McMahan's mother and Kauffman's father got together in 1979 and eventually married. Two crucial witnesses throughout the trial were Murdaugh housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpsonand caregiver Mushell "Shelly" Smith, who worked for Murdaugh's parents taking care of his mother, who has dementia. Subsequent text messages indicated she was concerned about Murdaugh's wellbeing when she decided to return to the Moselle property. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. However, Bailey left him in 2000 due to Gibson's worsening drug habits. Wilson said that evening he called Murdaugh to tell him what he'd heard, and they agreed to meet the next day. [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. Alex Murdaugh took to the stand for the second day in a row on Friday. He attacked his wife, Mary Gibson, 31, with a chair and eventually knocked her out. "He says that hes a hitchhiker, got picked up, theyd been doing copious amount of drugs, alcohol, and just having a party," Quinn explained. He did, he said. The Dupont De Ligoness Family Murders Coverup Theory Explained. The officer requested that Gibsons probation be revoked and that he be given a maximum sentence. Hours later, Murdaugh says he was planning to stage his own murder. man's yard identified", "S. 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While her case was considered credible due to the visible injuries on her face, it was ultimately not pursued due to a lack of evidence. Officials have said they expect more charges, both in Philadelphia and Delaware. On December 6, 1991, Austin, Texas was shell-shocked by a vicious crime. 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. It is unclear if there was any evidence left behind, but Clayton told Dateline that he believes there would have been DNA left behind, because Linda was the type of person who would have tried to fight off her attacker. (The defense argued during the trial that this was a result of him mistyping in shock.). The Gibson household has a record of domestic violence calls between the parents, but they consistently refused to press charges, Peoria Police Department spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto tells PEOPLE. The prosecution has argued that the murders were an attempt to distract from the investigation into his finances, a seemingly outlandish suggestion but a crucial one as it allowed evidence of the financial crimes he's charged with to be entered in the murder trial to demonstrate motive. Molina-Pompa held a gun on Steven as McAbee bashed the 39-year-old several times in the head with a baseball bat. Investigators began reinterviewing the family and others. He told Dateline that Cody was a sweet and innocent 4-year-old. When he was two years old, the family moved out of state and settled in New Albany, Indiana, where Gibson grew up. But the cloud of suspicion over the Murdaughs didn't begin with the murders of Maggie and Paul. On Wednesday, a month into an explosive murder trial that has rocked South Carolina's Lowcountry region and captivated audiences across the globe, Netflix dropped a highly anticipated docuseries which promised to explore the complex web of power, secrets, and suspicion that ultimately led to the downfall of a local family dynasty. Here are seven important details the Netflix show missed about the story of the two murders. On June 5, a masked man carrying a revolver forced Christine Lugo, also a mother, into a Dunkin store in Philadelphias Fairhill neighborhood. Just over 60 years ago, prominent and successful dairy farmer Orville Gibson woke up around 3:30 a.m. to milk his cows. Do you, This was definitely in IL because we are friends with, Hi. He said that being asked about his relationship with his wife and getting tested for gunshot residue following the murders triggered his paranoia. 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. "This is rural Iowa," Michael Berrier, an officer with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, told "Killer Siblings,"airing Fridays at 8/7c on Oxygen. A neighbor had seen a green pickup truck parked outside the home around 9:30 a.m. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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. She had been shot both in the back of her head and her forehead. 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. Ultimately, McMahan released the hitchhiker, then left Kauffman leave, and finally gave himself up. Linda Gibson and Cody Garrett were found murdered in a field outside of Somerset, Kentucky, on July 7, 1994. Attempts to reach their attorneys were unsuccessful. EVERETT Gail Jubie's family begged a judge to keep the man who killed her in prison for the rest of his life. That disturbed the girls so much they said they wanted to go home. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Two men were shot dead in a store in Philadelphias Germantown neighborhood, but police did not recover a gun. Whenever he went to school, Gibson was bullied up until the sixth grade, when he became large enough to defend himself - however, he started bullying other children. Authorities allege that Steven Gibson, 39, the owner of a machine shop, was the target of a family murder plot hatched by his wife and their son Steven Jr., 15, who took part in stabbing him. Sentencing was delayed by two weeks to provide the defense time. Episode two of the Netflix series is titled "Murders at Moselle," but it's of the way through the episode before they're mentioned. Gibson was once again released from prison and began his probation term. "Its just filled with good people, Iowa people. My dad was a loving man and was not abusive in any way.. After two jurors tested positive for COVID-19, both sides were worried an outbreak could sicken more jurors and force a mistrial. Alex Murdaugh told the court Friday that he lied to investigators about the last time he saw his wife and son due in part to his distrust of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), a state investigative agency. When Michelle and Alysa returned home, they aided the other three in destroying evidence. Kauffman told McMahan he wasn't going to shoot Schultz, too, so McMahan shot her in the back of her head, then in her forehead, and took her car. On Wednesday, June 9, Krasner approved murder charges against Gibson in Lugos slaying. The girls took a train back to Iowa. Im no detective, but for 20 years I have gone around door to door, asking questions and trying to help solve this case, Clayton told Dateline. The latter had always supported Gibson and even gave him money. 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. Alex Murdaugh was arrested in October 2021 and remains in jail, where he is being held without bond Credit: SLED. Friday, February 24, 2023 3:41pm. Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . [16], Since his incarceration, Gibson has repeatedly appealed his death sentences, with his defense lawyer claiming that his confession to the Kirk murder was a mitigating circumstance. In their cross-examination, prosecutors grilled the former attorney on his actions around the time investigators believe the murders occurred. The boys left in the morning but picked them up around noon in a green pickup truck and with a bunch of cash. When asked why he lied about the last time he saw his wife and son, Murdaugh blamed his addiction to painkillers, which he said caused "paranoid thinking. Authorities are investigating whether he was responsible for six . He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. At 11:47 p.m., the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, known as SLED, arrived on the scene, and Murdaugh was interviewed by agents in a car. 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. Keith Gibbson The pair moved to an apartment in Borden, Indiana. Investigators found .22 caliber shell casings nearby and noted her green Ford pickup truck was missing. It was a crime that "almost slipped through our fingers," Los Angeles police said--an 84-year-old . [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 testified that on the morning of September 4, hours before Murdaugh would call 911 saying he had been shot in the head by a stranger on the side of the road, he confronted him about the accusations. Wilson had worked with Murdaugh on various cases in which Murdaugh has been accused of misappropriating funds. "Mahaska County, it is one of the safest counties in the state of Iowa," he told producers. And that little four-year-old baby, didnt do anything to nobody. NBC10's Tim Furlong and Hannah Gross contributed to this story. Clayton said that his father would beg Linda to tell them who she was talking about and why. "I don't think I was capable of reason and I lied about being out there and I'm so sorry that I did.". 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. 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. As fans of the blockbuster musical "Hamilton" are now acutely aware, Founding Father and architect of the American financial system Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded in a duel with his. The next morning, they used a ruse about needing Garber's phone and once inside, McMahan told Kauffman he had to kill Garber in order to prove himself. Donna Thorngren shot her husband, Curtis Curt Thorngren, Dr. Mark Wangler killed his wife, Kathy Wangler. Alex Murdaugh gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Feb. 23, 2023. List of serial killers in the United States, "Remains from Ind. McAbee pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against Michelle. After seven minutes, Murdaugh hangs up the 911 call saying he needs to call family and, according to cell phone records, calls his brothers Randy and John Marvin, and tries to call Paul's friend Rogan Gibson, with whom Paul was in communication around the time of his death, multiple times. By the start of the summer, the 22-year-old McMahan was hanging out with 18-year-old Kauffman and his high school -age friends, and both, according to Lofreddo, were doing drugs. Gibsons mother was shot dead in her place of work in Philadelphia. [7] On April 18, he was visited by a 75-year-old friend of his late mother, Christine Whitis. [6] On August 15, 2014, Gibson was sentenced to death again, with sentencing Justice Orth deeming that it was "the only appropriate sentence" in regards to the brutal killing. Three of the killings would have happened after the Delaware judge allowed his release. A man who has been charged with a violent attack in a Delaware store is now being investigated for a possible connection to three murders, including that of a North Philadelphia Dunkin store manager and a Delaware Metro by T-Mobile store employee, law enforcement sources said. Miranda Barbour Alisha Vargas The defense ended their questioning on Friday by again asking Alex Murdaugh if he murdered his wife and son. In the following month, Eric McAbee, Michelle Gibson, Steven Gibson Jr., Alysa Gibson, and Karen Molina-Pompa were all arrested and charged with murder. Of the parade of SLED agents and affiliated professionals who testified over the course of the prosecution's month-long case, the defense attorneys poked holes in each testimony, in particular highlighting errors in securing the crime scene early on and collecting evidence. On June 21, the girls' parents called back: Their daughters had returned home safely. Two happened earlier, in January. Soon after the murder, he had a tattoo inscribed on his lower right arm indicating the date of the murder, accompanied by an image of a knife. Michelle Gibson was sentenced to life in prison, and her son, Steven Gibson Jr, was sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and hindering prosecution. The show highlights that the family was under immense pressure due to the fallout from the boat crash, which led to Paul being criminally charged and the family being sued for millions of dollars, leading in part to Murdaugh's financial situation getting closer to becoming public. [11] On October 25, 2013, Gibson was found guilty in Whitis' murder at a jury trial, with the jurors taking less than 20 minutes to find him guilty on all charges. After the crash, and while Beach was still missing, the Murdaugh family sprang into action to pull as many strings as necessary to protect Paul, even appearing to try and frame his friend Connor Cook as the driver of the boat, according to interviews Cook and his parents gave the Netflix docuseries. "We were like a bicycle gang. But in 1997, a vicious crime spree proved things aren't always "Iowa nice" here. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. Authorities in both places asked that he remain jailed, but he was released after a Delaware judge sentenced him to time served. This is a complex case and theres still a lot of evidence to review.. He said the two decided to rob the bank for money to pay for their meth habit, but the day before, they saw Garber driving her pickup which was the kind of car McMahan had been wanting. Later, after they picked him up in a church parking lot, he allegedly stated: Whats done is done, prosecutors allege. However, two details from that day emerged during the trial. They also told Medinilla that Gibson had an extensive history of violence including 29 felony arrests and nine convictions a documented history of anger issues, and that they felt he posed a threat to himself and the community. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. [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. The police held a press conference to explain the crimes to the public on the afternoon of June 11, and immediately got a tip from a man who saw resident Jamie McMahan driving the pickup that day, which he was certain the unemployed 22-year-old could not afford. Police found $29,000 in cash less than half of what they'd stolen 19 days before and a .22 caliber handgun. Crime scene specialist Kenneth Kinsey, right, shows where he believes a shotgun round entered Paul Murdaugh during Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse, Feb. 16, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Her husband tracked down Gibson's brown Toyota and had him arrested for theft, with Gibson serving a 3-year sentence until he was released circa Independence Day in 2009. 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. 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. His attorney, Jim Griffin, asked right away if he shot his wife and son in the head. It was tragic, the way we lost them., He told Dateline that, Cody was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.. Asked whether he felt bad, Kauffman told police, "No, not really. He said Murdaugh broke down and told him he had been addicted to opioids for 20 years, and admitted to stealing from a client they had jointly represented. [5] Hodella's badly decomposed body was found on January 7, 2003, and identified via thumbprints from a previous arrest. 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. 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. Federal Bureau of Prison records indicate that Kauffman, now 42, remains incarcerated in McCreary Federal Prison in Kentucky. ", "It is an absolute fact that I am not manufacturing an alibi," Alex Murdaugh said. [14] A substantial issue arose when Gibson had a tattoo done on the back of his shaved head, which said "Death Row X3". "We had a group of about 30 kids who ran the streets together,"Nikki Loffredo, a childhood friend of the boys, told producers. The Pulaski County Sheriffs Department and the Somerset Police Department are conducting the investigation. "Having two murders and a bank robbery all within a circle of eight miles? Firstly, Jeanne Seckinger, the CFO of Murdaugh's family law firm, testified that on June 7, 2021, hours before the murders, she confronted Murdaugh about $792,000 of missing legal fees in a case he had worked on. ", "On June the 7th, I wasn't thinking clearly," he said. Late mother, Christine Whitis Murdaugh if he murdered his wife, Mary Gibson, 31 with! 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