Alex Murdaugh Allegedly Told Sister-In-Law That His Wife & Son Didn’t Suffer During Murders
17.02.2023 - 19:47
/ perezhilton.com
Alex Murdaugh allegedly told his sister-in-law that his wife and son didn’t suffer during their killings, yet he’s still claiming to be innocent.
As we’ve been following, the once prominent South Carolina lawyer has been in court for weeks now over allegations he murdered his wife, Maggie, 52, and son, Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021, at their property while supposedly trying to cover up a string of financial crimes. He has pleaded not guilty.
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In the latest update from court on Tuesday, Murdaugh’s sister-in-law, Marian Proctor (inset), took the stand to speak about Alex’s behavior after the deaths. She recalled asking if her sister “had suffered” when she was shot to death, noting via The State:
Maggie was shot multiple times, including once in the back and additional shots while she was on the ground, all with an AR-style rifle, according to prosecutors. Doesn’t sound like a very peaceful way to go. Also, how would Alex know whether or not his family suffered unless he’d been at the crime scene at the time of their deaths?! (He claims he didn’t arrive home until after they were already killed.) Hmm…
According to The New York Times, in the days after the murders, Proctor claimed Murdaugh didn’t seem concerned with catching the killer at all, saying:
Instead, she claims the former attorney speculated the attack had been planned, continuing:
She added:
Per the Associated Press, in the months after the tragic event, Alex was more focused on exonerating Paul’s former crimes than dealing with the unresolved murder case, which is certainly not the reaction we might expect a grieving parent to have. As we’ve covered, Paul was charged with boating under the