Given the family’s wide spread influence, I think Murdaugh thought that it would be an advantage to have a home court jury. Not to mention, the boat wreck provided a motive for someone wanting to kill pau pau. Recently I spoke to the original DA who was first at the scene. He said it was very unusual to have two guns involved.
I was never convinced that Murdaugh was so whacked out and desperate that he killed his wife and son as a way out of his financial trouble. It would have made more sense if he committed murder/suicide.
Agree. I never bought the theory that he murdered his wife and son to prolong the discovery of his financial crimes and gain sympathy. It is ridiculous to believe that a career lawyer would rather be convicted of two first degree murder charges than financial crimes. I can accept a spouse murdering a spouse, happens all the time. But, I can not see a father who doted on his son, went on a tour of their property and hours later decided to blow his head off.