Key takeaways:
- Prosecutors in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh are expected to present footage in court that could contradict his claim of not being present at the scene of the killings.
- Lt. David Britton Dove was called to testify in court on Wednesday and extracted forensics from the phones of Murdaugh’s son, as well as those belonging to Alex Murdaugh and his wife.
- The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case due to the Murdaugh family’s connections, and the highly anticipated footage is expected to be a major factor in the outcome.
On Wednesday, prosecutors in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh are expected to present highly anticipated footage in court that could contradict the former attorney’s claim that he was not present at the scene of the killings when his wife and son were murdered.
The trial, which began the second week of June 2021, is focused on the double murder of Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul. Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina attorney, has pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons possession charges.
On Tuesday, prosecutors revealed that Murdaugh had sent a text message to his wife shortly after the killings. Lt. David Britton Dove, a supervisor in the computer crimes center at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, was called to testify in court on Wednesday. He extracted all forensics from the phone of Murdaugh’s son, as well as those belonging to Alex Murdaugh and his wife.
Prosecutors also asked about the camera activating on the phone for one second just after 9 p.m. on the night of the killings. It is unclear what the footage will show, but it is expected to be a key piece of evidence in the trial.
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case due to the Murdaugh family’s connections. It is unclear when the trial will conclude, but the highly anticipated footage is expected to be a major factor in the outcome.
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