Was Maggie Murdaugh's phone found?

Asked by: Gina Hickle  |  Last update: August 23, 2023
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Jurors have previously learned that Maggie's cellphone was found by investigators one day after the murders, dumped by the side of a road around a quarter of a mile from the Murdaugh property.

When was Maggie's phone found?

Dove testified that Maggie's cell phone date indicated it was picked up at 9:06 pm, after Maggie died. Two seconds later, someone picked up the phone. Dove said Alex Murdaugh's number called it, implying Alex held the phone after he killed Maggie and called it.

Where was Maggie found?

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C.

Many have speculated about what happened the night of June 7, 2021, when Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found shot to death on the family's nearly 1,800-acre property.

Who unlocked Paul Murdaugh's phone?

VanHouten testifies he successfully broke into Paul Murdaugh's cell phone in March 2022. He had a software program that SLED didn't have at the time.

What was Murdaugh's phone activity?

Prosecutor Creighton Waters pointed out that Murdaugh's phone had shown no activity for an hour, and then suddenly came back to life before he drove away. It showed him taking more than 70 steps a minute for about four minutes, well over the pace he had walked any other time that evening.

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How did they find Maggie's phone?

Hightower was in charge of locating Maggie Murdaugh's phone, which was found using the "Find My iPhone" app on her son Buster Murdaugh's phone. Her cell was found on the side of Moselle Road. Hightower also downloaded information from Alex's phone, and he said he noticed some things didn't line up.

How far was Maggie's phone from the road?

Maggie's cellphone was found by investigators one day after the murders, dumped by the side of a road around a quarter of a mile from the Murdaugh property.

What were Alex Murdaugh's last words?

At 9:47 Alex texted his wife “Call me babe.”

What was the cellphone evidence in the Murdaugh trial?

The key piece of evidence in finding the lawyer guilty, they said, was a video on his son's cellphone that was shot minutes before the killings at the same kennels near where the bodies were found at their sprawling estate in rural South Carolina.

How long did it take to unlock Paul Murdaugh's phone?

It took investigators 9 MONTHS to unlock Paul Murdaugh's phone. His passcode? His birthday.

Where is Buster Murdaugh now?

Buster refused to go back and live at the hunting lodge where his brother and mother were killed and currently lives with his girlfriend, Brooklynn White, in a condo in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

What ever happened to Maggie?

If you're a Maggie fan, you can rest easy knowing that she doesn't die throughout the show's run. The character was written out in the midst of season 9 when Lauren Cohan left the show, as Maggie went to find other communities like Hilltop.

Why were Paul and Maggie killed?

The prosecution alleged his decades of financial crimes created a “perfect storm” that led him to kill his son and wife as a way of garnering sympathy and diverting attention from the money he was accused of stealing. “You're going to reach the inevitable conclusion that Alex murdered Maggie and Paul!

Who owns Moselle now?

The land will now be owned by a pair of buyers: James Ayer and Jeffery Godley. Online records show Godley already owned a piece of property not far from Moselle. The asking price for the land was $3.9 million but the selling document said it sold for $2.6 million.

Where was Paul Murdaugh cell phone found?

Maggie's phone was discovered on a roadside about a quarter mile from the crime scene the following afternoon, while Paul's was found resting on his back after Murdaugh told cops it fell out of his dead son's pocket when he checked on him.

What do Alex Murdaugh brothers do for a living?

From the time they were born until Alex's world started unraveling, Randy and Alex were seemingly on the same path; both brothers went to law school and later became partners at their family's law firm that was founded by their great-grandfather.

Where was Alex Murdaugh's phone during murders?

The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh's cell phone shows he was at the family's hunting estate when his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, were murdered back in June 2021.

How did they unlock Paul's phone?

VanHouten was able to unlock Paul's phone using a “brute force” process where he guessed the 22-year-old's six-digit passcode. It was associated with Paul's birthday, VanHouten testified. The man extracted the phone's contents for SLED, but SLED did the analysis, he said.

How big is Alex Murdaugh's cell?

His new home — which he moved to on Friday — consists of an 8-by-10-foot cell with a bed, toilet and sink, said Chrysti Shain, the corrections department spokesperson.

Did Mallory Beach's family get paid?

The boat crash killed a 19-year-old woman, Mallory Beach. The bulk of the proceeds, about $2.7 million, will go to Beach's family, as well as two survivors of the crash, the newspaper said.

Who is the surviving son of Murdaugh?

Buster, the surviving son, testified in support of his father at the trial. The 26-year-old has graduated from college and was to become the next Murdaugh into the law world, becoming the fifth generation into the family business.

Did they find Mallory Beach body?

Following the accident

Investigators and volunteers spent eight days searching for Beach, according to CBS News. On March 3, 2019, two volunteers found her body about five miles down the river from the scene of the crash. According to the coroner's office, Beach died from drowning and blunt force trauma.

Did Maggie and Paul have life insurance?

Murdaugh said he did not have life insurance policies on Maggie or Paul. He tearfully said that his wife was "just as beautiful inside as she was outside," and Paul was a tough but sweet kid who'd grown into a "man's man."

How many steps did Maggie Murdaugh take on the phone?

The phone was not unlocked again until June 8, 2021 at 1:10:35 p.m. 8:53:08 p.m. Maggie's phone display is off. 8:53:15 p.m. – 8:55:32 p.m. – Maggie's phone recorded an estimated 59 steps (Dove previously testified that at this time someone appeared to be manipulating the phone).

Who was shot first Maggie or Paul?

Paul was killed first at deadly close range, then Maggie was shot at gunpowder-burn range while she was "running to her baby," said lead prosecutor Creighton Waters of the S.C. Attorney General's Office.