The Evidence
Colleton County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) Report
CCSO Crime Scene Log
CCSO Detective Laura Rutland Supplemental Report
CCSO CAD Report
CCSO Captain Jason Chapman Supplemental Report
Pace Spreadsheet
SLED Lab Reports
The Trial
- Witness List
- Day One: January 23, 2023
- Day Two: January 24, 2023
- Day Three: January 25, 2023
- Day Four: January 26, 2023
- Day Five: January 27, 2023
- Day Six: January 30, 2023
- Day Seven: January 31, 2023
- Day Eight: February 1, 2023
- Day Nine: February 2, 2023
- Day Ten: February 3, 2023
- Day Eleven: February 6, 2023
- Day Twelve: February 7, 2023
- Day Thirteen: February 8, 2023
- Day Fourteen: February 9, 2023
- Day Fifteen: February 10, 2023
- Day Sixteen: February 13, 2023
- Day Seventeen: February 14, 2023
- Day Eighteen: February 15, 2023
- Day Nineteen: February 16, 2023
- Day Twenty: February 17, 2023
- Day Twenty-One: February 21, 2023
- Day Twenty-Two: February 22, 2023
- Day Twenty-Three: February 23, 2023
- Day Twenty-Four: February 24, 2023
- Day Twenty-Five: February 27, 2023
- Day Twenty-Six: February 28, 2023
- Day Twenty-Seven: March 1, 2023
- Day Twenty-Eight: March 2, 2023
- Sentencing Hearing
Day Three: January 25, 2024
Opening Statements
- Creighton Waters (State)
- Dick Harpootlian (Defense)
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Day Four: January 26, 2023
Witnesses
- Sergeant Daniel Greene (CCSO)
- Corporal Chad McDowell (CCSO)
- Hampton County emergency dispatcher Tinish Bryson-Smith
- Colleton County emergency dispatcher Angela Stallings
- Colleton County fire and rescue director Barry McCoy
- Captain Jason Chapman (CCSO)
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Day Five: January 27, 2023
Witnesses
- Detective Laura Rutland (CCSO)
- Delilah Cirencione (SLED)
- Agent Melinda Worley (SLED)
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Day Six: January 30, 2023
Witnesses
- Agent Melinda Worley (SLED)
- Senior Special Agent Jeff Croft (SLED)
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Day Seven: January 31, 2023
Witnesses
- Senior Special Agent Jeff Croft (SLED)
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Day Eight: February 1, 2023
Witnesses
- Britt Dove, SLED cellular forensic expert
- Sergeant David Brian Varnadoe (CCSO)
- Rogan Gibson
- Will Loving
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Day Nine: February 2, 2023
Witnesses
**indicates in camera testimony
- Heidi Galore (Snapchat)
- Jeanne Seckinger (PMPED)**
- Dylan Hightower (14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office)
- Michael Gunn (Forge Consulting)
- Chris Wilson**
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Day Ten: February 3, 2023
Witnesses
**indicates in camera testimony
- Jan Malinowski **
- Michael “Tony” Satterfield **
- Carson Burney **(forensic accountant, State Grand Jury)
- Tom Darnell (fingerprint examiner, SLED)
- Blake Johnson (SLED)
- Lawrence Wiggins (chief of police, Allendale Police Department)
- Chandler Horney (SLED)
- Jomar “Joe” Albayalde (SLED)
- Paul Greer (firearms examiner, SLED)
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Day Eleven: February 6, 2023
Witnesses
**indicates in camera testimony
- Mark Tinsley **
- Ronnie Crosby**
- Mushelle “Shelly” Smith
- Kristin Moore (SLED)
- William McElveen
- Natasha Moodie
- Jamie Hall (West Columbia PD)
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Exhibits
Day Twelve: February 7, 2023
Witnesses
**indicates in camera testimony
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Day Thirteen: February 8, 2023
Witnesses
**indicates in camera testimony
- Megan Fletcher (SLED)
- Annette Griswold
- Michael Gunn (Forge Consulting)
- Brian Hudak (SLED)
- Dwight Falkofske (FBI)
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Day Fourteen: February 9, 2023
Witnesses
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Exhibits
Day Fifteen: February 10, 2023
Witnesses
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Day Sixteen: February 13, 2023
Witnesses
- Ryan Kelly (SLED)
- Rachel Nguyen (SLED)
- Sarah Zapata (SLED)
- Dr. Ellen Riemer (MUSC pathologist)
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Day Seventeen: February 14, 2023
Witnesses
- Dr. Ellen Riemer (MUSC pathologist)
- Devan Newell (General Motors)
- Roger Dale Davis
- Carson Burney (forensic accountant)
- Marion Proctor
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Day Eighteen: February 15, 2023
Witnesses
- David Owen (SLED)
- David Grubbs (cybercrimes expert, SCAG)
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Day Nineteen: February 16, 2023
Witnesses
- Dr. Kenneth Kinsey
- Ryan Kelly (SLED)
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Day Twenty: February 17, 2023
Witnesses
- Ryan Kelly (SLED)
- Peter Rudofski (SLED)
The State Rests
- Richard Harvey (Colleton County coroner)
- Shalane Tyndall (Colleton County PIO)
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Day Twenty-One: February 21, 2023
Witnesses
- Buster Murdaugh
- Mike Sutton (forensic engineer)
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Day Twenty-Two: February 22, 2023
Witnesses
- Mark Ball
- Dawes Cooke
- Kenneth Zercie (forensic scientist)
- Barbara Mixon
- Micah Sturgis (Cellbrite expert)
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Day Twenty-Three: February 23, 2023
Witnesses
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Day Twenty-Four: February 24, 2023
Witnesses
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Day Twenty-Five: February 27, 2023
Witnesses
- Dr. Jonathan Eisenstat (forensic expert)
- Tim Palmbach (crime scene expert)
- John Marvin Murdaugh
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Day Twenty-Six: February 28, 2023
Witnesses
** indicates rebuttal witness
- Ronnie Crosby **
- Dr. Ellen Riemer **
- T.C. Smalls (former Hampton County sheriff)
- Paul McManigal **(Charleston County Sheriff’s Office)
- Mark Ball **
- Dr. Kenneth Kinsey **
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Day Twenty-Seven: March 1, 2023
Events
Visit to Moselle
Creighton Waters closing argument
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Day Twenty-Eight: March 2, 2023
Events
- Juror dismissal
- Jim Griffin closing argument
- John Meadors rebuttal closing argument
- Judge Newman charges the jury
- Guilty verdict announced