Why The Man In The Yellow Suit From The Murdaugh Trial Is Actually Very Important

“Check out that yellow suit” true-crime podcaster Mandy Matney commented on Twitter on March 2, 2023, just hours before the jury convicted Alex Murdaugh of two counts of first-degree murder and related gun charges. The Tweet prompted a response from the mystery man’s daughter, who revealed exactly who he was and what he was doing at the trial. “That is my dad in the yellow suit!” Shanna Ayer responded on the social media site. “He is a US Marine, Law Enforcement Officer, State Constable…he has been a Judge and a US Postal Inspector. He is working court security for the trial.”

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Dr. Wendell Butterfield is the “Man in the Yellow Suit” who was there to protect the judge, clerk of court, and court reporters, per The Daily Beast. The 80-year-old also has a doctorate in theology, among his other list of accomplishments. It was his long years in the military and law enforcement, including stints with the county sheriff’s department and federal Homeland Security, that got him the court security job.