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EP 62 - Kennel Clip: The Snapchat Video That Shattered Murdaugh’s Alibi · Case Cracked

HOST: Alex Murdaugh’s alibi didn’t collapse in court. It collapsed on his son’s phone. [SFX: surprise sting] HOST: June 7th, 2021. At the family’s South Carolina hunting estate, Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were shot dead near the dog kennels. HOST: Alex told investigators he’d been napping at the house, then visiting his mother. Not at the kennels. Not then. [AD_BREAK:1] HOST: But Paul had recorded a short Snapchat video for a friend, checking a dog’s tail. In the background, prosecutors said, were three voices: Paul, Maggie, and Alex. [SFX: scary whoosh] HOST: The timestamp was 8:44 p.m. Cellphone data suggested the phones went silent minutes later. HOST: That tiny clip did what hours of testimony couldn’t. It put Alex at the scene, right before the murders. [AD_BREAK:2] HOST: Then came the pressure: financial crimes, lies to police, shifting timelines. Jurors heard the kennel video again and again. HOST: In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and son. [SFX: loud gavel] [AD_BREAK:3] HOST: One casual recording. One familiar voice. One alibi, cracked wide open.