Murdaugh Murders Bombshell: Alleged Crime Scene Coverup Focus of Grand Jury Probe

Did the grand jury hear from Blanca Simpson, who invented “the cleaners” and pretends to know who and where they are?
Or is this one more attempt by Creighton Waters and his “number 2” David Fernandez to intimidate all Alex’s true friends?
Whom will you smear next?
You, FITS, who put out the blood spatter falsehood, by your own admission, “in the court of public opinion” before trial, are back to writing that Paul and Maggie were shot “shortly before 9:00 pm” as if it were a proven fact.
I explained to you many times SCIENTIFICALLY how it could not have been that early.
And I recently found more proof that Paul did not answer Rogan Gibson’s call at 8:52 pm on on 7 June 2021 simply because Paul was annoyed with Rogan’s neediness and selfishness. My proof is that Maggie was alive and reading earlier texts from John Marvin and from Lynn after that, according to the Prosecution’s extraction of Maggie’s own phone.
Further, Rogan testified that between 8:40 and 8:44 pm he had a 4-minute conversation with Paul AND Alex about Cash’s tail and that Rogan had told law enforcement about that conversation as early as 8 June 2021 in the late morning or early afternoon and Alex did NOT deny it.
So, the myth that the kennels video belatedly and miraculously expose a lying Alex is as big a prejudicial pre-retrial publicity as the “blood spatter” was a prejudicial and false pre-first-trial publicity.
If you let me, I shall, God willing, momentarily quote for you “chapter and verse” from Rogan Gibson’s trial testimony.

Again, “chapter and verse” from the Prosecution’s own witness.
We’re supposed to believe Paul put his phone back in his pocket, put Cash back in its kennel, went from the dog cells to the feed room, AND was shot TWICE in the 6 seconds between reading Meagan Kimbrell’s text and ignoring that leeching Rogan Gibson’s phone call, all while Maggie was, few feet away, happily reading earlier texts from John Marvin and Lynn.
The more sensible explanation is that Paul was just annoyed about this whole business with the tail of Cash, which wasn’t Paul’s dog in the first place and which appears perfectly healthy in that kennels video, and just decided to finish whatever he had gone to the kennels to do.

(D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD [Transcript page 1290 = RoA_2523])
[1] Q. All right.
[2-3] MR. CONRAD: At this time, the State would move to enter Exhibit Number 294 into evidence.
[4] MR. BARBER: No objection.
[5] THE COURT: It’s admitted.
[6-7] (CELLEBRITE REPORT MARKED AS STATE’S EXHIBIT NUMBER 294 WAS RECEIVED INTO EVIDENCE.)
[8-10] MR. CONRAD: And the State would ask it will be under seal. It will display phone numbers and to protect privacy, the State would ask that it be placed under seal.
[11] MR. BARBER: No objection.
[12-13] THE COURT: A redacted copy can be submitted along with the original at a later time.
[14-15] MR. CONRAD: All right. Okay, and this is under seal. I’m going to publish it.
[16-18] Q. All right, I’m going to direct your attention to — actually we’ll go back just a little. All right, let’s look at line 8 on this report. Or, excuse me, that’s line 3, line 3. What does this entry say?
[20-22] A. It’s a text message that was received on this phone June 7, 2021, at 8:48:39 p.m. It shows it as an incoming text message.
[23] Q. All right, and who is it from, the contact?
[24] A. It is from Meagan Kimbrell.
[25] Q. All right, and what does the text message says?
(D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD [1291 = RoA_2524])
[1] A. It says: Don’t like watching sad movies.
[2-3] Q. Okay, and this was an incoming message to Paul’s phone, correct?
[4] A. Yes, sir, correct.
[5] Q. Does it indicate that this message was read?
[6] A. Yes, sir. It shows read June 7, 2021, at 8:48:59 p.m.
[7-8] Q. Okay, and actually let’s look at line 4, which was just below line 3, excuse me. All right. You see line 4?
[9] A. Yes, sir, I can.
[10] Q. Okay, and what does this line — this entry indicate?
[11-12] A. It indicates it’s another text message that was received from the same sender, Meagan Kimbrell.
[13] Q. What does the text message say?
[14] A. It says: No, I need something happy.
[15] Q. And what is the time on this text?
[16-17] A. It shows the text as being received June 7, 2021, at 8:48:29 p.m.
[18-19] Q. And what time — what — was this text message read by Paul’s phone?
[20-21] A. Yes, sir. It shows it’s being read June 7, 2021, at 8:48:59 p.m.
[22-23] Q. And so lines 3 and 4 — put them both there — they were read at the same time, correct?
[24] A. Yes, sir.
[25] Q. And what time was that again?
[1] A. It was 8:48:59 p.m. (D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD [1292 = RoA_2525])
[2] Q. On the night of June 7th, correct?
[3] A. Yes, sir, correct.
[4-5] Q. All right, let’s take a look at line 2. What does this record indicate, sir?
[6-7] A. This indicates the text message was received to this phone on June 7, 2021, at 8:49:35 p.m.
[8-9] Q. Okay. So, this is approximately how many seconds after those texts from Meagan Kimbrell were read?
[10] A. It.
[11] Q. I can flip back if you need me need to.
[12] A. Yes, sir, if you could, please.
[13] Q. What time were the texts from Meagan Kimbrell read?
[14] A. At 8:48:59 p.m.
[15-16] Q. All right, and that text from Rogan arrived at what time?
[17] A. It arrived at 8:49:35 p.m.
[18-20] Q. I’m going to put you on the spot again. Can you give us a rough — or how many seconds between those two texts arriving on Paul’s phone?
[21-22] A. I would have to write that down if I tried to do the second.
[23] Q. Do you have a pen or something you could write with?
[24] A. Yes, sir.
[25] Q. All right. So, the first time for Meagan was 8 – the (D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD [1293 = RoA_2526]) [1-2] texts from Meagan were read at 8:48:59, and Rogan’s text arrives at 8:49:35.
[3] A. Approximately 36 seconds.
[4-5] Q. Okay. Was this text from Rogan ever read on Paul’s phone?
[6] A. No, sir. It shows the status as unread.
[7] Q. Ever.
[8] A. Ever.
[9-11] Q. So, when you got this phone download from VanHouten, that indicated that this text from Rogan was never read, correct?
[12] A. Correct.
[13] Q. 8:49:35.
[14] A. Correct.
[15-16] Q. 36 seconds earlier there were two texts from Meagan Kimbrell that were read, correct?
[17] A. Correct.
[18-19] Q. And we see one final text above that in line 1. What does line 1 indicate, sir?
[20-21] A. Line 1 shows that it was an incoming text message from Rogan Gibson on 6/7/2021 at 9:58:35 p.m.
[22] Q. And what does that text say?
[23] A. Yo. Y-o.
[24] Q. Was that text ever read?
[25] A. No, sir, the status is unread. (D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD 1294 = RoA_2527])
[1-3] Q. All right, and I’m going to dig back into your memory from yesterday, from Maggie’s phone. Do you recall a text on Maggie’s phone that was read at 8:49:27?
[4] A. Yes, sir.
[5-6] Q. And I believe that was a text from Lynn G in the group text thread, correct?
[7] A. Correct.
[8-11] Q. All right. Why don’t you write that number down, 8:49:27. All right, and that was a text from Lynn G to the group thread about Randolph’s health that was read at 8:49:27, correct?
[12] A. Correct.
[13-14] Q. All right, and then we have here line 2, a text from Rogan that was at 8:49:35, correct?
[15] A. Correct.
[16] Q. How much time separates those two texts?
[17] A. Approximately 8 seconds.
[18] Q. And that text from Rogan was never read, correct?
[19] A. Correct.
[20-22] Q. All right. In your investigation, you look at the status of the phone of when certain things occurred, correct?
[23] A. Yes, sir, correct.
[24] Q. Things like battery status, correct?
[25] A. Correct. (D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD [1295 = RoA_2528])
[1-2] Q. And at the time of these texts, what was Rogan’s battery status? Do you recall?
[3] A. Rogan’s battery status or Paul’s?
[4] Q. Or excuse me, Paul’s. I’m sorry, Paul’s.
[5-6] A. Paul’s battery state at that point was approximately two percent.
[7] Q. Okay. So, that’s a low battery state, correct?
[8] A. Yes, sir.
[9-10] Q. And what was it when those texts from Meagan arrived on his phone?
[11] A. It would have been between two and three percent.
[12-14] Q. Okay, and in your opinion, is there any way — reason that low battery state would have permitted Paul to read the text from Meagan but not from Rogan 36 seconds later?
[15] A. No, sir.
[16-18] Q. And if he had read that text at 8:49:35, in your opinion would the phone have logged that and recorded that event?
[19-20] A. Yes, sir. It should have recorded it as a read status.
[21-22] Q. And that battery would not have prevented that phone from recording that text being read, correct?
[23] A. Correct.
[24-25] Q. And in your investigation — we know you just testified Paul’s phone was at two percent at approximately (D.B. DOVE – DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. CONRAD [1296 = RoA_2529]) [1] 8:49, correct?
[2] A. Correct.
[3-4] Q. Did your investigation reveal in that phone log when that battery finally died on Paul’s phone?
[5] A. Yes, sir, at approximately 10:34 p.m. on June 7th.
[6-7] Q. Which is, roughly speaking, about how long after those texts arrived on Paul’s phone?
[8] A. Approximately 39 minutes for the last one.
[9-12] Q. Okay. All right, and I’m not even sure this needs to be an expert opinion, but if a phone that is at two percent is used heavily, how long approximately would you expect that phone to last before it dies?
[13-18] A. If it’s being heavily used, text messaging and looking at videos, things of that nature that are going to put more strain on the battery, I would expect it to go to the point of being dead. I would imagine in just kind of a ballpark, because I haven’t done testing on this, but I would say 10 to 15 minutes max.
[19] Q. So, a matter of minutes, correct?
[20] A. Yes, sir.
[21-22] Q All right, but that phone sits there for what did you say, almost 39 minutes?
[23] A. Yes, sir.

Again, don’t take my word, take the Prosecution’s own witnesses OFFICIALLY TRANSCRIBED testimony.

This was posted on your WIR and revalidates my comments on this story, specially the earliest and latest ones:
At minute 22:44, Jen Wood, are you insulting me, ignoring me, or giving me a back-handed compliment? The first comment on your “Bombshell” revelation of the grand jury investigation was that I had just scooped you by checking the Colleton County Public Index and found that Judge McCaslin had already scheduled a hearing for 16 October 2026.
I hope you don’t delete that or this or both or all comment(s) of mine.
That said, I am glad you are finally acknowledging that knowing when the phones stopped being used by the owners is NOT knowing when the shootings happened.
The Prosecution’s theory, when examined closely, squeezes everything in EXACTLY the 8 seconds (that’s seconds NOT minutes) between Maggie’s reading John Marvin’s and Lynn G’s texts at 8:49:27 on her phone and arrival on Paul phone at 8:49:35 from Rogan Gibson of a text which remained unread by Paul.
Does that make sense to anyone without a SubZeroIQ?

And this question for the Prosecution and for Jen Wood is too brilliant to be posted on only one story:
Is there any evidence that anyone else called Paul after 8:49:35 pm on 7 June 2021?
You see: the Prosecution ONLY basis for pretending that Paul was shot immediately after he read Meagan Kimbrell’s texts at 8:48:56 on 7 June 2021 is that Paul did not read Rogan Gibson’s texts or answer his one call after that.
Well, we know that Paul had swollen feet and finally agreed, even asked, to see a doctor.
We also know that nothing was actually wrong with Cash, the dog’s tail. It has either been an optical illusion on Paul’s part or whatever “pone” or “nod” or insect bite on Cash’s tail had subsided.
Paul’s battery was dying and it was getting dark and rainy.
As I previously explained, it is more likely than not that Paul was worried about his own health and annoyed with Rogan Gibson and his dog, which dog Paul had to lock back in its kennel. That takes time and two hands. So, Paul locked his phone and put it in his pocket. Paul had gone to the kennels for specific purposes, not to spend time on the phone in the hot and smelly kennels, which calls, if needed, could have been made from the air-conditioned house.
Of course Paul and Maggie were shot that night; but when?
If no other call or text came to Paul’s phone before Alex left for Almeda, the Prosecution’s “logic” about the time of shooting becomes as stupid as its motive for murder.

“When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?” Ecclesiastes 5:11 (or 5:10, depending on the numbering in the translation) asks Solomon the Wise in brilliant lamentation suffused with irony.
Accumulation of wealth for the sake of counting it is an evil under the sun according to Ecclesiastes’ author.
And it is an evil that ultimately robbed Alex Murdaugh of his Moselle and of his wife and younger son.
During my first watch of the first Alex Murdaugh trial, I was struck by the poignancy of Rogan Gibson’s NOT stopping to greet Buster or even nod to him on Rogan’s way out after Rogan testified that he was Alex’s and Maggie’s “third son.”
Alex’s and Maggie’s surviving biological son attended the whole trial and testified in support of his father’s innocence.
But what did all those other young men who flocked to Moselle to house themselves and their pets there rent-free there and enjoy the expensive toys (guns) do after the presumptive heir of Moselle was killed and his father stood falsely accused of his murder?
They testified for the Prosecution.
And on reading Rogan Gibson’s testimony, I was struck anew by how far Creighton Waters coached his witnesses without objection from Alex’s defense, themselves former prosecutors.
Creighton Waters coached Rogan Gibson to testify that he had left at Moselle food for Cash the dog.
But was Rogan Gibson asked to pay kennel fees as he would have if he had confined Cash the dog to a private pet care during the week?
Nor did Roger Davis or anyone else testify that there was dog food specially marked for Cash the dog. And no such specially-marked dog food appears in photos of the feed room.
In Rogan Gibson’s testimony, he volunteered that after he learned of the murders he and Mary Ann took their out-of-wedlock son to school then he went to the Moselle kennels to take his Cash out, then went to a grocery store where he met a game warden who arranged for law enforcement to interview Rogan Gibson in the parking lot of that grocery store, then, and only after all his personal business was done, did Rogan Gibson go the house at Moselle to condole Alex and “Grandmar.”
All this important BECAUSE the Prosecution’s SOLE basis for setting the time of shooting at the 8 seconds (and that is seconds NOT minutes) between Maggie’s undisturbed reading of John Marvin’s and Lynn G’s texts at 8:49:27 pm on 7 June 2021 and the arrival of Rogan Gibson’s text at 8:49:35 the same evening is that Paul must have been killed in those 8 seconds because, had Paul been alive then, he would surely have IMMEDIATELY read Rogan’s text.
But the more likely and sensible explanation of Paul’s disinterest in Rogan’s text is Paul’s pre-occupation with other matters and resentment of Rogan’s selfishness which was as clear after the murders as it must have been before them.
After Stephen Smith’s suicide by walking into oncoming traffic at night, after the boat crash, and after Mandy Matney had made a lucrative enterprise turning the community against Alex, Maggie, Buster and Paul, perhaps the Murdaughs could not afford to turn away those leeching house guests and kennel guests who feigned loyalty to the Murdaughs despite the media frenzy against them.
After all, the “intuitive” Paul had already seen how his surviving boat guests, who had goaded him to buy under-age alcohol for them and even went with him for extra shots, had turned on him and worked along with Mandy Matney to get Paul indicted for drunk boating.
There WAS a more compelling ALTERNATIVE reason for Paul to leave Rogan’s text unread that night.
And this alternative reason is as compelling as Ecclesiastes’ observation of one of those “evils under the sun” that are eternal and self-renewing.

Pre-retrial prejudicial publicity goes on EXACTLY as did the prejudicial pre-first-trial publicity. But my capacity to refute all of them is limited. See this most recent reply of mine:
? @AlwaysAubreeLayn , you are repeating rumors which are REFUTED by the official trial transcripts of testimony. I will not waste more time on replying to you. If you have court TRANSCRIPTS of what Maggie’s sisters and Paul’s friends supposedly “said so,” copy and paste them citing page and line as I did, or hold your peace.
BTW, the so-called “blood spatter on his clothes” was PROVEN, and admitted by the Prosecution, to be a mistake if not an outright lie. Why are you repeating admitted lies as if they were truth? Why?

One should also wonder, how did those supposed “witnesses” supposedly “know” that what they supposedly saw in Gregg Alexander’s possession were the Murdaugh murder weapons?
The type of weapons used to shoot Paul and Maggie were not announced immediately, nor even determined with precision until several days later.
I really am shocked, but should not be after the hordes who swallowed whole the Prosecution’s stupid supposed motive by Alex, that someone should believe that, if Gregg Alexander had been tasked with disposing of the weapons used to shoot Paul and Maggie, Gregg would go around displaying them to every Joe Schmoe in the Low Country.
The whole thing is like every convict wanting a better sentencing deal suddenly volunteering that a cell mate “confessed” to that convict of committing a different crime.