Journalist and researcher Beth Braden compiled over 200 entries surrounding the day of June 7, 2021 and the subsequent days, cumlinating with the burials of Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh.
Maggie texts housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson and asks “Will u stop by store and bring Alex Capri suns he like orange and pineapple flavor plus mountain cooler ty I’ll pay u back” Blanca agrees.
Alex receives a text in the Murdaugh family group chat from his older brother Randy, saying “John, Right now they plan to do both treatments in Blufton at 3:45. I am trying to find out when/if he will be seen by a pulmonologist. I will keep you posted.” The group chat includes Alex, Maggie, Alex’s siblings and their spouses, and Alex’s aunt.
Maggie texts Blanca a correction to the Capri Sun request. “He says orange and apple”
Maggie’s sister, Marian, calls her. The sisters talk for four minutes and 43 seconds.
Maggie calls Marian. This time, the sisters talk for 26 minutes and 34 seconds.
Paul calls his uncle, John Marvin. The two talk for 40 seconds.
Paul answers a phone call from John Marvin. The call lasts one minute and 38 seconds.
Maggie calls Paul, and they talk for three minutes and 34 seconds.
Paul calls Alex. The two spend three minutes and 19 seconds on the phone.
Maggie calls Blanca, and the two talk for three minutes and 28 seconds.
Paul and John Marvin talk on the phone for one minute and 10 seconds
Maggie calls Blanca again. The call lasts for two minutes and 18 seconds
Paul calls Maggie, and the two talk for nine minutes and 15 seconds.
Maggie calls Blanca and talks for another one minute and 29 seconds. When that call ends, Maggie calls her sister, Marian, and the pair talk for 12 minutes and 41 seconds.
Paul answers a call from John Marvin, and the call ends after 13 seconds.
Maggie’s car is seen on a traffic camera driving into the town of Edisto Island.
Maggie answers her phone and talks to one of her parents for five minutes and 20 seconds
Alex calls law partner Danny Henderson, who will later sit with Alex during his initial SLED interview 12 hours later. The call lasts for six minutes and 16 seconds.
Attorney Cory Fleming calls Alex while he’s on the phone with Danny. Alex sends the call to voicemail.
Alex calls Cory back and the pair are on the phone for 7 minutes and 9 seconds.
Maggie’s phone connects to the wifi at the Edisto house.
Maggie answers a phone call from Paul that lasts for 1 minute and 15 seconds.
Alex answers a phone call from Cory Fleming, and the call lasts for 2 minutes and 27 seconds.
Alex badges into the east door of PMPED. A timeline generated by SLED for the homicide trial noted that building logs for the exact time Alex left are unavailable. At some point after his arrival, CFO Jeanne Seckinger confronts Alex about the missing $792,000 from the Farris account.
Despite being in the building, Alex calls PMPED. The call lasts for 5 seconds.
Maggie calls John Marvin’s wife, Liz, and the call lasts 4 seconds.
Maggie calls Buster, and the call lasts for 1 minute and 22 seconds.
Maggie’s car is seen leaving the town of Edisto Island headed back towards Charleston.
Paul calls Maggie back, and the pair talk for 4 minutes and 42 seconds.
Maggie answers a call from her sister, and the call lasts 2 minutes and 39 seconds.
John Marvin’s wife, Liz, calls Maggie, and the call lasts for 4 minutes and 45 seconds.
Alex and Maggie receive a text in the Murdaugh group chat from Randy Murdaugh that says:
“Daddy was just seen by the pulmonologist in Savannah. His opinion is dramatically different from the other doctors. He thinks daddy has pneumonia and needs to be hospitalized to be treated for pneumonia. He thinks there could be an obstruction but is more confident that it is all or mostly pneumonia. Daddy is being admitted to Candler Saint Joseph hospital now. He will have a study done to see whether or not there is an obstruction and his treatment will be tailored accordingly. Right now his pulmonologist does not believe that he will be getting radiation treatment, and in fact the pulmonologist says that the palliative radiation treatment to try to open up the airway is a Hail Mary and in his opinion most likely would not work. If he is right and this is pneumonia, is much more treatable and can certainly give the immunotherapy a chance to work. Although it was not addressed, if this is not an obstruction, the whole prediction of less than a few weeks, would not be true assuming dad can get past this pneumonia. Is my understanding that the study will be done this afternoon to determine whether it is an obstruction and John or I will update as soon as we know more.”
During Alex’s 2023 homicide trial, CFO Jeanne Seckinger testified that her confrontation with Alex about the missing Farris fee was interrupted by some kind of message or call about Randolph Murdaugh’s health, meaning this text could have been what interrupted the conversation and effectively shut down the missing money conversation.
Maggie calls her sister, Marian, for a 4 minute and 8 second phone call.
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