Members from the media gather outside of the courthouse waiting for Alex Murdaugh to arrive. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool)
Spectators line up early outside the Colleton County courthouse, seeking a seat inside the courtroom to witness the trial. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital)
Alex Murdaugh is led into the court. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital )
Brooklynn White and Buster Murdaugh arrive. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital )
The audience stands to try and catch a glimpse of Alex Murdaugh before his trial. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)
The defense reviews a text message before it is put into evidence. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)
Prosecutor Creighton Waters questions Annette Griswold. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool)
Brian Hudak, SLED agent, gives the witness oath before testifying. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool)
Judge Clifton Newman receives news before announcing an evacuation order for the courtroom. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)
The evacuation order sends the court into recess. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)
Colleton County Courthouse is evacuated. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital )
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Bomb Squad officers outside the courthouse. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital )
Alex Murdaugh returns to the courthouse following the evactuation. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital )
Lynn Murdaugh, Buster Murdaugh, and Brooklynn White (L-R) return to the courthouse. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital )
Defense attorneys Jim Griffin, Dick Harpootlian, and Phillip Barber confer. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool)
Megan Fletcher, SLED forensic scientist, is cross-examined by defense attorney Jim Griffin. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post and Courier/Pool)
Alex Murdaugh is seen through the iron fence outside the courthouse as he is led back to jail at the end of the day. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital)