Eventually, Gibson dropped out of school and continued to commit small-time crimes, including drunk driving and crashing the car. Instead, McMahan dropped the two off in an orange grove in nearby Kissimmee, Florida, threw cash at them, and drove off. On Tuesday, June 7, Gibson was arrested on suspicion of pistol-whipping a Rite Aid clerk during another Wilmington robbery. The three-part documentary looks into the different cases surrounding the family, most prominently the death of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh, the son and wife of Alex Murdaugh, who is currently on. A man who has been charged with a violent attack in a Delaware store is now being investigated for a possible connection to three murders, including that of a North Philadelphia Dunkin store manager and a Delaware Metro by T-Mobile store employee, law enforcement sources said. Linda Gibson was a fun-loving and easygoing 21-year-old woman, according to her younger brother, Clayton Gibson. Clayton said that the half-siblings went for a walk to the local grocery store that day. [16], Since his incarceration, Gibson has repeatedly appealed his death sentences, with his defense lawyer claiming that his confession to the Kirk murder was a mitigating circumstance. 2. The plan was to use chloroform to knock Steven Gibson out, drive him to a nearby park, shoot him in the head, and make it look like a drug deal gone bad, the documents say. Once inside, the responders found the brutalized bodies of four teenage girls-Amy Ayers, Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison and Eliza Thomas. On Wednesday, June 9, Krasner approved murder charges against Gibson in Lugos slaying. Two happened earlier, in January. [5] Hodella's badly decomposed body was found on January 7, 2003, and identified via thumbprints from a previous arrest. Gibson was arrested in Philadelphia in February for violating his probation on a Delaware manslaughter conviction. After spending some time at local bars, the pair found themselves at an apartment complex in New Albany. While he was considered an obedient inmate who rarely caused trouble, even earning an associate's degree in art from the Lindsey Wilson College, several psychiatric assessments concluded that Gibson had poor judgment and often experienced conflicting feelings of loneliness and losing control. NBC10's Tim Furlong and Hannah Gross contributed to this story. William Clyde Gibson III (born October 10, 1957) is an American serial killer and rapist who is currently on Indiana 's death row for the sexually-motivated murders of two women in 2002 and 2012, in addition to serving a 65-year sentence for a third murder committed in 2012. [2] Hospital staff claimed that Gibson seemed disinterested in the treatments, and two psychiatrists later diagnosed him with a bipolar disorder, for which he was prescribed Seroquel, but again, no indications of a mental illness or a psychiatric disorder were noted. After his release from the hospital, he was sent to serve the rest of his sentence at the Floyd County Jail, where he remained until his discharge on March 12, 2002.[4]. He attacked his wife, Mary Gibson, 31, with a chair and eventually knocked her out. The story of how Gibson escaped a lengthy prison term two months ago is revealed in documents . "I would never hurt Maggie. A probation violation report obtained by NBC10 shows that the Delaware Department of Corrections in early February told a judge that Keith Gibson, 39, was violent, had violated his probation by traveling to Philadelphia and that police there had indicated he was the prime suspect in his mothers murder. But it was the cross-examination of lead investigator David Owen by defense lawyer Jim Griffin that would leave onlookers with the most questions in the investigation. At the time of his death, Steven was facing aggravated assault charges. Secondly, Griffin used the opportunity to tell the juryabout acontroversialblood spatterreport to argue a rush to judgment by law enforcement. The first said there were no stains consistent with the blood spatter you'd see from this type of shooting, and the second said there were over 100 stains consistent with blood spatter. Linda and Cody were last seen walking along Bourne Avenue, Pulaski Sheriffs Department press release. [14] A substantial issue arose when Gibson had a tattoo done on the back of his shaved head, which said "Death Row X3". Gibson then doused his home with kerosene and set. The same type of weapon was used in the Philadelphia killing of Lugo at the Dunkin store. At age 13, he also started drinking and later that year, would be arrested for stealing a motorbike.[2]. Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and youngest son, testified in his own defense in his double murder trial -- admitting to jurors that he lied to investigators but denying that he committed the brutal murders. The narrative presented in the show relies heavily on heartwrenching interviews with Beach's family and friends, including Morgan Doughty, who was dating Paul Murdaugh, and who describes him as a troubled and entitled young man, prone to extreme intoxication and abusive behavior. Alex Murdaugh, 54, who called 911 to report the discovery, was charged with their murders 13 months later. However, Bailey left him in 2000 due to Gibson's worsening drug habits. ", "On June the 7th, I wasn't thinking clearly," he said. The Dupont De Ligoness Family Murders Coverup Theory Explained. He thought of Island Schultz and the two drove over there. They argued over some prescription medication that Gibson had supposedly stolen. [13] In regards to his upcoming murder trials, he changed his plea and waived his right to a speedy trial, choosing to plead guilty to Hodella's murder instead. Defense attorney Jim Griffin, right, questions Alex Murdaugh, left, as he gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Feb. 23, 2023. He grew emotional when asked by his lawyer what he saw at the scene of their murders. My dad was a loving man and was not abusive in any way.. Clayton said that on July 3, 1994, Linda had been watching her younger half-brother, Cody Garrett. [18], In 2018, he was among several death row inmates to be featured in the documentary Inside Death Row, hosted by British journalist Trevor McDonald. The examining psychologist, J. Robert Noonan, concluded that Gibson had an IQ of 79 and refused to take responsibility for his actions, which he blamed on his alcoholism, but did not suffer from any mental illnesses that impaired his judgment. It didnt take this long. In their cross-examination, prosecutors grilled the former attorney on his actions around the time investigators believe the murders occurred. The interview sees Murdaugh make various statements that will later be used against him, including that he tried to turn Paul's body over despite having no visible blood on him, and that he last saw his wife and son hours before the murders, which a video filmed by Paul would later disprove. They planned to dispose of the body elsewhere but left it in the garage after hearing sirens. Alex Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife and son. The girls took a train back to Iowa. 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According to a Pulaski County Sheriff's department press release, Linda and Cody were last seen walking along Bourne Avenue, near the Dairy Mart. Alex Murdaugh called 911 just after 10 p.m. on June 7, reporting that his wife and son had been shot "badly.". "Its just filled with good people, Iowa people. McMahan's mother and Kauffman's father got together in 1979 and eventually married. Alex Murdaugh was arrested in October 2021 and remains in jail, where he is being held without bond Credit: SLED. man's yard identified", "S. 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On June 11, 1997, police were contacted by a farmer and landlord, Joe Hollop, in the town of What Cheer, Iowa. ", "All those reasons that you just gave this jury, about the most important part of your testimony, was a lie, too, isn't that true, Mr. Asked whether he felt bad, Kauffman told police, "No, not really. At 11:47 p.m., the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, known as SLED, arrived on the scene, and Murdaugh was interviewed by agents in a car. This time, Robert Gibson's father . Wilson testified that on the morning of September 4, hours before Murdaugh would call 911 saying he had been shot in the head by a stranger on the side of the road, he confronted him about the accusations. "I have never believed in coincidences and having one homicide in a small rural area in a five-year period is unusual," said Berrier. Tennessee has its own rough past, drenched in murderous stories that will keep you locking your doors. He did, he said. While the documentary suggested the unraveling of the Murdaughs' finances was due to the boat crash, trial testimony suggests that the law firm was already looking into inconsistencies surrounding funds relating to some of Murdaugh's cases, the severity of which was revealed to him that day. They took Garber's pickup, but then, according to Kauffman, McMahan decided he wanted to keep it after the robbery, so they needed another car. The elder Steven Gibson had been arrested in Nov. 2012 for allegedly assaulting an officer during a DUI stop, but none of the family members had any other significant criminal history. This narrative is corroborated in part by reporting by Mandy Matney, a local journalist who was one of the first to begin investigating the incident and whose podcast about the family has been credited with bringing the story to the masses. Clayton told Dateline that Linda would just sit there and cry. The Pensacola police called in its SWAT team and a hostage negotiator, and then called the boys' room. List of serial killers in the United States, "Remains from Ind. They are awaiting his extradition out of Delaware. Two men were shot dead in a store in Philadelphias Germantown neighborhood, but police did not recover a gun. After seven minutes, Murdaugh hangs up the 911 call saying he needs to call family and, according to cell phone records, calls his brothers Randy and John Marvin, and tries to call Paul's friend Rogan Gibson, with whom Paul was in communication around the time of his death, multiple times. But the cloud of suspicion over the Murdaughs didn't begin with the murders of Maggie and Paul. I just want people to remember Linda and little Cody.. 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