Murdaugh murder trial: Video from Paul Murdaugh taken minutes before murder

A short video taken moments before the murders of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh was played in court today.

Alex Murdaugh is accused of gunning down his son, Paul, and his wife, Maggie, on June 7, 2021, at their South Carolina estate.

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[ssaiyanm]

This was the moment where he 100% knew that it was over. He's crying not for his wife and son but for himself smh He's trash

[ssVintage]

This video is the nail in his coffin. No doubt he was there moments before Paul and Maggie were killed...and we all know what that means. He did not just happen to come across the bodies later. He had no idea Paul had just taken a video of Cash's tail for his friend to pass along to the vet. One evil man right there...for a whole bunch of reasons.

[remaincalm-godishere]

This was like a cry from the graves of his wife and son.

[May]

1:57 His sister behind him hears his voice and that’s the moment she KNOWS he did it. She swallows hard and her face expression changes.

[MagnumDB]

1:58 - That's the nod of "Yep. Caught in another lie. They got me."

[IMadeThis]

He murdered them so that he could collect on life insurance and receive Maggie‘s assets as he was the only heir to her assets. Haven’t heard anyone discuss this, but I believe that is one of the motives.

[LolaJay_]

I think he used two different firearms to make it look like there were two shooters.

[ckotcher]

Didn’t his kid kill a girl on the boat before his Dad killed him? This is crazy

[kaidiver]

This is the moment, he knew he f**ed up

[tinahilty]

Little did Bubba know that his shenanigans would make him a hero

[potfan]

This fool’s defense is pointlessly dragging on. He knows it too. More time in court, les time in jail. He’s afraid to die now, before it was “oh well” now there’s karma…

[jillmarsh]

I just thought too myself. Paul screwed his father for the last time. Mic 🎤 drop

[ENFPerspectives]

Glad the video was taken to show his lies. Does not deserve a 2nd trial. Waste of money.

[iamthatiam]

I dont understand his motives? How could you shoot your own flesh and blood and wife, just to distract attention from other criminal acts. The man is pure evil 😈

[TheBigBungholeOfToddWeiss]

He may be crying now, but wait till he ends up in prison and goes for a ride on Bubba's big bucking bronco. Then he'll REALLY cry!

[jennygangspeaks]

The way he fake cries during the video like STOP IT your eyes caught basically red handed

[sourcehauntings]

What gets me is would they not have questioned why he was gloved up and in rain coat? Would his body and hands not have tested positive for gun powder? Or can he scrub that off?

[Zoocatsdog]

Did the defense know about this video before this testimony?

[jimijackson]

The crazy thing is...and it just hit me today, Alex would have heard Paul and Maggie's last words/screams.

Paul survived the first shot and would have known it was him. Maggie was shot front on and would have saw Paul. Neither died instantly.

Will never know what Alex heard...but I just thought of that. How sad they had to spend their last moments with him and for him to be the only one who knows.

[kevinhoskins]

Curious. Did the defense team have knowledge of this video (via discovery) in advance of it being presented in court or was this the first time they heard and saw it?