Murdaugh's remaining son Buster does not receive a call from his father until 10:44 p.m. that night, according to cell phone records. 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. family legacy is now coming crashing down, one of the first to begin investigating the incident, would leave onlookers with the most questions, Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, Netflix has just released the three-part docuseries "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.". [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. June 7, 2021: Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh found dead at the family hunting lodge. "We had a group of about 30 kids who ran the streets together,"Nikki Loffredo, a childhood friend of the boys, told producers. Kauffman eventually confessed. No arrests have been made, but according to the Pulaski Sheriffs Department press release, the investigation has uncovered possible suspects and investigators have been concentrating on those leads. Hours later, Murdaugh says he was planning to stage his own murder. They call it Iowa nice.. Gibson then doused his home with kerosene and set. William Clyde Gibson III was born on October 10, 1957, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the youngest of four children born to William, Jr., a foreman for a tree-trimming company, and Jeraline "Geri" Gibson, a cashier at a Sears store. Clayton told Dateline that in the weeks and months leading up to July 3, his sister had told him and their father that she thought someone was going to hurt her. Its just what it is.". At one point, Steven Jr returned to the house and stabbed his father three times in the chest. 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 interview sees Murdaugh make various statements that will later be used against him, including that he tried to turn Paul's body over despite having no visible blood on him, and that he last saw his wife and son hours before the murders, which a video filmed by Paul would later disprove. On April 13, a probation violation hearing was held where the judge found Gibson guilty. After a month-long investigation, detectives now say it was all a sinister act. 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. I would never hurt Paul," Alex Murdaugh said. Fox's "America's Most Wanted" did a segment on the boys in late June 1997 it aired twice, according to the Tampa Bay Times which resulted in a tip on June 30 from a woman in Pensacola who recognized the truck. He grew emotional when asked by his lawyer what he saw at the scene of their murders. William Clyde Gibson III (born October 10, 1957) is an American serial killer and rapist who is currently on Indiana 's death row for the sexually-motivated murders of two women in 2002 and 2012, in addition to serving a 65-year sentence for a third murder committed in 2012. One key question left unanswered by the docuseries is what potential motive Murdaugh could have had for murdering Maggie and Paul. [9] He also willingly led them to the location where he had buried her body, and on April 27, authorities dug up her body from his backyard. Murdaugh is also being charged with insurance fraud and assisted suicide in relation to what has become known as the "roadside incident," in which Murdaugh initially claimed to have been shot in the head by an unknown assailant after pulling over with a flat tire, but which he subsequently told police was an elaborate plot in order to have a former client shoot him to death so that his remaining son, Buster, could collect a $10 million life insurance policy. Clayton said that the half-siblings went for a walk to the local grocery store that day. Secondly, the Murdaughs' housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson testified that on September 4, Murdaugh asked her to send him a photo of his medical insurance card, telling her he was trying to schedule some routine medical checks. 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. 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. 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. Investigation Discovery is in Peoria, Arizona, to investigate the chilling murder of Steven Gibson, who was killed after his wife, Michelle Gibson, enlisted the help of her son and two teenagers to kill him brutally. Dateline was unable to reach an official at the Pulaski Sheriffs Department for comment, but according to their press release, it took four days for the Pulaski County Sheriffs Department, along with help from the Somerset Police Department, to find their bodies. When police went to her home shortly after 9:30 a.m., they found the door unlocked and Garber, sitting in a chair with her breakfast in reach, shot twice in the head and twice in the chest. Upon his return, he saw Steven Sr. awake and holding his head, so he hit him again. On the following day, one of Gibson's sisters went to their mother's house to settle the division of the family estate, and after checking the garage and finding Whitis' body, she immediately notified the police. Around 2:24 a.m. on June 6, 42-year-old Ronald Wright as shot and killed in a street robbery in Wilmington, Delaware. 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. The bodies of Margaret Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, in June 2021, authorities said. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. At 11:47 p.m., the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, known as SLED, arrived on the scene, and Murdaugh was interviewed by agents in a car. Schultz's family and friends knew them both: Her best friend, Amanda Fenton, said they were friends with McMahan, and even Schultz's grandmother, Sonja Schultz, had met him. Mom Nearly 3 Months in Advance: Prosecutors. Then, he left the body on the garage floor, surrounded by garbage bags. But for those following closely, it will likely feel like it barely scratched the surface. The defense ended their questioning on Friday by again asking Alex Murdaugh if he murdered his wife and son. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner acknowledged that police did not have enough probable cause at the time to arrest Gibson for his mothers death, but he said both the police department and his office attempted to aid the Delaware DOC to keep Gibson off the street. And if you didnt, you were far and few between.. 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. On June 7, 2021, agents with the South . Two happened earlier, in January. But by weighting it so heavily within the series, the murders that many assumed would be central to the docuseries are largely lost in the story. Found the resolution to each, I know who really killed Chanin, her husband did not, I have so many questions about this story. Wilson then left the meeting. Alex Murdaugh called 911 just after 10 p.m. on June 7, reporting that his wife and son had been shot "badly.". He often got in trouble for fighting, talking in class, and not following directions. 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. The next morning, they used a ruse about needing Garber's phone and once inside, McMahan told Kauffman he had to kill Garber in order to prove himself. I have no clue why my mom would do this. Molina-Pompa held a gun on Steven as McAbee bashed the 39-year-old several times in the head with a baseball bat. Two suspicious deaths and a fatal boat crash in the preceding years are all part of this astonishing story that the Netflix documentary was set to unravel. [8] Later that day, Gibson was arrested for drunk driving in Whitis' car, and was charged with her murder five days later. The friends they did know were contacted and told police something the parents weren't aware of. Rufus . Clayton said that his father would beg Linda to tell them who she was talking about and why. That disturbed the girls so much they said they wanted to go home. Linda Gibson and Cody Garrett were found murdered in a field outside of Somerset, Kentucky, on July 7, 1994. Weeks into the trial, Alex Murdaugh was called to take the stand by his defense team on Thursday. [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. Clayton said that on July 3, 1994, Linda had been watching her younger half-brother, Cody Garrett. The Pensacola police found it parked behind a hotel, and hotel staff confirmed the boys were there with a new third person. [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. The bodies of Margaret Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's home near Islandton, South Carolina, in June 2021, authorities said. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Prosecutors claim that Alex Murdaugh, who comes from a legacy of prominent attorneys in the region, killed his wife and son to gain sympathy and distract from his alleged financial wrongdoings. Authorities in both places asked that he remain jailed, but he was released after a Delaware judge sentenced him to time served. However, Bailey left him in 2000 due to Gibson's worsening drug habits. Miranda Barbour Alisha Vargas ", Alex Murdaugh disputed that, replying, "That's not correct.". When police went to her home shortly after 9:30 a.m., they found the door unlocked and Garber . Among the murders he has confessed to is the 2000 murder of Elizabeth Banister, who was stabbed to death at her home in Evansville, but so far, he has not been charged with her murder.[20]. Steven Jr. then later drove [a] large knife he was holding into his fathers chest at least three times, the documents say. Other witnesses corroborated the story that Murdaugh learned of his father's condition the same day Maggie and Paul were murdered. Police tracked him down by using a GPS tracker that was in some of the money handed over to him. 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. 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. On October 10, 2002, Gibson was out drinking at a bar in Jeffersonville when he met 44-year-old Karen Sue Hodella, a beautician from Port Orange, Florida, who was visiting a boyfriend of hers at the time. His employee-tenant, Barb Garber, 52, had unusually for her not shown up for work that morning. The three-part series centers around the Murdaugh family, which has dominated the legal system in the local area for nearly 100 years with generations of lawyers who not only founded one of the most prominent civil law firms in the area but also worked with prosecutors in a role known locally as "solicitors," affording them connections to law enforcement. They are awaiting his extradition out of Delaware. 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. William Gardiner, a preacher of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, was suspected due to his affair with the victim. Family and friends told police Gibson had been released from jail and raised concerns about his behavior, Vanore said. [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. This is a complex case and theres still a lot of evidence to review.. Krasners office has approved murder charges against Gibson in the North Philadelphia killing of 40-year-old Dunkin manager Christine Lugo over the weekend. When asked how she interpreted the conversation, Turrubiate-Simpson said, "I know what he was wearing the day he left the house and I was basically confused. Young Women in Salt Lake City Fearful of Serial Killer, Barbara Jean Rockys Sisters Speak Out on Reopening Her Case. 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. 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 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. [4], After being released from jail, Gibson continued hanging around bars, but on February 21, 2006, he stole the purse and $300 from a female acquaintance. "Mahaska County, it is one of the safest counties in the state of Iowa," he told producers. March 1, 1975, in rural Indiana and firefighters were called to . [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. Local News Everett. The boys left in the morning but picked them up around noon in a green pickup truck and with a bunch of cash. Elsmere police later contacted Philadelphia police, saying the man they were looking for fit the description of a man Philly officers were after in a Fairhill Dunkin store murder. Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 7:42 PM PST. 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. He rolled out of bed, bundled up warmly, pulled on his boots, and stepped outside with a metal pail. The boys grew up together inOskaloosa, Iowa a city of then about 10,000 people around 25 miles from the aforementioned crimes. This time, Robert Gibson's father . He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. However, two details from that day emerged during the trial. [4] Despite these diagnostics and his refusal to complete the rehabilitation program, he was deemed unlikely to re-offend. Waters asked Alex Murdaugh if phone calls he made during that time, including to his wife, was to "manufacture an alibi. Gibson was eventually sent back to Delaware. Gibson was convicted of manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Delaware Department of Corrections spokesman Jason Miller said. 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. [2] This continued outside of school, with a childhood friend, Melodie Schultz, claiming that Gibson had shot another child in the eye with a pellet gun. 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