Alex Murdaugh trial live stream today: Day 22 in Colleton County, SC courtroom
Day 22 of the Alex Murdaugh trial begins at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, with Murdaugh's defense team continuing to call their witnesses.
The double homicide trial of Murdaugh started Monday, Jan. 23, with the selection of the jury that would decide his fate in the deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, in June 2021. The start of a saga that has made headlines across the nation and has become a true crime phenomenon.
As week five of the Murdaugh trial begins, the former South Carolina attorney's defense team will continue where they left off on Friday, Feb. 17 after almost four weeks of testimony - some fascinating and revealing, others mind-numbing and seemingly pointless - from state witnesses. The defense's task now is to extract reasonable doubt from a mountain of circumstantial evidence – some of which is more incriminating than others.
Tuesday brought a packed house, with more Murdaugh friends and family members than in the previous four weeks.
Murdaugh trial updates from Tuesday
During the morning session, forensic engineer Mike Sutton testified that at least two of the rounds that were fired at Maggie Murdaugh were shot by someone who was roughly 5'2" to 5'4", and that it was "very unlikely" 6'4" Alex Murdaugh fired those rounds. The afternoon featured more of the same testimony when it came to Paul's shooter.
Murdaugh's surviving son Buster Murdaugh also took the stand.
Buster Murdaugh takes the witness stand Tuesday
Buster Murdaugh took to the stand Tuesday morning, testifying about how guns on the family property were loaded and entrances to the property as well.
During Buster's testimony, Alex Murdaugh smiled proudly, never taking his eyes off his son, and even appeared smug at times.
Upon cross examination, Assistant Attorney General John Meadors expressed his sympathy and did not press the witness too hard, only asking a few brief questions that weren't particularly revealing.
Murdaugh updates: State rests Friday, but Murdaugh asks for case to be tossed out
After 20 days of proceedings, including 18 days of testimony, 59 witnesses and roughly 400 exhibits of evidence, the State of S.C. has rested its case against accused family killer Alex Murdaugh.
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