Prosecutor Creighton Waters has argued to jurors that Alex Murdaugh used phone calls and text messages to “communicate” after his wife and son were killed, among others. Create an alibi”.
Waters said Murdo was unable to answer important questions, such as the nature of his last conversations with his family and what he was doing at certain times of the night.
Around 9:45 p.m., Murdo called Maggie again, Waters said. In his testimony, Murdo detailed the story of his phone falling into the console of his car during this time.
“Ladies and gentlemen, is this true?” Waters asked. “Or does he come up with details on the fly when he doesn’t remember more important things, like what was the last conversation you had with your wife and kids when you flew to the kennel and back? What did you all say? “dinner time? What are you doing from 9:02 to 9:06? He didn’t want to answer these questions. “
Waters also pointed to data showing Murdo drove to his mother’s home in Almeida faster than usual and was on the phone throughout the trip.
“Because he knew he had to compress that schedule,” Waters said.
Waters said any “reasonable person” would remember the last conversation they had with their loved ones if they were killed, but argued that Murdo’s “lie is convincing and easy, he can do it in one sitting a little.”
“He’s making an alibi. He’s smart,” Waters said.
Prosecutors also pointed the jury to various questions Murdo asked law enforcement after the murder. He said the first thing Murdo did was point out to police how many calls he made that night.
“He knew what to do to stop the collection of evidence. If you listen to his statement again, listen to the questions he asks, he asks questions like this, he wants to find out what the police have, what they know,” Waters said. explain.