Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Six people were on board the boat at the time of the crash, including 19-year-old Paul T. Murdaugh. The third man ended picking up the phone. They argued over some prescription medication that Gibson had supposedly stolen. 15) Tony von Carruthers: In February of 1994, Tony shot his mother, her teenage associate, and his drug dealer in the Memphis area. Bizarrely, this is after Murdaugh opened a group text message, called a videographer he barely knew, and appeared to Google "Whaley's Edisto," a restaurant in the beach town where the Murdaughs were renovating a home. Kauffman had just graduated from high school with apparently few prospects and a group of friends who "ran the streets," and McMahan had recently lost his job at a local plant. The bodies of Margaret Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, in June 2021, authorities said. Steven Gibson, 39, was allegedly the target of a family murder plot hatched by his wife Michelle and their son Steven Jr., 15, who took part in stabbing him. The reputable South Carolina family first made headlines in 2019, when the then-teenage son Paul Murdaugh was involved in a boating accident that killed 19-year-old Mallory.. Last summer, Paul and his mother Maggie Murdaugh were both shot and murdered - and discovered by the family . It was a crime that "almost slipped through our fingers," Los Angeles police said--an 84-year-old . Gibson was arrested in Philadelphia in February for violating his probation on a Delaware manslaughter conviction. The narrative presented in the show relies heavily on heartwrenching interviews with Beach's family and friends, including Morgan Doughty, who was dating Paul Murdaugh, and who describes him as a troubled and entitled young man, prone to extreme intoxication and abusive behavior. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. NBC10's Tim Furlong and Hannah Gross contributed to this story. [18], In 2018, he was among several death row inmates to be featured in the documentary Inside Death Row, hosted by British journalist Trevor McDonald. Paul's best friend, Rogan Gibson, took the stand and testified that he was "100 percent sure" that the voices belonged to Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh on the night of the killings. The Pensacola police called in its SWAT team and a hostage negotiator, and then called the boys' room. Gibson, 39, has been back in custody since June 8, when he was captured wearing body armor and weapons after an alleged armed robbery in Wilmington, police said. According to Justice Susan Orth, the tattoo could prejudice the jury and possibly prevent a fair trial, and because of this, prison authorities were forbidden from cutting Gibson's hair so the tattoo could be covered up. [4] The following year, Gibson was arrested for stealing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, but was allowed to spend half of that time at the Madison State Hospital in Madison, where he would receive treatment for his drug and alcohol addiction. My dad was a loving man and was not abusive in any way.. [2] Due to this, he was found competent to stand trial and accepted an Alford plea, for which he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in La Grange. Wilson then left the meeting. They took Garber's pickup, but then, according to Kauffman, McMahan decided he wanted to keep it after the robbery, so they needed another car. The DOC asked that Gibson be sentenced to 6 years in prison for his violation. At the time, Paul Murdaugh was awaiting trial on a charge of allegedly boating under the influence after a crash in February 2019 that killed a 19-year-old woman, Mallory Beach of South Carolina. 2. Murdaugh's story that he tried to stage his own murder in a suicide plot in order for his son Buster to collect his life insurance has been treated with skepticism, especially after the man involved in the incident, Curtis Eddie Smith, said he was set up. "I don't think I was capable of reason and I lied about being out there and I'm so sorry that I did.". Kauffman eventually confessed. Alex Murdaugh told investigators early in the case that he was not down by the kennels that night and had last seen his wife and son at dinner before finding bodies upon returning home from visiting his mother. On June 11, 1997, police were contacted by a farmer and landlord, Joe Hollop, in the town of What Cheer, Iowa. The boys left in the morning but picked them up around noon in a green pickup truck and with a bunch of cash. While the documentary suggested the unraveling of the Murdaughs' finances was due to the boat crash, trial testimony suggests that the law firm was already looking into inconsistencies surrounding funds relating to some of Murdaugh's cases, the severity of which was revealed to him that day. The three-part documentary looks into the different cases surrounding the family, most prominently the death of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh, the son and wife of Alex Murdaugh, who is currently on. McAbee told them he was the killer. Subsequent text messages indicated she was concerned about Murdaugh's wellbeing when she decided to return to the Moselle property. [3] After his release, he married an artist in June 1980, but after he was diagnosed with infertility, Gibson intensified his drug usage, supposedly smoking upwards of 20 marijuana joints a day. Court is adjourned until Monday morning. The trial has drawn a packed courtroom, with lines outside. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner acknowledged that police did not have enough probable cause at the time to arrest Gibson for his mothers death, but he said both the police department and his office attempted to aid the Delaware DOC to keep Gibson off the street. Rose Harsent was stabbed to death on 1 June 1902, in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England by an unknown assailant. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! ", "On June the 7th, I wasn't thinking clearly," he said. While he was considered an obedient inmate who rarely caused trouble, even earning an associate's degree in art from the Lindsey Wilson College, several psychiatric assessments concluded that Gibson had poor judgment and often experienced conflicting feelings of loneliness and losing control. He also said he entered a rehab facility. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. Asked whether he felt bad, Kauffman told police, "No, not really. They are awaiting his extradition out of Delaware. man's yard identified", "S. 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Clayton said that the half-siblings went for a walk to the local grocery store that day. Later that evening, one of the two boys, Erik McBee, 16, who worked at Popeyes Chicken, allegedly beat a sleeping Steven Gibson in the head with a baseball bat, according to the prosecutors complaint. She said that some days later, Murdaugh had a conversation with her that she found upsetting, in which he told her that the visit had lasted 30 to 40 minutes, but that to her recollection, it had lasted 20 minutes. After going through a four-day withdrawal, he was examined by the prison's psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Howerton. Teen Daughter Now Arrested in Alleged Family Plot to Murder Dad, Everything to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders, Including Details of Allegations Against Alex, Utah Man Accused of Repeatedly Stabbing Tinder Date Allegedly Told Police He Had More Attacks Planned, N.J. Man Faces Hate Crime Charges After Allegedly Committing Series of Anti-Semitic Attacks, Tenn. The unemployed carpenter's helper confessed to. A neighbor said that they'd seen a strange car in Garber's driveway around 5:15 a.m., leading police to speculate that there were two suspects involved. Donna Thorngren shot her husband, Curtis Curt Thorngren, Dr. Mark Wangler killed his wife, Kathy Wangler. McMahan and his stepbrother Chris Kauffmann, 18, were familiar to the local police:Mahaska County Sheriff Chief Deputy Paul Degeest called them "typical teenage boys.". The mystery at the heart of one particular episode, however, looks set to remain frustratingly out of . [6] In his anger, Gibson proceeded to rape and strangle her, sexually assaulted her body, breaking her back in the process and then burying her body in his backyard. Two suspicious deaths and a fatal boat crash in the preceding years are all part of this astonishing story that the Netflix documentary was set to unravel. The pair moved to an apartment in Borden, Indiana. I didn't know whether he was trying to get me to say that that shirt, if I was to be asked that if that was the shirt he was wearing that day.". Instead, she paid $2000 to Erik McBee and Karen Molina-Pompa, who were friends with Steven Jr and Alysa. Gibson was released from prison and sent to Level IV Community Corrections custody. "Mahaska County, it is one of the safest counties in the state of Iowa," he told producers. Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and youngest son, testified in his own defense in his double murder trial -- admitting to jurors that he lied to investigators but denying that he committed the brutal murders. That arrest, combined with the surveillance video from the murder of Christine Lugo at a Dunkin' shop in Philadelphia this past weekend, has developed into a wide-ranging investigation. According to The Independent, filming for the documentary wrapped before the trial began, so many of the explosive details that have come from the 19 days of testimony and counting are absent from the show. I just want people to remember Linda and little Cody.. [13] In regards to his upcoming murder trials, he changed his plea and waived his right to a speedy trial, choosing to plead guilty to Hodella's murder instead. Neither the prosecution nor the Netflix production is obliged to provide a motive in order to accuse Murdaugh of murder, but in its absence, both jurors and viewers alike will likely be left wondering what exactly they are being told to believe happened on the night of June 7, 2021. On March 24 that year, he met 35-year-old Stephanie Marie Kirk at the Uptown Bar in New Albany, where he arranged to take her on a motorcycle ride. Here are seven important details the Netflix show missed about the story of the two murders. In May 2003, Gibson sued the prison authorities, claiming that they had improperly denied him access to Seroquel and for housing him in squalid conditions, but the suit was thrown out by a federal judge, who considered it baseless. [17] These appeals were rejected by the Indiana Supreme Court, which reaffirmed all of his convictions. And that little four-year-old baby, didnt do anything to nobody. McAbee pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against Michelle. Instead, McMahan dropped the two off in an orange grove in nearby Kissimmee, Florida, threw cash at them, and drove off. Alex Murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison without parole if convicted of the killings, for which he has pleaded not guilty and adamantly denied. They followed her home, and McMahan told Kauffman they'd use her pickup to commit the robbery. "No, I did not," Alex Murdaugh said. READ MORE 5. Fox's "America's Most Wanted" did a segment on the boys in late June 1997 it aired twice, according to the Tampa Bay Times which resulted in a tip on June 30 from a woman in Pensacola who recognized the truck. Weeks into the trial, Alex Murdaugh was called to take the stand by his defense team on Thursday. But for those following closely, it will likely feel like it barely scratched the surface. The officer requested that Gibsons probation be revoked and that he be given a maximum sentence. The Pensacola police found it parked behind a hotel, and hotel staff confirmed the boys were there with a new third person. In a shocking twist, barely 24 hours after the release of the Netflix documentary, Murdaugh himself took the stand on Thursday, waiving his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination in order to tell his side of the story. The docuseries devotes under 10 minutes of its last episode to the September 4, 2021, roadside incident, a tale so strange it left people baffled well into the trial. A habitual criminal noted for his increasingly violent streaks and his handlebar moustache, Gibson has claimed responsibility for upwards of 30 additional murders across multiple states, none of which have been confirmed. Donna Thorngren shot her husband, Curtis Curt Thorngren, three times at their home in Meridian, Idaho, and then tried to stage the incident like a burglary. Regardless, it certainly backs the hypothesis that Alex Murdaugh is behind them. On Tuesday, June 7, Gibson was arrested on suspicion of pistol-whipping a Rite Aid clerk during another Wilmington robbery. "You've been able to lie quickly and easily and convincingly if you think it'll save your skin for well over a decade. The next day, the Fourth of July, their family reported them missing. 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