Once inside, the responders found the brutalized bodies of four teenage girls-Amy Ayers, Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison and Eliza Thomas. Alex Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife and son. "I never manufactured any alibi in any way shape or form, because I did not and would not hurt my wife and my child.". After a month-long investigation, detectives now say it was all a sinister act. Meanwhile, McAbee and Molina-Pompa attacked Steven as he slept at the house. Prosecutors have focused on footage taken from Paul Murdaugh's cellphone the night of the murders, including a video taken at the kennels several minutes before the victims were believed to be killed that investigators said has Alex Murdaugh talking in the background. 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. Michelle then dialed 911 and told the operator they had returned home from shopping to find Steven had been murdered. He said he was even spoiled but acknowledged that his father was an alcoholic who would become combative when drunk. 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. [4] While Gibson complained of frequent headaches, stomachaches, insomnia and hypochondriasis, Howerton and the prison's mental therapist concluded that he suffered from mild anxiety and had indications of anti-social behavior, but was otherwise sane. The mystery at the heart of one particular episode, however, looks set to remain frustratingly out of . April 24, 1941: Esker Washington Gibson set fire to his house, killing his wife and five children, ranging in age from 7-months-old to 7-years-old. Here are seven important details the Netflix show missed about the story of the two murders. After two jurors tested positive for COVID-19, both sides were worried an outbreak could sicken more jurors and force a mistrial. "And you want this jury to believe a story manufactured to fit the evidence that you brought forth just yesterday after hearing this trial's worth of testimony? 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. Steven Jr. then later drove [a] large knife he was holding into his fathers chest at least three times, the documents say. Alex Murdaugh took to the stand for the second day in a row on Friday. Backpack Serial Murder Victims (top left to right) Deborah Everist, Anja Habschied, Simone Schmidl, (bottom left to right) Joanne Walters, Gabor Neugebauer, Caroline Clarke, James Gibson | via Reuters "If I was under the pressure that they're talking about here, I can promise you I would hurt myself before I would hurt one of them. The officer requested that Gibsons probation be revoked and that he be given a maximum sentence. Rufus . During the trial, however, more detail about that day has emerged. [5] Hodella's badly decomposed body was found on January 7, 2003, and identified via thumbprints from a previous arrest. Weeks into the trial, Alex Murdaugh was called to take the stand by his defense team on Thursday. Upon learning of his conviction, his wife divorced him. Officials have indicated there may be more charges for killings in both Philadelphia and Delaware, including that of 28-year-old Metro by T-Mobile employee Leslie Ruiz-Basilio. 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. [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. List of serial killers in the United States, "Remains from Ind. Linda and Cody were last seen walking along Bourne Avenue, Pulaski Sheriffs Department press release. 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. In a Delaware Department of Corrections report, Gibsons probation officer wrote that Philadelphia police had contacted him to tell him Gibson was in their custody and being eyed as a suspect in his mothers death. 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 said that being asked about his relationship with his wife and getting tested for gunshot residue following the murders triggered his paranoia. Timeline: How Man Suspected in 6 Murders Was on the Street Keith Gibson served time for manslaughter and was released in 2020. The same type of weapon was used in the Philadelphia killing of Lugo at the Dunkin store. Theres blood everywhere! Gibson cried. [13] In regards to his upcoming murder trials, he changed his plea and waived his right to a speedy trial, choosing to plead guilty to Hodella's murder instead. Bizarrely, this is after Murdaugh opened a group text message, called a videographer he barely knew, and appeared to Google "Whaley's Edisto," a restaurant in the beach town where the Murdaughs were renovating a home. The T-shirt Murdaugh was wearing when he says he discovered the bodies appeared to have no visible blood on it. "But both of them were in bad places and it was really just a recipe for disaster.". Dr. Mark Wangler killed his wife, Kathy Wangler, at their home in Lima, Ohio, and tried to cover it up by blaming her death on a carbon monoxide accident. "I would never hurt Maggie. [5], At this final murder trial, Gibson unexpectedly pleaded guilty again, waiving his right to a jury trial. Asked if the Gibsons 16-year-old daughter would be implicated in the plot, Jacinto added, More arrests could occur depending on how the investigation plays out. Alex Murdaugh, 54, who called 911 to report the discovery, was charged with their murders 13 months later. The story of how Gibson escaped a lengthy prison term two months ago is revealed in documents . Around 2:24 a.m. on June 6, 42-year-old Ronald Wright as shot and killed in a street robbery in Wilmington, Delaware. If you have any information in this case, please contact the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department at 606-678-5145. When they asked, McMahan told them that he'd robbed a bank and two people had been killed. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. He said they'd arrived in a gray station wagon, but the boys came back to pick up the girls in a green pickup truck. 2. Prosecutor Creighton Waters asked him to recount what he did during a "crucial" four-minute period around 9 p.m. that night, when Alex Murdaugh said he was in his home getting ready to visit his mother. [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. Two weeks after this incident, he joined the Army and was stationed in West Germany as a mechanic. 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. During the trial, which began last month, prosecutors have presented more than 60 witnesses and evidence, including body camera footage of police arriving at home following the murders and an interview Alex Murdaugh gave to police two months later, in which he denied killing his wife and son. Mom Nearly 3 Months in Advance: Prosecutors. [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. The man fled in Ruiz-Basilios vehicle. She said that some days later, Murdaugh had a conversation with her that she found upsetting, in which he told her that the visit had lasted 30 to 40 minutes, but that to her recollection, it had lasted 20 minutes. 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. 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. "I saw what yall have seen pictures of," he told the jurors, crying. The boys wanted to drive to Florida and check out the theme parks with the two teenagers. At the time, Paul Murdaugh was awaiting trial on a charge of allegedly boating under the influence after a crash in February 2019 that killed a 19-year-old woman, Mallory Beach of South Carolina. 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. On December 6, 1991, Austin, Texas was shell-shocked by a vicious crime. He was released on April 5, 1999, after which he was added to the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry. Donna Thorngren shot her husband, Curtis Curt Thorngren, Dr. Mark Wangler killed his wife, Kathy Wangler. In interviews with police, the teenage girls said that they had "partied" with McMahan and Kauffman at the hotel on the night of June 10. Thirdly, Owen acknowledged that SLED was told that Murdaugh was spending $50,000 a week on drugs, which he was buying from gang members who were never investigated by law enforcement in connection with the murders. Gibson then doused his home with kerosene and set. "So bad.". This is a complete shock to the rest of the family, Amber McGonagill, 23, Steven Gibsons stepdaughter, tells PEOPLE. 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. The defense ended their questioning on Friday by again asking Alex Murdaugh if he murdered his wife and son. [7] On April 18, he was visited by a 75-year-old friend of his late mother, Christine Whitis. Famous Alabama Murders Some of the most famous Alabama murders over the years include the 2005 murder of Charles Newman, who was killed on Halloween night by Andrew Lackey, later named the "Halloween Killer;" the 1941 Gibson Family Murders; and the 2001 unsolved murder of Shannon Paulk. Police tracked him down by using a GPS tracker that was in some of the money handed over to him. IE 11 is not supported. Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and youngest son, testified in his own defense in his double murder trial -- admitting to jurors that he lied to investigators but denying that he committed the brutal murders. His employee-tenant, Barb Garber, 52, had unusually for her not shown up for work that morning. McMahan and his stepbrother Chris Kauffmann, 18, were familiar to the local police:Mahaska County Sheriff Chief Deputy Paul Degeest called them "typical teenage boys.". [10], During his murder trial, prosecutors presented an interview Gibson had given to investigators upon his arrest, during which he claimed that an "evil" had overcome him and had made him commit the murder. Clayton said that his father would beg Linda to tell them who she was talking about and why. In a shocking twist, barely 24 hours after the release of the Netflix documentary, Murdaugh himself took the stand on Thursday, waiving his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination in order to tell his side of the story. The way we lost her was terrible. 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. "Mahaska County, it is one of the safest counties in the state of Iowa," he told producers. 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. He also briefly addressed accusations that he tried to stage a cover-up in the 2019 boat case a huge part of the Netflix series' narrative saying they were untrue. He rolled out of bed, bundled up warmly, pulled on his boots, and stepped outside with a metal pail. More than half have since been solved. The elder Steven Gibson had been arrested in Nov. 2012 for allegedly assaulting an officer during a DUI stop, but none of the family members had any other significant criminal history. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner approved murder charges Wednesday against Keith Gibson in connection to the February fatal shooting of his mother, Christine Gibson. 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. Without objection from probation and parole officials, the judge accepted the public defender's recommendation for time served and placed him on 18 months of probation, Miller said. Asked whether he felt bad, Kauffman told police, "No, not really. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 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 reputable South Carolina family first made headlines in 2019, when the then-teenage son Paul Murdaugh was involved in a boating accident that killed 19-year-old Mallory.. Last summer, Paul and his mother Maggie Murdaugh were both shot and murdered - and discovered by the family . 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.. Disclosure: Mathias Dpfner, CEO of Business Insider's parent company, Axel Springer, is a Netflix board member. After going through a four-day withdrawal, he was examined by the prison's psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Howerton. The DOC asked that Gibson be sentenced to 6 years in prison for his violation. Firefighters responded to reports of smoke rising from a yogurt shop on West Anderson Lane. 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. A habitual criminal noted for his increasingly violent streaks and his handlebar moustache, Gibson has claimed responsibility for upwards of 30 additional murders across multiple states, none of which have been confirmed. Below is a timeline of key events surrounding Gibson, dating back to his manslaughter conviction. He did, he said. Gibson was extradited from Philadelphia to Delaware toward the end of the month, according to Miller. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh are not presented in the most flattering of lights in the docuseries. [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. Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. In their cross-examination, prosecutors grilled the former attorney on his actions around the time investigators believe the murders occurred. The mom also allegedly told the two boys that they needed to make sure her husbands body was found so a money inheritance could be paid out.. Michelle Dawn . 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. Upon his return, he saw Steven Sr. awake and holding his head, so he hit him again. ", Alex Murdaugh disputed that, replying, "That's not correct.". Philadelphia police were then contacted by Elsmere police, and both agencies began working very closely together, Vanore said. Sentencing was delayed by two weeks to provide the defense time. Linda Gibson and Cody Garrett were found murdered in a field outside of Somerset, Kentucky, on July 7, 1994. It was a crime that "almost slipped through our fingers," Los Angeles police said--an 84-year-old . Alex Murdaugh gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Feb. 23, 2023. They found him in possession of a revolver. [4] Despite these diagnostics and his refusal to complete the rehabilitation program, he was deemed unlikely to re-offend. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Frank Vanore said that Gibsons mother was shot dead at her place of work and that neighbors had brought up Gibsons name, but investigators did not recover a gun at the time, nor was there video evidence of a suspect. We were terrors., Both Lofreddo and formerDes Moines Register reporterKirsten Scharnberg-Hamptontold "Killer Siblings" McMahan was the outgoing, charismatic (and attractive) older brother, while Kauffman was a quiet, non-athletic kid in their circle that Loffredo described as a "dweeb. All rights reserved. [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. McAbee then slit his throat before they then moved the body into the garage. Netflix's popular true-crime series Unsolved Mysteries has covered over 1,000 mysteries since it started airing (originally on television.) McMahan did not: In November 2017, 20 years after his conviction, Jamie McMahan killed himself in his cell at a federal prison in Florence, Colorado, according to the Oskaloosa News. On January 5 1991, Gibson hit his pickup truck in an automobile accident but sped off after seeing a nearby police officer attempt to inspect the damage. "He says that hes a hitchhiker, got picked up, theyd been doing copious amount of drugs, alcohol, and just having a party," Quinn explained. They received life sentences in federal court and consecutive life sentences in state court, guaranteeing neither would ever get out of prison. That disturbed the girls so much they said they wanted to go home. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. [3] After his release, he started dating Kelly Bailey. I just want people to remember Linda and little Cody.. Clayton told Dateline that Linda would just sit there and cry. Im with my kids and I just got home and my husbands out in the garage dead!. She loved her family, and we love her too, Clayton told Dateline. Linda was the best sister in the world.. Her brother, Dave, argued . [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. 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. [12] At his sentencing the following month, Gibson was subsequently handed a death sentence, to which he told the sentencing judge that it was "no big deal" and that he deserved what he was getting. And that little four-year-old baby, didnt do anything to nobody. Is anyone feeling that the mom has strong narcissistic vibes, I worked on both cases. Clayton said that the half-siblings went for a walk to the local grocery store that day. Rogan Gibson, who said he was a close friend of Paul's and the Murdaughs were like a second family to him, told investigators shortly after the killings he was 99% sure he heard Alex Murdaugh's. Two men were shot dead in a store in Philadelphias Germantown neighborhood, but police did not recover a gun. Donna Thorngren shot her husband, Curtis Curt Thorngren, three times at their home in Meridian, Idaho, and then tried to stage the incident like a burglary. 15) Tony von Carruthers: In February of 1994, Tony shot his mother, her teenage associate, and his drug dealer in the Memphis area. He also said he entered a rehab facility. Then, on June 13, two local families contact police: Their 16-year-old daughters had been missing for several days, and the parents were sure they were with Kauffman and McMahan. Keith Gibbson Harsent was six months pregnant at the time of her death. Murdaugh's testimony rendered the Maggie and Paul elements of the docuseries immediately outdated, as Murdaugh, questioned by lawyer Jim Griffin, attempted to explain away inconsistencies in his story. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. During the cross-examination on Friday, Waters later asked Alex Murdough about family, friends and colleagues he has lied to over the past decade. On March 1, 2013, Michelle, Steven Jr, and Alysa left their home under the pretense of going shopping; this was to be their alibi. But the cloud of suspicion over the Murdaughs didn't begin with the murders of Maggie and Paul. EVERETT Gail Jubie's family begged a judge to keep the man who killed her in prison for the rest of his life. 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. 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. The trial has drawn a packed courtroom, with lines outside. However, during the prosecution's case over the past month, there has been minimal evidence to suggest Murdaugh would benefit from the deaths, financially or otherwise. Michelle Gibson claims she was out shopping with her kids at the time, but her 16-year-old daughter Alysa told police that after the three of them drove to a store, Steven Jr. was driven back to the house by his mom after he received a phone call. Episode two of the Netflix series is titled "Murders at Moselle," but it's of the way through the episode before they're mentioned. When Michelle and Alysa returned home, they aided the other three in destroying evidence. Murdaugh also denied the murders, emphatically responding "no" to Griffin's explosive opening questions delivered while waving guns in the courtroom that outright asked him whether he shot his wife and son to death. On June 11, 1997, police were contacted by a farmer and landlord, Joe Hollop, in the town of What Cheer, Iowa. 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