Ep 290: The Murdaugh Murders REMASTERED: Analysing the Crime Scene and Law Enforcement Response, Part 3

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The Hulu’s series, ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ has generated renewed interest in the case. This special release of the original investigative series Laura shared in April 2023 is in addition to recent interviews about the series. Incensed that Maggie had become a footnote in her own murder, Laura began her deep dive that to fix the narrative and deconstruct and decode Alex Murdaugh’s behaviour with forensic precision. Don’t forget to listen to the new episodes with Mandy Matney and creators of the show, starting from Ep 285 and join in for additional episodes and interviews with Mandy Matney and others in the Crime Analyst Squad: patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst ****** Laura shares her analyses about the targeting of Maggie and Paul, the choice of location, the sequence of events and when triangulated, it reveals that this horrific double murder could only have been committed by someone close to them. Laura dives deeper into the crime scene behaviour including the modus operandi of how Maggie and Paul were killed, the different types of weapons and different types of ammunition being used and how this points to the killer(s) being from outside the home. Laura explains how the evidence fights itself and shares her experience about what this means, as well as spotlighting the puzzling law enforcement response. Listener discretion is advised. #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #MalloryBeach #MurdaughMurders #AlexMurdaugh #Lowcountry #CoerciveControl #PowerAndContro #MaleViolence #DomesticAbuse #DomesticHomicide #MaleEntitlement #Accountability #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkRNpOQzO0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YhIkjK_6AY&t=1043s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuZIYcjmLk Sources https://www.netflix.com/title/81519789 https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYztM8w3XD7mRsAEAAACv https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/us/murdaugh-family-connected-deaths/index.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-murders-verdict-timeline-b2293378.html https://people.com/crime/alex-murdaugh-allegedly-lured-wife-cabin-texted-friend- seemed-fishy/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10050605/Alex-Maggie-Murdaughs-marriage-crisis-family-insider-reveals.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YhIkjK_6AY&t=1043s https://www.insideedition.com/911-audio-from-the-murdaugh-murders-68596 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community  For those interested in learning more, Laura offers 2025 Masterclasses covering topics such as profiling behavior, preventing murder and suicide in slow motion, DASH, DASH Train the Trainer, coercive control, and stalking. Registration details and more training information are available at:  Register for Masterclasses  www.dashriskchecklist.com  www.thelaurarichards.com  The Crime Analyst Squad is a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events. Join the community or follow along:  Patreon: Crime Analyst Squad  YouTube: @crimeanalyst  Facebook: Crime Analyst Podcast  Instagram: @crimeanalyst, @laurarichards999  Threads: @crimeanalyst  X (Twitter): @thecrimeanalyst, @laurarichards999  TikTok: @crimeanalystpod  Website: www.crime-analyst.com  If you found this episode valuable, please consider leaving a five start review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	Now to the double murder trial of Alec Murdoch. The prosecution called a crime scene expert
0:35.2	to the stand today. He described to the jury exactly where Murdoch's wife, Maggie, and son Paul's sustained gunshot wounds, which shots were fatal and where he thinks the shooter was standing.
0:47.3	Our Brooke Butler joins us live from outside the Colleton County Courthouse in Brook.
0:51.3	This expert thinks the shooter was likely standing pretty close to Paul and Maggie.
0:56.0	Yeah, Riley, within just a few feet of them.
1:01.0	And as the expert described to the jury, the pain that Paul and Maggie likely felt the night of their murders,
1:08.0	Alec Murdoch could be seen crying in the courtroom and just a warning.
1:12.3	Some of the details in this story are graphic, so your discretion is advised.
1:16.9	We call Dr. Kenney Kinsey.
1:19.9	Elyke Murdoch cried in the courtroom Thursday as crime scene expert.
1:23.5	Dr. Kenneth Kinsey described the final moments of his wife and son's lives. I believe it would have hurt him. I believe he would have been in pain.
1:31.3	Kinsey testified he thinks Paul was standing sideways, about five feet into the feedroom by the Mosel Kennels,
1:36.3	when someone shot him in the chest, likely from a close distance.
1:40.3	But the breach of the shotgun, where it ejects the shot shell case after it fires was somewhere
1:47.2	inside the door.
1:48.4	That gunshot exited out of Paul's shoulder.
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