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Barry McRoy

Courtroom still of Barry McRoy.

Colleton County Fire and Rescue chief who responded to the Moselle kennel scene.

Appeared2023 Murder Trial
80 lines·5 proceedings·3 mentions

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Barry McRoy, chief of Colleton County Fire and Rescue, testified for the prosecution about the initial emergency response at Moselle. He described responders staging outside before he followed Daniel Greene into the dark kennel area.

McRoy said Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were face down with severe head injuries incompatible with life, while Alex Murdaugh stood nearby using a cell phone and appeared very upset. He authenticated four crime-scene photographs, identified the victims' positions, and explained that responders obtained ambulance sheets to shield the bodies as others arrived.

On cross-examination, McRoy described tire tracks in sandy ground near the bodies and identified their location using video. He acknowledged that he was not a tire expert, could not determine the tracks' direction, and did not know whether they were photographed. He also addressed civilian vehicles entering the area, approaching rain, and the absence of yellow tape, while clarifying that traffic disturbed tracks on the road rather than those under the shed and that he showed the tracks to deputies without directing their response.

Trial Record (5)

20232023 Murder TrialJan 23, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023Called by prosecution

Colleton County Fire and Rescue Chief Barry McRoy described the initial kennel-area response, the victims' condition, and efforts to shield their bodies. Cross-examination examined tire tracks, scene access and preservation, and the limits of his observations.

Day 4

DirectBarry McRoy - DirectBarry McRoySavannah M. Goude2highlights32lines spoken

Summary

Fire Chief Barry McRoy described entering the Moselle kennel area, finding Paul and Maggie Murdaugh with injuries incompatible with life, and authenticating four admitted crime-scene photographs.

Highlights (2)

Quote“The body of a younger male subject was face down by the kennels; he had some very severe injuries to the head.”— Barry McRoyMcRoy's initial observation documented the younger victim's position and visibly severe injuries when he entered the scene.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
Quote“I did not check his pulse. He and his mother both had injuries that we considered incompatible with life.”— Barry McRoyMcRoy explained why he did not attempt ordinary lifesaving measures on either victim.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
CrossBarry McRoy - CrossBarry McRoyDick Harpootlian2highlights48lines spoken

Summary

Barry McRoy described tire tracks near the bodies, traffic and rain affecting the scene, absent tape at the track location, and the limits of what he told deputies or could infer from the tracks.

Highlights (2)

Quote“I just showed them to them. I didn't tell them what to do with them.”— Barry McRoyMcRoy rejected counsel's suggestion that he had instructed deputies to preserve the tracks.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶

Day 22

DirectMark Ball - DirectMark BallJim GriffinMentioned

Summary

Mark Ball described weak access control and disturbing conditions at the released Moselle scene, identified the family voices on the kennel video, disputed an audio interpretation, and balanced favorable family observations with his sense of betrayal over Alex's thefts.

Mentioned in this proceeding.