Murdaugh, 54, who has been at the center of worldwide media coverage for months, took the stand this week to give his account of what happened on June 7, 2021, the day his wife, Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, were killed.
After Beach’s parents sued over their daughter’s death, Paul Murdaugh’s attorneys told them that he couldn’t afford a settlement. That’s when Beach’s family requested a court order for the younger Murdaugh to disclose his bank records. A hearing had been scheduled for June 10, 2021, but the charges were dropped after Paul Murdaugh’s death, WCBD in Charleston reported.
“It got to the point where I was taking so much just to not backslide or go into withdrawals or have all those symptoms,” Murdaugh testified, confirming to prosecutors that he took dozens of 30-milligram instant-release pills daily. “It evolved over time.”Some of the details of Moselle on June 7, 2021, are murky.
“They didn’t shoot themselves, ma’am,” Murdaugh told the dispatcher, according to a 911 call played in the courtroom. Murdaugh testified that he regretted not taking seriously the threats made against his son.Despite the public scrutiny, no arrests were made and no suspects had been publicly named in the months immediately following the killings.
A grand jury indicted Murdaugh in June 2022 in the case of Maggie and Paul’s deaths. He was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The indictment accuses Murdaugh of shooting his wife with a rifle and his son with a shotgun.
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