Alex Murdaugh's final text to wife sent 'AFTER he shot her dead' revealed in court as he breaks down watching scene vid

THE FINAL text message from Alex Murdaugh to his wife has been revealed in the second week of his double murder trial.

Murdaugh, 64, a former South Carolina attorney, is accused of killing his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021.

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Prosecutors allege Murdaugh sent a text that read: "Call me, babe" shortly after he murdered his wife.

He has pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons possession charges.

Lt. Britt Dove of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) processed the phones belonging to Murdaugh, Maggie and Paul and testified in court on Tuesday.

The phone belonging to Maggie had been in airplane mode with Wi-Fi turned off, but it still recorded activity, including calls from her husband before receiving his final text.

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In reference to the phone's camera, Dove stated: "It appears the phone was being moved and the camera activated to see if it would recognize a face to unlock it."

Seconds later, the phone's orientation changed, indicating someone picked up the phone with their hand, Dove added.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys focused on a five-word phrase Murdaugh said in a police interview three days after the slayings.

The prosecution claimed he said: "I did him so bad," referring to his son Paul.

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The defense, however, argued that he said: "They did him so bad," and even played a slowed-down version of the audio recording for the jury.

Jeff Croft, a senior special agent with SLED, maintained that he heard Murdaugh say: "I."

Defense attorneys questioned why Croft only made a mental note of the phrase if he believed it could be a confession.

In June 2021, Maggie and Paul were found dead near dog kennels on their family property.

Murdaugh was charged with their murder a year later in July 2022.

The prosecution and defense both presented gruesome details of the crime scene in their opening statements last week.

A close associate of the Murdaughs, Rogan Gibson, testified in court today that he is confident he recognizes the voices of Alex, Paul, and Maggie in a cell phone video recorded at the scene of the crime moments before the murders took place.

Gibson, who referred to the Murdaughs as his "surrogate family," listened to the video that was captured by Paul that night at the dog kennels where the two were killed.

Gibson informed the jurors that he was sure he could hear the voices of Paul, Maggie, and Alex in the video recording.

According to Gibson, Paul had promised to send him a video of the dog he was taking care of, but the video was never received, even though the two had spoken on the phone just before.

As the video was played in court on Wednesday, Murdaugh broke down in tears at the defense table.

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The prosecution claimed that Paul's voice can be heard talking to the dog as he tried to capture its tail on video, while a female voice in the background is believed to be Maggie, and the third male voice heard is Murdaugh.

If convicted, Murdaugh faces up to 30 years in prison.