdaugh family took the stand for the first time Wednesday in the double slaying of attorney Alex Murdaugh. They described to jurors the relationship Alex had with wife and son Maggie and Paul Murdaugh before their bodies were discovered on the family property in 2021. in June. Moments before he was killed, Paul Murdaugh recorded a video for his friend Rogan Gibson. Paul was watching Gibson’s dog and sent him a video when he noticed something was wrong with his tail. You can hear three voices in the video. Below: A Snapchat video from Paul Murdaugh taken minutes before the double murder. Prosecutors believe they are Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh, all at the crime scene minutes before the murders. Gibson testified that he also believed those were the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul. But Alex previously told investigators he was asleep at the time and hadn’t seen Paul and Maggie since dinner. When pressed on the issue, Gibson pointed out that neither Maggie nor Paul appeared stressed in the video. Gibson said he met with Murdaugh’s family days after the murders and said he thought he heard Alex on the video. Gibson said Alex was in the room at the time and did not respond to the statement. In the video below: Rogan Gibson testifies He also told lawyers that the Murdaughs had a good relationship with each other. Another friend of the Murdaugs, Will Loving, echoed such sentiments. He also testified that he heard the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul on the video. Below video: SLED Agent: Alex Murdaugh Says ‘I Did Him So Bad’ About His Son. He said the last recorded action on Paul’s phone was at 8.48pm when he sent a text message. The last activity recorded on Maggie’s phone was at 9:06 p.m., when her phone switched from landscape mode to portrait mode. At the same time, Alex called Maggie and said he was going to his mother’s house. Below: Alex Murdaugh is interviewed by detectives after a double murder
Above: Live video from the courtroom
Updated at 1:07 p.m.: The judge says he wants to hear all the evidence related to the case, the defendant’s condition and possible motives. However, he has not made a decision on what he will allow.
The defense attorney says that due to all the alleged financial crimes, the trial may be extended by even two weeks.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters says the financial crimes are necessary to explain Murdaugh’s motive for the murders.
The court is on a lunch break and will continue at 2:15 p.m. with testimony not related to financial crimes.
Updated at 12:57 p.m.: Seckinger resigned. The judge decides whether to allow the jury to hear her testimony.
Updated at 12:16 p.m.: Court resumed. Seckinger is being interviewed by Jim Griffin, Murdaugh’s attorney.
Updated at 11:55 a.m.: The court adjourns for 10 minutes.
Updated at 10:30 am: Jeanie Seckinger, an accountant at PMPED, now known as Parker Law Group LLP, takes the position. She said it was firm policy that all client money should be paid to the law firm and not to individual lawyers.
She said she has known Alex Murdaugh for about 40 years and said Murdaugh can make seven figures in one year.
She said that in 2020 confronted Murdaugh about the missing fees, and Alex said he tried to deposit money on Maggie Murdaugh’s behalf due to shipwreck legal matters.
She said that in 2021 June 7 confronted Alex about missing fees from a law firm. During the conversation, Alex received a phone call informing him that his father was terminally ill. Her conversation with Alex about taxes ended at that point.
She said she heard rumors of the murders around 11pm that night, but received confirmation hours later from a law firm partner.
A few weeks later, she received an email. a letter from Bamberg County District Attorney Chris Wilson stating that the missing money is in a trust fund that the law firm can access at any time.
She said that in September, after Alex left the law firm, Wilson admitted he had no money.
Further investigating the missing money, she found a number of checks made out to Forge Consulting with Alex’s handwriting on them.
She said that on Friday, 2021 On September 3, all partners except Alex and Randy Murdaugh met to discuss the findings of her investigation. Then Randy was brought into the conversation. Alex was confronted, admitted what he had done, and resigned. She said it won’t be announced until next week.
It was that weekend that Alex was found shot to death on the side of the road.
Updated at 10:26 a.m.: The judge asks the jury to return to the jury room while discussions are held about what evidence will be allowed at trial.
Updated at 10:14 am: Heidi Galore of Snap Inc. took a position. She discusses the basics of Snapchat and how data and records are stored.
Updated at 10:11 am: Court resumed.
Update at 10am: The court takes a short break.
Updated at 9:40 a.m.: The judge says he will tentatively allow discussion of other alleged crimes involving Alex Murdaugh, as well as the boat crash that claimed the life of Mallory Beach, to show motive or intent in the murders.
The judge will later decide, in the absence of the jury, whether to allow specific interviews.
Yesterday’s Review: Friends of the Murdaugh family appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday in the double slaying of attorney Alex Murdaugh.
They described to jurors the relationship Alex had with his wife and son, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, until 2021. in June, their bodies were discovered on the family property.
Moments before the murder, Paul Murdaugh recorded a video for his friend Rogan Gibson.
Paul was watching Gibson’s dog and sent him a video when he noticed something was wrong with his tail.
You can hear three voices in the video.
Below: Paul Murdaugh’s Snapchat video taken minutes before the double murder
Prosecutors believe they are Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh, all at the crime scene minutes before the murders.
Gibson testified that he also believed those were the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul.
But Alex previously told investigators he was asleep at the time and hadn’t seen Paul and Maggie since dinner.
When pressed on the issue, Gibson pointed out that neither Maggie nor Paul appeared stressed in the video.
Gibson said he met with Murdaugh’s family days after the murders and said he thought he heard Alex on the video. Gibson said Alex was in the room at the time and did not respond to the statement.
Video below: Rogan Gibson testifies
He also told lawyers that the Murdaughs had a good relationship with each other.
Another friend of the Murdaugs, Will Loving, echoed such sentiments.
He also testified that he heard the voices of Alex, Maggie and Paul on the video.
Below Video: SLED Agent: Alex Murdaugh Says ‘I Treated Him So Bad’ About His Son
Additionally, a digital forensics expert analyzed data from Paul, Maggie and Alex’s phones.
He said the last recorded action on Paul’s phone was at 8.48pm when he sent a text message.
The last activity recorded on Maggie’s phone was at 9:06 p.m., when her phone switched from landscape mode to portrait mode.
At the same time, Alex called Maggie and said he was going to his mother’s house.
Below: Alex Murdaugh is interviewed by detectives after a double murder
