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

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.

Questions abound in SC Murdaugh killing. Among them: Should prosecutor step aside?

Several days after two members of a prominent Hampton County family were fatally shot, questions about what happened still vastly outnumber answers.

www.postandcourier.com

 

[Takeitfromme]

Ugh. He just never goes away

 

[GrandmaBear]

I hope everyone like the judges know what they are doing in this convoluted mess. It's hard to be sure.

 

[GrandmaBear]

So Scott Reisch had an update on Buster's lawsuit last night. I didn't have time to watch his entire show or go find news on it. Buster is suing for some media dragging his name through the mud as a suspected killer of Stephen Smith. I believe there was a hearing or some such on it yesterday. It was past my bed time but just noting it here for anyone interested or who wants to look into it. Not sure it was any big news, no idea. The lawsuit proceeds anyhow I gather...

 

[Tresir]

Details on Laffitte's new trial.

Alleged Murdaugh accomplice Laffitte requests statewide jury selection or change of venue

Russell Laffitte, former banker and alleged accomplice to Alex Murdaugh, requests broader jury selection, venue transfer ahead of second federal trial.

www.greenvilleonline.com

Laffitte, Murdaugh's former banker and, according to state and federal indictments, an accomplice who is accused of playing a role in helping the now disbarred and imprisoned Hampton lawyer steal millions from law clients and partners, will receive a new federal trial to commence May 5.
In preparation for this second federal court showdown, Laffitte's attorneys are now arguing that, in light of the case's notoriety and media attention, Laffitte requires a statewide jury pool to get a fair trial or, in the alternative, a change of venue.
Laffitte was convicted in November of 2022 on federal charges of conspiring with Murdaugh to commit wire fraud and bank fraud; wire fraud; bank fraud; and three counts of misapplication of bank funds and sentenced to seven years in federal prison.
While Laffitte began serving that sentence, in 2024, a Fourth Circuit federal appellate tribunal rendered a Nov. 14 order that vacated the conviction from the U.S. District Court of South Carolina and the sentence imposed by federal Judge Richard Gergel.
The appellate panel ruled that Judge Gergel violated Laffitte's Fifth Amendment right to be present when he questioned a juror, identified only as Juror 88, without Laffitte or his counsel present and violated Laffitte's Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury when he later dismissed that juror during deliberations, adding that the juror's dismissal was linked to her pending view of the verdict.
With the new trial date set, Laffitte's attorneys have filed a motion for a district-wide jury panel or venue transfer.
As it now stands, Laffitte's new federal trial will begin with jury selection at 9 a.m. on May 5, followed immediately by opening statements before Judge Richard Gergel. The proceedings are currently set to be held in the Beaufort Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, in Courtroom 1 of the J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, 83 Meeting St., Charleston.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Details on Laffitte's new trial.

Alleged Murdaugh accomplice Laffitte requests statewide jury selection or change of venue

Russell Laffitte, former banker and alleged accomplice to Alex Murdaugh, requests broader jury selection, venue transfer ahead of second federal trial.

www.greenvilleonline.com

Laffitte, Murdaugh's former banker and, according to state and federal indictments, an accomplice who is accused of playing a role in helping the now disbarred and imprisoned Hampton lawyer steal millions from law clients and partners, will receive a new federal trial to commence May 5.
In preparation for this second federal court showdown, Laffitte's attorneys are now arguing that, in light of the case's notoriety and media attention, Laffitte requires a statewide jury pool to get a fair trial or, in the alternative, a change of venue.
Laffitte was convicted in November of 2022 on federal charges of conspiring with Murdaugh to commit wire fraud and bank fraud; wire fraud; bank fraud; and three counts of misapplication of bank funds and sentenced to seven years in federal prison.
While Laffitte began serving that sentence, in 2024, a Fourth Circuit federal appellate tribunal rendered a Nov. 14 order that vacated the conviction from the U.S. District Court of South Carolina and the sentence imposed by federal Judge Richard Gergel.
The appellate panel ruled that Judge Gergel violated Laffitte's Fifth Amendment right to be present when he questioned a juror, identified only as Juror 88, without Laffitte or his counsel present and violated Laffitte's Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury when he later dismissed that juror during deliberations, adding that the juror's dismissal was linked to her pending view of the verdict.
With the new trial date set, Laffitte's attorneys have filed a motion for a district-wide jury panel or venue transfer.
As it now stands, Laffitte's new federal trial will begin with jury selection at 9 a.m. on May 5, followed immediately by opening statements before Judge Richard Gergel. The proceedings are currently set to be held in the Beaufort Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, in Courtroom 1 of the J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, 83 Meeting St., Charleston.

Does he have private attorneys or public defenders?

I'd guess public defenders as he shouldn't have any money at his disposal imo.

 

[Tresir]

This is an update from Cory Flemings recent trial. I don't believe it has been posted so far.

Alex Murdaugh accomplice liable for $3.75 million in dead housekeeper insurance fraud scam

A federal jury wanted Murdaugh accomplice to pay $1.25 million after Gloria Satterfield insurance scam. Federal judge says that's not enough: triple it.

www.greenvilleonline.com

 

[Tresir]

Does he have private attorneys or public defenders?

I'd guess public defenders as he shouldn't have any money at his disposal imo.

I would think he has private attorneys. His wife would have assets presumably and presumably he still has assets too as this is a new trial.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I would think he has private attorneys. His wife would have assets presumably and presumably he still has assets too as this is a new trial.

He swindled people and was convicted. His assets should have been seized.

I admit I'm beyond where I can easily get back to this convoluted mess and up on it of all the stuff with his "partners in crime". I don't have the head to wrap around it again right now lol is the best way I can put it.

 

[Tresir]

Don't be silly - he's a banker. He was released because of a mistrial due to a juror being dismissed by the judge without he or his attorneys knowing so i don't think anything regarding assets or compensation has even been addressed in his trial yet. I may have missed it but pretty sure this is a new trial so he is starting again as innocent till proven guilty. It has only been recently that Cory Fleming has had to pay compensation.

Justice is a long time coming for some people.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Don't be silly - he's a banker. He was released because of a mistrial due to a juror being dismissed by the judge without he or his attorneys knowing so i don't think anything regarding assets or compensation has even been addressed in his trial yet. I may have missed it but pretty sure this is a new trial so he is starting again as innocent till proven guilty. It has only been recently that Cory Fleming has had to pay compensation.

Justice is a long time coming for some people.

So he hasn't done time yet? Or been convicted? I'm not trying to be silly, I just lost track of what and who is who. I did remember he was the banker. Fleming is an atty. right?

Now in something like Daybell, I've pretty much kept track of all the various players, b.s., different cases, etc. and I did more than most in this one too BUT lose track more as to his cohorts and then state charges, federal charges, and a lot of things in this one.

So in a nutshell, Lafitte has never had to pay nor been convicted at all yet?