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Paul Murdock sent a Snapchat video to several friends moments before he was killed, according to a petition filed by South Carolina State’s Attorney Alex Murdock, the disgraced former attorney who begins this week with the murders of his wife and son. .
Margaret “Maggie” Murdock, 52, and her youngest son, Paul Murdock, 22, were shot to death on the family property in June 2021.
Alex Murdoch has denied any involvement in their deaths Innocent On murder charges.
Jury selection began on Monday. Defense attorneys and prosecutors said the trial could last up to three weeks.
Three generations of the Murdock family worked as prosecutors on the South Carolina coast, but a series of deaths and allegations of embezzlement and insurance fraud wiped out the family legacy. In falling and crashingIt attracts the attention of the nation.
The video reference to the presentation, obtained by CNN affiliate WCSC, is the first mention of a Snapchat video that prosecutors want to use as evidence in their case against Murdoch.
Snapchat provided the record as part of a search warrant, according to the filing.
“Among other things, a video sent to various friends around 7:56 p.m. on the night of the murders was crucial to the case,” the file says.
“The content of this video is critical to proving the state’s case,” the document, written by state prosecutors, says.
The document does not describe what the content of the video is and its significance in the case is unclear.
In October, CNN reportedprosecutors said in court documents that the mother and son were killed between 8:30 and 10:06 p.m. The South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement previously reported that the deaths occurred between 9 and 9: 30 p.m.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters asked in the motion that a representative of Snapchat, the social networking site that hosted the video, “testify in person that this video is a true and accurate recording.”
Judge Clifton Newman ruled in favor of the motion and asked the Los Angeles District Court to compel a representative of Snapchat to attend Murdoch’s hearing.
