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He recalled one day where he was asked about a blue raincoat which had been found during a search of an upstairs bedroom at their parents home in Almeda. John Marvin Murdaugh, the youngest of the Murdaugh siblings, took the witness stand in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on Monday afternoon where his older brother is standing trial for murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 2007. Harpootlian asked for enhanced security. Alex Murdaugh wipes his eyes as the court is shown grisly photos of his wife and sons bodies. As John Marvin Murdaugh cleaned his nephews blood and brains off a feed room floor on June 8, 2021, he made a silent vow to find Paul Murdaugh's killer. Defense expert says height unrealistic to have killed Maggie, Day 21: Murdaughs defense revives two-shooter theory as forensic expert takes the stand, Murdaughs defense begins effort to undermine case for Lowcountry attorneys guilt, Car data mapped Alex Murdaughs movements the night of the murders. I felt like I owed him., Alex Murdaughs brother John Marvin Murdaugh and son Buster Murdaugh at his murder trial. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I felt like I owed him, and I started cleaning, and I can promise you no mother, father, aunt or uncle should ever have to see or do what I did that day. Palmbach said he has a background in crime scene reconstruction and blood spatter analysis. the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life., I felt like it was something I needed to do for Paul to clean it up. John Marvin said. Murdaugh, 54, denied killing his wife and son but repeatedly admitted to a trove of financial fraud crimes that hes been charged with but has not yet been convicted of. 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The totality of the evidence is more suggestive of a two-shooter scenario, Palmbach testified. Who is Spencer Roberts, a newly introduced SC defendant linked to Smith and Murdaugh? Alex Murdaughs younger brother took the stand on Monday, tearfully describing how he cleaned the gruesome crime scene the morning after his sister-in-law and nephew were murdered in June 2021. One thing in common? I don't even know that we talked," John said in court. John Marvin told the court that he last saw Paul on 7 June 2021 the day of the murders when his nephew stopped by his house in Beaufort, South Carolina, and borrowed his vehicle. This comes after jurors heard four weeks of dramatic testimony from 61 prosecution witnesses covering a trove of circumstantial evidence, including cellphone and car data, a damning video placing Mr Murdaugh at the crime scene and apparent holes in his alibi for the time for the murders. deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. Palmbach based his opinion on the fact two different weapons were used, and what he believes the shooter who killed Paul would have been exposed to. Murdaugh defense opened door to jury hearing about alleged financial crimes, SC judge says, Day 9: Witness says dozens of calls missing from Murdaughs phone on day of murders, Cellphone video played in court could put Alex Murdaugh at scene of 2 murders, Phone calls to Maggie the night of the murder deleted from Murdaughs phone, witness says, Did Alex Murdaugh confess to killing his wife and son? A SC veteran lawyer weighs in, Maggie Murdaughs cellphone was active the night she was murdered. He is the 14th defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. The day after the murders, he testified that he learned that Maggies phone was missing. Dueling arguments face off in Murdaugh trial opener, Watch: Attorneys make opening statements in Alex Murdaughs trial, Who is Clifton Newman? Finally, an emotional John Marvin called his brother, Randy, who told him to immediately stop doing what he was doing. On Tuesday, the state will begin questioning four or five response witnesses. As Murdaughs trial of the century unfolds, small town Walterboro awaits crowds. He checked with law enforcement before he went down there, and was told the scene had been cleared and he could go, he testified. John Marvin Murdaugh, Alex Murdaughs brother, spent his first minutes on the stand testifying about the Murdaughs family dynamics. Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty. Heres a breakdown, New SC judge taking over some of Alex Murdaughs criminal cases. He said he told 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone who was also at Moselle at the time and they went to find the phone, contacting SLED to collect it once they had located it by the side of the road. I felt like it was the right thing to do. John still does not believe that his brother is at fault for the murders. John Marvin said he showed the location to nearby SLED investigators, but they turned him away, noting they had their own technology coming later that day to help locate Maggie Murdaughs cellphone. Can they tell the jury? Two people have been killed, and youre telling me that everybodys safe. John Marvin said he had only learned about his brothers lie when SLED played him the video in August. He did graduate from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, but he eventually decided to start two businesses. Dont Borrow From the Bank Borrow From Yourself, 3 Smart Ways To Help You Find Cash In Your Home, the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life., I felt like it was something I needed to do for Paul to clean it up. John Marvin said. Bristow won the S.C. Press Associations 2015 award for Best Series, and was part of The States award-winning 2016 election coverage. For some reason I thought for Paul I needed to clean it up. "I saw blood, I saw brains, I saw pieces of skull, I saw tissue. In a 2021 interview with the Hilton Head Island Packet, John Marvin said he was embarrassed by his brothers financial schemes, which Alex Murdaugh admitted to in his own testimony. John Marvin also slammed the baffling statement released the day after the murders, which reassured the public that there was no danger to the community despite having no suspect in custody. John Marvin was the third member of the Murdaugh family to testify, after his nephew, Buster, and Murdaugh himself. They called him Little Rooster, Pau Pau, my kids called him that, John Marvin said. Alex Murdaugh shot, resigned and accused. That led him to conclude the murders werent carried out by one person, he said. Timeline puts Murdaugh at crime scene, SC prosecutor says in trial closing after Moselle visit, Day 27 live updates: Murdaugh family weapons killed victims, SC prosecutor says in closing, SC detective tells jurors Alex Murdaugh clothes were clean night of murders, Support my work with a digital subscription, Engagement vs entertainment: Murdaugh draws mass attention. What you might have missed over the weekend, Hampton law firm says Alex Murdaugh misappropriated money, was forced to resign, Alex Murdaugh resigning from family law firm, entering rehab after shooting, Alex Murdaugh called 911 after being shot in the head Saturday in Hampton County, SLED says, Alex Murdaugh, dad and husband of murder victims, shot in head in Hampton Co., lawyer says. He was the 14th and the last defense witness called overall during the six-week trial. Judge Clifton Newman will gavel court back in Monday morning, after the 12-member jury listened to the former Lowcountry attorney testify in his own double-murder trial for hours Thursday and Friday. 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