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What Unexpected Evidence Destroyed Alex Murdaugh's Alibi? #truecrime #crimejunkie

October 12, 2025 / 01:35

This episode discusses the investigation into the Murdoch family murders, focusing on key individuals like Alex Murdoch and Rogan Gibson.

Initial police reports indicate that Alex Murdoch was not the first suspect; instead, Rogan Gibson, who was close to the Murdoch family, was considered. On the night of the murders, Paul Murdoch was dog-sitting for Rogan, which placed him at the scene.

The episode details a critical FaceTime call between Paul and Rogan that occurred shortly before the murders. Paul called Rogan to discuss an issue with his dog, and despite a poor connection, the call logs supported Rogan's alibi.

A significant piece of evidence is a Snapchat video taken by Paul at 8:44 p.m. that night, which shows him with Rogan's dog. Investigators are particularly interested in the audio, which captures voices, including that of Maggie Murdoch, indicating activity at the kennels.

The episode highlights how the evidence from the video and phone logs played a crucial role in the investigation, revealing inconsistencies in Alex Murdoch's account.

TLDR

The episode covers the Murdoch murders, focusing on Alex and Rogan's alibis and critical evidence from a Snapchat video.

Episode

1:35
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Now, I don't know what police think of Alex's story early on, but they don't arrest him that night. Per some redacted
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police reports I have, it doesn't even seem like he's even the first suspect. A kid named Rogan Gibson is. And Rogan is
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like a third son to the Murdoch. And the night of the murders, Paul had actually
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been dogsitting for him. That was likely why he was out in the kennels that night
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to begin with. And they know that Rogan was the last person Paul talked to. But when they interview him the next day,
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they end up quickly ruling him out. It turns out Paul had called Rogan at 8:40 p.m. to tell him that something was
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wrong with his dog's tail. The pair like tried to FaceTime, but Paul had a bad connection. They end up disconnecting.
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And then after that, Rogan tried texting and calling Paul, tried texting Maggie to get Paul to call him back. Even tried
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Buster, but no one was answering. So this FaceTime call and the logs proved that Rogan was telling the truth. But
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all the stuff they get from the phone also proved that someone else was lying. Alec, there is a 50-second cell phone
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video that Paul took via Snapchat at 8:44 p.m. on the night of his murder. And the video taken at the dog kennels
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shows Paul like petting Rogan's dog. But it isn't the visuals that investigators
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are interested in. It's the audio. Because in the background, you can hear Paul's voice talking to Rogan's dog. You
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hear Maggie's voice shouting that an off- camerara dog named Bubba has a bird in his mouth.

Episode Highlights

  • The Night of the Murders
    Paul was dogsitting for Rogan Gibson, the last person he spoke to before his death.
    “Paul had actually been dogsitting for him.”
    @ 00m 17s
    October 12, 2025
  • Crucial Evidence
    A Snapchat video taken by Paul shows him with Rogan's dog just before the murder.
    “There is a 50-second cell phone video that Paul took via Snapchat at 8:44 p.m.”
    @ 01m 03s
    October 12, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • It turns out Paul had called Rogan at 8:40 p.m.
    What Unexpected Evidence Destroyed Alex Murdaugh's Alibi? #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • You can hear Paul's voice talking to Rogan's dog.
    What Unexpected Evidence Destroyed Alex Murdaugh's Alibi? #truecrime #crimejunkie

Key Moments

  • Dogsitting Night00:17
  • Crucial Call00:33
  • Snapchat Evidence01:03