What it is not is a scene reenactment, Benjamin said. A private investigator demonstrates what he believes happened inside the SUV the day Chris Vaughns family was shot to death. They asked for jurors to be allowed to visit the property in order to help them understand how small the storage room is where Paul Murdaugh was killed and the distance between the two bodies. Many of them went up to about the fourth, fifth step and would turn back and look, even wave their hands to see, look behind them to see if they can fall or if they can possibly catch themselves.. For nine days, she made dramatic pleas on national television for their safe return. Much of the Osages oil money was swindled, and over time the oil deposits on their land have also diminished. All rights reserved. Alex Murdaugh's theft of millions of dollars was about to be revealed so he killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the disgraced South Carolina attorney's murder trial. 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Earlier on Wednesday, jurors went to the scene of the crime that has been detailed throughout the six-week trial. Testimony concluded on Tuesday after more than 75 witnesses took the stand over about five weeks. Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison if he is convicted of either murder count. [7] She married David Smith, and they had two sons. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. [13] In their opening statement, Clarke argued Smith was deeply troubled and experienced severe depression. The defense has said state agents conducted a poor investigation that focused too quickly on Alex Murdaugh and missed evidence such as fingerprints and shoe prints that could have led to the real killers. Many of the old boomtowns of this era now resemble ghost towns. James Pollard is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. The use of the family weapons collaborates it. At one point in the Some dewoodsman posts can still be found online. Annas body was subsequently found in this ravine on the reservation. He was rector of Tilston, Cheshire, and was buried at Kington, 9 July 1706. My new book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, grew out of trying to understand who that figure was, and the investigation led me to one the most sinister crimes in American history. 17. Alex Murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison without parole if convicted of the killings, for which he has pleaded not guilty. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool), Buster Murdaugh, the son of Alex Murdaugh, listens as prosecutor Creighton Waters describes his father as a "family annihilator" during closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Police were called about the first shooting at around 12:30 a.m. at the Family Dollar store on Hemphill Street. But first, that jury will take a field trip to the scene of the crime. It was not immediately clear why they went into the tree area. 12 pick, A new musical spotlights a Texas bank-robbing legend, This Houston rodeo food vendor wants you to eat his rattlesnake. The reporter who went to the feed room after the jurors left noted that the back window had large bullet holes. This photograph shows a boarded-up bar in a town where Mollies sister, Anna Brown, was seen before vanishing: This is what the prairie looks like today: I interviewed many of the descendants of the victims, including Margie Burkhart, who is a granddaughter of Mollie Burkhart. In the early morning hours of June 14, 2007, a passerby called the police when they saw Christopher Vaughn on the side of the road, apparently injured. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. As the Osages prosperity increased, members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances. No one knew who he was. The key piece of evidence connecting Alex Murdaugh to the killings is a video Paul Murdaugh shot from the kennels about five minutes before he last used his cellphone. Then they began to be mysteriously murdered off. Utah wildlife officials suggest catching, Oregon lawmakers propose bill that would give $1K, Hunter charged for killing pet dogs he thought were, Venus, Jupiter shine during night sky kiss: How, Space just got bigger: Scientists add thousands of, Augusta, USC Aiken women fall in Peach Belt Conference, Vaughn Taylor Championship junior tournament moves, Authorities issue warrants for UGAs Jalen Carter, Does your child have food allergy? The defense will get to sum up its case on Thursday. The tour of the crime scene happened before jurors were to head back to court in Walterboro to hear closing arguments in the closely watched murder trial. No one knew who this man was. But while testifying in his own defense, he admitted that he lied and that he had been there. In many cases, it doesnt happen because the trial is taking place years later, so the scene has changed and taking jurors there could provide a false impression of what happened. "You just can't really appreciate the spatial issues without actually seeing them," defense attorney Richard Harpootlian told the court on Monday. During the penalty phase, Tommy Pope, the lead prosecutor in the Smith case, argued passionately in favor of sentencing Smith to death. The most notable recent example was the sentencing trial for Cruz, who pleaded guilty to killing 14 students and three staff members at Parklands Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. When I asked the museum director why, she said it contained the image of a figure so frightening that shed decided to remove it. Christopher Vaughn stands accused of fatally shooting his wife and three children in the family's SUV four years ago. At 5:15 am, a motorist driving on I-55 spotted Christopher Waters said Alex Murdaugh has been lying for years to cover up his opioid addiction and the millions of dollars he stole, so it would be easy to lie about being at the kennels and killing his family, and to lie while testifying in his own defense last week. What follows is a collection of some of the most revealing photographs, as well as a clip of related film footage. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. A portion of the article talked about making deaths appear like suicides. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. The murder made people in a fairly safe town feel imperiled. When I visited the Osage Nation Museum, the director had retrieved, from the basement, an image of the missing panel. [11] She said that there was no motive nor did she plan the murders, stating that she was not in a right state of mind. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool), The dog kennels and hanger at the Murdaugh Moselle property on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in Islandton, S.C. The first 911 call for help came at 5:25 a.m. from a passerby who saw Vaughn on the side of the road. From an Eric Zorn column at the time: The Oswego family was reportedly taking a day trip to a water park in Springfield when Christopher Vaughn left Interstate 55 and drove onto a frontage road when his wife became ill. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool), Jurors are getting their own look Wednesday at the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son, Members of the media gather to photograph Alex Murdaugh as he is brought into the courtroom for his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. [2] According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, she will be eligible for parole on November 4, 2024. When Nicole Brown Simpson was found stabbed with her throat slashed outside of her Brentwood, California home on June 13, 1994, officers entered the house to find what looked like a silent vigil: Candles were lit and a bath had been drawn. Prosecutors opposed the visit because the scene has changed significantly in the 20 months since the killings. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. 2023 Atlas Obscura. Prosecutors had argued against the visit to Moselle, given that the property has changed in the 20 months since the killings, but Judge Clifton Newman ruled in favor of the defense on Monday. [18], She will be eligible for parole in November 2024. Like Mollie Burkhart, White reflected the transformation of the country. Always have to literally beg, borrow and steal for over a decade to have the truth from being exposed, Waters said. Judge Milton Wharton did not release all of the courtroom evidence. The biggest breakthrough of the case was her description of the carjacking location. They also briefly headed to the estates main house. The bodies of Margaret Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's estate Moselle in June 2021, authorities said. I can see how both sides can benefit from a jury seeing that, Nettles said. He lived a wealthy life, Waters said. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool), The feed room where Paul Murdaugh's body was found at the Murdaugh Moselle property on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in Islandton, S.C. His family has a history of prosecution. He then decided to adjust a loose luggage rack on top of the SUV at which time he reportedly said he was shot. One early morning in June 2007, the Vaughn family left their home to drive to a water park in Springfield, Illinois. It was the stuff of nightmares. The key piece of evidence connecting Alex Murdaugh to the killings is a video Paul Murdaugh shot from the kennels about five minutes before he last used his cellphone. Several of those who tried to catch the killers were also killed, including a lawyer, W.W. Vaughan, who was thrown off a speeding train. She is incarcerated at the Leath Correctional Institution near Greenwood, South Carolina. [13] Clarke told the jury: "This is not a case about evil. Only 16 minutes passed between when the victims stopped using their cellphones and Murdaugh left the house about 1,100 feet (335 meters) from the crime scene. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. [2], The case gained international attention because of Smith's false claim that a black man had kidnapped her sons during a carjacking. They were also cautioned to watch for snakes. The family of one Osage in particular, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target of the conspiracy. Will county prosecutors and Vaughns public defenders declined to comment Monday on the dewoodsman entries found online. Associated Press reporter Terry Spencer contributed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. WebThis podcast is an attempt to give the Vaughn family a platform to besmirch their dead daughter in law and grandchildren. Heres a look at the practice of having juries view crime scenes and some other notable cases: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A JURY VISITS A CRIME SCENE? Their hour-long field trip to the Moselle hunting estate in South Carolina came shortly before closing arguments began in what has been dubbed the trial of the century by local media. Still, Waters said there is enough evidence to link the killings to the financial crimes and to Alex Murdaugh being the only person with the means and opportunity to kill his wife and son. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. IN WHAT OTHER CASES HAVE JURORS VISITED THE CRIME SCENE? Judge Clifton Newman allowed the visit but cautioned jurors about the differences in how the property looks now. I am working on wrapping up a few last things and then I am headed out for the long walk, it reads. The judge has warned them that some things have changed on the property since the crime occurred. One night in May of 1921, Mollies older sister, Anna Brown, disappeared. Heres a later photograph of White with Hoover: To unravel the mystery, White assembled a team of undercover operatives, including an American Indian agent. There is zero evidence pointing to any other scenario. Closing arguments began Wednesday after jurors took a field trip to the scene of the crime. The records inside show his three children Abigayle, 12, Cassandra, 11, and Blake, 8 were each shot twice. Mug shot of Christopher Vaughn from the Will County Jail Web site in June 2007. In some cases, however, crime scene visits can be useful to give jurors a sense of distance or other physical features that dont come across in photos and other evidence presented in court, said Steven Benjamin, a Richmond, Virginia, defense attorney who is not involved in the Murdaugh case. Jurors have heard evidence about Mr. Murdaugh, 54, his familys The defense argued that it would be useful for the jury to visit the 1,772-acre hunting estate in Islandton to get a sense of the space in which the killings took place. Amanda Conners original cover art. To extract that oil, prospectors had to pay the 2,000 or so registered members of the tribe for leases and royalties. At age 35, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a late-night helicopter crash in Wisconsin. Murdaugh has denied any role in the fatal shootings. 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Kimberly Vaughn was shot once under her chin, the records say. ( Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool), A view from where Maggie Murdaugh was found at the Murdaugh Moselle property on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in Islandton, S.C.. The case gained international attention because of Smith's false claim that a black man had kidnapped her sons during a carjacking. Prior to the murders he sent Smith a letter ending their relationship and expressing that he did not want children. But the system depends on people who take that oath as jurors, and theyre willing to honor that oath and make the tough decision to vindicate these victims, to vindicate Maggie and Paul, who were cut down in the prime of their lives.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Large pools of dried blood still stained classroom floors. Chris Vaughn was convicted of murdering his wife, Kim, Court records show the couple had been fighting, and he would sometimes sleep at the office. And who drives way off the highway to a frontage road when a passenger begins to feel ill? Bill Nettles, a criminal defense lawyer and former South Carolina U.S. attorney who is not involved in the case, said the visit could give jurors a sense of scale to make more-informed decisions about the timeline and other questions such as whether Murdaugh could have heard the gunshots across the grounds that have arisen during the trial. He left behind a widow and ten children. AMANDA CONNER ORIGINAL COVER ART. A beekeeper also removed 60 pounds of honey. 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The tour of the crime scene happened before jurors were to head back to court in Walterboro to hear closing arguments in the closely watched murder trial. Kim was shot once under the chin, and the children were each shot twice in their SUV on the side of the road. Columbia County, Local Navy vet beats stage 3 colorectal cancer, advocates, Center for African American History, Art, and Culture, Major League Fishing and the US Army Corps of Engineers, Humble beginnings and hard work: Larry Jones tells, Two men charged after murder of transgender woman, Augustas Georgia Bank & Trust merging with Columbia-based, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The records show someone using his e-mail address set up a blog site for a user named dewoodsman, and at least one man knew Vaughn as Flint.. And it wasnt just Mollies family that was being systematically eliminated. The Osage had removed the panel not to forget what happened, as so many Americans had, but because they cant forget. Offer subject to change without notice. Jurors have visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son. This conflicted with her statement that she did not see any other cars there when the carjacking took place. Although the weapons used to kill the victims havent been found, an expert testified that the markings on the bullet casings found near Maggie Murdaughs body matched those found on casings at a shooting range on the familys property. Murdaugh's fear that his decade-long theft would be exposed and his desire to maintain his lofty standing in the community led him to make sure his wife and younger son were at the family's Colleton County home on June 7, 2021, so that he could kill them as part of a clever plan aided by his knowledge of how criminal cases are constructed, prosecutor Creighton Waters told jurors. 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After searching, All rights reserved. Perhaps most compelling is an article reportedly found in the defendant's home -- a magazine story about staging crime scenes and "making the death appear to be a suicide," according to the Chicago Sun-Times. His law firm was also looking into his previous cases. Waters portrayed Murdaugh as a desperate man whose years-long scheme of swindling money from his clients and former law firm was finally coming to light. Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Joe Goossen, Famke Janssen Votes: 18,849 | Gross: $5.31M 7. They released Blackie Thompson, a notorious outlaw, from prison, hoping to use him as an informant; instead, he robbed a bank and killed a police officer. William, Julie and Sean Grissom were the first three lives taken by serial killer Danny Rolling who spread his terror between two states in the late 1980s into the early '90s. The end of the episode features Lucille walking away from her car, with Buster asleep in the back seat as it rolls into a nearby body of water. New crime scene reports reveal harrowing details of how the victims were found - and their autopsies Family-killer Chris Watts 'paid for gay lovers' lip fillers during 10-month affair' This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Eventually they were able to capture one of the masterminds of the murderous plot. Murdaugh has testified that on the night of the murders, he was down at the kennels before heading back to the main house, where he claims he dozed off on the couch around the time Paul and Maggie were fatally shot with two guns. Among them was the article found in a magazine for private investigators about the effect of television on criminal suspects who stage crime scenes based on Hollywood portrayals. Killers Von Taylor, and Edward Deli, were ex-cons, and on the run from their half-way house. Although the weapons used to kill the victims haven't been found, an expert testified that the markings on the bullet casings found near Maggie Murdaughs body matched those found on casings at a shooting range on the family's property. WebSusan Leigh Smith (ne Vaughan; born September 26, 1971) is an American woman who was convicted of murdering her two sons, three-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alexander, in 1994 by drowning them in a South Carolina lake.. His attorneys said his visit was irrelevant. Rate. And even supposing the family had a particular fondness for Knight's Action Park and Caribbean Water Adventure in Springfield, that park doesn't open until 10 a.m. Who needs a luggage rack for a day trip? Jurors have visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son. Id rather follow a set of tracks through a river in the rain than have spend time on a paved road or under a roof. The murder made people in a fairly safe town feel imperiled. Here is a look at some of the evidence and motives law enforcement have explored during the course of their investigation. Jurors have visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son. The prosecution's star crime scene expert said there isn't enough evidence to definitely say whether there were one or two shooters at the kennels. Aided by his knowledge of how criminal cases are constructed, he hatched a clever plan to make sure they were at the familys Colleton County property on the night they were killed, June 7, 2021, he said. 71 Metascore. Prosecutors have said Vaughn was frustrated with his life and wanted to live in the Canadian wilderness. Richer reported from Boston. The accident has been hailed preventable since, and the music world was never the same. Finally, it appears the Oswego man wrote an ominous blog entry just weeks before the shooting about wrapping up a few last things before disappearing into the remote wilderness. The jury in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh -- who is accused of killing his wife and younger son at the family's property in 2021 -- will travel to the site of the brutal killings on Wednesday ahead of closing arguments. In the interest of justice, it is probably a good thing for them to see it.. Jurors were also seen driving toward a wooded area across the street from the estate. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool), The dog kennels and hanger at the Murdaugh Moselle property on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in Islandton, S.C. A processing shed is seen in the background. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. [15], Smith was incarcerated in the Administrative Segregation Unit in the Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina. Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison if he is convicted of murder. This is a carousel. While on the stand, Murdaugh admitted that he had initially lied to authorities about being at the kennels shortly before the murders because of his drug-fueled paranoia. March 1, 2023, 8:22 AM. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. And once crime scene technicians arrived, they found blood inside the familys SUV where blood shouldnt have been found. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. But there was no blood spatter linking the killings to Alex Murdaugh or anyone else, and prosecutors didnt spend much time laying out how they think Murdaugh could have killed his family, cleaned himself up, disposed of the clothes and weapons, and composed himself in the 15-minute window before GPS data shows he left the property to visit his ailing mother. All rights reserved. She married William Gwyn Vaughan of Trebarried (died 1752), who was The forensic timeline puts him there, he said, noting that after the murders its a different world for Murdaugh. [6], After graduating from high school in 1989, Smith made a second attempt to kill herself after a married man she was in a relationship with ended their affair. The song "When This is Over", on Hayden's 1995 album "Everything I Long For" is written from the point of view of one of Susan Smith's sons as the car sinks into the lake. 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S. Turner: State takeover of Houston ISD could happen as soon as next week, Houston rap royalty Bun B on returning to Rodeo for another Takeover, 'Call me a Nazi': Former Houston-area pastor calls for state book ban, W&P Porter bowl review: A container that makes office lunch easy, Why the Texans should take Bijan Robinson with the No. Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare but have occurred in a number of other high-profile prosecutions, including the 1995 murder trial of O.J. In 1923, these Osage received collectively what would be worth today more than $400 million. All four members of the family were shot in their Investigators said his 22-year-old son, Paul, was shot twice with a shotgun and his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, was shot four or five times with a rifle outside of the kennels on their property. The estate went to Frances, daughter of John Vaughan. Rebecca Rosenberg. But first, that jury will take a field trip to the scene of the crime. Dont let him fool you, too.. It was the stuff of nightmares. Web"The Vaughn family's dogs, a golden retriever and schnauzer, were taken Thursday afternoon to an animal shelter, next-door neighbor Susan Stasinos said. They asked for jurors to be allowed to visit the property in order to help them understand how small the storage room is where Paul Murdaugh was killed and the distance between the two bodies. Kimberly Vaughn was shot once under her chin, the records say. After years of delays, Vaughn's trial is still on hold, though it's expected to begin soon. In the News Published on October 12, 2021. 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