"It was a Cleaned Scene" — Murdaugh Investigators Discuss What Almost Let Him Walk Free

For over three years, Alex Murdaugh maintained he didn't murder his wife Maggie and son Paul. But the detectives who were first on scene at the Moselle property on June 7, 2021, are ready to set the record straight — and what they found tells a story of a deliberately cleaned crime scene. In part two of this exclusive interview, investigative reporter Anne Emerson sits down with detectives Jason Chapman, Daniel Greene, and Laura Rutland of the Colleton County Sheriff's Office. They reveal what immediately struck them the night of the Murdaugh murders, why Alex Murdaugh's body language was "way off" from the very first moment, and how they knew — within 72 hours — that Alex was responsible for the South Carolina murders. They address the cleaned scene theory head-on: why no murder weapons, no DNA linking Alex Murdaugh, and almost no physical evidence was recovered — and whether Alex Murdaugh could have gotten away with murder. This episode connects directly to Anne's conversation with Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson — Maggie Murdaugh's close friend and former housekeeper — who shares her own theory about whether Alex acted alone, or had help from what she calls "The Cleaners." Watch that full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZIBnHiRtY 📌 CHAPTERS 0:00 Alex Murdaugh Investigation: “It Was a Cleaned Crime Scene” 1:23 Murdaugh Detectives Go on the Record 2:00 Alex Murdaugh’s Body Language: Detectives Recall the First Night 8:07 Missing Murder Weapons and DNA: Investigators’ Staged Scene Theory 13:00 Were the Murdaugh Murders Premeditated? Detectives’ Theory 20:12 Two Guns at Moselle: Investigators Debate Whether the Murders Were Planned 27:17 Bloody Footprints, Protective Booties and Crime Scene Experts 55:13 “I Did Him So Bad”: Examining Alex Murdaugh’s Recorded Words 58:22 Paul Murdaugh’s Phone: Investigators Discuss Alex’s Actions at the Scene 1:01:30 How Close Was Alex Murdaugh to Avoiding Murder Charges? ▶️ Explore more of our Murdaugh coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYWVKjOb_V4 — Blanca shares her perspective on the weapons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbLmo-t5SU4 — A forensic analyst examines the DNA evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ks_Y03KgU8 — Valerie Bauerlein discusses the dispute ahead of the October 2026 hearing. Catch up on all our Alex Murdaugh case coverage: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3z8FHBSffeLYqoVMQZFyCA5PT7l97VnL&si=2K-dsgZXJV4W9K2G #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughMurders #MurdaughCase #TrueCrime #CriminallyObsessed _______________ ABOUT Criminally Obsessed is first on the scene, uniting fellow armchair detectives in their quest to crack the case. FOLLOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminallyobsessed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrmnllyObsessed/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crmnallyobsessed X: https://www.twitter.com/crmnllyobsessed SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/@CriminallyObsessed?sub_confirmation=1 MERCH STORE https://criminallyobsessed.promoshopestores.com/