Belinda Rast testified about her overnight caregiving work for Libby Murdaugh, a June 7 shift exchange, and a Sunday-night visit by Alex and Maggie Murdaugh that she considered unusual. Cross-examination clarified her limited knowledge of daytime visits and narrowed the visit's estimated timing and duration.
Witness
Belinda Rast
Overnight caregiver for Libby Murdaugh at the Almeda home.
Appeared2023 Murder Trial
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Belinda Rast testified for the State about her overnight work caring for Libby Murdaugh and her observations of family visits during those shifts. She explained that caregivers commonly exchanged shifts and said she had been scheduled to work on June 7, 2021, but exchanged that shift with Shelley Smith.
Rast described Paul Murdaugh as a frequent and helpful visitor. By contrast, she estimated that Alex Murdaugh had visited during her normal overnight hours only six or seven times in roughly five years.
Rast recalled Alex and Maggie Murdaugh bringing donuts during a Sunday-night visit with Randolph Murdaugh, whose date she qualified as June 6, she thought. She said Randolph was asleep and was not awakened, and that he later expressed surprise about the visit.
On cross-examination, Rast acknowledged that she did not know the family's ordinary daytime visiting habits or what Alex and Maggie had done before arriving. She estimated that the visit occurred closer to 9 p.m. and lasted about 30 minutes. When defense counsel referenced her earlier SLED statement and questioned her description, she continued to characterize the visit as unusual rather than strange.
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