", "On June the 7th, I wasn't thinking clearly," he said. Clayton said that on July 3, 1994, Linda had been watching her younger half-brother, Cody Garrett. "All the sudden, Jamie McMahan grabs the phone and is yelling at the hostage negotiator.". Maggie Murdaugh Facebook. One key question left unanswered by the docuseries is what potential motive Murdaugh could have had for murdering Maggie and Paul. "We had a group of about 30 kids who ran the streets together,"Nikki Loffredo, a childhood friend of the boys, told producers. This narrative is corroborated in part by reporting by Mandy Matney, a local journalist who was one of the first to begin investigating the incident and whose podcast about the family has been credited with bringing the story to the masses. But by weighting it so heavily within the series, the murders that many assumed would be central to the docuseries are largely lost in the story. Police are investigating whether he is responsible for at least six killings in both states, including that of his mother. Kauffman eventually confessed. The scheme fell apart when McBee, who was helping Steven Jr. move the body, heard police sirens in the distance, fled the scene but later turned himself in to police at the house, documents say. Krasners office has approved murder charges against Gibson in the North Philadelphia killing of 40-year-old Dunkin manager Christine Lugo over the weekend. Gibson was extradited from Philadelphia to Delaware toward the end of the month, according to Miller. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. 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He was also charged for allegedly misappropriating settlement funds in the death of his housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, who reportedly died after a falling accident in the Murdaugh family home in February 2018. I wish, I hope and pray that somebody would come in here and go through Linda and Codys case again. Michelle then dialed 911 and told the operator they had returned home from shopping to find Steven had been murdered. Linda Gibson was a fun-loving and easygoing 21-year-old woman, according to her younger brother, Clayton Gibson. Steven Jr. then later drove [a] large knife he was holding into his fathers chest at least three times, the documents say. State investigators went to the boys' home the following day, shocking their parents, who said they didn't know much about McMahan's friends, but knew he had been hanging out with Kauffman often. "Its just filled with good people, Iowa people. Investigators began reinterviewing the family and others. Instead, she paid $2000 to Erik McBee and Karen Molina-Pompa, who were friends with Steven Jr and Alysa. In the following month, Eric McAbee, Michelle Gibson, Steven Gibson Jr., Alysa Gibson, and Karen Molina-Pompa were all arrested and charged with murder. The warnings did not sway Medinilla in accepting the public defender's recommendation. Michelle insisted that Steven had physically abused her and that she feared for her life. The tragic story of the boat crash and Beach's death, the traumatic impact it had on a group of teenagers, and the way it spotlights the weight of the Murdaugh name in the local area make it an obvious entryway to the family's story. Vanore said there still remain questions to be answered in the slayings, but its certainly on our list of cases that were looking at with regard to Gibsons possible involvement. Without a doubt.". Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. On December 6, 1991, Austin, Texas was shell-shocked by a vicious crime. [4] During that time, he found a job at C&C Hardwood Flooring in Borden, where he was described as a diligent worker, and was regarded positively by friends and neighbors for attending the local non-denominational "Power of the Cross" church, making papier-mch figures and for helping his sick mother - on the other hand, patrons of the bars he frequented considered him strange, and on at least a few occasions, he had asked out women to visit his home, to varying success.[4]. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The same type of weapon was used in the Philadelphia killing of Lugo at the Dunkin store. 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. Later, after they picked him up in a church parking lot, he allegedly stated: Whats done is done, prosecutors allege. No arrests have been made, but according to the Pulaski Sheriffs Department press release, the investigation has uncovered possible suspects and investigators have been concentrating on those leads. Firstly, Murdaugh's former close friend Chris Wilson testified that on September 3, he had been told by Murdaugh's law firm partners that Murdaugh had been stealing money. His colleague John Quinn echoed Barrier's sentiments. The first said there were no stains consistent with the blood spatter you'd see from this type of shooting, and the second said there were over 100 stains consistent with blood spatter. 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. According to a text message Maggie sent her housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson, Murdaugh requested she come "home" to Moselle, where the murders occurred, as opposed to staying at the beach house where she preferred to be in the summer, according to various witnesses' testimony. The Murdaugh family legacy is now coming crashing down as 54-year-old Richard Alexander Murdaugh (known as Alex, pronounced "Alec") stands trial accused of shooting his wife Maggie and adult son Paul to death on June 7, 2021. During Turrubiate-Simpson's testimony, she said she had a conversation with Murdaugh around two months after the murders in which he told her he was wearing a shirt by the brand Vineyard Vines on the day, although she remembered a different polo shirt from that day. A probation violation report obtained by NBC10 shows that the Delaware Department of Corrections in early February told a judge that Keith Gibson, 39, was violent, had violated his probation by traveling to Philadelphia and that police there had indicated he was the prime suspect in his mothers murder. [19] Gibson has also done several interviews on various podcasts, on which he has professed responsibility for an additional 30 murders committed across multiple states, additionally claiming that he has sexually abused and even cannibalized the victims' corpses. He said he was even spoiled but acknowledged that his father was an alcoholic who would become combative when drunk. 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. After going through a four-day withdrawal, he was examined by the prison's psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Howerton. There were .22 caliber shell casings on the floor. [1], From an early age, Gibson displayed odd behavior, having trouble speaking to others, struggling at school, and preferring to stay home with his mother. [3] After his release, he started dating Kelly Bailey. Til Death Do Us Part airs at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery. But in 1997, a vicious crime spree proved things aren't always "Iowa nice" here. They call it Iowa nice.. Secondly, Seckinger testified that the conversation was cut short when Murdaugh received a phone call telling him his father, who was in hospital, was terminal. They found him in possession of a revolver. Waters asked, to which Alex Murdough responded, "I disagree with that.". Angered by the accusations, Gibson punched Hodella in the face, then took out a pocket knife and stabbed her multiple times in the throat before driving around and dumping her body in Clarksville. In an ensuing high-speed chase, he eventually crashed into another vehicle, from which the other driver had eight ribs broken, and Gibson suffered injuries that required numerous stitches on his head. Smith also said that in a subsequent conversation, Murdaugh implied he could help her financially with the cost of her upcoming wedding, and that he had connections with the school where she was working a second job at the time. Local News Everett. Gibsons mother was shot dead in her place of work in Philadelphia. The defense ended their questioning on Friday by again asking Alex Murdaugh if he murdered his wife and son. 15) Tony von Carruthers: In February of 1994, Tony shot his mother, her teenage associate, and his drug dealer in the Memphis area. It didnt take this long. For more on this case and others like it, watch "Killer Siblings,"airing Fridays at 8/7c on Oxygen,or stream episodes here. And that little four-year-old baby, didnt do anything to nobody. 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On the following day, one of Gibson's sisters went to their mother's house to settle the division of the family estate, and after checking the garage and finding Whitis' body, she immediately notified the police. Murder charges have been approved for his alleged killing of a North Philadelphia Dunkin' store manager. Prosecutors claim that Alex Murdaugh, who comes from a legacy of prominent attorneys in the region, killed his wife and son to gain sympathy and distract from his alleged financial wrongdoings. When police went to her home shortly after 9:30 a.m., they found the door unlocked and Garber . 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. During the cross-examination on Friday, Waters later asked Alex Murdough about family, friends and colleagues he has lied to over the past decade. 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. Federal Bureau of Prison records indicate that Kauffman, now 42, remains incarcerated in McCreary Federal Prison in Kentucky. [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. During hours of questioning on Thursday, Alex Murdaugh's attorney asked if he believed his "financial house of cards was about to crumble" on June 7, 2021, to which Alex Murdaugh replied, "Absolutely not.". At the time of his death, Steven was facing aggravated assault charges. McAbee pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against Michelle. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Late Friday, DOC spokesperson Jason Miller said that during an April 27 sentencing, Gibson's public defender "cited new factors" asking for time served, "including that Gibson had prospects for stable housing, a job, and community supports upon release.". He would say, If you dont tell us, we cant help you.. Clayton said that his father would beg Linda to tell them who she was talking about and why. ", "It is an absolute fact that I am not manufacturing an alibi," Alex Murdaugh said. Alex Murdaugh, 54, who called 911 to report the discovery, was charged with their murders 13 months later. By the time it gets to describing their murders, viewers have sat through 1 episodes of people detailing how they were wronged by the Murdaughs, as well as harrowing accounts of the boat crash Paul is accused of causing. It was a crime that "almost slipped through our fingers," Los Angeles police said--an 84-year-old . Weeks into the trial, Alex Murdaugh was called to take the stand by his defense team on Thursday. "All kids that I knew in the town of Oskaloosa were either on it, making it, selling it. After two jurors tested positive for COVID-19, both sides were worried an outbreak could sicken more jurors and force a mistrial. Then, he left the body on the garage floor, surrounded by garbage bags. They are awaiting his extradition out of Delaware. Here are seven important details the Netflix show missed about the story of the two murders. But for those following closely, it will likely feel like it barely scratched the surface. 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. "I don't think I was capable of reason and I lied about being out there and I'm so sorry that I did.". 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. McAbee told them he was the killer. At this point, we knew we were dealing with the same people.". Gibson was eventually sent back to Delaware. 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. 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. He said that being asked about his relationship with his wife and getting tested for gunshot residue following the murders triggered his paranoia. 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