And some very big moments in court
today as testimony continued in
the murder trial of Alec Murdoch.
Today, cell phones took center stage
in the Colington county courtroom.
Yeah, absolutely.
The most pivotal part of testimony
today centered around Paul Murdoch's
own cell phone and what was a major
revelation for the prosecution.
Sled Agent Britt Dove testified that
video that was recorded around 8:45 PM
on Paul's phone near the dog kennel was.
Pivotal to this case,
a friend whose dog was staying in that kennel
asked Paul for a video of the dog's tail.
Prosecutor John Conrad questioned
Doug about what he heard in the clip.
Yes, Agent Dove says you
can hear 3 distinct voices.
The prosecution says it's Paul,
Maggie and Alec.
But remember,
Alec told slight investigators he was
taking a nap at the house during that time.
Yeah, it looks like inside maybe a kennel
area with a fence around it and a dog I
believe to be a lab where he's trying to
take a video of the tail of the dog. Right.
And that's what you see in that video?
Yes, Sir. What do you hear in the video?
You hear three different voices in the video.
You can tell because they're so different.
You can tell that they're different voices,
OK? He's got a bird in his mouth.
Hey Bubba.
It's a Guinea recorded again, Lieutenant.
The camera begins at 84449 PM.
At 8:45 forty 7:00 PM.
All right, there you go.
And then later today, Rogue Ben Gibson,
who is that friend that asked Paul
for the video of his dog's tale,
took the stand a little bit later today.
And he told the jury that he never
ever got that video from Paul.
And he also testified
that he is 100% positive.
He said that in that recording he
can hear Paul, Maggie and Alec.
All right. For more on this
Snapchat video and how this
helps the prosecution's case,
we want to check in with
our News 19 Sam Perez. Sam.
Lieutenant Brett Dub with the
South Carolina Law Enforcement
division got back on the stand
after testifying the previous day.
He watched through reports
of data collected from Alec,
Maggie and Paul's phones.
In addition to text and call logs.
He also retrieved a video from Paul's phone
and I believe this applications
related to Snapchat.
It was located near a red roof building
on the property on Bozell Road.
The 52nd video was recorded
at 8:44 PM on June 7th, 2020.
One it's from Paul's perspective and
shows him going into the dog kennel
and interacting with the animals,
but in the background you
can hear 3 distinct voices.
Give it, get Ben.
Quick cash, quick.
Give me kiss.
Posted again. He's gotta burn his mouth.
Pam Bubba.
It's a Guinea is a chicken.
And if I can, I guess. OK.
Just 4 minutes after that video was taken,
Paul sent one final message
from his phone at 8:49 PM,
according to Dove before his phone died at
10:34 PM after the bodies were discovered.
Now the defense is suggesting that
Paul may have been staying off his
phone to conserve battery life.
They maintain that defendant Alec Murdoch.
Went and took a nap before visiting
his mother during that time period,
reporting in Walterboro.
Sam Perez News 19 WLTX.
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Murdoch trial coming up a little
bit later on friend's advice.