Key takeaways:
- Prosecutors presented evidence against Alex Murdaugh, including gunshot residue, bullets, and cellphones
- The first officer to arrive at the scene testified that Murdaugh was upset but had no tears in his eyes
- The trial is expected to continue for several weeks as both sides present their evidence and witnesses
Jury selection is set to resume Monday in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina attorney accused of murdering his wife and son. On Wednesday, prosecutors presented their evidence in the double murder trial, which began with opening statements from prosecutor Creighton Waters.
Waters outlined the evidence against Murdaugh, including gunshot residue on a seat belt, bullets pulled from bodies that matched ammunition boxes from around the home, and cellphones that were never used again just minutes after Murdaugh, his wife and son were heard in a cellphone video.
On Thursday, the first officer to arrive at the scene after Murdaugh called 911 to report his wife and son were seriously hurt testified that the suspect was upset but had no tears in his eyes. The officer, Daniel Greene, also presented body camera footage from the crime scene at Murdaugh’s South Carolina hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. The footage showed Greene questioning Murdaugh and protecting the crime scene.
Murdaugh’s lawyer questioned Greene at length on what he did at the crime scene, suggesting that officers disturbed potential evidence by walking around in the dark without flashlights, failing to look for shoe prints or tire tracks, and standing near the bodies.
The trial is expected to continue for several weeks as both sides present their evidence and witnesses. Waters said there are “a lot of aspects to this case” and that the jury will have to decide if the evidence is enough to prove Murdaugh’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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