Key takeaways:
- The defense team requested the jury visit the crime scene to help them better visualize the testimony.
- The judge ultimately sided with the defense and allowed the jury to visit the crime scene.
- The visit to the crime scene is expected to provide the jury with a better understanding of the case.
A judge has ruled that jurors in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh will be allowed to visit the crime scene where the former South Carolina lawyer’s wife and younger son were killed. The defense team requested the visit in order to help the jury better visualize the testimony.
The defense attorney, Richard “Dick” Harpootlian, said he wanted the jury to see the family’s rural hunting lodge property known as Moselle, where the bodies of Margaret and Paul Murdaugh were found near outdoor kennels on June 7, 2021. Harpootlian also said the defense expects to rest by the end of Monday, with the prosecution following with a few further rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments are expected to begin on Wednesday.
The defense had requested the jury be allowed to see the estate, while state prosecutors opposed the trip, saying the property had changed since the June 2021 killings. However, the judge ultimately sided with the defense, allowing the jury to visit the crime scene.
The trial is ongoing and the jury is expected to reach a verdict soon. It is unclear what the outcome of the trial will be, but the visit to the crime scene is expected to provide the jury with a better understanding of the case.
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