Key takeaways:
- Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is on trial for the cold-blooded murder of his wife and youngest son.
- State prosecutor Creighton Waters said that Paul Murdaugh was shot with buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun in the chest, shoulder and finally the head, and Margaret Murdaugh was shot with the rifle in the abdomen and leg before being shot in the head.
- The trial is ongoing and is expected to last for several weeks, with the outcome still uncertain.
Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is on trial for the cold-blooded murder of his wife and youngest son. In opening statements Wednesday, prosecutors alleged that Murdaugh used a shotgun and an AR-style rifle to kill his wife and son at close range, without any defensive wounds.
State prosecutor Creighton Waters said that Murdaugh’s phone showed little activity from 8:09 p.m. to 9:02 p.m., when he called his wife. Murdaugh then drove to Almeda, South Carolina, where his mother and her caretaker were. Waters said that Murdaugh called his wife twice after she had been killed while he was about a third of a mile away.
Paul Murdaugh was shot with buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun in the chest, shoulder and finally the head, Waters said. Margaret Murdaugh was shot with the rifle in the abdomen and leg before being shot in the head. Waters said that the details of the injuries are horrific and will be described in court.
The trial is ongoing and is expected to last for several weeks. It is unclear what the outcome of the trial will be, but the details of the case are sure to be discussed in court.
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