Revealed: 42-Second Jailhouse Phone Call Between Alex Murdaugh and Son Buster
Audio from a previously-unreleased prison call between convicted killer Alex Murdaugh and his son, Buster, is brief and appears strained. The call was made at 5:38 p.m. May 16 from McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina. Some of the audio, which was obtained through a Freedom of Information request, is unintelligible and Buster Murdaugh seems rushed and put off by the call, which lasts all of 42 seconds. "Hey, Buddy," Murdaugh says enthusiastically to his son, following the usual pre-recorded disclaimer about prison calls being "subject to monitoring and recording."...
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