re: Investigators When they KNEW Murdaugh lied (Page 112)

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The only thing that really bothers me. The different guns points to there being more than one shooter and them killing both victims simultaneously or in close proximity of time. Why would a single killer shoot one person (you have to assume the other victim hears those shots) and then switches guns and shoots the other one?

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What better way to stage the murders as being a hit?

From FitsNews:

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From the moment he was subpoenaed a month ago to testify in the double homicide trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, speculation has swirled as to what accused drug dealer/ Murdaugh check casher Curtis “Eddie” Smith would tell a jury in the event he were called to the witness stand.

Now we know …

According to multiple sources familiar with the contents of his envisioned testimony, Smith will tell jurors that Murdaugh confessed to him that he murdered his wife and younger son at the family’s hunting compound on June 7, 2021.

Smith’s attorney, Aimee Zmroczek, did not immediately respond to our request for comment on the report – which could portend yet another dramatic hairpin turn in these still-unfolding proceedings.

Murdaugh stands accused of killing his wife, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and youngest son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, on that fateful evening. He has pleaded not guilty and is currently standing trial at the Colleton County courthouse – one of the many Lowcountry halls of justice where his powerful family, a regional legal dynasty, once ruled with impunity.

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Murdaugh’s alleged confession to Smith was reportedly made 89 days after the killings during a bizarre roadside shooting incident that took place on the Old Salkehatchie Road.

For those of you unfamiliar with this incident, Smith stands accused of conspiring with Murdaugh on a botched suicide attempt – one ostensibly intended to help his surviving son, Buster Murdaugh, collect on a $10 million life insurance policy.

Both Smith and Murdaugh have been criminally charged in connection with the roadside shooting. In fact, those charges – which were filed shortly after the incident– were the first criminal charges filed in connection with the still-expanding web of alleged criminality surrounding this Lowcountry lawyer .

Smith’s original statement to law enforcement was that he asked Murdaugh on the roadside what happened at Moselle three months earlier.

“It all got fricked up,” Murdaugh allegedly told Smith.

In recent weeks, Smith has reportedly expanded on this statement – affirming that Murdaugh did, in fact, expressly confess to the murders of Maggie and Paul.

At some point before or after this exchange, Smith is alleged to have fired at Murdaugh’s head – giving him what law enforcement sources described at the time as a “superficial head wound.”

And it turns out that yes, there actually was a head wound …

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Smith has been detained at the Lexington County detention center for the past two months after his bond on multiple charges related to this saga was revoked by S.C. circuit court judge Clifton Newman, who is presiding over the Murdaugh trial.

The man known as “Cousin Eddie” has previously called Murdaugh “one of my best friends.”

“He’s like a brother to me,” he told WCIV TV-4 (ABC – Charleston, S.C.) last September.

Will the prosecution call Smith to the stand? It’s a gamble …

Clearly, testimony related to a confession from Murdaugh could be a key piece of evidence for jurors – but Smith’s credibility is likely to face withering scrutiny upon cross-examination from Murdaugh’s attorneys.

If he is called to testify, sources familiar with the case said Smith could be transported to Colleton County sometime “mid-to-late next week.”

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I think it can be assume that Cousin Eddie was AM’s right hand man. AM gave him 2.4 million for some reason over several years. Both was involved with drug trafficking and other financial scandals.

Now it is known that Eddie failed the polygraph when asked he killed PM and MM and failed when asked if he was present. The defense will use this and all of the other mess to say that Eddie was the one. With his track record, Eddie will be used as the fall guy. His lawyer said in an interview that if he is called to testify then he will be truthful. I’m not sure what to think of him. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was involved and part of me believes he was involved in some capacity. I don’t think he planned and executed the murders. I could see him as the clean up guy after the murders.

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If you want it to look like 2 shooters, then use 2 guns. The murder weapons are missing, and Alex is saying that there are guns of his that were reported stolen. I also think it’s odd that the defense argument of a “hit” would require using stolen guns from the property. Does anyone know when they were reported stolen?

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AM told SLED and investigators that he never reported the AR missing. The casings from the 300 blackout around MM body is the same as other casings found around the property. The marks on the rounds are matched.

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I think it can be assume that Cousin Eddie was AM’s right hand man. AM gave him 2.4 million for some reason over several years. Both was involved with drug trafficking and other financial scandals.

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Eddie probably handled any "dirty" work in the operation. $2.4m will get a lot of breathing tubes pulled and brake lines cut.

I bet there was some shooting too. Alex's cousin who started an FFL biz selling 100's of gun starting with the 2 Alex bought for his sons was probably involved ttoo.i would go over his books with a fine tooth comb.

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The defense will use this and all of the other mess to say that Eddie was the one. With his track record, Eddie will be used as the fall guy

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I think this would be a hard defense considering this

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AM gave him 2.4 million for some reason over several years

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If Cousin Eddie did it, it was at Murdaugh's request and he will probably sing like a bird to get his sentence reduced.

I wonder if Alex M has seen either of the Murder on the Orient Express (or related movies)?

Economically he has done so many people wrong and it seems darned near every body has a family member in prison. Especially in a smallish family-centric state like South Carolina.

No way he isn't protected like an Epstein or a Hernandez every minute of every day.

Any theories on how/where he discarded the weapons?

Obviously had to be done enroute to his mother’s house.

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any hog-worthy round

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People hunt them with .22 LR in some places/seasons you can only hunt them with that.

.223 to .300 (BL) would be ample. I’m no expert but I’d wager that subsonic .300 suppressed would be fine.