BOMBSHELL OPENS in Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Dramatic opening statements from both the prosecution and defense in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial as both attorneys laid out different versions of the same story.

Prosecutors say forensics will prove Murdaugh, 54, killed his wife and son. k Harpootlian says however that there is no forensic evidence to tie Murdoch to the murders. Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian suggested that the crime may have been the work of two people because of two different weapons. The rifle that killed Maggie Murdaugh has not been found.

Murdaugh could be seen visually emotional as his attorney laid out in graphic detail the injuries Maggie and Paul Murdaugh suffered. Maggie Murdaugh, defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said, died running for her life, and Paul Murdaugh's brain was blown out of his skull.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Wendy Patrick- California prosecutor, Author of 'Red Flags;' Host: ‘Today with Dr. Wendy’ on KCBQ in San Diego; Twitter: @WendyPatrickPHD
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills, CA); New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' (Beverly Hills); Twitter: @DrBethanyLive
Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA; Twitter: @ColdCaseTips; Host: 'Zone 7'
Irv Brandt- Former US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch; Author: "FLYING SOLO: Top of the World," available on Amazon; Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor
Dr. Michelle DuPre - Former Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department,; Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide;" Forensic Consultant
Jen Smith - Chief Reporter at DailyMail.com; Twitter: @Jen_e_Smith

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0:00.0	I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new co-case podcast, Zone 7.
0:04.1	We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized
0:09.1	experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on
0:13.6	to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.
0:18.0	We are going to solve these cases own air together.
0:22.4	Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app, the Apple Podcast app, or wherever you listen to
0:28.3	your favorite podcast.
0:35.7	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
0:42.6	We have left off. Finally, the double murder case against legal air,
0:50.5	Alex Murdoch is off the ground. Sensational opening statements go down in a South Carolina
0:57.8	courtroom. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us here at Fox
1:03.0	Nation and Sirius XM 111. First of all, listen to this.
1:07.6	Prosecutors say for forensics will prove Murdoch's guilt after a perfect storm of circumstances
1:13.4	came to a head. The state contends Maggie was killed with a weapon owned by the family that
1:18.8	was never recovered. And that a cell phone video captured at the scene just before the time of
1:24.2	death puts Alex at the scene, contradicting his alibi that he only reached there when he discovered
1:30.9	the bodies. And he was there just minutes, Maggie and Paul just minutes before their cell phones
1:38.8	go silence forever. The defense argues there's no forensic evidence to tie Murdoch to the murders.
1:47.4	No fingerprints, eye witnesses, murder weapons, and despite the gruesome scene, no blood on
1:53.2	Alex when police arrive. You would be covered in blood from head to foot.
2:00.4	The defense argues a video taken earlier in the evening shows Paul and Alex enjoying time
2:05.3	together. And that police pinned Alex as a suspect before investigating, even suggesting the
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