Maid’s son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death


              Jeanne Seckinger, former chief financial officer of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth and Detrick gives her testimony during the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
            
              Alex Murdaugh sits in court during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
            
              Chris Wilson, a  trial attorney, is questioned by prosecutor Creighton Waters during Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
            
              Representative Justin Bamberg listens to Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Alex Murdaugh is escorted by law enforcement personnel to the Colleton County Courthouse for his double murder trial, , Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
            
              Chris Wilson, a trial attorney, tears up while questioned by prosecutor Creighton Waters during Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)
            
              Television journalist Nancy Grace listens to Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Prosecutor John Conrad reviews a timeline made by defense attorney Phillip Barber of events on Maggie Murdaugh's cell phone during Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              The defense team speaks during Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Prosecutor John Conrad reviews a timeline made by defense attorney Phillip Barber of events on Maggie Murdaugh's cell phone during Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Buster Murdaugh, son of Alex Murdaugh, sits with family and friends during his father's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Defense attorney Phillip Barber writes out a timeline of events on Maggie Murdaugh's cell phone during Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Alex Murdaugh, right, listens to forensic evidence of his, his wife and son's cell phones during his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Alex Murdaugh, center, listens to Britt Dove, SLED agent specialist in computer forensics, speak about information from his cell phone during his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Defense attorney Phillip Barber cross-examines Lt. Britt Dove in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
            
              Judge Clifton Newman speaks to the jury before Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder resumes at the Colleton County Courthouse on Monday, January 30, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
            
              Judge Clifton Newman stands during a break in the Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
Maid’s son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death