Murdaugh, 54, initially told investigators that helium was visiting his aged parents erstwhile the murders took spot and returned location aft 10 p.m. to find his loved ones dead. He made the 9-1-1 call.

However, investigators determined that his dependable was heard connected a Snapchat video from Paul's phone, which was timestamped at 8:44 p.m. Prosecutors alleged that Paul and Maggie were murdered at about 8:49 p.m., which was erstwhile their compartment telephone enactment appeared to stop. 

Data collected from Murdaugh's Chevy Suburban suggested helium left the household lodge at 9:02 p.m to caput to his mom's house, prosecutors said astatine the trial. Murdaugh's telephone then made 5 missed calls to his wife between 9:04 p.m. and 10:03 p.m.

Murdaugh admitted to lying to authorities about his whereabouts that night, saying successful tribunal that helium was "paranoid" due to the fact that of his longtime conflict with opioids.

Prior to the execution trial, Murdaugh was known arsenic a subordinate of a salient household successful the Lowcountry region, with his great-grandfather founding the Hampton instrumentality steadfast successful 1910.

However, the Murdaugh family has been embroiled successful multiple legal cases successful caller years, including the decease of 19-year-old Mallory Beach in a boating crash successful 2019. Paul, who was allegedly down the wheel while drunk, pleaded not blameworthy to charges in the case, which were inactive pending erstwhile helium was murdered. The charges, according to NBC News, were aboriginal dropped arsenic a substance of protocol pursuing his death. 

In Jan. 2023, a justice approved a colony statement for the wrongful decease suit, which—according to section South Carolina outlet WCSC—officially dropped Buster Murdaugh arsenic good arsenic Maggie's property from the case. 

In the past 2 years, Murdaugh has continued to contradict his engagement successful the treble homicide of his woman and son.

"Alex wants his family, friends and everyone to cognize that helium did not person thing to bash with the murders of Maggie and Paul. He loved them much than thing successful the world," his lawyers said successful a statement released after he was indicted past year. "We cognize that Alex did not person immoderate motive whatsoever to execution them."

Murdaugh's older lad Buster testified successful tribunal that his dada was "heartbroken" by their deaths.

After the verdict was read, the defendant's lawyers asked for a mistrial, which the justice denied. E! News has reached retired to his legal squad for remark but hasn't heard back.

Read more astir the allegations surrounding the Murdaugh family, arsenic depicted successful the Netflix docuseries Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, by clicking here.