Alex Murdaugh's Last Text to Wife Revealed in Court — and Prosecutors Say He Called Her After Killings

Alex Murdaugh.Photo: Tracy Glantz/The State via AP On the night thatMaggie Murdaughwas shot to death alongside her son,Paul, she received a text from her husband’s phone that said “Call me, babe.” According to court testimony, that text was sent at 9:47 p.m. on June 7, 2021 — after Maggie was already dead. Prosecutors also alleged thatAlex Murdaughattempted to call Maggie’s phone multiple times after the killings, in an attempt to create an alibi.

Alex Murdaugh's Lawyer Admits Botched Suicide Plot, Says Client Was Depressed After Murders of Wife, Son

A lawyer forAlex Murdaughadmittedon theTodayshowthat Murdaugh paid a man to kill him in a botched plot for his son to claim a $10 million life insurance policy. According to attorney Dick Harpootlian, Murdaugh’s addiction to opioids and his depression following theJune murders of his wife and sondrove him to concoct the scheme. Murdaugh “clearly knew what he’s done was wrong,” Harpootlian toldToday. Harpootlian added that at the time of the Sept.

Alex Murdaugh's Lawyers File Motion to Reduce $7 Million Bond, Saying He Has Less than $10K in Bank Account

Photo: Hampton County Detention Center Once-wealthy attorney Alex Murdaugh has less than $10,000 in his bank account, according to his lawyers who have asked a South Carolina judge to reduce his $7 million bond. Alex and Maggie Murdaugh. The scion of a South Carolina legal dynasty has been held in the Columbia jail since Oct. 16 after being arrested and charged with a host of financial and other crimes. He is also facing a slew of civil suits in the millions.

Alex Murdaugh's Slain Son Paul Allegedly Strangled Ex-Girlfriend in 2017, She Says in Netflix Documentary

Morgan Doughty.Photo: NetflixThe former girlfriend of Alex Murdaugh’s slain son Paul Murdaugh reveals in an explosive newNetflix documentarythat he allegedly abused her during the course of their relationship.Speaking publicly for the first time in theNetflix documentary, “Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal,“Morgan Doughty, 23, described how Paul, who was 22 at the time of his death, allegedly punched and kicked her and tried to choke her.Doughty, who started dating Paul when they were in high school, also alleges in the series that Paul was verbally abusive to her.

Alex Murdaugh's Son Sent Snapchat to Friends Before He Was Killed, Video Is 'Critical to the Case'

Maggie, Paul and Alex Murdaugh. More details about the final moments of Alex Murdaugh’s family are being released as his murder trial approaches. The disgraced lawyer, 54, was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime for allegedly shooting his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, in 2021. Though Waters didn’t state what the footage specifically contained, he described the video as “critical to the case,” adding in court documents, “the contents of this video is important to proving the State’s case in chief.