Much of the rest of Friday's testimony involved a state crime scene agent methodically detailing the evidence that was collected, including shotgun pellets and DNA swabs from the scene , clothes and fingernail clippings from the autopsies, and the seat belt from Murdaugh's vehicle.
Here's what has happened in court so far.
MURDAUGH TELLS COPS ABOUT BOAT ACCIDENT
Murdaugh told 911 about his Paul's boat accident claiming that his son had 'been threatened for months.'
The first cop to arrive said Murdaugh 'immediately started telling' him about the February 2019 accident.
'I know that's what this is,' he said.
At the time of Paul's death, the 22-year-old was facing trial for driving under the influence at the time of the crash, which left a 19-year-old woman dead.
The defense theory is that somebody killed Maggie and Paul Murdaugh as revenge for the accident.
Prosecutors claim Murdaugh deliberately made the comments to divert suspicion away from himself.
MURDAUGH DID NOT CRY
The first responders so far have all agreed that Murdaugh was not crying.
Although he appeared and sounded upset, police officers and firemen have stated that there were no tears in the attorney's eyes.
Murdaugh's demeanour will play a central role in the case. Prosecutor Creighton Waters told jurors on the opening day to watch the body worn footage 'closely.'
'Watch those closely. Watch his expressions. Listen to what he's saying and what he's not saying,' Waters said.
Murdaugh sounded lucid throughout his dealings with officers that night, even greeting one by saying: 'How ya doin?'
The defense has argued that Murdaugh was distraught after the killings and had just an hour before the killings been having a 'bonding experience' with his son.
NO BLOOD ON HIS WHITE T-SHIRT
Murdaugh had no visible blood on his white t-shirt, first responders have told the court.
Police described seeing pools of blood under the bodies of Maggie and Paul.
His defense attorney, Dick Harpootlian, described to jurors how Paul's head 'literally exploded ... like a watermelon.'
Murdaugh earlier told 911 he had checked his wife and son's pulses - but when cops arrived they saw no blood on him.
The prosecution has also drawn jurors attention to significant volumes of water pooled around the deceased despite it not having rained yet that night.
GRUESOME GUN WOUNDS OF MAGGIE AND PAUL
Horrifying body cam footage of the 'butchered' bodies of Maggie and Paul has been played to jurors.
The 12 men and women have covered their mouths at times while Murdaugh has hunched forward to weep.
Fire chief Barry McRoy told the court that when he arrived Paul's 'brains were down by his ankles' and that he checked neither victim because 'both had injuries that were incompatible with life.'
The defense argue that given the brutality of these execution-style killings, it is simply 'not believable' that Murdaugh - a 'loving' husband and father - could have carried them out.
FOOTPRINTS AND TIRE TRACKS 'NOT PRESERVED'
Murdaugh's defense team have attacked several first responders already over their failure to preserve footprints and tire tracks found at the scene.
Sgt. Daniel Greene even noted there were multiple tire tracks in the wet grass which were incompatible with the number of vehicles at the property.
He said he did not inform SLED (state law enforcement) about the evidence because it was 'not part of my job description'.
Harpootlian tore into Greene for failing to take photographs and put anything on his feet to preserve the blood and brains spattered on the ground.
He later ripped another officer for the same reason, telling him: 'You don't know what you're doing.'
Despite his failure to preserve evidence, Greene told the attorney he was 'not aware' of any evidence being destroyed or contaminated.
MURDAUGH'S CELL PHONE DATA
In the body-worn footage, Murdaugh is heard telling the first cop on the scene that he head been visiting his mother with late stage Alzheimer's.
He said Maggie and Paul had been at the kennels when he left, but they were not back home when he came back.
But Waters told jurors that data from 'cell phones are going to show otherwise.'
The prosecutor stressed that phone records will be critical in the case and the jury will hear that the Murdaughs were 'prolific' cell phone users.
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