PAUL & MAGGIE MURDAUGH: South Carolina vs. Alex Murdaugh for Double Homicide of wife & son *GUILTY*

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This case is being kept pretty quiet, no major details released to speak of (other than it does say there were two different guns used), but no info regarding who found them, who called 911, very little else.

Of interest, the grandfather died just a few days after these murders and it sounds as if he was ill from various articles so probably not unexpected. I think of the typical motives, did grandpa have a big estate? How big in the overall family of grandpa's on down? They sound like a pretty well known family and a powerful one in their state, more on that in the article.


 
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She is the Deputy County Admin and liaison between Colleton County and Colleton County Court, apparently . I think she is married to Judge Utsey, not the daughter. I think I got that bit wrong.


Judge Arthur Cecil Utsey, IV
Ceth Utsey was born in 1988 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was raised in Walterboro, South Carolina, and he is the son of Bud and Phyllis Utsey.

Ceth graduated from Colleton Preparatory Academy in 2007, and he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2011 from the University of South Carolina. He moved back home to Walterboro, SC, and he began working at the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office as an administrative assistant from 2011 to 2012.

After one year of working as an administrative assistant, he decided to attend the Charleston School of Law. He graduated with a JD in 2015, and he was appointed to serve as an Assistant Solicitor for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, where he eventually became the Administrative Solicitor for Colleton County. He is a member of the Colleton County Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar.

Judge Utsey was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster to fill the unexpired term of Probate Judge Ashley Amundson in June of 2022. He is married to Meagan Utsey, and they have three dogs. He enjoys hunting and spending time on his family farm. He is a loyal Gamecock… as tough as it is sometimes.
So he's a youngish judge actually. Not unheard of but 30s, younger than my youngest daughter. Not tons of experience really when one considers the years of law school and he didn't attend right away either. If she's his wife, going to guess they're both in their 30s, PROBABLY.

So what's the interest in wiretapping her? That's what this is about right? Read on a lot of cases last night and wiped. While I am sure as a liason and admin she has interesting conversations but she isn't a part of the case so to speak and these are conversations on work phones right? Etc.? Honestly if anything of personal opinion etc. is being discussed on such then thats' stupidity on her part.

It would actually make me wonder if there was corruption or they knew there was or interest in bringing her or her husband down. Again, I"m overtired, overworked and stuffed too much in including the Daybell stuff and many shows and then late last night and firstt thing this morning Read that annoying filing in Delphi that was a rambling mess again. packed a lot of case stuff in in a short time frame. And got laundry done, a meal made for the week, finally found my vacuum cleaner bags (this was a desperate necessary one for some time now, long story), changed it, vacced the area needing it the most, paid bills which took hours as my mouse and computer were acting up, changed all the cat's needs, potty, water, new food bowl, opened new bag of food, filled big pail. Showered. and more but you get the gist. I had a single day off after working four and now have five more so in essence I have one day in like ten days to cover all and catch up with the week before and not have life fall apart in the week ahead and be able to manage. My schedule is off as they gave me Easter off which I didn't ask for OR NEED and I lost my normal other day off. And I'm wandering. Just saying forgive me if I should know. Seems to me she was the one wiretapping charge of the son and the one person he was known to be wiretapping? Do I have that right?
 
And Judge Utsey will stand in until Becky is replaced.


So Hill of course is out as Clerk and the judge that is married to the woman Hill's son was wiretapping will stand in as Clerk? :thud:

Yeah don't look here, there's nothing going on here. No infighting or one side trying to get the other or problem here and this is not a small Peyton Place. Nope. Not here.

I think they need someone coming in and replacing all there from some far away place lol. People like Creighton Waters who works in the same courthouse but that can stay away from the stench and out of all this b.s. must thank God but the stench keeps coming and is right almost in the same room as the rest of them... The register of deeds is likely glad she went for that job rather than be elected clerk. Etc. To be the county zoning employee or administrator must be a relief even though I'm sure you hear and know it all....
 
The person he was recording was the liaison between Colleton County and Colleton County Court so presumably court business was the subject he was listening to and relaying to his mother.
Well I don't get what that would give his mother to speak of if the woman was smart enough to know what to discuss and not discuss on a work phone. Logistics on an upcoming trial? Tidbits like that Becky could leak? I mean presumably she has no case photos, evidence, info that way, etc. she is going to be sharing during a phone call. Why do I tend to think it is likely more than that...Maybe even whenever Becky was worried about losing her job or some such or her son even was and were listening for chances of info or plans but again it would be pretty stupid to discuss such on a work phone UNLESS actual concerns and things going on in the job or courthouse.

I think SC needs to clean house. At least in this area. I mean now you have a very questionable clerk stepping down but the hub of who he son was wiretapping is filling her position?? This is NOT a good look.
 
So he's a youngish judge actually. Not unheard of but 30s, younger than my youngest daughter. Not tons of experience really when one considers the years of law school and he didn't attend right away either. If she's his wife, going to guess they're both in their 30s, PROBABLY.

So what's the interest in wiretapping her? That's what this is about right? Read on a lot of cases last night and wiped. While I am sure as a liason and admin she has interesting conversations but she isn't a part of the case so to speak and these are conversations on work phones right? Etc.? Honestly if anything of personal opinion etc. is being discussed on such then thats' stupidity on her part.

It would actually make me wonder if there was corruption or they knew there was or interest in bringing her or her husband down. Again, I"m overtired, overworked and stuffed too much in including the Daybell stuff and many shows and then late last night and firstt thing this morning Read that annoying filing in Delphi that was a rambling mess again. packed a lot of case stuff in in a short time frame. And got laundry done, a meal made for the week, finally found my vacuum cleaner bags (this was a desperate necessary one for some time now, long story), changed it, vacced the area needing it the most, paid bills which took hours as my mouse and computer were acting up, changed all the cat's needs, potty, water, new food bowl, opened new bag of food, filled big pail. Showered. and more but you get the gist. I had a single day off after working four and now have five more so in essence I have one day in like ten days to cover all and catch up with the week before and not have life fall apart in the week ahead and be able to manage. My schedule is off as they gave me Easter off which I didn't ask for OR NEED and I lost my normal other day off. And I'm wandering. Just saying forgive me if I should know. Seems to me she was the one wiretapping charge of the son and the one person he was known to be wiretapping? Do I have that right?
Yes he was wiretapping her and she is the liaison between the county and the court so she would be discussing court business and needs presumably.

I am not sure if he was wiretapping others as well. For example, probably his mothers phone too, maybe, as they have seized that as well.

Judge Utsey is just a probate judge apparently so is not in the criminal court.

I had a quick look at the F3 thing in the Delphi case but saw Gull had dismissed it so I didnt have to read that rubbish.
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Well I don't get what that would give his mother to speak of if the woman was smart enough to know what to discuss and not discuss on a work phone. Logistics on an upcoming trial? Tidbits like that Becky could leak? I mean presumably she has no case photos, evidence, info that way, etc. she is going to be sharing during a phone call. Why do I tend to think it is likely more than that...Maybe even whenever Becky was worried about losing her job or some such or her son even was and were listening for chances of info or plans but again it would be pretty stupid to discuss such on a work phone UNLESS actual concerns and things going on in the job or courthouse.

I think SC needs to clean house. At least in this area. I mean now you have a very questionable clerk stepping down but the hub of who he son was wiretapping is filling her position?? This is NOT a good look.
Maybe Judge Utsey is the only person they can trust? Also, the only trial going on was the Murdaugh one, which she was writing a frigging book about. I think she and her son will be in big trouble. This could even help the M appeal. Maybe the appeal and certainly the juror tampering was discussed on the phone too.

I don't think either Becky or her son are smart or they would never have done this in the first place. What a mess.
 
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Yes he was wiretapping her and she is the liaison between the county and the court so she would be discussing court business and needs presumably.

I am not sure if he was wiretapping others as well. For example, probably his mothers phone too, maybe, as they have seized that as well.

Judge Utsey is just a probate judge apparently so is not in the criminal court.

I had a quick look at the F3 thing in the Delphi case but saw Gull had dismissed it so I didnt have to read that rubbish.
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Well most likely she is not going to be, if smart, discussing opinions and details of the case nor should she know any evidence and so on yet he was wiretapping her. And with the hub a probate judge, other than maybe Murdaugh's dad's estate, Maggie's, etc. which he probably wouldn't even be handling there's no interest there and again she wouldn't be discussing such on work hours anyhow or at all most likely. Unless of course the woman was as dumb as many I am sorry are seeming there like Hill doing book sh*t on "company" time and talking of things she shouldn't be, etc. I don't see where IF she only conducted normal business they'd get much from wiretapping her conversations other than again, logistics, trial plans, etc. UNLESS they were after more and ALL she might be doing or how she conducted her job and had bigger plans than Murdaugh and that book. Even then to what gain of what could they possibly get? Unless again the woman was dumb enought to discuss unethical or corrupt plans on the phone. Sigh. Who knows.

I don't know WHY I opened that ridiculous Delphi doc. I guess being fair or taking a look to be and see what was new if anything. I regret it entirely but it showed me never again. WHY are they wasting their time on such b.s. when they claim throughout the have no time but yet they requested speedy trial. Such b.s. Nothing in my hours wasted on the mess was worthwhile. There isn't enough MEAT for what a Frank's motion needs to have and they keep trying to make it seem there is I guess. But he can't even dial into the points he THINKS they have.

My God you are fortunate you didn't read it. I quit almost four times this morning but made it to the end to see that it was actually by Baldwin. Or he put his name to the b.s. wanderings and no points made. He started out for a brief moment or two almost dialed in to a not perfect but somewhat sensible outline and then off it went. And beyond into never never never again land. And only kept getting worse.

I'm sorry and am not trying to be mean to anyone but anyone who thinks him some established well respected learned lawyer is beyond me. But then I have the benefit of not having ever heard ofd him or thought so where I have a need to believe that and I think some do. I'm looking at it without knowing who a single person in that case is or having known a thing about any IN judge, prosecutor, defense lawyer or anyone. How anyone can read this rubbish as you call it and it is and not think an 8th grader could write better, I don't know. I'm so not trying to be that way but it is HOW IT IS. I won't even touch on the mistakes and get into nitpicking that. They want to make a point about the car but then call he 1965 Mercury a 1965 Ford Focus. LOL. There weren't Focuses in '65. Yeah Gull would sign such an error filled, wandering, order as if she'd written such a thing that makes no sense throughout almost.

I'd probably flunk him if I was a teacher and this was an essay that was to make a point, ANY point.

Oh well. I'll stop. It irritated me and sent my morning wrong from the get go. It just never stops with them.

And wrong thread but I will add that they want someone else to do their job. GET OVER IT and DO YOUR DAMNED JOB. Man I will say it again, I feel sorry for RA and again that's almost unheard of for me with a defendant I feel is guilty.
 
So he's a youngish judge actually. Not unheard of but 30s, younger than my youngest daughter. Not tons of experience really when one considers the years of law school and he didn't attend right away either. If she's his wife, going to guess they're both in their 30s, PROBABLY.

So what's the interest in wiretapping her? That's what this is about right? Read on a lot of cases last night and wiped. While I am sure as a liason and admin she has interesting conversations but she isn't a part of the case so to speak and these are conversations on work phones right? Etc.? Honestly if anything of personal opinion etc. is being discussed on such then thats' stupidity on her part.

It would actually make me wonder if there was corruption or they knew there was or interest in bringing her or her husband down. Again, I"m overtired, overworked and stuffed too much in including the Daybell stuff and many shows and then late last night and firstt thing this morning Read that annoying filing in Delphi that was a rambling mess again. packed a lot of case stuff in in a short time frame. And got laundry done, a meal made for the week, finally found my vacuum cleaner bags (this was a desperate necessary one for some time now, long story), changed it, vacced the area needing it the most, paid bills which took hours as my mouse and computer were acting up, changed all the cat's needs, potty, water, new food bowl, opened new bag of food, filled big pail. Showered. and more but you get the gist. I had a single day off after working four and now have five more so in essence I have one day in like ten days to cover all and catch up with the week before and not have life fall apart in the week ahead and be able to manage. My schedule is off as they gave me Easter off which I didn't ask for OR NEED and I lost my normal other day off. And I'm wandering. Just saying forgive me if I should know. Seems to me she was the one wiretapping charge of the son and the one person he was known to be wiretapping? Do I have that right?
Yes and early on they mentioned a date of 20th July but I couldn't see the relevance of that one date. Whether it was a commencement date I don't know. That was around the time of the Mallory Beach settlement. I think the financial trials were ongoing then too.
 
Yes and early on they mentioned a date of 20th July but I couldn't see the relevance of that one date. Whether it was a commencement date I don't know. That was around the time of the Mallory Beach settlement. I think the financial trials were ongoing then too.
The date could relate to anything. The date he became aware of something or Becky did and they decided to listen in on them, the date he had the job or access with no one else present or who knows. It could be anything. It could be just when it occurred to them to do this. It could be the woman did something or said something to Becky about the job she was doing or they never liked her in it and so on and so on. It just could be when it dawned on them to do or try this or they happened to sit down mom and son over dinner and some drinks and get to talking...It's really hard to say. Do we know how long this judge's wife had had the job as county to court liason or whatever it is.. And can we count on this is the only one wiretapped and no other charges or allegations are coming...

I'm certain there is a WHOLE LOT GOING on with ALL behind the scenes down there. Her stepping down was probably pushed and they felt necessary but they also cant' have either her stuff or he son's stuff destroying the Murdaugh cases, sentences, and more. It is also possible Becky has sh*t on people even without the wiretapping just as Alex does on people. This is all one huge rat's nest and as @Mel70 put it one huge clusterf*ck. I already saw that post when I came in but haven't responded to it yet. But yes it is.

I don't know that SC is ever going to be able to clean this area's house and I'm not sure the whole State of SC doesn't need their houses clean. I am NOT talking about good citizens but even SLED has come under fire and that's State. It's a no brainer the politics and helping another goes all the way up in some of it and probably for sure with Murdaugh, it certainly does with Poot. Like they've never donated or attended or endorsed or helped a state candidate and so on. Now I''m not sure and don't think Becky has those kinds of strong dirty ties where if one rats on another they are going to find theirself ratted on but it is one big mess.

And the whole Murdaugh thing is WAY bigger than known with a lot more doing bidding, favors, helping or getting money or favors in return for the right decisions, the right help, the right greasing of plans and so on.

We think we've seen the half I don't think we ever will and I'm not sure it won't be shut down from us ever learning it all. It's not Epsein and Maxwell but it's the same kind of thing as far as how many but in a different kind of case, reason and crimes but tons involved who partook (I still think that may not be a word but I'm starting to like the made up word if that's what I did), benefited, helped, played and so on. I think a SH*T ton of people are upset that Alex went stupid and overdid when they all had quite the thing that worked going on but I mean others who may didn't always play into the local cases and schemes but did into whatever bigger was going on.

Many are going to go unknown and unpunished. Unknown to us. Becky Hill in many ways is small potatoes and maybe a great distraction.... There''s far bigger fish to fry and again it is a battle royale down there behind the scenes imo. As much as I give her no credit for causing these serious kinks, even the wiretapping may have had to do with how the slimy side of things in the area down there still gets away with things. Who knows.

We only know who we known about but I haven't released the brothers, the partners, the big head accounts lady or GM or whatever she is that is related to so and so or whatever and there is one female judge that just probably mistakenly missed something in one of Alex's cases and settlements, BULLSH*T she did if she is any kind of judge. And she is still on the bench. FAr as I know. And the woman at the firm by all accounts was quite the expert at her job and never noticed a thing? It took a paralegal? I think all was fine and maybe they even knew but as long as Alex brought in and didn't lose control as he did, nothing would have EVER been noticed, said or done. But was it not noticed....?

These are just those we know of. There are so many other things. And higher ups imo. This sliminess has been going on there forever and gotten away with and the Murdaugh name invoked fear, don't talk against them all while for a century people saw things and Alex took the cake in the end with how far he pulled sh*t.

Yeah long day. First way of winding down to try to catch up on posts in cases and vent some of the day out towards perps I guess.

We haven't seen the tip of the iceberg here and we may never see the remainder of it but I woudln't be surprised if we don't see a bit more... I'd hope.
 
To sum it up. This case is STILL a CLUSTERFLUCK!!! GOOD LORD!!!
I didnt' know whether to hug, love the post or laugh. You got that right gf!!! It's the neverending "gift" or more than one could believe and certainly didn't necessarily wish for.
 
Yep it worked lol.

Fluck the wind today. It was a beautiful warm day other than the wind was like a gale off the Atlantic. FLUCK the stupid wind!
 
Another test. It worked. Thanks @Mel70 !! and @Tresir

Right now I'm so tired and will have few hours of sleep that I'm thinking fluckcuster but I'll get it right tomorrow. :D
 

by Bryce Jacquot
Fri, April 12th 2024 at 7:58 AM
Updated Fri, April 12th 2024 at 10:36 AM

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Attorneys for convicted killer and disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh filed a notice of appeal Thursday regarding the denial of Murdaugh's motion for a new trial.

Retired SC Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal denied his motion for a new trial on Jan. 29 in a decision that took less than eight hours.

Murdaugh’s defense had requested a retrial after alleging jury tampering at the hands of Colleton County’s Clerk of Court Becky Hill.

Becky Hill herself along with jurors from the trial testified. Hill denied any wrongdoing.

Murdaugh's attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, vowed in January to keep trying to be granted a retrial. They said they feel confident they will be granted a new trial eventually.
 

by Bryce Jacquot
Fri, April 12th 2024 at 7:58 AM
Updated Fri, April 12th 2024 at 10:36 AM

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Attorneys for convicted killer and disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh filed a notice of appeal Thursday regarding the denial of Murdaugh's motion for a new trial.

Retired SC Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal denied his motion for a new trial on Jan. 29 in a decision that took less than eight hours.

Murdaugh’s defense had requested a retrial after alleging jury tampering at the hands of Colleton County’s Clerk of Court Becky Hill.

Becky Hill herself along with jurors from the trial testified. Hill denied any wrongdoing.

Murdaugh's attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, vowed in January to keep trying to be granted a retrial. They said they feel confident they will be granted a new trial eventually.

simon cowell facepalm GIF
 
I wonder when old Poot will get worn out with Alex. Some favors must seriously be owed or silence needed under the table money exists... I dont' see Alex as someone who has friends who would stay loyal at this point for the sake of staying loyal. Not when there is little doubt and pretty much the world knows all (well maybe not all but tons) of the things he did.

And Griffin too of course.

I don't think the high profile nature is enough reason in this one, something else is the reason. Jmo.
 
I wonder when old Poot will get worn out with Alex. Some favors must seriously be owed or silence needed under the table money exists... I dont' see Alex as someone who has friends who would stay loyal at this point for the sake of staying loyal. Not when there is little doubt and pretty much the world knows all (well maybe not all but tons) of the things he did.

And Griffin too of course.

I don't think the high profile nature is enough reason in this one, something else is the reason. Jmo.
Well there has been a lot more ammo come up recently with both Becky and her son, so perhaps there is more evidence of corruption than before. I had only just seen an article about this and was coming to update but I see Summer has beaten me to it. I haven't seen the grounds yet but will read the links.
 
Well there has been a lot more ammo come up recently with both Becky and her son, so perhaps there is more evidence of corruption than before. I had only just seen an article about this and was coming to update but I see Summer has beaten me to it. I haven't seen the grounds yet but will read the links.
Not sure how that relates to why they stay with Alex for what would seem no money or no continued money. Her corruption I mean. Or even why they did to begin with, represent him. Ifl they're old friends or something sure, but so are the lawyers at the firm and a ton of others I have no doubt. Poot sure puts on that he believes Alex innocent of the family deaths but does he really? He talks as if he does. But does anyone? Seriously.

I'm not sure what I think of Hill and how she may relate to others if at all or WHO it all relates to. Such a mess of things here and down there and clearly politics and power struggles as well imo. It's pretty disgusting and shameful and has brought shame on them all and attention but somehow none of these key players seem to have nor show any bit of shame to this day.
 
Here's another link about the appeal.


And a link about keeping prior statements made by Alex under seal.


Lawyers for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh want to release to the public statements he made to the FBI about what happened to million of dollars he stole from clients and his South Carolina law firm and who might have helped him steal the money.

Murdaugh's attorneys made the request in a court filing Thursday after federal prosecutors asked a judge earlier this week to keep the statements secret. They argued that Murdaugh wasn't telling the truth and that his plea deal on theft and other charges should be thrown out at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Monday.

Prosecutors think Murdaugh is trying to protect an attorney who helped him steal and that his assertion that more than $6 million in the stolen money went to his drug habit is not true. Releasing the statements could damage an ongoing investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
 
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