Attorneys have listed more than 200 potential witnesses who may be called to testify after opening statements. The South Carolina Attorney General's Office is seeking life in prison if Murdaugh is convicted.
WALTERBORO, S.C. — Prosecutors in a double murder trial involving a prominent former South Carolina attorney delivered opening arguments Wednesday claiming that a barrage of evidence would persuade jurors that Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son.
Waters said that although Murdaugh claimed he was never at dog kennels at the family's estate, the voices of Murdaugh, his wife and his son can be heard on cellphone video taken by Paul Murdaugh around 8:45 p.m. on June 7, 2021 near where the alleged murders took place. He said minutes after that video was taken, Murdaugh shot his son with a shotgun and then shot his wife with a rifle inflicting"catastrophic damage.
Harpolitan told the jury there were no eye witnesses to the shootings and no forensic evidence such as fingerprints or blood tying him to the scene. He graphically described the injuries Harpolitan questioned whether there was enough time for Murdaugh to have killed his family, gotten rid of evidence and began driving to his parent's home. He said given that two different guns were used, it's"much more likely there were two people" responsible. He did not identify another possible suspect in the killings.
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