Alex Murdaugh Had No Blood on Him, Might Have Changed Clothes: Cop – People.com

In Alex Murdaugh’s trial on Friday, new details emerged about what may have happened immediately following the shooting deaths of Murdaugh’s wife Maggie and son Paul in 2021. Murdaugh’s lawyer, Jim Griffin, told the court that Murdaugh had given the authorities permission to search his entire Moselle estate in Islandton, S.C., after the double murder — implying that a guilty person would do no such thing. He also emphasized that Murdaugh had no blood on himself when cops arrived at the house. During cross examination, Griffin asksed Det. Laura Rutland, “He didn’t look like someone who had just been within feet of blowing Paul’s head off, right?” Rutland said in response, “I can’t say that. There are so many factors that you would have to take into account.” When Rutland was asked whether Murdaugh could have just changed his clothes after the alleged slayings, she answered in the affirmative. “He’s sweating, and they’re dry, so I’d say yes,” she said, according to various news outlets. She testified that she saw no bloody footprints anywhere near the bodies. Murdaugh’s legal team also said he had tried to turn his son’s body over and check his pulse. The trial of Murdaugh, a
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