Drone footage reveals Murdaugh's brother and son removing guns three months ... trends now
Mysterious drone footage has revealed Alex Murdaugh's brother and son removing guns from the family hunting lodge three months after Maggie and Paul were killed.
In a new Netflix show released Wednesday drone footage taken by an amateur sleuth showed John Marvin Murdaugh and Alex's surviving son Buster removing eight weapons from the 1,800-acre estate in Moselle, South Carolina.
Eric Alan a local YouTuber said that he received a tip in September, 2021, that police were searching Moselle. It came after Murdaugh allegedly shot dead his wife Maggie, 52, and younger son Paul, 22, at the property on the night of June 7, 2021.
Alan put his drone up but believed he was too late because he could not see any cops. 'It wasn't until a few days later when I was going through the footage and seen what I got, that I noticed the guns. My first thought was "this is a big deal,"' he said.
There is no suggestion of anything improper in John Marvin and Buster's actions.
John Marvin Murdaugh, Alex's brothers, is seen removing two uncased rifles and taking them out to a truck at the hunting estate at Moselle three months after the murders
Buster and John Marvin Murdaugh at the kennels loading a dog and other gear into the truck
On September, 13, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced it was investigating Murdaugh over his financial crimes.
He was arrested three days later and charged with fraud and conspiracy after his drug dealer cousin, Curtis 'Eddie' Smith, shot him in a botched suicide life insurance scam on September 4.
Murdaugh said he wanted to end his life after his wife and son's murders because 'all these things were coming to a head.'
He was arrested at a Florida rehab center and charged with swindling clients out of millions on October 14, 2021. He has been in jail ever since then.
In the Netflix film, YouTuber Alan says: 'I got the tip that they were executing a search warrant, and now I have footage of them unloading eight guns out of the house.
'It clearly captured John Marvin carrying two uncased rifles out to the truck. They loaded up a few more things, drove over to the kennels, loaded up a hunting dog and a couple more things and then they left.
'John Marvin and Buster, it could be them going on a hunting trip. I'm not sure, you know, knowing that a double homicide had recently occurred on that property and there were Murdaughs taking guns off of the property, not the officials, it can obviously lead someone to speculate.
'Maybe one of these firearms or some of these firearms were pieces of evidence that could be used against the Murdaugh family in some capacity.'
The Netflix docuseries is currently trending at number 2 as the most watched show on their platform in the US. It also features harrowing testimony from Paul Murdaugh's ex-girlfriend, Morgan Doughty, who describes how he would beat her and was frequently drunk.
At the time of Paul and Maggie's deaths, Murdaugh was being sued by the family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach after she was killed while Paul was drunk at the wheel of his father's boat in February 2019.
Prosecutors say that the wrongful death lawsuit put Murdaugh in financial peril and that he was already millions in debt after getting in over his head while stealing more than $10m from clients and partners at his law firm.
The documentary includes allegations that Murdaugh visited the hospital after the boat wreck and pressured the surviving teenagers to lie about who was driving his boat.
The pair are seen packing up the truck in the drone footage before driving down to the kennels and loading up more kit
John Marvin Murdaugh taking firearms out of the Moselle property and loading them into the back of the truck
Murdaugh bought two .300 Blackout rifles (pictured) as Christmas presents for his sons Buster and Paul in 2016. Paul lost his gun and a replacement rifle, a third .300 Blackout, was bought in April 2018. Neither the lost gun or its replacement have ever been accounted for
SLED agent Jeff Croft holds the only .300 Blackout rifle recovered from the Murdaugh estate - two others remain unaccounted for
MURDAUGH GUN CABINET: During his interview with cops, Murdaugh said that there were probably 25 guns on the estate. He said that in addition to the camo shotgun officers took off him when they arrived there were 'all kinds of rifles.' He added: 'I mean you name 'em, we have 'em'
Paul was shot twice with a shotgun, while Maggie was shot five times with an assault rifle loaded with .300 Blackout.
Neither murder weapon has ever been identified. However, jurors have heard about two .300 Blackout rifles owned by the Murdaughs that are unaccounted for.
Murdaugh bought two .300 Blackout rifles as Christmas presents for his two sons Buster and
