Jury in Alex Murdaugh Trial to Visit Scene of Double Murder: ‘We Believe It Would Be Useful’
The jury in the case involving Alex Murdaugh, a disbarred lawyer accused of killing his wife and son, will take a trip to the scene of the crime. “We believe it would be useful for the jury to visit Moselle, both the…
The jury in the case involving Alex Murdaugh, a disbarred lawyer accused of killing his wife and son, will take a trip to the scene of the Crime.
“We believe it would be useful for the jury to visit Moselle, both the area of the kennels and the house, just to get some understanding of the spatial relationships,” attorney Dick Harpootlian said to Judge Clifton Newman before the jury entered the courtroom, as Fox News reported.
Toward the end of the trial, the defense made the request for the jury to visit the 1,700-acre property located in Islandton, South Carolina.
According to the report, Newman approved the defense’s request but did not share when the visit would take place.
Harpootlian also expressed his frustration with the fact that dozens of trespassers recently visited the property “to take selfies in front of the feed room.”
The sheriff reportedly had to be called to get the trespassers off the property.
Harpootlian requested the scene be secured for the visit from the jury, per Fox News.
Murdaugh is suspected of murdering his wife, Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, 22, in June 2021.