Murdaugh Murder Trial: Emotional testimony as friend recounts night of the murders

Chris Wilson, a good friend of Alex Murdaugh, gets emotional when asked how he found out about Maggie and Paul.

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[nadinedias]

That is a good man. AM does not deserve to have this man in his life and is not deserving of such a friendship.

[sheilajohnson]

So many people effected by all of AM crimes. This man was clearly a good friend.

[BedfordFalls]

Murdaugh didn't deserve these Friends. They are all greiving, but not the one who did it. What a creep.

[Anna_Stetik]

This guy had a loving family, incredible friendships, a good job...wtf. People hope and work hard to have even 1/2 of what he had, and now it's all gone for him. I don't understand this.

[mangafq]

To drive 1.5 hours at that time must have been exhausting. God bless him🙏

[lisetteeliseparis]

RIP Maggie and Paul, and feel so sorry for the living left behind.

[JoTracy]

The connections these lawyers have. What a web of "influence" all over SC

[sheilahawkins]

A great friend, this trial has been very 😭 sad.

[michellesilver]

Damn this monster ruined so many lives

[debbieragsdale]

This witness is very good he's very hurt of what his freind Alex realy stole lots of money he forgets all this and aids to him to comfort when leading of this thats a realy loyal True Freind

[ompaloompa]

Alex thought for sure that the police would be running around looking every where else but at HIM.

[mortalclown]

All the good people shattered, robbed, lied to ~ deep scars. Hard to imagine the sense of betrayal... and rage. Not sure it hit me until Wilson's testimony. And dammit, they loved him.

Grief tastes like aluminum foil.

[memecats]

It’s strange that Alex who is calling everyone and I mean everyone. I remember when I was informed on early Sunday morning many many many years ago by a knock on the front door which at that point nobody had to tell me my husbands military plane went down on a training mission. All I wanted to do is call my parents because they were in another state 2000 miles away and then I had to call my husband‘s parents who were about 400 miles away. Other than that, I didn’t want anybody in the house or around me and for the next four or five days people were constantly in my house and I just wanted them gone. Finally they had our memorial service at the church on base. I was the only wife that didn’t attend and it was the only hours peace I got for two weeks. My then unborn child and I wanted to be alone with my cat.

[klmckinnon]

Why were these folks allowed into an active double homicide crime scene?

[marguerite]

When I think of people from the south, this man represents the South Carolina and the law greatly.

[sharronbrown]

Many things were missed in the investigation, but the video of AM at the kennel sealed the deal, also luring MM to the house, and being fired from his firm! Don’t forget, a partner leaving an relationship with a narcissist can be a dangerous situation, Paul situation with the death of Mallory would also be a blow to the low finances. A M was in a perfect storm for going off the rails!
There is also an issue with the number of people ( lawyers, family, friends) who contaminated the crime scene. There is something bigger in the Low country, keep digging! Keep digging!

[fayeart]

I don't have any sympathy for any of Alex's co workers, family including Maggie's, close friend's until they step up to the plate publicly against him and say directly he murdered his wife and son. I've always been a firm believer in bird's of feather flock together. I don't care how deprived and grief stricken they to appear on the stand. These are people that appeared at a crime scene immediately after...wtf

[idclare]

AM just keeps chewing. He's insane! No remorse at all. Insanity plea!?! I hope not!!

[vickilawrence]

These poor people that were the friends & family of this guy had to have been horrified hearing even more tragedy involving this family!! Can you even begin to imagine esp after the horrific boat situation where Paul had just murdered his best friend's girlfriend? How much more could happen in one family?!? Paul was a loose cannon that would have killed other people if his dad hadn't ended his miserable existence. I hate to say it but i think Alex probably saved who knows how many lives when he ended Paul's life. But why kill Maggie? I guess it's bc she was going to find out fairly soon about all of the $$ he had been stealing from anyone & everyone. She was probably close to being thru with everything he had been putting them thru with the drug usage & I believe he had been telling all of his family & friends that he was clean & it was all getting ready to come out about everything he had been doing & he couldn't handle it. It was easier just to kill them both &:use the situation with the boat & all of the animosity towards Paul as an excuse to kill them & blame it on that! Smfh!

[retromomgames]

Everyone he knew could have done this to get back at him.