Alex Murdaugh video shows him in different clothes before murders trends now

Alex Murdaugh video shows him in different clothes before murders trends now
Alex Murdaugh Snapchat video shows him in different clothes before murders trends now

Alex Murdaugh Snapchat video shows him in different clothes before murders trends now

The jury in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial has been shown a Snapchat video of the legal heir filmed an hour before their deaths wearing a different outfit to the clean white t-shirt cops found him in after he called 911 claiming to have just found their bloodied bodies.

Murdaugh is on trial in South Carolina for the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul, who were shot dead at the family's hunting lodge in June 2021. 

Prosecutors are still laying out their case, which includes a video they say puts Alex at the scene of the crime moments before the pair were shot dead. 

He denies the murders, and says he was visiting his elderly mother when the pair were shot. 

Yesterday, the jury was shown a video which showed Alex trying to plant a tree on the property. It was taken at 7.56pm, and shows him wearing a light blue shirt and khaki pants. 

7.56pm: Alex Murdaugh is shown in a Snapchat video filmed by his son Paul. He is wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants, and is planting a tree in the family's yard

7.56pm: Alex Murdaugh is shown in a Snapchat video filmed by his son Paul. He is wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants, and is planting a tree in the family's yard 

New images from police body cam footage shows Alex Murdaugh (right) wearing a clean white shirt on the night of his wife and son's murder

10.20pm: Alex called 911 at 10.07pm, claiming he'd just returned home from visiting his elderly mother to find his wife and son dead, their bodies covered in blood. He was wearing a pristine white t-shirt and shorts

At 8.44pm, Paul filmed a video of a dog he was looking after, in which prosecutors say Alex's voice can be heard.

All activity on Maggie and Paul's cell phones stopped suddenly after that video was filmed. 

At 10.07pm, Alex Murdaugh called 911, claiming he had just come home from his mother's house to find his wife and son lying dead. 

He later described a gruesome scene, telling cops he flipped over his son's bloodied body to find a pulse, and that he could see his 'brains'. 

Bodycam footage and dashboard footage shows him wearing a pristine, white t-shirt and shorts.

Yesterday, prosecutors pointed out to the jury that he had changed, but they offered no explanation for it. 

Murdaugh's attorneys have not yet offered an explanation for the outfit change. 

Murdaugh inside the car during an interview with detectives

Murdaugh speaks to cops inside a car

12.56am: Murdaugh in police car. He described being able to see his son's 'brain' 

Maggie and Paul Murdaugh (left) were murdered in June 2021. He denies the killings. Their oldest son, Buster, is shown, right

Maggie and Paul Murdaugh (left) were murdered in June 2021. He denies the killings. Their oldest son, Buster, is shown, right

They had claimed in opening statements that the video would help to exonerate their client, and that it showed what a loving father he was. 

Today, the judge will rule on whether prosecutors will be able to disclose to the jury that Alex was drowning in debt and stealing from his law firm. 

TIMELINE: NIGHT OF THE KILLINGS 

Alex Murdaugh, 54, is accused of shooting his wife, Maggie, 52, and younger son Paul, 22, at the family's hunting estate in Islandton, South Carolina, on the night of June 7, 2021. 

Here are the key events in the timeline laid out by prosecutors:

At 7.56pm, Paul sent a Snapchat video to friends showing the 22-year-old riding around the estate with his father.

At 8.15pm, Murdaugh's wife Maggie arrived home and the trio ate dinner together. Autopsies showed similar stomach contents in Maggie and Paul.

About 8.30pm, Paul's phone starts moving towards the kennels. 

Then at 8.44pm, a second video taken by Paul at the kennels - soon to become a murder scene - allegedly proves that Maggie, Paul and Alex were together.

At 8.49pm the prosecution say Paul's phone locked and went silent forever, never to send another text or make another call.

Between 9pm and 9.30pm, Paul and Maggie were killed - according to the coroner.

At 9.06pm, Murdaugh's car is fired up.

The alleged killer said he went to go visit his mother, who is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, in Almeda - around a 15-minute drive. 

At 10.07pm, Murdaugh called 911 claiming he had arrived home a to find his wife and son shot dead.

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He has been charged with embezzling millions from the firm. 

The jury has not yet heard of those crimes, which the prosecution claims paints a picture of a desperate man trying to hold on to whatever he had

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