Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Week 2 Day 1

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Today is day number six of the double homicide trial at the center of the 'Murdaugh Murders' crime and corruption saga in Walterboro, South Carolina – which will begin with Alex Murdaugh’s lead attorney, state senator Dick Harpootlian, cross-examining special agent Melinda Worley of the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Worley was on the stand for more than four hours on Friday as assistant attorney general Savanna Goude led her through the introduction of several dozen pieces of “foundational” evidence – or evidence which future witnesses will weave into a narrative for the jury.

Who will take the stand today? After Worley, it’s not clear.

There is a witness list for the trial, but prosecutors have been jumping around on it as they seek to get the right evidence entered into the record.

After Harpootlian’s cross-examination, additional evidence and testimony will be introduced in the state’s case against Murdaugh – who stands accused of killing his wife, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and youngest son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh on his family’s hunting property in Colleton County on June 7, 2021.