When you follow this trial, there's a point where it slowly creeps in...Oh my god, this guy really did do this. The gravity of what he has done is incomprehensible.
Agreed , I thought it was revenge for the sons boating accident at first . But ,this psycho shot his own son to make it more believable that someone else killed his estranged wife 👀👀👀
@@jamiesmith6296 The look of a narrcissist. controlled and out to harm others. I still think they need to look at the older son too. he sits in the trial and no emotion. Was he jealous of his brother?
The stealing his clients money especially the lady that worked for him and him telling her children he’d try to get them $1000,00 each then got over a million and kept most of of it is disgusting. A rich man stealing from those less fortunate is very telling of what kind of person the defendant is. I could never!
And spending that money on his family and himself...how disgusting....when there's a family that lost their mother....he has no conscious that for sure....
He stole from many clients. Millions! The person who works for his firm testified yesterday about all the stolen money they’ve had to return to clients. She was not impressed with his crimes and you could see how much she despised his actions.
@@heatherhigson342 yes exactly so no jury would trust this and she claims all this residue was there but she never said it was an exact match to found on the bodies also there was no blood or brain matter on the coat, this evidence just supports him
I’m still stuck on the fact that he told police that he “stayed in the house” and yet the video shows him at the kennel. The thefts, lies and forensics spell out what he was there to do.
SO much evidence Against this guy… Incredible that anyone thinks they can pull off a murder with todays level of forensics. How does someone do this to their family to get themselves out of trouble? Too sickening to contemplate.
Alex is a narcissist. They think they are smarter than most. And when we hear the many methods he used to steal $8M in the last 12 years, he is very crafty and devious.
@@PepeDeezNutz the two audio recordings with his voice on them from inside the Kennel MINUTES before they were killed. when he was talking to police and saw a picture of Paul he said "I did him bad."
that blue raincoat or jacket was found balled up in his mothers closet. and her assistant said he never came by that late because she would be asleep. trying to setup an alibi.
This lady and those like her are the unsung heroes in law enforcement that we all take for granted every day. She knows her job really really well we can all tell. She completely have my confidence and probably the jurors’ too that we can rely on her findings completely.
These pandering comments are always puzzling. How do WE take them for granted, exactly? Are they normally shunned? Perhaps it's not "we all take for granted" so much as it's they're paid to do their (chosen) job responsibly like the rest of us. *We're* thankful for it but (unless extraordinary effort and sacrifice is involved) no ticker-tape parade need apply.
@@mulemule Not pandering. Cops with guns screw up a lot and so criminals got away with murders too many times, especially when they have dream team defending them. Technicians with fair minds and vast knowledge like her can seal the deal for the prosecutor. Plus, in the case when someone innocent is being suspected, she can also help to clear him or her and therefore help defend our justice system. But their works are never publicized every day or every week! That’s why I said we took them for granted
Yes!! I’ve been obsessed lately because I can’t wrap my head around why he would do this, greed even just seems so insane so my sane mind can’t fathom why 🤦🏻♀️ it’s heartbreaking
The Arias case stayed in my mind more so because of the crime scene pics and the victims piercing eyes in the end. But what this guy did to his family is incomprehensible for sure.
I listened to Buster when he was questioned about the guns. He stated that he couldn't think of a reason to load the shotgun with one buckshot and one birdshot round. Well, I can! Let's say you have 1700 acres to hunt on and you may find yourself shooting deer or doves on any given trip. This assumes the shotgun is a side-by-side break action. Load one of each and you've got 'em covered. You can fire either one first. As for the 300 blackout. Most states limit a hunter to three rounds in the gun at any given time. For a semi automatic long gun, this usually means one in the chamber and two in the magazine. Most detachable magazines come in 5, 10, or 15 round sizes. There's no sense in going hunting with anything bigger than a 5 rd mag. That's how Paul got shot twice with the shotgun, and Dear Wife got shot 5 times with the AR style rifle in 300 blackout.
So impressed with this young woman’s testimony! No nonsense, thinks on her feet, very informative. BTW, Did the jacket have a zipper, and if so, was its zipper tab checked?
The guy who has 100 financial crimes , who tried to frame others, who hired his cuz to fake a killing, who cheated his housekeeper and a quadrapalegic mute man, didnt murder his son and wife. A ninja assasin pops into hickville hollow killed them and escaped.
Give these witnesses a desk to place their reports on. Also, give them a more comfortable chair. This is ridiculous. Raise the desk to cover private parts, called a modesty panel. This is 2023. It would cost very little.
The amount of evidence against him is overwhelming. I am so grateful for a jury who was not caught up in his local status and listened to the mountain of evidence!
I totally agree! He has told so many lies that he can't keep his stories straight. He lured Paul and Maggie home...that's obvious. This was planned, He just wasn't planning on the videos from Paul's cell phone that would place him at the scene of the crimes.
He has that narcissistic death stare to certain persons on the stand! I notice that every day and I think it is his sick way to manipulate or scare people who dare to testify against him! His lawyer needs to tell him that his tactics doesn’t work anymore! He ‘s done, everybody knows this SOB! Justice please! No room for this disgusting piece of trash in our society!
Everyone is county or is involved in this case is really professional.He tried to throw her off a couple of times but she kept perfect notes. It seems like the defense is desperate grasping for straws
The defense is making fools of themselves. Every word from their mouths is in your face attempts to discredit every witness. The jury sees this also and eye rolls I'm sure.
@@jeaniechampagne8831 Definitely. I was wondering why Murdoch is allowed to watch and see,writing down notes Luke he's part of the defense. He even eats something or even chews tobacco. I thought that wasn't allowed? In the one day,his attorney was falling asleep. I think he's going to be found guilty. Only part of the prosecution is its been more about stealing money than the murder. I feel bad for some of these people like the housekeeper and his secretary. They didn't ask for this.I'm sure the secretary who poured her heart out to him and had to find another job.its ashame
@@stevenmclaughlin7817 You have the right to face your accusers, you are part of your defence team. Idk where you're from, but in the U.S., it's an absolute right.
@@stevenmclaughlin7817 He hired them & has the right to be there. He's taking notes to show his attorneys what he would like them to ask or he could have written, "we need to talk about that" They are working for him.
My father always told me growing up. "Be sure your sins will find you out". "Nothing is hidden from God". I cannot comprehend how someone could kill their loved one.
@@TonyLee-r6k "The fool has said in his heart, There is no God" Proverbs 14:1 I hope you have a change of heart in this life or you will see in the next life how wrong you were. On another note. You just don't believe there is a God to go to Heaven. You must put your faith in his finished work on the cross to cleanse you of your sins. Please repent, I don't want you to go to Hell. Please I care for your soul! Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Alex’s problem was sheer “ Greed.” He stole from his Law Firm , Clients, Housekeeper’s Estate, and other unscrupulous deeds. The shocking act …. he murdered own son and wife for insurance money. Such an evil man. Hope the jurors see all the evidence and don’t give some “ bullshit” verdict.
@@Michelle-wk4ek But the house was in her name so he couldn't be found out when being investigated in the boat accident. He needed the money since his law firm found out he stole Millions! He was getting desperate for sympathy and all that was caving in on him! He is quite the slippery manipulator!
I love watching these back after the conviction just to see what you missed first time around and you'll be surprised 😮 she's really good at her expertise
Finding gunshot residue on Alec's hands, weapons, and clothing is the nail in his coffin. If he is found guilty I hope that he gets the death sentence.He has both mentegating and motive.And if he did murder them while committing another felony....He can get the death sentence. 👏 👏
The dude had the nerve to get narcissistic on the court at one point. He literally tried to convince the court he's innocent. He's guilty and it doesn't matter what he says he can't change the truth. The science speaks volumes. This witnesses is amazing and very smart. She should be very proud of herself and her team. They did a great job. I do believe this is what brought the bars down onto the case. He's been caught red handed, he's guilty. It's like Winnie the Pooh getting his hand stuck in the honey jar and claiming he didn't touch the honey jar.
I was so annoyed with the lawyers ridiculous questions! “Why do you wear gloves when examining evidence?”--Does he think the jury members are morons? There was no reason for her to be on the stand so long-get to the point!!
When the expert is describing how particles are spread, it beholds the lawyer to clarify that those examining the garments took strict precautions not to contaminate them by wearing gloves & white coat otherwise it could be argued by defense that contamination could negate the validity of the evidence.
Wife wanted a divorce, which would have lead to scrutiny of their finances. Son was being sued for Mallory's death, along with the family (their boat, their dock, brother's fake ID bought the alcohol), which would have lead to extreme scrutiny of their finances. The accounting of the family's assets was due days after their murders.
If they had actually tested the first set of clothes that he was wearing in the video before he changed then I’m sure there would be a different outcome
I don't think so, cause remember he went hunting with his son that afternoon; I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't supposed that all these particles are from his earlier time in the day when he was with his son firing guns; pretty cunning I would think
Ok but why did alex make that really ugly bull$hit face when she said that gunshot residue was found near the left shoulder and right shoulder of the white t shirt he was wearing? I believe it’s cause he knew he was probably caught 🤨
This is such a shocking case. The evidence where u hear the defendants voice on the video and other things that were said and done make’s definitely believe beyond a reasonable doubt that this guy killed his wife and kid. No money in any amount or trouble I was in would make kill anyone much less my child! I pray justice is served. Also once again you see how rich and influential people feel like they can get away anything….not wealthy people but some. To kill your child shows your heartless. And the poor wife sure didn’t deserve to die this way. This man is guilty
Days before Paul's murder, a lengthy, court-ordered mediation session failed to resolve the civil suit brought by Beach's family, the Charlotte Observer reports.
You have no idea who the jury members are or their level of intelligence or knowledge about ANYTHING to do with murders etc. You have to explain like to a 12 year old child.
AM knows he's going down. This is an effort to control some of the damage and harpooning financially that is coming. The avalanche is gaining momentum.
A part of me feels bad for Buster but a part of me thinks he was involved in killing Stephen Smith so when I think about that poor kid being beaten to death and left in the middle of the road like trash I don't feel bad for him anymore. I think Buster was in a homosexual relationship with Stephen and was scared he was going to expose him and that's why he killed him.
the prosecutor could have set up a table to put directly in front of the jury for them to see the evidence, I mean the way he lays it in the floor is just sloppy, in my opinion
Always fascinates me how guys like Murdaugh and O.J.Simpson maintained their 'innocence' right to the bitter end despite all the evidence against them.
What it sounds like to me in plain english. He fired a firearm with the raincoat on inside out. He (Alex) then washed his hands and changed cloths but the was so much residue it transfered back on to his clean cloths and clean hands. Not good for defendant.
How about he wrapped them guns in the raincoat and tried to squirrel it away at his moms house… darn if he had had a key to the moms house the caretaker wouldn’t have been an excellent witness( which she was).
Yes I wonder about Buster as well. I can’t say I would be sitting in support of him in a murder trial where he is accused of killing his mother and brother
Yes... the day before he had a family and the next day he lost his brother and Mom... then his Grandpa passed away a couple of days later. His Grandma has Alzheimers and now his Dad will for sure go to jail even if only for stealing millions of dollars. You never know because the jury has to find him guilty beyond a doubt. Hopefully once the debts are paid the young Man has some money. I found out he was kicked out of law school so the end of a Dynasty.
I CRINGED every time he touched that raincoat. Just last week the blood lady was saying don’t touch it without gloves because it’s covered in chemicals 🥴😂
@@lindacoyne908 if it was a tarp the rain jacket might have been inside the tarp and he hung it up in the closet then took the tarp back with him. I also thought the house sitter was talking about it that night visit not when he came the morning hours. I think he also left the guns and blue shirt/pants there and disposed of them at the morning visit.
Sincerely hope that the jurors take on all the facts. And also the constant changes in Alex’s stories how everything took place. Pray the jurors don’t give “ a OJ verdict “ where all the jurors were fans of his and felt sorry if they sent him to jail.
You know in the OJ case, everyone knew he was guilty, even the Jury. They gave him a pass as payback for White racism history. Ironically, that was Black racism. Anyway, he's so messed up that he convicted himself again. I was in LA when that crime and trial happened. We ALL knew he was 100% guilty.
There was reasonable doubt in the OJ trial. If course I think OJ was guilty but the investigation had too many errors, and left some doubt. Jurors had no choice. This case may have been bungled by the initial failure properly to secure the crime scene were it not for the phone video.
@@cz2165 There were too many Black folks on the OJ trial. I polled Black females in my workplace after the verdict. I asked if they would support the woman (white) vs OJ (black). They unanimously supported OJ. What is sad is that domestic abuse of women is very embedded in every culture globally, and gender discrimination is very deep, but they supported the more visible Black cause even though he was guilty, they knew it, and did not care. They were fixing the historical unfairness in this trial. I understood that was more important to jurors. The other dynamic was that Black women resent White women taking away their males and making the remaining pool of men smaller to choose from. They got their revenge here by making the White woman pay. These were the two forces that freed OJ even though everyone knew he was 100% guilty.
Because its already been analyzed. His DNA would be easily ruled out if anything was reanalyzed, but hers could not be, as to When the contamination occurred.
It extra stupid because in this same testimony he makes her explain why you need to wear gloves. He put on the gd gloves. Then to not wear gloves minutes later is just dumb as hell. Makes him look incompetent. There’s no reanalyzing any of this evidence . Which is seriously dumb because really you don’t know what technology holds in the future. Maybe protect the evidence by simply not putting your fingers all over it. I cannot stand this dude
@@yvonnelewis4888 I can see that. Just weird he is asking her about getting gloves on and he’s feeling all around outside and inside of box bare handed and taking things and laying them in front of her and on floor. Lol
On the 911 call, the dispatcher told Murdaugh to put the gun he retrieved from the house INSIDE his vehicle before the police arrived. Instead, he just leaned it against the outside of his vehicle & told the arriving police that so that they would see that he had touched a gun, so that would explain gun shot residue on his hands/clothes. So doubt would be created whether he just had GSR from transference...not from actual shooting.
@@PepeDeezNutz how would you explain that he was at the crime scene at the time of the murder (3 mins before) and he denied of having been there the whole day?
One of the most unorganised courthouses Ive ever seen. They should have chosen a much larger room with more space. People are practically tripping over each other in front of the witness stand and the amount of clutter!🤯 They should have done better with this high profile case.It looks very unprofessional
Disagree , I think they're doing an excellent job . It's just this prosecutor Meadors is all over the place , doesn't seem to be in control and his questioning of witnesses is poor . The other prosecutor Waters is excellent and totally in control . There seems to be a lot of spaces in the seating gallery . I wonder did they just allow family members and the media . Am I right in thinking the prosecution team is occupying 3 or maybe 4 rows of seats .
There are plenty of this size and even smaller courtrooms across this country. I imagine that the bigger courtrooms you're expecting to see are in bigger cities like Chicago or New York.
@paacer I agree with you about this guy being all over the place. He did seem somewhat unprepared. He seemed a little aggressive at times here. Literally grabbing her arm unexpectedly at one point. She had to repeat her answer the same questions more than once because he wasn't listening to her answers. Asking her why she put gloves on in the courtroom when handling evidence. Then he proceeded to touch all the evidence out of the boxes himself bare-handed instead of letting just her handle the evidence while she had her gloves on.
And so, to muddy the waters, Alex carried his shotgun around, after the murders, until the cops took it away from him. Perfect deniability for gsr tests.
Well, lawyers know lawyers, and forensics personnel often give testimony in different cases for the same lawyers. It is a small-ish town, I think. Plus, there’s the Southern factor, and this judge instructed for no drama from the attorneys (banging a table, shouting, etc).
That is interesting because in the video where he was sitting in the passenger seat with the officers or detectives asking questions, he had his right hand between his legs close to his groin. So finding residue in that area could be from his hand or coming off when he changed clothes. In my opinion that should be very questionable.
Good one! But he had already gone home, changed, washed his clothes, visited his mother then come back there in freshly laundered clothes. He should have bought laundry detergent with no smell. 😂
I feel like the fact he summoned only Maggie and Paul to be at that property that night is very telling. Then Maggie didn't go to his mom's house with him. That was the reason he wanted her there, supposedly.
I believe if he ever left to go see his mom, he killed them before doing so. I would not even doubt that he somehow had something to do with his dad's death too-for the money! Such a conniving killer for money!
@@deborah8887 Paul was not his favorite son. Paul was a trouble maker. Paul has repeatetly tarnished the Murdough name. Paul was a drunk, that caused the boat crash that killed Malory Beach. Paul was being sued for wrongful death for $10 million ( probably bankrupt the family). Also that investigation would lead investigators finding out that Alex was swindiling money. So killing Paul was the best option to stop lawsuit and an investigation towards Alex.
@Deborah 888 I heard one theory he knew Paul would get jail time for the boat accident and knew it would be too much for him. Or for sympathy because it temporarily stopped the civil suit against him and Buster.
No one has explained how he could possibly in that little time been able to kill two people with up close shots and been able to clean every spec of dna and gun residue off his body. The care taker confirmed he did visit, and he didn’t shower there and it would take a whole lot of scrubbing to get all that off. A 15 min drive to visit his mom, 5 minutes outside moms house, 20 minutes inside laying on moms bed, 15 minute drive back. That eats up the entire hour that he would have had to clean up all dna and gun residue. It literally makes no sense.
Thanks for your excellent comment: why have so few people calculated this? Add to that additional time: supposedly to drive in the opposite direction to his parents' house and throw out or stop and throw away Maggie's cell phone; time to drive to the house to get a gun after finding the bodies, time to dispose of the guns and clothing. All supposition. But the timing doesn't make sense, as you state. It would also have taken quite some time to shower and scrub to get off all the forensic material, especially blood. Also to clean the bathroom/shower after showering, to not leave evidence. All this at night and much in the dark, too.
@Chris Odom Easy I'd imagine. Just be wearing something that you can take off after you've shot revealing clean clothes in underneath then discard that somehow. Doesn't have to even be proper clothing you use to cover yourself. Something quick and easy to remove. Can just be a sheet with a hole to stick your head through. I can imagine a few other ways to have no residue or blood on your clothing
How can anyone know what time of the day he shot those two people? He might have killed them earlier in the day and then went about doing all these things he did as you described. He was probably totally cleaned up and scrubbed by the time he reached out his mother’s house. This man is a mentally ill monster.
Superb witness. A true steel wall, sticking to the science and reiterated many times there were only two ways in which a GSR particule would be present on the evidence. The prosecution tried hard too. Excellent analyst.
Did this lawyer just lay evidence on the dirty floor??? Gosh I hope the defense don't ask for a re-examination. So many silly questions on both sides. Is this their first murder case? Either that or they must have to gone to Law School in Dog Patch.
For me, his guilt was sealed when I heard him tell his remaining son Buster, on a jailhouse phonecall (Murdaugh Murders Podcast) bragging about winning a chocolate bar in a jailhouse card game. THAT is disgusting behavior.
He planned his entire day to match up with his alibi(s). He called his wife and son to come home to be there for him because his father ended back up in the hospital, but then left them home alone to go see his mom? Makes no sense!
@D’Shay I thought the same thing. And so sad to think he rode around the property with Paul “spending time together” as he put it but the whole time was anticipating and planning his murder. Chilling
The suspect is genius. This is why he said he went in the house and grab the gun after he found the body cause he was worried for a safety so he can say it was transfer from That gun and not the crime scene gun. That’s also why he made a point to say that he attempted to roll his son over because he’s gonna say that’s how he got gunshot residue on his clothes so that will be reasonable doubt and he will get off even though he absolutely is the person who murdered his wife and his son.
Why on earth would they bring evidence in boxes to he opened and requiring the witness to wear gloves?! Hasn’t the evidence already been tested, documented, and bagged? I’ve never seen such a messy courtroom area, literally and figuratively.
In the cop car video, AM has 2 pair of glasses. He already showered, changed his clothes and disposed of the "dirty" clothes. He changed into clothes he had already worn that had glasses in the pocket.
I’ve been wondering if he had that T-shirt and those shorts under his clothing; the shorts were that thin flimsy material and looking at him any other photos with a button down or polo he still had a T-shirt on under
So they can say he got gun shot residue from touching the bodies…. BUT! Why is it on the seat belt if he didn’t go anywhere after going home and finding his family???? Because I think he killed, went to his moms and cleaned up / changed clothes/ showered then drove back… that’s how it got on the seatbelt (gun powder residue)
Good grief I didn’t realize about the residue on his clothes or on the “jacket tarp”. Or the shells had characteristics if other shells on the hunting grounds which came from family guns. He thought this out, except, he didn’t realize there was a video with his voice, the caregiver saw him at his mothers house at 6:30 am which he never did and she saw him carry a blue tarp like thing, rushing up the stairs and leaving it, or the gps and phone can track him and time especially the time of his 911 call. Residue on him and the guns should have been enough, then add one of the family guns was missing. If the care giver had not seen him with the blue “tarp jacket” they wouldn’t have looked for the blue thing and find gun residue. Also if he touched the bodies, there was so Much blood, why didn’t he have blood on him. He’d never tell the truth until he got caught. He would have kept stealing if he hadn’t been caught. He’d never confess the lie about not being there unless there was that video. He wouldn’t have changed his timing if calling 911 except when it was proven he made the call 20 seconds after he arrived at the kennel. All that is enough to conduct him. I didn’t realize there was gun residue every where or about the shells were same as in the hunting field , guns same as family had and one missing. Wow.
He didn’t have blood on him because he used the garden hose to shower himself at the kennels and change clean clothes. They were a lot of water at the kennels . The tee shirt white that Alex had after calling 911 smelled laundry detergent. On the video of calling 911 Alex had his front door open you can see on the seat a beach towel that he used to dried himself.
This courtroom is a mess! So much clutter and no room for the presentation of the exhibits.......And the attorneys' tables and court workers' desks - all a big mess!
If someone was going to kill Alex wife and son wouldn’t they want to kill the whole family, and go up to the house to find AM too? Why would it just be Maggie & Paul? And there is no way a murderer would wash down the kennels before leaving a crime scene!
So Alex basically shot his son and wife out of blame and financial benefit. Then washed himself down at the kennels where the hose for cleaning the kennels is and the puddle of water was found.
@@NomadChristianI believe the financial benefit would be in selling the beach house and 1700 acres with house and Kennel all of which were in Maggie’s name. As for Paul, he had criminal charges against him thus attorney fees. He was a desperate man and desperate people do desperate things. Also heard Maggie consulted a divorce lawyer.
Yes. Her estate is estimated 5 million plus. The other lawsuits were aimed at all properties and where AM would be hiding these assets. AM has been moving $$$ for years. A narcissistic individual and a talented manipulator.
She had to explain the jacket 3 times to this attorney! He turns around while she explains and then turns back around and repeats the question or asks the witness to explain AGAIN! And who cares how tall he is or was.
Must be the new GSR guidelines. In my career the kit tested for Barium, Antimony and Lead. Oddly, studies showed that people who had not fired a gun would have primer compounds on their hand, while those who had fired would not. We eventually stopped GSR testing since the presence or absence of residue proved nothing.
I noticed a SLED officer in the car grabbed his left Shoulder to console him when he was crying. Is AM left handed? Why would residue be on his left shoulder?
As horrific as this crime is it is at the same time unsurprising bc Alex is both socio & psychopathic. Remember being psychopathic is not a learned act but inborn passed down thru generations which explains his deceased son Paul's behavior throughout his short life including not feeling the slightest bit guilty or responsible for his 19yo girlfriends death tho he drove & crashed the boat intoxicated. Psychopaths are incapable of feeling things like empathy and compassion, guilt, embarrassment, shame, or love, Despite paralegal's testimony describing Alex as a strong family man I think that as long as he could get away w/stealing he could afford to be "nice" but when everything began to unravel (as it inclines to do), Jekyll turns to Hyde. Who knows how many bodies his father & grandfather buried tho never caught.
@@DNLDVID From the info I have Randall?? Murdaugh suicided but it's only suspicion. For some when being handed down a death sentence one can choose a different option than to allow (what might be a long & painful illness), ones illness to dictate how one should or must die. If Alex had in any way told his father his plans for Maggie & Paul I'd want to get out ASAP too! Who the heck wishes to stick around if your own son was planning something so diabolical?
Since Paul was working in the kennel, it could be that the shooter aimed for the chest, but Paul bent over, putting his head in line with the shot. ? Might explain Dad's sudden dry sob when he was talking about it in the police car. Maybe he didn't expect such a gruesome result?
Wouldn't there be different types of GSR with a revolver, auto , rifle, shotgun, flare gun, muzzle loader, hunting rifle or assault rifle/carbine ? Just curious...
When you follow this trial, there's a point where it slowly creeps in...Oh my god, this guy really did do this. The gravity of what he has done is incomprehensible.
Agreed , I thought it was revenge for the sons boating accident at first . But ,this psycho shot his own son to make it more believable that someone else killed his estranged wife 👀👀👀
This man is something else and he looks so harmless at the same time scary .
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@@PepeDeezNutz 46:56 he said farticles not particles
@@jamiesmith6296 The look of a narrcissist. controlled and out to harm others. I still think they need to look at the older son too. he sits in the trial and no emotion. Was he jealous of his brother?
The stealing his clients money especially the lady that worked for him and him telling her children he’d try to get them $1000,00 each then got over a million and kept most of of it is disgusting. A rich man stealing from those less fortunate is very telling of what kind of person the defendant is. I could never!
And spending that money on his family and himself...how disgusting....when there's a family that lost their mother....he has no conscious that for sure....
@Vicki Carnes he got nearly 4 million as a result of her death and gave the sons $0, his greed is 🤯
He stole from many clients. Millions! The person who works for his firm testified yesterday about all the stolen money they’ve had to return to clients. She was not impressed with his crimes and you could see how much she despised his actions.
Yeah , that was horrible poor kids .
@@nycatlady2314 if she actually despised him she wouldn't have been working for him.
Thought she was an excellent witness. She stuck to the facts and the science.
Facts such as residue transfers and it was all over the hunting property? Or the fact that it cannot be dated
Yes but he uses firearms frequently as he hunts so pointless really , u can’t go off evidence on the seatbelt
Excellent witness? It’s voodoo ‘science’...she can’t pin down the time it was placed or by who...
@@heatherhigson342 yes exactly so no jury would trust this and she claims all this residue was there but she never said it was an exact match to found on the bodies also there was no blood or brain matter on the coat, this evidence just supports him
Lo dijo al principio que esa evidencia no es determinante
I’m still stuck on the fact that he told police that he “stayed in the house” and yet the video shows him at the kennel. The thefts, lies and forensics spell out what he was there to do.
He tells a different story so many times ! When you tell the TRUTH it’s consistently the same!
That’s right JayKay & Kathleen! 👏🏽❤
PLUS, he kept that lie for 2 years!!
All he do is LIE THATS SO IRRITATING
This witness did a great job, clear and comprehensive.
She put at least a few nails in his coffin.
Great explanations.
Excellent! And the prosecuting attorney asked logical and easy to understand questions, unlike some of the other assistants.
SO much evidence Against this guy… Incredible that anyone thinks they can pull off a murder with todays level of forensics. How does someone do this to their family to get themselves out of trouble? Too sickening to contemplate.
Alex is a narcissist. They think they are smarter than most. And when we hear the many methods he used to steal $8M in the last 12 years, he is very crafty and devious.
What evidence exactly?
@@PepeDeezNutz the two audio recordings with his voice on them from inside the Kennel MINUTES before they were killed. when he was talking to police and saw a picture of Paul he said "I did him bad."
that blue raincoat or jacket was found balled up in his mothers closet. and her assistant said he never came by that late because she would be asleep. trying to setup an alibi.
all for the love of money.....or just to see if he could pull off the perfect murder......
A brilliant witness - very clear, coherent, unequivocal and evidence based testimony.
Even when that prosecutor is distracting and annoying.
@@usafman8864 Incredibly moronic and pointless questioning.
This lady and those like her are the unsung heroes in law enforcement that we all take for granted every day. She knows her job really really well we can all tell. She completely have my confidence and probably the jurors’ too that we can rely on her findings completely.
Just watching this for the first time and agree wholeheartedly. She is excellent at her job and will be a very useful witness in this case.
These pandering comments are always puzzling. How do WE take them for granted, exactly? Are they normally shunned?
Perhaps it's not "we all take for granted" so much as it's they're paid to do their (chosen) job responsibly like the rest of us.
*We're* thankful for it but (unless extraordinary effort and sacrifice is involved) no ticker-tape parade need apply.
@@mulemule Not pandering. Cops with guns screw up a lot and so criminals got away with murders too many times, especially when they have dream team defending them. Technicians with fair minds and vast knowledge like her can seal the deal for the prosecutor. Plus, in the case when someone innocent is being suspected, she can also help to clear him or her and therefore help defend our justice system. But their works are never publicized every day or every week! That’s why I said we took them for granted
Has this case bothered anyone else so badly that when you try to go to sleep all of this starts going through your mind?
Omg yesssssss thank you I'm not the only one.
The creepiness of them does.... gives me the yicky feeling.
Yes!! I’ve been obsessed lately because I can’t wrap my head around why he would do this, greed even just seems so insane so my sane mind can’t fathom why 🤦🏻♀️ it’s heartbreaking
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The Arias case stayed in my mind more so because of the crime scene pics and the victims piercing eyes in the end. But what this guy did to his family is incomprehensible for sure.
So she wears gloves to handle the evidence and the lawyer just randomly touches everything....
Right and sets it on the floor 🤦🏼♀️
Hahahaha ikr! 🤪
It has already been logged in & documented.
It's totally irrelevant for her to wear gloves. They do pointless things sometimes, maybe they're overworked, or preoccupied.
It's post documentation dude lol. You can burn that stuff it won't matter much.
I love Megan Fletcher’s explanation of gun residue and collections.
I listened to Buster when he was questioned about the guns. He stated that he couldn't think of a reason to load the shotgun with one buckshot and one birdshot round. Well, I can! Let's say you have 1700 acres to hunt on and you may find yourself shooting deer or doves on any given trip. This assumes the shotgun is a side-by-side break action. Load one of each and you've got 'em covered. You can fire either one first.
As for the 300 blackout. Most states limit a hunter to three rounds in the gun at any given time. For a semi automatic long gun, this usually means one in the chamber and two in the magazine. Most detachable magazines come in 5, 10, or 15 round sizes. There's no sense in going hunting with anything bigger than a 5 rd mag. That's how Paul got shot twice with the shotgun, and Dear Wife got shot 5 times with the AR style rifle in 300 blackout.
@@patmcgrath1591 A 300 blackout is a CQB rifle.
So impressed with this young woman’s testimony! No nonsense, thinks on her feet, very informative. BTW, Did the jacket have a zipper, and if so, was its zipper tab checked?
Such an articulate knowledgeable witness.
Indubitably...She is a pro.
True.
The guy who has 100 financial crimes , who tried to frame others, who hired his cuz to fake a killing, who cheated his housekeeper and a quadrapalegic mute man, didnt murder his son and wife. A ninja assasin pops into hickville hollow killed them and escaped.
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You got it.
Best comment hands down.
Well, when you put it that way... 🤔
She knows her stuff.
Yeah, seen her before in other cases.
it's almost like.... shes an expert.....
Give these witnesses a desk to place their reports on. Also, give them a more comfortable chair. This is ridiculous. Raise the desk to cover private parts, called a modesty panel. This is 2023. It would cost very little.
And a box of tissues and water would be nice.
Right. Must feel so uncomfortable! Even watching I can feel their discomfort
And better microphones.
And give the lawyers some space with technology raised above floor level. Ridiculous indeed.
It’s ridiculous
This scientist is an excellent role model.
Indeed.
You mean she is a good role model for other forensic scientists, right? Not in general.
The large numer of farticles at 46:56 is especially compelling.
You like obesity is a good thing?
@@PepeDeezNutz excuse me????
The amount of evidence against him is overwhelming. I am so grateful for a jury who was not caught up in his local status and listened to the mountain of evidence!
There have been some brilliant witnesses in this case who cannot be shaken …. The evidence is damning
She is truly a pro and she made sure to answer with convincing facts which is undeniable.
These lawyers are so good at playing the steriotypical "I'm just ah country lahh-yer, and don't know a whole lot".
Yes.
The lawyer comes across as passive aggressive.
The one with the glasses on his head? He says huwhat, huwhere. Literally stutters at the start of every single sentence.
Yes..extremely annoying
Matlock on steroids.
I really hope this jury can see the evidence and convict this man
What evidence??? I've watched every minute of this trial. They've proven NOTHING. Absolutely NOTHING
Which evidence ?
All of the evidence you nut!
@PepeDeezNutz if you haven't been following the case, there are people who are writing summaries of the testimonies.
@@soupnfresh why are you name calling then deleting comments. You lose
This guy really did do this. plain and simple. Don't know how you could watch this trial and think anything else
I totally agree! He has told so many lies that he can't keep his stories straight. He lured Paul and Maggie home...that's obvious. This was planned, He just wasn't planning on the videos from Paul's cell phone that would place him at the scene of the crimes.
THESE TWO COMMENTS.. ARE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!
1. He lured them over
2. Video PROVES IT!
3. He KILLED THEM PLAIN & SIMPLE!
👏🏽 Gina & Valerie
@@valeriegriner5644 he must have got a shock when he learnt about the video.
@@valeriegriner5644 and he still chose to go through with it believing he wouldn't be considered a suspect classic behavior of a narcissist
@@stephaniewilliams1764 Yes! He's a narcissist and a psychopath!
The defendant's eyes and expressions are scary....and indicate anger in my opinion.
He has that narcissistic death stare to certain persons on the stand! I notice that every day and I think it is his sick way to manipulate or scare people who dare to testify against him!
His lawyer needs to tell him that his tactics doesn’t work anymore! He ‘s done, everybody knows this SOB! Justice please! No room for this disgusting piece of trash in our society!
He seems not to have eyelashes which makes his eyes look odd .
@bestgirl1420 blond/strawberry blonds have such pale eyelashes it's hard to see them. I have family members like that.
He's definitely creepy.
He is a lizard
Everyone is county or is involved in this case is really professional.He tried to throw her off a couple of times but she kept perfect notes. It seems like the defense is desperate grasping for straws
The defense is making fools of themselves. Every word from their mouths is in your face attempts to discredit every witness. The jury sees this also and eye rolls I'm sure.
@@jeaniechampagne8831 Definitely. I was wondering why Murdoch is allowed to watch and see,writing down notes Luke he's part of the defense. He even eats something or even chews tobacco. I thought that wasn't allowed? In the one day,his attorney was falling asleep. I think he's going to be found guilty. Only part of the prosecution is its been more about stealing money than the murder. I feel bad for some of these people like the housekeeper and his secretary. They didn't ask for this.I'm sure the secretary who poured her heart out to him and had to find another job.its ashame
@@stevenmclaughlin7817 he’s allowed to be a part of his defence.
@@stevenmclaughlin7817 You have the right to face your accusers, you are part of your defence team. Idk where you're from, but in the U.S., it's an absolute right.
@@stevenmclaughlin7817 He hired them & has the right to be there.
He's taking notes to show his attorneys what he would like them to ask or he could have written, "we need to talk about that"
They are working for him.
this woman is the best
My father always told me growing up. "Be sure your sins will find you out". "Nothing is hidden from God". I cannot comprehend how someone could kill their loved one.
But...they do
Idk Chris Watts ring a bell 🛎
And there is no such thing as God
@@TonyLee-r6k "The fool has said in his heart, There is no God" Proverbs 14:1 I hope you have a change of heart in this life or you will see in the next life how wrong you were. On another note. You just don't believe there is a God to go to Heaven. You must put your faith in his finished work on the cross to cleanse you of your sins. Please repent, I don't want you to go to Hell. Please I care for your soul! Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Alex’s problem was sheer “ Greed.” He stole from his Law Firm , Clients, Housekeeper’s Estate, and other unscrupulous deeds. The shocking act …. he murdered own son and wife for insurance money. Such an evil man. Hope the jurors see all the evidence and don’t give some “ bullshit” verdict.
But how do u know the family of killed girl didn’t kill them so he suffers
@@lisastreit6890 because Alex did it that’s why
@@lisastreit6890 Are you watching & listening to the trial!!??
His wife wasn’t insured, but he gets 4 million from his dads estate which can’t be touched.
@@Michelle-wk4ek But the house was in her name so he couldn't be found out when being investigated in the boat accident. He needed the money since his law firm found out he stole Millions! He was getting desperate for sympathy and all that was caving in on him! He is quite the slippery manipulator!
I adore her, so professional and unbiased!
I love watching these back after the conviction just to see what you missed first time around and you'll be surprised 😮 she's really good at her expertise
I have been watching this trial since day 1 and Alex defence lawyers better have a smoking gun or there client is going down.
Finding gunshot residue on Alec's hands, weapons, and clothing is the nail in his coffin. If he is found guilty I hope that he gets the death sentence.He has both mentegating and motive.And if he did murder them while committing another felony....He can get the death sentence. 👏 👏
When his lawyer commented, the proof is in the pudding 😂😂😂. I would fire his high priced attorney after that comment. 😢😢
@@cindydalton9608I thought the death sentence was off the table ?
@@cindydalton9608 did you not listen to her talk about transfer?
The dude had the nerve to get narcissistic on the court at one point. He literally tried to convince the court he's innocent. He's guilty and it doesn't matter what he says he can't change the truth. The science speaks volumes. This witnesses is amazing and very smart. She should be very proud of herself and her team. They did a great job. I do believe this is what brought the bars down onto the case. He's been caught red handed, he's guilty. It's like Winnie the Pooh getting his hand stuck in the honey jar and claiming he didn't touch the honey jar.
Word!!! ❤💯
@@JAJJABLOG Don't taint Winnie the Pooh with this man's lack of integrity 😢 Pooh is a precious soul,this man sold his sold years ago 😮
@@peggytompkins7859 good point, innocent, humble, kind Winnie the Pooh should not be mentioned in the same light as this man
I was so annoyed with the lawyers ridiculous questions! “Why do you wear gloves when examining evidence?”--Does he think the jury members are morons? There was no reason for her to be on the stand so long-get to the point!!
He has to make the point so that it's clear she did not contaminate the evidence nothing is assumed it must be spelled out.
Hey idiot… some people do not know. You HAVE to explain everything. Glad you aren’t my lawyer.
When the expert is describing how particles are spread, it beholds the lawyer to clarify that those examining the garments took strict precautions not to contaminate them by wearing gloves & white coat otherwise it could be argued by defense that contamination could negate the validity of the evidence.
Thorough, clear, unemotional, factual lady. Good witness.
She’s smarter than the attorney who certainly is no Matlock.
I feel like his wife and son told him that they wasn’t taking the fall for him and they just knew to much imo 🤷♀️
There have been cases where a family member committed murder-suicide-familicide out of embarrassment, or for fear of disappointing the family.
@@rossimarti Many times over.
Wife wanted a divorce, which would have lead to scrutiny of their finances. Son was being sued for Mallory's death, along with the family (their boat, their dock, brother's fake ID bought the alcohol), which would have lead to extreme scrutiny of their finances. The accounting of the family's assets was due days after their murders.
Yep
@@mpettway6982 no proof she wanted a divorce .
If they had actually tested the first set of clothes that he was wearing in the video before he changed then I’m sure there would be a different outcome
I don't think so, cause remember he went hunting with his son that afternoon; I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't supposed that all these particles are from his earlier time in the day when he was with his son firing guns; pretty cunning I would think
Ok but why did alex make that really ugly bull$hit face when she said that gunshot residue was found near the left shoulder and right shoulder of the white t shirt he was wearing? I believe it’s cause he knew he was probably caught 🤨
I wonder if he had that T-shirt and shorts under those clothes…
@Brenda Larson when he took the stand he said they were not hunting just looking for sign.
@@farmerchick3040 Actually he said they were also shooting targets. He said Paul shot twice and he shot once.
Being from SC, it is so obvious he is guilty.
This is such a shocking case. The evidence where u hear the defendants voice on the video and other things that were said and done make’s definitely believe beyond a reasonable doubt that this guy killed his wife and kid. No money in any amount or trouble I was in would make kill anyone much less my child! I pray justice is served. Also once again you see how rich and influential people feel like they can get away anything….not wealthy people but some. To kill your child shows your heartless. And the poor wife sure didn’t deserve to die this way. This man is guilty
Days before Paul's murder, a lengthy, court-ordered mediation session failed to resolve the civil suit brought by Beach's family, the Charlotte Observer reports.
Say it with me. 100,000
And 4.5m..
The kid got 6MILlION
YES!!!
I was wondering if they checked Alex for the GSR glad I found this video
His child also killed Mallory Beach....
This lawyers questions are too much. He acts like no one can understand what he’s asking.
You have no idea who the jury members are or their level of intelligence or knowledge about ANYTHING to do with murders etc. You have to explain like to a 12 year old child.
YESSS THE MURDERER IS ALLOWED TO RAMBLE AS THE PROSCECUTION IS LETTING HIM COVER HIS MISTAKES
AM knows he's going down. This is an effort to control some of the damage and harpooning financially that is coming. The avalanche is gaining momentum.
How can his family support him now after hearing this. Poor Buster probably doesn’t know what to do.
A part of me feels bad for Buster but a part of me thinks he was involved in killing Stephen Smith so when I think about that poor kid being beaten to death and left in the middle of the road like trash I don't feel bad for him anymore. I think Buster was in a homosexual relationship with Stephen and was scared he was going to expose him and that's why he killed him.
Poor buster? I have one name for u. Stephen Smith. Look into it. Also listen to the jailhouse calls w Buster. Terrible!
@@Glitterbeauties 18:49
the prosecutor could have set up a table to put directly in front of the jury for them to see the evidence, I mean the way he lays it in the floor is just sloppy, in my opinion
Ikr he just dump’s everything on her desk. And he gets uncomfortably close to her at times. She kinda backs away like “you’re in my space, dude”
Always fascinates me how guys like Murdaugh and O.J.Simpson maintained their 'innocence' right to the bitter end despite all the evidence against them.
What it sounds like to me in plain english. He fired a firearm with the raincoat on inside out. He (Alex) then washed his hands and changed cloths but the was so much residue it transfered back on to his clean cloths and clean hands. Not good for defendant.
He held a shotgun when the police arrived so it was GSR transfer
Clothes
@@PepeDeezNutz You don't get gunshot residue from a shotgun unless it has been recently fired.
How about he wrapped them guns in the raincoat and tried to squirrel it away at his moms house… darn if he had had a key to the moms house the caretaker wouldn’t have been an excellent witness( which she was).
@@PepeDeezNutz He held a shot gun but did not fire the shot gun.
Uh think he's cooked! 😳Guilty! He can't out run forensics. She is a great expert witness. What a sick man! I feel for his surviving son Buster.
I wonder about Buster
Yes I wonder about Buster as well. I can’t say I would be sitting in support of him in a murder trial where he is accused of killing his mother and brother
Yes... the day before he had a family and the next day he lost his brother and Mom... then his Grandpa passed away a couple of days later. His Grandma has Alzheimers and now his Dad will for sure go to jail even if only for stealing millions of dollars. You never know because the jury has to find him guilty beyond a doubt. Hopefully once the debts are paid the young Man has some money. I found out he was kicked out of law school so the end of a Dynasty.
@@victoriafranchina6735 agree..has to be rough..loyalty
His goose is definitely cooked!
I CRINGED every time he touched that raincoat. Just last week the blood lady was saying don’t touch it without gloves because it’s covered in chemicals 🥴😂
Great witness!
He was obviously holding the coat, not the tarp. Easy to mistake
Or maybe the jacket and the gun were inside a blue tarp…Completely possible-he was holding it weird.
The caregiver was clear and very sure it was a tarp that was draped over a chair not a raincoat.
@@lindacoyne908 if it was a tarp the rain jacket might have been inside the tarp and he hung it up in the closet then took the tarp back with him. I also thought the house sitter was talking about it that night visit not when he came the morning hours. I think he also left the guns and blue shirt/pants there and disposed of them at the morning visit.
All of these lawyers seem like disorganized showboaters.
It's a southern thing
Sincerely hope that the jurors take on all the facts. And also the constant changes in Alex’s stories how everything took place. Pray the jurors don’t give “ a OJ verdict “ where all the jurors were fans of his and felt sorry if they sent him to jail.
You know in the OJ case, everyone knew he was guilty, even the Jury. They gave him a pass as payback for White racism history. Ironically, that was Black racism. Anyway, he's so messed up that he convicted himself again. I was in LA when that crime and trial happened. We ALL knew he was 100% guilty.
I'm not sure he's very well liked don't 💭 think that will be a problem
There was reasonable doubt in the OJ trial. If course I think OJ was guilty but the investigation had too many errors, and left some doubt. Jurors had no choice.
This case may have been bungled by the initial failure properly to secure the crime scene were it not for the phone video.
@@cz2165 There were too many Black folks on the OJ trial. I polled Black females in my workplace after the verdict. I asked if they would support the woman (white) vs OJ (black). They unanimously supported OJ. What is sad is that domestic abuse of women is very embedded in every culture globally, and gender discrimination is very deep, but they supported the more visible
Black cause even though he was guilty, they knew it, and did not care. They were fixing the historical unfairness in this trial. I understood that was more important to jurors. The other dynamic was that Black women resent White women taking away their males and making the remaining pool of men smaller to choose from. They got their revenge here by making the White woman pay. These were the two forces that freed OJ even though everyone knew he was 100% guilty.
I like how she used the only true American way to measure things: in football fields. It never fails
Hilarious and true
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so he may have worn it inside out not thinking they would check the insides for residue.
Finally the blue poncho rain jacket. Good thing they checked inside and outside of jacket. And inside of the hood. Good work.
Uh why is he touching boxes with no gloves but she wears gloves?
It could be that she is the smarter one. The items may have chemicals on them as one witness said.
She wears gloves because it is her routine procedure when she handles evidence. The boxes don’t matter.
Because its already been analyzed. His DNA would be easily ruled out if anything was reanalyzed, but hers could not be, as to When the contamination occurred.
It extra stupid because in this same testimony he makes her explain why you need to wear gloves. He put on the gd gloves. Then to not wear gloves minutes later is just dumb as hell. Makes him look incompetent. There’s no reanalyzing any of this evidence . Which is seriously dumb because really you don’t know what technology holds in the future. Maybe protect the evidence by simply not putting your fingers all over it. I cannot stand this dude
@@yvonnelewis4888 I can see that. Just weird he is asking her about getting gloves on and he’s feeling all around outside and inside of box bare handed and taking things and laying them in front of her and on floor. Lol
On the 911 call, the dispatcher told Murdaugh to put the gun he retrieved from the house INSIDE his vehicle before the police arrived. Instead, he just leaned it against the outside of his vehicle & told the arriving police that so that they would see that he had touched a gun, so that would explain gun shot residue on his hands/clothes. So doubt would be created whether he just had GSR from transference...not from actual shooting.
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Hmm 🤔 I never thought of that
I thought the same thing.
That 12 gauge shot gun was not excluded to be the murder weapon the expert said.The other one the assault rifle was missing.
She wears gloves when handling the evidence packs, but he picks them up barehanded and shoves them back in the box???
If the trial stops now, he's 100% guilty.
Based on what exactly?
@@PepeDeezNutz how would you explain that he was at the crime scene at the time of the murder (3 mins before) and he denied of having been there the whole day?
@@bocktoss1350 I’m sorry when did they say the exact time of murder anywhere? They didn’t
@@PepeDeezNutz Based on the evidence!
@@PepeDeezNutz They did pin point the ties of murders with cell phone. You must not be watching and paying attention or you lack common sense.
One of the most unorganised courthouses Ive ever seen. They should have chosen a much larger room with more space. People are practically tripping over each other in front of the witness stand and the amount of clutter!🤯 They should have done better with this high profile case.It looks very unprofessional
Disagree , I think they're doing an excellent job . It's just this prosecutor Meadors is all over the place , doesn't seem to be in control and his questioning of witnesses is poor .
The other prosecutor Waters is excellent and totally in control .
There seems to be a lot of spaces in the seating gallery . I wonder did they just allow family members and the media .
Am I right in thinking the prosecution team is occupying 3 or maybe 4 rows of seats .
It was too small of room
There are plenty of this size and even smaller courtrooms across this country. I imagine that the bigger courtrooms you're expecting to see are in bigger cities like Chicago or New York.
@paacer
I agree with you about this guy being all over the place. He did seem somewhat unprepared.
He seemed a little aggressive at times here. Literally grabbing her arm unexpectedly at one point.
She had to repeat her answer the same questions more than once because he wasn't listening to her answers.
Asking her why she put gloves on in the courtroom when handling evidence. Then he proceeded to touch all the evidence out of the boxes himself bare-handed instead of letting just her handle the evidence while she had her gloves on.
And with more comfortable chairs! I can’t imagine seating for hours in that hard wood chair.
And so, to muddy the waters, Alex carried his shotgun around, after the murders, until the cops took it away from him. Perfect deniability for gsr tests.
That lawyer is sooo touchy.
He is making me dizzy and bored . Poor jury have to listen to this !
It is so weirdly casual the way this trial is run . It is like some sort of get together !
Good ole southern hospitality
Dispassionate is the word you’re looking for.
Well, lawyers know lawyers, and forensics personnel often give testimony in different cases for the same lawyers. It is a small-ish town, I think. Plus, there’s the Southern factor, and this judge instructed for no drama from the attorneys (banging a table, shouting, etc).
That is interesting because in the video where he was sitting in the passenger seat with the officers or detectives asking questions, he had his right hand between his legs close to his groin. So finding residue in that area could be from his hand or coming off when he changed clothes. In my opinion that should be very questionable.
Good one! But he had already gone home, changed, washed his clothes, visited his mother then come back there in freshly laundered clothes. He should have bought laundry detergent with no smell. 😂
He also keeps peeking at the cop to see if he's believing his story.
He's already showered, changed his clothes, so no residue on him.
I feel like the fact he summoned only Maggie and Paul to be at that property that night is very telling. Then Maggie didn't go to his mom's house with him. That was the reason he wanted her there, supposedly.
I believe if he ever left to go see his mom, he killed them before doing so. I would not even doubt that he somehow had something to do with his dad's death too-for the money! Such a conniving killer for money!
Does anyone know why he would want to kill Paul??
@@deborah8887 Paul was not his favorite son. Paul was a trouble maker. Paul has repeatetly tarnished the Murdough name. Paul was a drunk, that caused the boat crash that killed Malory Beach. Paul was being sued for wrongful death for $10 million ( probably bankrupt the family). Also that investigation would lead investigators finding out that Alex was swindiling money. So killing Paul was the best option to stop lawsuit and an investigation towards Alex.
Sounds 🔊 fishy to me 🙋
@Deborah 888 I heard one theory he knew Paul would get jail time for the boat accident and knew it would be too much for him. Or for sympathy because it temporarily stopped the civil suit against him and Buster.
No one has explained how he could possibly in that little time been able to kill two people with up close shots and been able to clean every spec of dna and gun residue off his body. The care taker confirmed he did visit, and he didn’t shower there and it would take a whole lot of scrubbing to get all that off. A 15 min drive to visit his mom, 5 minutes outside moms house, 20 minutes inside laying on moms bed, 15 minute drive back. That eats up the entire hour that he would have had to clean up all dna and gun residue. It literally makes no sense.
Thanks for your excellent comment: why have so few people calculated this? Add to that additional time: supposedly to drive in the opposite direction to his parents' house and throw out or stop and throw away Maggie's cell phone; time to drive to the house to get a gun after finding the bodies, time to dispose of the guns and clothing. All supposition. But the timing doesn't make sense, as you state. It would also have taken quite some time to shower and scrub to get off all the forensic material, especially blood. Also to clean the bathroom/shower after showering, to not leave evidence. All this at night and much in the dark, too.
@Chris Odom
Easy I'd imagine. Just be wearing something that you can take off after you've shot revealing clean clothes in underneath then discard that somehow. Doesn't have to even be proper clothing you use to cover yourself. Something quick and easy to remove. Can just be a sheet with a hole to stick your head through. I can imagine a few other ways to have no residue or blood on your clothing
How can anyone know what time of the day he shot those two people? He might have killed them earlier in the day and then went about doing all these things he did as you described. He was probably totally cleaned up and scrubbed by the time he reached out his mother’s house. This man is a mentally ill monster.
Why did he bribe his Mother’s caregiver, Shelly?
Unless he killed them prior to going to his Mother's house
Superb witness. A true steel wall, sticking to the science and reiterated many times there were only two ways in which a GSR particule would be present on the evidence. The prosecution tried hard too. Excellent analyst.
Did this lawyer just lay evidence on the dirty floor??? Gosh I hope the defense don't ask for a re-examination. So many silly questions on both sides. Is this their first murder case? Either that or they must have to gone to Law School in Dog Patch.
It's post documentation, nothing to worry about. It's all logged.
For me, his guilt was sealed when I heard him tell his remaining son Buster, on a jailhouse phonecall (Murdaugh Murders Podcast) bragging about winning a chocolate bar in a jailhouse card game. THAT is disgusting behavior.
To be fair, it was a Twix.
@@HandleThisSelection2 Right????!! Lol
There are also photos of him swilling a cocktail on a friends boat a week after the killings. Big f'ing smile on his goblin face.
Brenda that is disgusting behavior but has zero to do if he is guilty or not.
The guy probably has ASPD (anti-social personality disorder), next best thing to being a psychopath. In reality he cares about no one but himself.
He planned his entire day to match up with his alibi(s). He called his wife and son to come home to be there for him because his father ended back up in the hospital, but then left them home alone to go see his mom? Makes no sense!
@D’Shay I thought the same thing. And so sad to think he rode around the property with Paul “spending time together” as he put it but the whole time was anticipating and planning his murder. Chilling
The killer was staring daggers at Megan... ouch! He wishes he can kill her too! 😳😲
I’m sure “the list” started on Day 1 of the trial….
😳 Yes.. LADIES!
Sheila.. for real..
Alec, is making a list and CHECKING IT TWICE!
The suspect is genius. This is why he said he went in the house and grab the gun after he found the body cause he was worried for a safety so he can say it was transfer from
That gun and not the crime scene gun. That’s also why he made a point to say that he attempted to roll his son over because he’s gonna say that’s how he got gunshot residue on his clothes so that will be reasonable doubt and he will get off even though he absolutely is the person who murdered his wife and his son.
I HOPE NOT
Well the suspect is a lawyer
hope the jury is sane enuf to find him guilty.
IDK the rest of the family is so corrupt they could pay them off. But it is obvious he did it!
Why on earth would they bring evidence in boxes to he opened and requiring the witness to wear gloves?! Hasn’t the evidence already been tested, documented, and bagged? I’ve never seen such a messy courtroom area, literally and figuratively.
You always have to wear gloves handling evidence even years later. It’s dirty and may contain biological matter. C’mon Pam
In the cop car video, AM has 2 pair of glasses. He already showered, changed his clothes and disposed of the "dirty" clothes. He changed into clothes he had already worn that had glasses in the pocket.
I’ve been wondering if he had that T-shirt and those shorts under his clothing; the shorts were that thin flimsy material and looking at him any other photos with a button down or polo he still had a T-shirt on under
NICE CATCH
How come that the prosecutor did not wear the gloves when handling the items but the forensic officer did?
Was wondering the same thing…
She's really good
So they can say he got gun shot residue from touching the bodies…. BUT! Why is it on the seat belt if he didn’t go anywhere after going home and finding his family???? Because I think he killed, went to his moms and cleaned up / changed clothes/ showered then drove back… that’s how it got on the seatbelt (gun powder residue)
yes!
Extremely smart observation.
Did he shower at his mom’s house? That is suspicious
Good grief I didn’t realize about the residue on his clothes or on the “jacket tarp”. Or the shells had characteristics if other shells on the hunting grounds which came from family guns.
He thought this out, except, he didn’t realize there was a video with his voice, the caregiver saw him at his mothers house at 6:30 am which he never did and she saw him carry a blue tarp like thing, rushing up the stairs and leaving it, or the gps and phone can track him and time especially the time of his 911 call.
Residue on him and the guns should have been enough, then add one of the family guns was missing. If the care giver had not seen him with the blue “tarp jacket” they wouldn’t have looked for the blue thing and find gun residue. Also if he touched the bodies, there was so
Much blood, why didn’t he have blood on him.
He’d never tell the truth until he got caught. He would have kept stealing if he hadn’t been caught. He’d never confess the lie about not being there unless there was that video. He wouldn’t have changed his timing if calling 911 except when it was proven he made the call
20 seconds after he arrived at the kennel.
All that is enough to conduct him.
I didn’t realize there was gun residue every where or about the shells were same as in the hunting field , guns same as family had and one missing.
Wow.
He didn’t have blood on him because he used the garden hose to shower himself at the kennels and change clean clothes. They were a lot of water at the kennels . The tee shirt white that Alex had after calling 911 smelled laundry detergent. On the video of calling 911 Alex had his front door open you can see on the seat a beach towel that he used to dried himself.
Man she is authoritative...she knows the components of the seatbelt assembly...
This courtroom is a mess! So much clutter and no room for the presentation of the exhibits.......And the attorneys' tables and court workers' desks - all a big mess!
I might see someone shooting Paul as a payback, but not Mrs. Murdaugh. Just don't see it.
Leads me to think Alex is guilty.
Pretty scary stuff...
She was a witness to Paul murder
If someone was going to kill Alex wife and son wouldn’t they want to kill the whole family, and go up to the house to find AM too? Why would it just be Maggie & Paul? And there is no way a murderer would wash down the kennels before leaving a crime scene!
So Alex basically shot his son and wife out of blame and financial benefit. Then washed himself down at the kennels where the hose for cleaning the kennels is and the puddle of water was found.
What financial benefit? There was no life insurance
@@NomadChristianI believe the financial benefit would be in selling the beach house and 1700 acres with house and Kennel all of which were in Maggie’s name. As for Paul, he had criminal charges against him thus attorney fees. He was a desperate man and desperate people do desperate things. Also heard Maggie consulted a divorce lawyer.
Yes. Her estate is estimated 5 million plus. The other lawsuits were aimed at all properties and where AM would be hiding these assets. AM has been moving $$$ for years. A narcissistic individual and a talented manipulator.
@@NomadChristian his wife had a 4.5 million dollar property given to her. That he had no current access to as she only just recieved it.
@@NomadChristian He needed a loan on Edisto and Maggie wouldn't sign. All the properties were in her name.
She had to explain the jacket 3 times to this attorney! He turns around while she explains and then turns back around and repeats the question or asks the witness to explain AGAIN! And who cares how tall he is or was.
26:55 what the hell was that?
Because they're trying to claim that 5'2 ninja vigilantlys killed Maggie and Paul
This lawyer isnt even listening to her answer. His head is 3 questions ahead. He is a total mess.
Must be the new GSR guidelines. In my career the kit tested for Barium, Antimony and Lead. Oddly, studies showed that people who had not fired a gun would have primer compounds on their hand, while those who had fired would not. We eventually stopped GSR testing since the presence or absence of residue proved nothing.
Mnpd3 I have seen many times one expert poke a hole in another experts testimony.
What is the court reporter doing with that device on her mouth ?
she is orally transcribing the proceedings.
Dictating.
It's a stenomask
I noticed a SLED officer in the car grabbed his left Shoulder to console him when he was crying. Is AM left handed? Why would residue be on his left shoulder?
As horrific as this crime is it is at the same time unsurprising bc Alex is both socio & psychopathic. Remember being psychopathic is not a learned act but inborn passed down thru generations which explains his deceased son Paul's behavior throughout his short life including not feeling the slightest bit guilty or responsible for his 19yo girlfriends death tho he drove & crashed the boat intoxicated. Psychopaths are incapable of feeling things like empathy and
compassion, guilt, embarrassment, shame, or love, Despite paralegal's testimony describing Alex as a strong family man I think that as long as he could get away w/stealing he could afford to be "nice" but when everything began to unravel (as it inclines to do), Jekyll turns to Hyde.
Who knows how many bodies his father & grandfather buried tho never caught.
This family facade hides all kinds of psychopathy! What if he had a hand in his own father's death too? He would inherit money from his estate, right?
@@DNLDVID From the info I have Randall?? Murdaugh suicided but it's only suspicion. For some when being handed down a death sentence one can choose a different option than to allow (what might be a long & painful illness), ones illness to dictate how one should or must die. If Alex had in any way told his father his plans for Maggie & Paul I'd want to get out ASAP too! Who the heck wishes to stick around if your own son was planning something so diabolical?
Why they touch evidence without protection ??? Still have to protect even after exam was done.
She should have told him to stop touching her. He kept wacking on her. Very Disrespectful.
It's a jury trial. He is making a point, making a strong point for the court. She is a strong person.
I am sure glad you'll never be my trial lawyer.
GSR is a VERY flawed science in determining if someone recently fired a weapon
He blew his son's head off Now that is some hatred..
Since Paul was working in the kennel, it could be that the shooter aimed for the chest, but Paul bent over, putting his head in line with the shot. ? Might explain Dad's sudden dry sob when he was talking about it in the police car. Maybe he didn't expect such a gruesome result?
It takes forever for this atty to get out a clear question, then he keeps asking for repetition.
This is defense attorney and he does go over and over again.
This attorney is the absolute worst 😫
Hes rude. I don't like the way he talks to her. And seems unprofessional.
None of us can prove that he shot Maggie and Paul. But what is undoubtedly clear is that he was there when it happened.
Stupid attorney touching evidence, never wearing gloves. Then carrying it around and laying it on the floor. That is IGNORANT!
I agree 👍 👊 very irresponsible
I’m learning a lot about ballistics that I haven’t learned yet in school.
The inspector in me is dying from that back door, which is the only direct exit, being blocked. A fast fire would be no beuno
I’m so loving your journey!!!
(And watching the evolution of this incredible mug!!!)
Wouldn't there be different types of GSR with a revolver, auto , rifle, shotgun, flare gun, muzzle loader, hunting rifle or assault rifle/carbine ? Just curious...