Jurors on Wednesday visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son…
Jurors on Wednesday visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son, touring the crime scene before heading back to court to hear closing arguments in the closely watched murder trial.
Vans with tinted windows took the jury about 30 minutes from the courthouse in Walterboro to the Murdaugh home called Moselle in the swamps of Colleton County. The judge allowed them to see the area around dog kennels where the killings happened and the outside of the family’s home.
The visit lasted over an hour and jurors also appeared to examine the woods across the street from the property.
A pool reporter who got a brief glimpse of the jurors said one of them stood in the feed room doorway where 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh was killed and glanced up to where witnesses said blood and hair from the victim was found. The reporter said it was about 12 steps from where Paul Murdaugh’s body was found to the spot his mother died.
Jurors didn’t hear testimony during the visit to the property and they could only ask questions to Judge Clifton Newman. They were joined by several bailiffs, a court reporter and lawyers from both sides, as well as deputies who testified earlier in the trial.
