EVERYONE has had difficulty with the microphone on the witness box for this case. WHY HAVENT THEY REPLACED IT WITH ONE THAT REACHES THE HIEGHT OF ADULTS ????!!!!
They should have a paid expert testify on proper courtroon procedures and protocol.Maybe an audio engineer testify to as why this court case should be a mistrial because of the jury's inability to correctly hear all the evidence.Lol.
@@hotdogtrainer5359 And the Attorneys wander around the entire area WITHOUT a lapel mic which means much of their verbal utterances are also lost. I'm at a loss as to how such ineptitude is acceptable in a US Court , and in a DOUBLE MURDER case, to boot !!! Plus it's being streamed LIVE ... GLOBALLY!!! I'm utterly gobsmacked as I'm following this in Australia !!!!!!!!!!
This man, Mr Zercie was a perfect wittness. The lawyer on the prosecution tried to belittle him. Sorry, he used to be a Police, Dectective, now a humble PhD scientist. He was gentle and on point with all of his answers. Good man.
He's not a PhD when the prosecutor gave him the title of doctor he said Mr. But Yeah he was a good witness because he added to the defense claims that crime scene was a mess and more evidence should have been collected at the scene.
Yea, you are right, the lawyer is down right rude and instead of asking question for clarification, he is trying hard to discredict Mr Zercie. And the lawyer is a mess, not sure what the heck is he trying to achieved,
@@royjenkins2293outside looking in... couldn't the officers have had string w markings along way as measure? I think the police knowing how soft ground was, perhaps didn't lay measuring device in the soft earth to stop selves from leaving linear imprint. I knit and crochet and am thinking some marked yarn or string that could have been pulled alongside the prints, thus, having photo w measurements that give better idea of what is where in photograph when enhanced?
I thought that the proscution would pursue the "croneyism" angle and ask if it was the local PD's familiarity with the accused that let them allow all and sundry to mill around the crime scene. His "moral" and legal support etc. They'd still have the blood evidence, the phone, etc.
Alot of mistakes were made in this case. The house should have been sealed phones and clothes taken, and they should have driven Alex to the police department for a proper statement.
Right. Everyone was interviewed over and over again in law enforcement vehicles. Nuts. As if they wanted. the info then again they wanted to ditch the info if they felt like it later. Rogan, who is a key witness in the case said he called in to law enforcement to see if they wanted a statement from him and then they interviewed him in a cop car at a convenience shop parking lot. What?!?! Nothing was secured. The buildings adjacent were not even looked at, the house wasn't looked at until some time the next day and then it was only a cursory glance by one officer alone, guided around by Good Old Innocent Boy Brother John. The authorities never even bothered to check the victims phone until like a year later. A year later? When oops they found that Alex erased a bunch of stuff from it manually right after blowing his son's brain out of his head. They all wanted Alex to go free including this prosecutorial team and that's a fact.
@cck the good Ole Boy network is alive and well. And let that about that law firm... so Noone in the finance department called the insurance companies??? No one look at filed paperwork at the clerks office??? I also agree if Alex acted more in shock and awe and possibly fainting at the scene, law enforcement wouldn't have look at him and his financial crimes would have quietly been swept under the rug. He would have still been practicing today. Every time Paul got in trouble, he called grandpa...
Hey, Zercie, the crime scene was handled exactly the way Alex wanted it to be. He asked all his lawyer buddies to come over, with the other two Murdaugh brothers. They gawked around crime scene, stayed in the house, even in the gun room. Alex is a stager and a poser.
You give Alex too much credit. He's not that bright to me. If he wanted his cronies to help him, they should have covered the basics that are coming out through the testimony.
You are aware police can control crime scenes, right? Not only can they control it, they are responsible for it until it’s processed. Alex couldn’t control it, even police were walking through not following basic preservation protocol. But according to you Alex planned that out. 😅 that’s reaching beyond most I’ve heard, god I hope you’re never on a jury!!!
@@brenbreez there is proof he did the same with the boat crash and that the law didn’t do their job because of him and who his son is. So I believe they were sloppy because and for him at his family’s crime scene
I have watched a few of these over a few days and have been surprised at the number of people (friends) who wandered around the crime scene. I've investigated clinical incidents and shut people out so the environment can be examined before clean up. Protective clothing was always worn. Just being a viewer of CSI programs, I am gobsmacked that no protective boots were worn, deceased weren't covered by waterproof tents and visitors weren't evicted from the premises. This may well work in the defendant's favour. I really like this witness. It wasn't clear to me that there were only sandal prints during this testimony. The prosecutor is feeling under pressure too. No finger prints taken.
Same!! I used to be addicted to fbi files back in the day as a teen... and even knowledge from that far back, popped into my head, when I watched the officers body cam... just started watching the case and that was the first video I seen.... definitely seems like it was done on purpose!!! Also with Alex's knowledge, if he really cared about who done it, he would've been bossing everyone around about evidence.... I would've I think and I have no schooling on anything to do with law... just common sense...
I agree. The crime scene was definitely not properly secured. They let his family and lawyer into the property and house before the crime scene was investigated and released. Who does that?
He knows the game. Defense purposely doesn’t ask for written report. Defense will supply worst if findings or lack thereof. It’s a chess game. Poot plays chess, not checkers.
@@peschi79 I rewound this 3 x. Cressi definitely lied about his notes being in computer then 3 separate times had to change answers about what exactly he did have on his laptop. Quantified answers, yes, but jurors aren't wise to why he was doing that. He did it bc he knew was given selective scene information to assess w all his credentials behind it.
When SLED showed up at the murder scene, the whole ass Hampton good ol’ boys’, 100-year-old club of regional lawyers was there. If Murdaugh WASN’T guilty - and hindsight is 20-20 - any invasive investigation means that every LEO agent and agency is getting sued. No thanks. I’m not blaming SLED.
There were no footprint impressions taken. All of the footprint evidence is photographic!! They even found the footprint of an INVESTIGATOR NEAR PAUL'S BODY!!!! WTF???
Great witness. The prosecutor tried to trip him up but he was utterly unsuccessful. You don't need to be an expert witness to see the photos were extremely poor. The whole investigation into the crime scene was poor...contaminating the scene, no finger print tests, no tests of the sheets & no testing of the clothing
The prosecution was definitely not prepared to ask the correct questions. The only way he could discredit the witness was to ask him how much he was getting paid. They all get paid.
One great mistake was putting an EXPERT witness on the stand with only a portion of the facts of the case. Until that came out he was looking pretty good then it was like oops big gaping holes 🕳 for the defence effort whereas before they had done OK with showing mistakes by SLED
@@AnitaSouthall the gaping holes are do to a shoddy investigation. There really wasn’t much done. One glaring mistake was to not put a ruler down by the shoe prints. Hell even Bigfoot trackers know to do that much. The idiot who was questioning him at one point was standing behind him poking him in the arm. Honestly both sides are horrible as attorneys. Both have made tons of mistakes.
He is right about its beyond me how they didn't take detailed photos close up of the footwear impressions or casts. The investigators did botch alot of things but I almost wonder if they knew the good ole boy Alex was behind it so they purposely botched alot of it. STILL GUILTY!!
They just let everyone walk around free and happy around that crime scene. It should have been Alex at least being made to stand still by the cop car and not walking around all over and the cops walking all over. That video was crazy!
Paul & Maggie not even covered up when it was raining, a baseball size piece of Paul's skull was left behind on the ground after bodies removed, disgraceful all round.
This gentleman from New Haven is brilliant!! He is definitely an expert in the field of forensic evidence!! I learned so much in just a few minutes of his testimony!!!
This attorney needs to get his ACT together. Shuffling papers, changing his mind and saying sorry all the time to the judge….he’s out of it! I wrote this message and he’s still shuffling!
He has a very good reputation. Well known. I’m sure it’s his brilliant legal abilities, which I would know nothing of. But he certainly has a clunky presentation. Griffin as well. Hard to listen to. They often ask a question that the witness has just answered, but they didn’t hear it because they were shuffling papers.
A complete Jackass for sure. Both sides have attorneys who I find annoying by rushing witnesses to hurry up and answer or briefly explain or summarize the answer. Also constantly interrupting while they answer. This behavior and these interruptions are not helpful to a jury.
I have total respect for this man. Totally expert witness. I think Alec made it difficult by asking his lawyer friends to attend the crime scene. There was interference from Alec's brother and buddies, SLED agents were limited without getting warrants etc, buying time for evidence to be compromised.
Sled did a lousy job when they contaminated the crime scene no finger prints, no weapons, and Alex had a blackout rifle , they try to say it was used in the crime, but could not prove it. And it was not the rifle and they knew it. Also moved the bodies when they were not suppose to, and covered them in sheets, and allowed Alex to stay on the phone and walk up and down the property. Never checked him for gun residue on his hands never checked him at all, never secured the scene. Could of gave a crap, until days later, that's how they accuse and innocent man if I was on that jury, they would have not gone home for weeks , until they could prove he did It beyond a reasonable doubt, which they did not do, and there should be another trial, they violated his rights, period .
I have seen and heard a lot of things that could bring reasonable doubt. No actual evidence to prove who did it. Two different guns were used. One witness said it had to be a short person. Whoever did it had to be a very sick puppy.
@@sharinmythoughts2510that could happen...I haven't watched much of this case. But what I've heard so far, there have been a lot of mistakes done. By the police and AM. It's a horrible situation all around.
That defense lawyer is so RUDE!!!!! The witness was soft spoken, calm, detailed. Funny how the defense lawyer asks the witness if he is paid to go in the court room...yes, just like you dude. You are working, so if he.
I don't care what more is said, murdough was heard on the phone minutes before murders and his car GPS puts him at the scene the whole time and leaving the scene before calling police. Everything before that was merely circumstantial, but the phone audio and car GPS is hard evidence that he either did it or was there while it was happening.
When I first watched the police body cam videos I wondered why they were allowing people to wonder around the scene, potentially contaminating evidence. And I know dink about forensics. Turns out my instincts were correct, according to Mr. Zercie.
I agree with you. The police were all over the place, walking close to Maggie & Paul. Yes, they put the crime scene tape up after they walked all all over the scene. They did not even have the Crime scene report paper to write a report. They used a small tablet. Not prepared at all.
It's unfortunate that finding the real killer was not what stood out nor did they attempt to find out where any of the rest of the family was, or follow any basic forensics in technology nor physical evidence. This will cost the state of South Carolina and its people a conviction and the actual takedown of this dynasty. They got one and that's all they'll get. That is, of course, until he is granted a new trial on appeal. Watch Poot back him up and say he was ineffective counsel. This is all strategy, ladies and gentlemen.
This is the dream defense expert witness. His CV is unimpeachable, and his knowledge is so vast that he could probably pick apart any crime scene. From a defense perspective, all you need to do is sow some reasonable doubt and this guy is the ultimate tool for that.
What are your thoughts on the initial officer, coming upon the scene after the 911 call? He doesn't detain AM, he doesn't tell him to get on the ground, nothing....even after he sees two bodies on the ground. AND he states on his radio, that 'the scene is secured', and AM is still walking around. The officer also states that the deceased are 'gunshot wounds to the head' This initial officer, supposedly, had NO IDEA what he was walking in to, if there were other shooters, other suspects, etc. The initial officer had NO IDEA, supposedly, that AM, who was standing and walking around was not armed, or a threat to HIM. Did you see the 'pat down' of AM by this officer?
Yes, I was wondering that also. WIth full respect for the officer, I wonder what others would do with AM immediately upon their arrival. The officer checked him for weapons, asked him some basics then AM wondered around.
Do you know who Alick Murdaugh was in that community? Daddy Randolph? Grampa Buster? If you treat a historical family of lawyers like a criminal and youre wrong your career is over. It was as if Alex had control of the scene because he did.
Miki, there is a burden of proof in our system that belongs to the state and the state alone. What's more, law enforcement has no duty except to preserve all the evidence. "But she TRIED" is no excuse for mishandling the crime scene and throwing possible evidence into the garbage. The state's attorney's tactic of questioning what the witness dud early in his career vs. today is idiotic because there was much less of a need to preserve evidence since DNA testing was not as extensive as it is today.
Oh, there's no doubt about making mistakes but the question is from incompetence or on purpose? The local law enforcement has been in the Murdaugh's pocket for decades.
One question? Why did you lie and say you weren’t at the kennels? Where are the cloths you were wearing? Why did you want your mothers caregiver to lie how long you were there? And were you so upset with your son about the boat incident and you being sued, that you killed him so they would drop the lawsuit?
The investigators, lawyers, police don't know, so why are you asking where the cloths is/are. Do you think a TH-camr will tell you? You have to have an open mind and hear all the evidence and wait for the jury.......According to withness they did not do a good job and made big mistakes preserving evidence including Paul’s skull the size of a baseball’ was left behind at crime scene.
He used the boat incident as an out for a "so called killer" to kill his wife and son in order to take the heat off of him that was getting hotter from his colleagues looking through his financial mishandling.
What a good teacher. I know everyone in the courtroom is learn tons of fun information useful in the future detective work. The defense is also highlighting the prosecutor points Otherwise, loved the lecture on doing" GREAT DETEVTIVE WORK"
How did they not preserve paul and maggie's clothing?! There could have been trace evidence from the suspect on their bodies? That was a huge mistake. And no foot covering during the initial walkthrough. This was not an acceptable way to go through this crime scene.
I was actually surprised how young he is for such an old sounding and shakey voice 🤔🤷 He may have spasmodic dysphonia (also known as laryngeal dystonia)
This defense team kept this little gem in their pocket until it was their return, and it was a brilliant. They have pulled apart every piece of BS. The prosecution has come up with and I’m here for it. This is what you call a proper defense.
He still killed his family, Stole from most every client he had, including the Gloria who raised his children and kept house for 20 Years- 3.4 million, and Alec still said, “it’s in progress” and he kept it all. Planned it all out and involved another lawyer to steal from the special needs children of his 20 year long house keeper, and person who raised his children while he boated and did events. Lol. Just so happens Alec’s phone went dead/ turned off during the time of the murders, his murder for hire he lied about just like he lied about the rest. I pray the jury sees what the rational people of America see. This family’s tyranny is finally over and coming to light
Awesome witness. Prosecutor actually being rude makes him appear afraid of the testimony. It actually hurts his case. Imply8ng he’s lying to get paid more?? Seriously??? I watch a lot of true crime and sadly it’s been my experience that private experts appear to be more unbiased and follow better protocols and capture better evidence. Especially in inexperienced small town organizations
They have to bring that up because there is an implicit bias towards the hand that feeds you. If this investigator was hired to do all this work and come out on the side of the state, the defense would not put him on the stand. The jury has to be reminded of this bias and determine how much weight to give it towards the testimony given. It's lawyering 101.
@@ridgiedidgie4444 Pitbulls? Why discriminate against pitbulls. All dogs sniff each other no matter the blood line. I find that remark offensive because I'm 37 and owned pitbulls since a teen,I own 2 at the moment and they are around my 6 children and have never had problems out of none of my pitbulls. They are just like any other dog. It's how they are raised if you are trying to label them in the same category as most hypocrites do
The art of genteel agression is learned early in the south. Once our neighbor put my mother on notice that we better cut our grass soon by saying, "All this rain lately sure has made the grass grow, hasn't it -- why I had to have my man cut it twice this week --- you know, I could ask him to come by your place if you need help with it." My mother politely declined, then promptly went in the house, called my dad and read him the riot act. That's how it's done in the south.
@@DC4L_86 its scum bags that have ruined pitbulls reps, absolute scummy humans,,,,,,, How you treat anything you will receive back,, if these scum abuse hit kick dogs and train them to fight what do the stupid human race think... Animals over people always xx
As a former Detective Sgt from the south ( Appalachia) there were times when I was on the stand and nearly bit my tongue off to keep from chucking at some of the things attorneys would say to me. And sometimes to each other. There were a handful of attorneys that you knew once you took the stand you were about to go for a ride. I never took it personally as it's their job and I always tried to explain to my younger, newer officers to do the same. But I have definitely heard some dandys over the years.
No matter what this lawyer says the investigation was not done according to protocol. Doing all of this does not make it any different. She could only use the information that was given to her. If she was given the proper pictures and items according to protocol she could have done more.
You can if there is reasonable probability. As in the opposite of reasonable doubt. It doesn’t have to be proven to 100% but to the level a reasonable man would view it. Have I got that right? (I’m Aussie so not sure)
Zercie is a good expert witness. Can he dig AM out of this hole? AM cannot be trusted. He has no credability. He's going to prison forever anyway. Harpoon 'Hoops' Harpootlian has his hands full and I hope he gets paid for his service.
Well they did until it turns out they failed to get their expert ALL the evidence and didn't require a report in writing to back him up. Plus late night last minute evidence isn't helpful
Both the prosecution and the defense were bumbling idiots almost the entire trial. The defense did a better job than the prosecution at proving Alex was guilty. Zercie was the only expert witness they had that didn't make Alex look more guilty. I didn't care for the prosecutor trying to invalidate Zercie's testimony because he didn't write a report. SO WHAT. It was clear that Zercie was not on anyone's "side". He was just answering the questions. For the prosecutor to try to make baseless personal attack was childish. Especially since Zercie never said anything disparaging about the SLED bunch. Lastly, it was so stupid that both the prosecution and the defense tried to make expert witnesses look bad because they were being paid for their testimony. Again, SO WHAT! How can you make that a point against someone else when you're doing the same thing? I mean after all, weren't the lawyers being paid?
On his testimony alone I wouldn't convict AM. All the state has is financial crimes (not a motive in my opinion) and him forgetting her was at the dog kennel after a traumatic event. Not enough for me. None of the states evidence put AM behind the gun. That coupled with shotty police work... acquittal.
Who really killed these two innocent loving people? Who had the motive? "where there is smoke, there is fire" There is plenty of "smoke" on this case. Simple.....
Looking in as an observer I have concluded that Alex Murdaugh was the monarch of a large domain. The Ewing's of several counties in South Carolina. He, his family members and friends are powerful and have great influence in this location. I would not rule out that any of his privileged attorney kinships, family or his dubious friends would help in out in any way. To include lying and fabricating information.
Wow, the fact that everyone is so "ga-ga" over a paid witness who lied several times on the stand, gave half-truths, made misleading statements and had no idea who the lead investigator on the case was made him pretty slip shod at best. He also wrote no report so he could say anything up there as needs be. Obviously everyone in that state covered up for Alex until the law firm needed to turn. on him to access their insurance funds. Had that not happened the good old boys would have protected Alex forever and no law enforcement would have ever pursued finding out who did this. That's the reality.
Your losing when your plan of defense is overwhelming the jury with obsolete fact and criticism of the competence of the Crime Scene Investigation team. Your never in a good position when you have to begin defense with discrediting the investigatory process. I'm almost willing to bet that his guy will get a slap on the wrist for the execution of his family just so he can further pamper his firstborn. This families corruption is deeply embedded in the entire county and possibly state. I would argue that no jury is trustworthy within that state. Sadly almost every county has this type of family in it. Judges, deputies, sheriffs and any law office is devoted to protecting first their money and then their power and lastly their family but their family non the less.
Harpootlian is showing his age and his unlikeability factors into the jurors ultimate judgement. Although legalese and details of the case are relevant, they are confusing to a jury. Lies, questionable behavior and credibility become the basis of any human being's behavior., not expert testimony.
Kenneth is 100%spot on sled made plenty of mistakes and where very inexperienced at the crime scene, so im afraid this case against alex will be dismissed due to police errors.
@@brega6286 well they really haven't got any solid evidence that he's guilty and no murder weapon was found ,they can't just throw him in jail for suspicion of murder.
Here we go…defense picking up reasonable doubt based on the entitlement showed AM. His family had a loooong history of being prosecutors and running that part of the state. Law enforcement takes care of their own AM and his family had power and deep roots in law enforcement.
I would have asked the prosecutor if he was getting paid to be there also. What about the judge. Is he getting paid to be there. The bailiffs, the stenographer. Of course they are getting paid to be there. It's their job. Why wouldn't this guy be paid to do his job the same as everyone else. What a jack@ss. I expect to be paid when I do my job. Doesn't everyone. Then he has the audacity to ask him how much he's being paid. Excuse me! I guarantee this prosecutor is making a heII of a lot more than this expert on the stand. Alec is a sheister for sure. And he's going to go away for a long time for all the fraud and stealing but there isn't any real evidence that he killed them. When this story first came out on dateline a couple years ago my only thoughts were that someone was getting revenge for the boat incident and the fact that Paul was getting away with Mallory beach's death and that he continued to be reckless and not give 2 $hits about it cuz he knew his family was untouchable.
Exactly Dick had already expressed that when using the experts it's very costly that is why he did not want them just sitting around waiting to take the stand.
Only a monster could kill his son . Something tells me Alex didn't do it . I've watched a great deal of this case . There's not a lot of real hard evidence . When i was 14 a local fat kid and i went to jail for a crime 3 much older kids did . Its a long story that my wife hates to hear .I was working at the time that the crime happened . Doing my Sunday papers route. My uncle was driving me around because they were to heavy to carry. I did 3 months in a Juvenile hall before i was wrongfully found guilty . Because a women gave bad eye witness testimony and and insisted that it was me and the fat kid joey C. His parents testified that he was home all night but at the end of the day we were found guilty. I was badly beat 2 different time through all this . The 1st was by a17 year old black kid in jail over a girl that I didn't even know . I didn't even know he was mad at me until he blacken my eye . Then after i got out . I was walking home from school a few weeks later . i was in 8th grade the police pull up on me . A large man about 6'3'' 240lbs jumped out of the passenger seat of the police car . He chased me down to a dead end road by railroad tracks. He beat me badly .He broke my 2 front teeth in half . The man that beat me was the man whos property was stolen . The 3 boy stole garbage can and some lawn furniture and some kind of tent , This is was i was wrongfully imprisoned and beaten up badly 2 times. Over a garbage can and lawn furniture . what a joke . Its a long story that i tell better in person but 100% true . But there are a lot of people in jail right now that are innocent . The legal system is so expensive that a poor or working class person cant get a fair trail . That's why 98% of convictions are plea deals . sorry if my spelling is not the best , I typed this fast . But everything i said is true
@@faithhouses6725 of course …but why lie about it🤷🏻♀️ surely if you wanted to help the investigation you would be saying “ I was there just minutes before you are saying they were shot” you would be desperate and you would give every detail you could.
Good thing you aren’t a prosecutor. You would be sending so many innocent ppl to prison with your ignorance. This is somebody’s life. If you want to take his life away by putting him in prison until he dies then you better prove and be positive he did it.
I can usually quickly make decisions on guilt or innocence.......AM was crooked as a barrel of fishhooks but I am not convinced that he killed his wife and son. But I'm starting to think that the prosecution is maybe a little crooked themselves or just not great attorneys
innocent until proven guilty. comments below have him guilty before hearing ALL evidence, he survived attempt on his life in Sept, no motive, drug addled addiction affects recall, Police errors at scene, being a liar & thief does not make a murderer. he is PREJUDGED in small jealous S.C. town. NO MOTIVE - $$ not enough. rethink gossip village.
I think this is a draw. Hairpoodle is as ineffective as ever and again totally disrespectful of the judge. The witness wasn't present and is not the calibre of any number of witnesses brought forth last week by the prosecution. This prosecutor is the weakest link on the state's team. He fumbles around and his line of questioning is far too aggressive... badgering a poor old man. He didn't manage to flip this witness the way the other prosecutor flipped Mark Ball. As an observer following this case very closely, my reaction to this witness was "meh". Nothing he said struck me as particularly noteworthy. He comes off a little like just another member of the good 'ole boys club. On the re-direct Hairpoodle says, "Lemme see if I can do this in under 5 minutes." Does he have a bus to catch? His demeanor is overbearingly arrogant. Disrespecting the judge every chance he gets, "I'm not finished yet". He makes me want to poke him in the eye.
The main problem is whilst police did a shoddy and bad job at the crime scene, the defendant is so unlikeable and such a bad character, his goose is more than half--way cooked. He has engaged in years of being a lying, stealing, and heartless rogue con on such a large scale, it is easy to see how the next step for him is double homicide. The reality is this appears to be a planned homicide, the dogs did not bark, and the video taken moments before the double homicide was of Alex's voice being heard in the background, and all the family members appearing calm, as there was no unknown assailant lurking in the shadows. It would have been difficult for somebody to have driven up and ambushed them on their remote property, and Alex would more than likely have been the target, and not his wife and son! It is clear as it was a planned homicide, that the one killer likely used 2 guns, to throw the cops off his scent, and make it appear there were two killers and not one at the crime scene. This expert witness is great, but can only dig so far, of the mess Alex created.
How many local & state police officers carry plastic boxes and tarps “to stand on” & “cover murder victims” to prevent contaminating a scene?” Defense would then critique that the plastic box & tarp was laying for months in a car trunk & likely “contaminated the scene.”
I thought about that how much stuff do you put in a patrol 🚓 car to weight it down in a high speed chase? Plus nothing should have been touched until the right equipment became available
There was dozen’s of people walking all over the crime scene. Alex tried to get a big crowd so it would cause a lot of confusion. He was on the phone the whole time. He is exactly where he needs to be.
@@johnsavage3073 You missed the point..there were significant deficiencies in the investigations that several times the Prosecution sought to rehabilitate it by say "... they tried.."
I believe this witness testimony cast doubt on the state’s case. IMO the defense won this round. Not 100% sure Alex will be found guilty for murdering his wife and son.
This witness is unbiased and stating his expert opinion. He remained calm and professional even when the prosecutor accused him of being "paid" to testify. I am not familiar enough to have an opinion on guilt or innocence; however, I have watched both prosecutors. I do not like this one at all. He is unprofessional and a smart ass IMO. 🙏 For all the families affected by all the tragedies that have occured.
IMO this expert witness really proved that SLED dropped the ball on that investigation. The Prosecution is too aggressive towards the expert witness who is only trying to answer the ?!
well they failed to investigate and document things. did they also fail to swab the shower after clothes were found by it, and a puddle of water? could have been traces of victims' blood or something. Or at least rule it out.
@@betty-janececile5214 lol they shoul d have done it anyway. could have been evidence or lack of any, that could help find the truth. They had no idea who any suspect was, they should have ruled people out by investigation.
My favorite opening line was "Wouldn't you have liked to have met detective Laura Rutland?" He was chomping at the bit to show the scientist was given fragmented evidence & told not to generate report. Easier to sandbag other side. My ex is attorney & used to laugh gleefully when going into trial doing this. For him it wasn't about truth, it was about winning. He lost all moral values... not long after, I didn't know the man I met anymore. He began hanging w his criminal clients, hiding payments, P.O. Boxes, currying favor & ending up w land all over. Disgusting.
I felt this Expert witness was very informative & pointed out important issues that SLED. Like all the other defense witnesses, the Prosecutions disrespectful attitude towards the witnesses was uncomfortable & unnecessary. Ppl can agree to disagree & still be cordial to one another.
The State side looks like they bored with this witness, They got in their heads that he is guilty, just BC Alex has lied & stole, But I do believe Alex is Innocent, I believe He loved Maggie & His son
From the start, my first question has been.....if he really ran to both his wife & son to check their condition, & says he tried to roll them over, how does he not have blood on him?? I have not heard anyone really question him about that. He does at one point say he got a little blood on his fingertips, when the blood on his steering wheel was questioned. Just so much about this case is crazy.
Police made MANY MANY mistakes. oversights, failure to take molds,. failure to bring crime sheets, grid it out the crime scene, and spent.much time standing around crime scene vs making inch by inch search of area!! They were.terrible!!
EVERYONE has had difficulty with the microphone on the witness box for this case. WHY HAVENT THEY REPLACED IT WITH ONE THAT REACHES THE HIEGHT OF ADULTS ????!!!!
They should have a paid expert testify on proper courtroon procedures and protocol.Maybe an audio engineer testify to as why this court case should be a mistrial because of the jury's inability to correctly hear all the evidence.Lol.
It's been driving me crazy too! And that odd chair lol.
@@hotdogtrainer5359 And the Attorneys wander around the entire area WITHOUT a lapel mic which means much of their verbal utterances are also lost. I'm at a loss as to how such ineptitude is acceptable in a US Court , and in a DOUBLE MURDER case, to boot !!! Plus it's being streamed LIVE ... GLOBALLY!!!
I'm utterly gobsmacked as I'm following this in Australia !!!!!!!!!!
@@hotdogtrainer5359 It looks like they’re perched on an uncomfortable stool!!
Ha ha ha 😂
This man, Mr Zercie was a perfect wittness. The lawyer on the prosecution tried to belittle him. Sorry, he used to be a Police, Dectective, now a humble PhD scientist. He was gentle and on point with all of his answers. Good man.
He's not a PhD when the prosecutor gave him the title of doctor he said Mr. But Yeah he was a good witness because he added to the defense claims that crime scene was a mess and more evidence should have been collected at the scene.
Yea, you are right, the lawyer is down right rude and instead of asking question for clarification, he is trying hard to discredict Mr Zercie. And the lawyer is a mess, not sure what the heck is he trying to achieved,
Do they always do sloppy investigation work?
@@royjenkins2293outside looking in... couldn't the officers have had string w markings along way as measure? I think the police knowing how soft ground was, perhaps didn't lay measuring device in the soft earth to stop selves from leaving linear imprint. I knit and crochet and am thinking some marked yarn or string that could have been pulled alongside the prints, thus, having photo w measurements that give better idea of what is where in photograph when enhanced?
I thought that the proscution would pursue the "croneyism" angle and ask if it was the local PD's familiarity with the accused that let them allow all and sundry to mill around the crime scene. His "moral" and legal support etc. They'd still have the blood evidence, the phone, etc.
Alot of mistakes were made in this case. The house should have been sealed phones and clothes taken, and they should have driven Alex to the police department for a proper statement.
That's the way it is when the lawyers are in cahoots with the police department they're all crooked in the South when it comes to the law
@@reneescabora7291 and they run like roaches when the lights come on.
The good Ole boy network
Right. Everyone was interviewed over and over again in law enforcement vehicles. Nuts. As if they wanted. the info then again they wanted to ditch the info if they felt like it later. Rogan, who is a key witness in the case said he called in to law enforcement to see if they wanted a statement from him and then they interviewed him in a cop car at a convenience shop parking lot. What?!?! Nothing was secured. The buildings adjacent were not even looked at, the house wasn't looked at until some time the next day and then it was only a cursory glance by one officer alone, guided around by Good Old Innocent Boy Brother John. The authorities never even bothered to check the victims phone until like a year later. A year later? When oops they found that Alex erased a bunch of stuff from it manually right after blowing his son's brain out of his head. They all wanted Alex to go free including this prosecutorial team and that's a fact.
@cck the good Ole Boy network is alive and well. And let that about that law firm... so Noone in the finance department called the insurance companies??? No one look at filed paperwork at the clerks office???
I also agree if Alex acted more in shock and awe and possibly fainting at the scene, law enforcement wouldn't have look at him and his financial crimes would have quietly been swept under the rug. He would have still been practicing today.
Every time Paul got in trouble, he called grandpa...
Arm chair experts 😂
Hey, Zercie, the crime scene was handled exactly the way Alex wanted it to be. He asked all his lawyer buddies to come over, with the other two Murdaugh brothers. They gawked around crime scene, stayed in the house, even in the gun room.
Alex is a stager and a poser.
You give Alex too much credit. He's not that bright to me. If he wanted his cronies to help him, they should have covered the basics that are coming out through the testimony.
You are aware police can control crime scenes, right? Not only can they control it, they are responsible for it until it’s processed. Alex couldn’t control it, even police were walking through not following basic preservation protocol. But according to you Alex planned that out. 😅 that’s reaching beyond most I’ve heard, god I hope you’re never on a jury!!!
You hold Alex responsible for law enforcement NOT securing and protecting the crime scene 😳😳😳
Ridiculous
@@brenbreez there is proof he did the same with the boat crash and that the law didn’t do their job because of him and who his son is. So I believe they were sloppy because and for him at his family’s crime scene
They left lot and lots of footprints.
This is the right way to investigate crime scenes. The man is a very good teacher. The defense team is on track.
I know nothing and watching video I thought it was odd they didn't secure the scene and didn't secure Alex either..
@@sherrydobbins188 in the cop car
I have watched a few of these over a few days and have been surprised at the number of people (friends) who wandered around the crime scene. I've investigated clinical incidents and shut people out so the environment can be examined before clean up. Protective clothing was always worn. Just being a viewer of CSI programs, I am gobsmacked that no protective boots were worn, deceased weren't covered by waterproof tents and visitors weren't evicted from the premises. This may well work in the defendant's favour. I really like this witness. It wasn't clear to me that there were only sandal prints during this testimony. The prosecutor is feeling under pressure too. No finger prints taken.
Same!! I used to be addicted to fbi files back in the day as a teen... and even knowledge from that far back, popped into my head, when I watched the officers body cam... just started watching the case and that was the first video I seen.... definitely seems like it was done on purpose!!! Also with Alex's knowledge, if he really cared about who done it, he would've been bossing everyone around about evidence.... I would've I think and I have no schooling on anything to do with law... just common sense...
Thank you for your insight
@@evilneedsputinitsplace Thought the same, like it was done on purpose
This will absolutely work to the defendants favor.
I agree. The crime scene was definitely not properly secured.
They let his family and lawyer into the property and house before the crime scene was investigated and released.
Who does that?
I have so much respect for MrZercie at how he didn’t allow himself to be intimidated by prosecution
He knows the game. Defense purposely doesn’t ask for written report. Defense will supply worst if findings or lack thereof. It’s a chess game. Poot plays chess, not checkers.
So slimy to not have him document his findings in a report. Lol
@@peschi79 I rewound this 3 x. Cressi definitely lied about his notes being in computer then 3 separate times had to change answers about what exactly he did have on his laptop. Quantified answers, yes, but jurors aren't wise to why he was doing that. He did it bc he knew was given selective scene information to assess w all his credentials behind it.
Or manipulated by the defense.
I'm rarely impressed by people's intelligence, and this guy definitely amazed me and left a definite impression
I know him and he’s a great guy!
He does leave an impression 🥁💥
Not smiling now. What Do you watch the defendants fave during each persons testimony and cross
I hope SLED has learned from their mistakes and whether you think Alex is guilty or not, there were clearly lots of mistakes.
Piece of Paul's Skull size of a baseball left behind after bodies removed, disgraceful
When SLED showed up at the murder scene, the whole ass Hampton good ol’ boys’, 100-year-old club of regional lawyers was there. If Murdaugh WASN’T guilty - and hindsight is 20-20 - any invasive investigation means that every LEO agent and agency is getting sued. No thanks. I’m not blaming SLED.
As far as the photos goes it was raining they got the pictures as soon as they could all this does is create doubt
There were no footprint impressions taken. All of the footprint evidence is photographic!! They even found the footprint of an INVESTIGATOR NEAR PAUL'S BODY!!!! WTF???
We can only hope that SLED has learned their lesson, but as humans were infalliable .
Great witness. The prosecutor tried to trip him up but he was utterly unsuccessful.
You don't need to be an expert witness to see the photos were extremely poor.
The whole investigation into the crime scene was poor...contaminating the scene, no finger print tests, no tests of the sheets & no testing of the clothing
Reminds me of the sham police in South Africa
The prosecution was definitely not prepared to ask the correct questions. The only way he could discredit the witness was to ask him how much he was getting paid. They all get paid.
The state expert witness are also getting paid by taxpayers.
@Tara Mcgavan ..I'm confused...you have two conflicting (conditions you have written)?
@taramcgavan7654 Incompetent how?
One great mistake was putting an EXPERT witness on the stand with only a portion of the facts of the case. Until that came out he was looking pretty good then it was like oops big gaping holes 🕳 for the defence effort whereas before they had done OK with showing mistakes by SLED
@@AnitaSouthall the gaping holes are do to a shoddy investigation. There really wasn’t much done. One glaring mistake was to not put a ruler down by the shoe prints. Hell even Bigfoot trackers know to do that much. The idiot who was questioning him at one point was standing behind him poking him in the arm. Honestly both sides are horrible as attorneys. Both have made tons of mistakes.
He is right about its beyond me how they didn't take detailed photos close up of the footwear impressions or casts. The investigators did botch alot of things but I almost wonder if they knew the good ole boy Alex was behind it so they purposely botched alot of it. STILL GUILTY!!
Well, they really didn’t need any footwear castings did they, Alex got rid of his shoes and clothes. And the area had been hosed off, too.
It also rained…
they didn't expect the trail
@@solowu what trail?
@@stevegarvin5607 maybe means trial???
They just let everyone walk around free and happy around that crime scene. It should have been Alex at least being made to stand still by the cop car and not walking around all over and the cops walking all over. That video was crazy!
Paul & Maggie not even covered up when it was raining, a baseball size piece of Paul's skull was left behind on the ground after bodies removed, disgraceful all round.
Yes normally if you ask someone to stay bsck, stay still or sit down FFS
This gentleman from New Haven is brilliant!! He is definitely an expert in the field of forensic evidence!! I learned so much in just a few minutes of his testimony!!!
A lot of these folk got all degrees because he knows people probably. It's hard to trust anybody
Getting all three degrees from the same institution isn't the wisest thing!
What the hell... what did he find at the kennel ?!?!🤷🏼... LH mercy... well what about the kennel 🤷🏼??!?
THIS WITNESS nails the prosecution with his persistent qualifications of his answers. He is precise with his words!! Excellent WITNESS on specifics.
"Sorry, how many times have you been qualified to do tire impressions" .... "Approximately *200* ... and footwear" 🧠
He is great to listen to. He’d be an excellent mentor for someone new to the field.
This attorney needs to get his ACT together. Shuffling papers, changing his mind and saying sorry all the time to the judge….he’s out of it! I wrote this message and he’s still shuffling!
I read this comment while he was shuffling..and he still shuffling
He has a very good reputation. Well known. I’m sure it’s his brilliant legal abilities, which I would know nothing of. But he certainly has a clunky presentation. Griffin as well. Hard to listen to. They often ask a question that the witness has just answered, but they didn’t hear it because they were shuffling papers.
Lolllll
😂
This guy is to good for this idiot defense
Drones are needed at the crime scene to document and register everything
Seems like that's a great idea but doesn't excuse junior staff being sent to such a crime scene without following best practice protocols
I love how unflappable this man was. I’m definitely on the State’s side, but State’s attorney (Metters, Meathers) was a real jackass.
Totally agree.
I agree, he really behaves like a petulant child.
A complete Jackass for sure. Both sides have attorneys who I find annoying by rushing witnesses to hurry up and answer or briefly explain or summarize the answer. Also constantly interrupting while they answer. This behavior and these interruptions are not helpful to a jury.
@Miki Miyazaki harpootlian?
@Miki Miyazaki must be a different person.
I have total respect for this man. Totally expert witness. I think Alec made it difficult by asking his lawyer friends to attend the crime scene. There was interference from Alec's brother and buddies, SLED agents were limited without getting warrants etc, buying time for evidence to be compromised.
Agree
Sled did a lousy job when they contaminated the crime scene no finger prints, no weapons, and Alex had a blackout rifle , they try to say it was used in the crime, but could not prove it. And it was not the rifle and they knew it. Also moved the bodies when they were not suppose to, and covered them in sheets, and allowed Alex to stay on the phone and walk up and down the property. Never checked him for gun residue on his hands never checked him at all, never secured the scene. Could of gave a crap, until days later, that's how they accuse and innocent man if I was on that jury, they would have not gone home for weeks , until they could prove he did It beyond a reasonable doubt, which they did not do, and there should be another trial, they violated his rights, period .
Why do these attorneys not have their papers in order? They never can find what they’re looking for!! ridiculous
The case is too TECHNICAL for these OLD SCHOOL attorneys. They needed to hire a high tech consultant/lawyer for assistance.
They needed Life Alert.
I have seen and heard a lot of things that could bring reasonable doubt. No actual evidence to prove who did it. Two different guns were used. One witness said it had to be a short person. Whoever did it had to be a very sick puppy.
Not guilty, hung jury!
@@sharinmythoughts2510that could happen...I haven't watched much of this case. But what I've heard so far, there have been a lot of mistakes done. By the police and AM. It's a horrible situation all around.
Not guilty
There's definitely enough reasonable doubt. Plus the lead prosecutor comes across like he has some personal vendetta against AM.
I agree. Some of the evidence doesn’t add up to AM. He is guilty but I don’t think he pulled the trigger. Hired someone maybe. Not sure
That defense lawyer is so RUDE!!!!! The witness was soft spoken, calm, detailed.
Funny how the defense lawyer asks the witness if he is paid to go in the court room...yes, just like you dude. You are working, so if he.
I don't care what more is said, murdough was heard on the phone minutes before murders and his car GPS puts him at the scene the whole time and leaving the scene before calling police. Everything before that was merely circumstantial, but the phone audio and car GPS is hard evidence that he either did it or was there while it was happening.
Exactly
When I first watched the police body cam videos I wondered why they were allowing people to wonder around the scene, potentially contaminating evidence. And I know dink about forensics. Turns out my instincts were correct, according to Mr. Zercie.
Same
I agree with you. The police were all over the place, walking close to Maggie & Paul. Yes, they put the crime scene tape up after they walked all all over the scene. They did not even have the Crime scene report paper to write a report. They used a small tablet. Not prepared at all.
Wow. He is so right. Forensics examination was non existent.
It boils down to where is the clothes you wore and he was at the kennel..thats is goin to stick in the jury's mind. Point Blank Period
It's unfortunate that finding the real killer was not what stood out nor did they attempt to find out where any of the rest of the family was, or follow any basic forensics in technology nor physical evidence. This will cost the state of South Carolina and its people a conviction and the actual takedown of this dynasty. They got one and that's all they'll get. That is, of course, until he is granted a new trial on appeal. Watch Poot back him up and say he was ineffective counsel. This is all strategy, ladies and gentlemen.
This is the dream defense expert witness. His CV is unimpeachable, and his knowledge is so vast that he could probably pick apart any crime scene. From a defense perspective, all you need to do is sow some reasonable doubt and this guy is the ultimate tool for that.
This expert is great. Hello, perhaps you’d want to take the footprint to the right of the door where the alleged shooter was standing.
What are your thoughts on the initial officer, coming upon the scene after the 911 call? He doesn't detain AM, he doesn't tell him to get on the ground, nothing....even after he sees two bodies on the ground. AND he states on his radio, that 'the scene is secured', and AM is still walking around. The officer also states that the deceased are 'gunshot wounds to the head'
This initial officer, supposedly, had NO IDEA what he was walking in to, if there were other shooters, other suspects, etc. The initial officer had NO IDEA, supposedly, that AM, who was standing and walking around was not armed, or a threat to HIM. Did you see the 'pat down' of AM by this officer?
Yes, I was wondering that also. WIth full respect for the officer, I wonder what others would do with AM immediately upon their arrival. The officer checked him for weapons, asked him some basics then AM wondered around.
Where are you getting to see pics?
Inexperienced
Do you know who Alick Murdaugh was in that community? Daddy Randolph? Grampa Buster?
If you treat a historical family of lawyers like a criminal and youre wrong your career is over.
It was as if Alex had control of the scene because he did.
Miki, there is a burden of proof in our system that belongs to the state and the state alone.
What's more, law enforcement has no duty except to preserve all the evidence. "But she TRIED" is no excuse for mishandling the crime scene and throwing possible evidence into the garbage.
The state's attorney's tactic of questioning what the witness dud early in his career vs. today is idiotic because there was much less of a need to preserve evidence since DNA testing was not as extensive as it is today.
This is one of the most interesting testimonies I’ve heard in this trial. Calm and clear answers even when he’s being badgered 👏
Zercie may have noticed CSIS mistakes, however Alex made plenty of blunders himself.
Oh, there's no doubt about making mistakes but the question is from incompetence or on purpose? The local law enforcement has been in the Murdaugh's pocket for decades.
One question? Why did you lie and say you weren’t at the kennels? Where are the cloths you were wearing? Why did you want your mothers caregiver to lie how long you were there? And were you so upset with your son about the boat incident and you being sued, that you killed him so they would drop the lawsuit?
Any lie is enough for me. Innocent people have no reason to lie.
The investigators, lawyers, police don't know, so why are you asking where the cloths is/are. Do you think a TH-camr will tell you? You have to have an open mind and hear all the evidence and wait for the jury.......According to withness they did not do a good job and made big mistakes preserving evidence including Paul’s skull the size of a baseball’ was left behind at crime scene.
Every one of these questions is relevant and damning.
🤣🤣🤣🤣the prosecution did not present a single piece of evidence of his guilt, I just hope jury is smarter than you.
He used the boat incident as an out for a "so called killer" to kill his wife and son in order to take the heat off of him that was getting hotter from his colleagues looking through his financial mishandling.
What a good teacher. I know everyone in the courtroom is learn tons of fun information useful in the future detective work. The defense is also highlighting the prosecutor points
Otherwise, loved the lecture on doing" GREAT DETEVTIVE WORK"
What??
How did they not preserve paul and maggie's clothing?! There could have been trace evidence from the suspect on their bodies? That was a huge mistake. And no foot covering during the initial walkthrough. This was not an acceptable way to go through this crime scene.
What a young voice does this man have. Incredible. If you close your eyes and listen to him talk I bet you wouldn’t give him more than 35 yo 😮
Yes but he sounds so shakey and nervous
@@elainekellogg6345 To tell u the truth I would be too, I’m petrified of any speech in front of more than 3 people. And this is in front of 200.000 😱
@@elainekellogg6345 He sounds like he has essential tremor. It's pretty common in seniors.
I was actually surprised how young he is for such an old sounding and shakey voice 🤔🤷
He may have spasmodic dysphonia (also known as laryngeal dystonia)
I was listening only and then started watching. I was amazed this man was the voice. Agree 👍
This defense team kept this little gem in their pocket until it was their return, and it was a brilliant. They have pulled apart every piece of BS. The prosecution has come up with and I’m here for it. This is what you call a proper defense.
I wish the defense would have done this sooner and not wasted all this time.
He still killed his family,
Stole from most every client he had, including the Gloria who raised his children and kept house for 20
Years-
3.4 million, and Alec still said, “it’s in progress” and he kept it all. Planned it all out and involved another lawyer to steal from the special needs children of his 20 year long house keeper, and person who raised his children while he boated and did events. Lol. Just so happens Alec’s phone went dead/ turned off during the time of the murders, his murder for hire he lied about just like he lied about the rest. I pray the jury sees what the rational people of America see. This family’s tyranny is finally over and coming to light
@@TheAverageSavage1021
And now, found guilty..
Justice prevailed..
😁👌🏻...
How dare you question law enforcement?!? Lol
Wow 😳 that gentleman has such an amazing n hard career! Such a blessing! Incredible wisdom and heart.
Awesome witness. Prosecutor actually being rude makes him appear afraid of the testimony. It actually hurts his case. Imply8ng he’s lying to get paid more?? Seriously??? I watch a lot of true crime and sadly it’s been my experience that private experts appear to be more unbiased and follow better protocols and capture better evidence. Especially in inexperienced small town organizations
They have to bring that up because there is an implicit bias towards the hand that feeds you. If this investigator was hired to do all this work and come out on the side of the state, the defense would not put him on the stand. The jury has to be reminded of this bias and determine how much weight to give it towards the testimony given. It's lawyering 101.
He acts like he’s on the same pills Alex was
Does somebody want to fix that microphone stand because every witness has to be told to sit closer...i cannot hear you.....
Gotta love southern attorneys. The mastery of passive-aggressiveness is damn near a clinic.
@@ridgiedidgie4444 Pitbulls? Why discriminate against pitbulls. All dogs sniff each other no matter the blood line. I find that remark offensive because I'm 37 and owned pitbulls since a teen,I own 2 at the moment and they are around my 6 children and have never had problems out of none of my pitbulls. They are just like any other dog. It's how they are raised if you are trying to label them in the same category as most hypocrites do
The art of genteel agression is learned early in the south. Once our neighbor put my mother on notice that we better cut our grass soon by saying, "All this rain lately sure has made the grass grow, hasn't it -- why I had to have my man cut it twice this week --- you know, I could ask him to come by your place if you need help with it." My mother politely declined, then promptly went in the house, called my dad and read him the riot act. That's how it's done in the south.
@@DC4L_86 its scum bags that have ruined pitbulls reps, absolute scummy humans,,,,,,, How you treat anything you will receive back,, if these scum abuse hit kick dogs and train them to fight what do the stupid human race think... Animals over people always xx
As a former Detective Sgt from the south ( Appalachia) there were times when I was on the stand and nearly bit my tongue off to keep from chucking at some of the things attorneys would say to me. And sometimes to each other. There were a handful of attorneys that you knew once you took the stand you were about to go for a ride. I never took it personally as it's their job and I always tried to explain to my younger, newer officers to do the same. But I have definitely heard some dandys over the years.
No matter what this lawyer says the investigation was not done according to protocol. Doing all of this does not make it any different. She could only use the information that was given to her. If she was given the proper pictures and items according to protocol she could have done more.
They didn’t just make mistakes, they totally botched the whole thing. Amateur Hour. Those cops ALL need training!
If you watch the early days of this trial, you'll see that all these investigators got promoted after 6/7/21
Sled did a horrible job investigating. I think there is reasonable doubt to acquit. He probably killed them but you can’t convict on probably.
You can if there is reasonable probability. As in the opposite of reasonable doubt. It doesn’t have to be proven to 100% but to the level a reasonable man would view it. Have I got that right? (I’m Aussie so not sure)
Except for the Cell phone of his voice at the scene and all the tracking
@@brettlawson9488 I get that but you can’t prove it’s his voice. I understand what your saying but I don’t think it’s an easy conviction.
Yup, that sounds right to me (I'm a Canadian). Any reasonable person looking at the evidence can clearly see Murdaugh's guilty af.
@@bigdaddyj4525 to 7 people testimony it was his voice versus he denied being there.
Prosecution lost this one.Witness is amazing and full of knowledge.
The Defense gained ground with this expert.
Not really. It still does not discount for the whereabouts of Alex Murdaugh.
Zercie is a good expert witness. Can he dig AM out of this hole? AM cannot be trusted. He has no credability. He's going to prison forever anyway. Harpoon 'Hoops' Harpootlian has his hands full and I hope he gets paid for his service.
Well they did until it turns out they failed to get their expert ALL the evidence and didn't require a report in writing to back him up. Plus late night last minute evidence isn't helpful
Sure, let off the guy who asked a policeman "how you doing" while his son and wife laid dead, with brain matter...scattered all over the area.
Both the prosecution and the defense were bumbling idiots almost the entire trial. The defense did a better job than the prosecution at proving Alex was guilty. Zercie was the only expert witness they had that didn't make Alex look more guilty. I didn't care for the prosecutor trying to invalidate Zercie's testimony because he didn't write a report. SO WHAT. It was clear that Zercie was not on anyone's "side". He was just answering the questions. For the prosecutor to try to make baseless personal attack was childish. Especially since Zercie never said anything disparaging about the SLED bunch. Lastly, it was so stupid that both the prosecution and the defense tried to make expert witnesses look bad because they were being paid for their testimony. Again, SO WHAT! How can you make that a point against someone else when you're doing the same thing? I mean after all, weren't the lawyers being paid?
On his testimony alone I wouldn't convict AM. All the state has is financial crimes (not a motive in my opinion) and him forgetting her was at the dog kennel after a traumatic event. Not enough for me. None of the states evidence put AM behind the gun. That coupled with shotty police work... acquittal.
or much lesser charge.
Who really killed these two innocent loving people? Who had the motive? "where there is smoke, there is fire" There is plenty of "smoke" on this case. Simple.....
These geezers have told every damn witness that they can't hear them when they first take the stand.
I took notice as well😂
I was hoping at lunch someone would spike this guy's drink with some uppers !
Intimidation
I love States attorney Meather he is old school. He wakes me up.....hopefully AM never get out
Are You sloww. Maybe you should just stay asleep
Man,!!!! This lawyer is upset because this expert witness has revealed their incompetents
imagine how many prisoners might go free if the crime scene people did their job right.
This court room is the worst! That chair looks very uncomfortable and can we talk about the microphone!? 🤨
Looking in as an observer I have concluded that Alex Murdaugh was the monarch of a large domain. The Ewing's of several counties in South Carolina. He, his family members and friends are powerful and have great influence in this location. I would not rule out that any of his privileged attorney kinships, family or his dubious friends would help in out in any way. To include lying and fabricating information.
Wow, the fact that everyone is so "ga-ga" over a paid witness who lied several times on the stand, gave half-truths, made misleading statements and had no idea who the lead investigator on the case was made him pretty slip shod at best. He also wrote no report so he could say anything up there as needs be. Obviously everyone in that state covered up for Alex until the law firm needed to turn. on him to access their insurance funds. Had that not happened the good old boys would have protected Alex forever and no law enforcement would have ever pursued finding out who did this. That's the reality.
Your losing when your plan of defense is overwhelming the jury with obsolete fact and criticism of the competence of the Crime Scene Investigation team. Your never in a good position when you have to begin defense with discrediting the investigatory process. I'm almost willing to bet that his guy will get a slap on the wrist for the execution of his family just so he can further pamper his firstborn. This families corruption is deeply embedded in the entire county and possibly state. I would argue that no jury is trustworthy within that state. Sadly almost every county has this type of family in it. Judges, deputies, sheriffs and any law office is devoted to protecting first their money and then their power and lastly their family but their family non the less.
Harpootlian is showing his age and his unlikeability factors into the jurors ultimate judgement. Although legalese and details of the case are relevant, they are confusing to a jury. Lies, questionable behavior and credibility become the basis of any human being's behavior., not expert testimony.
“They are confusing to the jury”
Are you on the jury?
SLED did a very poor job; he's still guilty
Probably better to never enter a crime scene if you're unsure and call the police first not to incriminate evidence.
The attorney for the state is a grade a jerk, just because he doesn’t like fact that this guy is RIGHT. And the state is sloppy. He acts like a fool.
Mr Zercie needscto teach a course of SC crime scene evaluations.
Kenneth is 100%spot on sled made plenty of mistakes and where very inexperienced at the crime scene, so im afraid this case against alex will be dismissed due to police errors.
It should be!
@@sharinmythoughts2510 2 people are dead!
I guess it all hinges on reasonable doubt.
@@brega6286 well they really haven't got any solid evidence that he's guilty and no murder weapon was found ,they can't just throw him in jail for suspicion of murder.
Here we go…defense picking up reasonable doubt based on the entitlement showed AM. His family had a loooong history of being prosecutors and running that part of the state. Law enforcement takes care of their own AM and his family had power and deep roots in law enforcement.
And alot of them did Not like him and his family.......
Again...they cannot explain the onstar record that shows his rampage of murder and lies
Alex called as meany family members he could to MUDDY THE SENE
I would have asked the prosecutor if he was getting paid to be there also. What about the judge. Is he getting paid to be there. The bailiffs, the stenographer. Of course they are getting paid to be there. It's their job. Why wouldn't this guy be paid to do his job the same as everyone else. What a jack@ss. I expect to be paid when I do my job. Doesn't everyone. Then he has the audacity to ask him how much he's being paid. Excuse me! I guarantee this prosecutor is making a heII of a lot more than this expert on the stand. Alec is a sheister for sure. And he's going to go away for a long time for all the fraud and stealing but there isn't any real evidence that he killed them. When this story first came out on dateline a couple years ago my only thoughts were that someone was getting revenge for the boat incident and the fact that Paul was getting away with Mallory beach's death and that he continued to be reckless and not give 2 $hits about it cuz he knew his family was untouchable.
AGREE!
Exactly Dick had already expressed that when using the experts it's very costly that is why he did not want them just sitting around waiting to take the stand.
I’m also questioning and criticizing the county’s actions and gathering evidence throughout the crime scene.
They had to go all the way to Connecticut to get someone to testify on the defense side 🤣
Only a monster could kill his son . Something tells me Alex didn't do it . I've watched a great deal of this case . There's not a lot of real hard evidence . When i was 14 a local fat kid and i went to jail for a crime 3 much older kids did . Its a long story that my wife hates to hear .I was working at the time that the crime happened . Doing my Sunday papers route. My uncle was driving me around because they were to heavy to carry. I did 3 months in a Juvenile hall before i was wrongfully found guilty . Because a women gave bad eye witness testimony and and insisted that it was me and the fat kid joey C. His parents testified that he was home all night but at the end of the day we were found guilty. I was badly beat 2 different time through all this . The 1st was by a17 year old black kid in jail over a girl that I didn't even know . I didn't even know he was mad at me until he blacken my eye . Then after i got out . I was walking home from school a few weeks later . i was in 8th grade the police pull up on me . A large man about 6'3'' 240lbs jumped out of the passenger seat of the police car . He chased me down to a dead end road by railroad tracks. He beat me badly .He broke my 2 front teeth in half . The man that beat me was the man whos property was stolen . The 3 boy stole garbage can and some lawn furniture and some kind of tent , This is was i was wrongfully imprisoned and beaten up badly 2 times. Over a garbage can and lawn furniture . what a joke . Its a long story that i tell better in person but 100% true . But there are a lot of people in jail right now that are innocent . The legal system is so expensive that a poor or working class person cant get a fair trail . That's why 98% of convictions are plea deals . sorry if my spelling is not the best , I typed this fast . But everything i said is true
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Paul's kennel video is worth a case closed.
All Paul's video does is puts his Dad at the kennels 4 minutes before the shooter shot Paul and Maggie. It does not make Alec the shooter.
where is the evidence big guy?
@@faithhouses6725 🤪 yep, nope, yep it will!
@@faithhouses6725 of course …but why lie about it🤷🏻♀️ surely if you wanted to help the investigation you would be saying “ I was there just minutes before you are saying they were shot” you would be desperate and you would give every detail you could.
Good thing you aren’t a prosecutor. You would be sending so many innocent ppl to prison with your ignorance. This is somebody’s life. If you want to take his life away by putting him in prison until he dies then you better prove and be positive he did it.
I can usually quickly make decisions on guilt or innocence.......AM was crooked as a barrel of fishhooks but I am not convinced that he killed his wife and son. But I'm starting to think that the prosecution is maybe a little crooked themselves or just not great attorneys
The prosecutor is having anxiety attack! Lol!
Take it easy and relax prosecutor! 😂😂
42:13 minutes wtf no crime scene evidence. It’s all over.
Been over from the jump........Sled botched crime scene.......prove him guilty all you want and he will get a mistrial!!
FINALLY EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY ABOUT HOW THE CRIME SCENE WAS PROCESSED! THIS IS THE ONLY IMPORTANT VIDEO HERE. SLED F*ED UP.
innocent until proven guilty. comments below have him guilty before hearing ALL evidence, he survived attempt on his life in Sept, no motive, drug addled addiction affects recall, Police errors at scene, being a liar & thief does not make a murderer. he is PREJUDGED in small jealous S.C. town. NO MOTIVE - $$ not enough. rethink gossip village.
I think this is a draw. Hairpoodle is as ineffective as ever and again totally disrespectful of the judge. The witness wasn't present and is not the calibre of any number of witnesses brought forth last week by the prosecution. This prosecutor is the weakest link on the state's team. He fumbles around and his line of questioning is far too aggressive... badgering a poor old man. He didn't manage to flip this witness the way the other prosecutor flipped Mark Ball. As an observer following this case very closely, my reaction to this witness was "meh". Nothing he said struck me as particularly noteworthy. He comes off a little like just another member of the good 'ole boys club. On the re-direct Hairpoodle says, "Lemme see if I can do this in under 5 minutes." Does he have a bus to catch? His demeanor is overbearingly arrogant. Disrespecting the judge every chance he gets, "I'm not finished yet". He makes me want to poke him in the eye.
I’d pay good money to see you poke him in the eye. ; )
Does he have a bus to catch?…love it. Good ‘ol Harpy, he never fails to irritate 👍
…..hair poodle!…..can’t stop laughing!
this is one of the signs of defeat !...
Mr Magoo ..very calm today 🤣
The main problem is whilst police did a shoddy and bad job at the crime scene, the defendant is so unlikeable and such a bad character, his goose is more than half--way cooked. He has engaged in years of being a lying, stealing, and heartless rogue con on such a large scale, it is easy to see how the next step for him is double homicide. The reality is this appears to be a planned homicide, the dogs did not bark, and the video taken moments before the double homicide was of Alex's voice being heard in the background, and all the family members appearing calm, as there was no unknown assailant lurking in the shadows. It would have been difficult for somebody to have driven up and ambushed them on their remote property, and Alex would more than likely have been the target, and not his wife and son! It is clear as it was a planned homicide, that the one killer likely used 2 guns, to throw the cops off his scent, and make it appear there were two killers and not one at the crime scene. This expert witness is great, but can only dig so far, of the mess Alex created.
I can’t get over the armpit method 🤣🤣🤣
How many local & state police officers carry plastic boxes and tarps “to stand on” & “cover murder victims” to prevent contaminating a scene?” Defense would then critique that the plastic box & tarp was laying for months in a car trunk & likely “contaminated the scene.”
I thought about that how much stuff do you put in a patrol 🚓 car to weight it down in a high speed chase? Plus nothing should have been touched until the right equipment became available
The prosecutor is not going in the correct direction with this witness. Attack is not a good thing.
The defense lawyers are terrible.
There was dozen’s of people walking all over the crime scene. Alex tried to get a big crowd so it would cause a lot of confusion. He was on the phone the whole time. He is exactly where he needs to be.
SHE TRIED... well here is what my training officer taught me...TRYIN AINT DOING!
@@johnsavage3073 You missed the point..there were significant deficiencies in the investigations that several times the Prosecution sought to rehabilitate it by say "... they tried.."
I hate this prosecutor, bro this is part of trial you can’t win every battle…prosecutor lost this one
Why cant they just get a mic with a longer stem. Everyone is struggling with this one.
It is Mayberry USA, it wasn’t in Andy,s budget.😊
I believe this witness testimony cast doubt on the state’s case. IMO the defense won this round. Not 100% sure Alex will be found guilty for murdering his wife and son.
This witness is unbiased and stating his expert opinion. He remained calm and professional even when the prosecutor accused him of being "paid" to testify.
I am not familiar enough to have an opinion on guilt or innocence; however, I have watched both prosecutors. I do not like this one at all. He is unprofessional and a smart ass IMO.
🙏 For all the families affected by all the tragedies that have occured.
If the sandle doesn’t fit. Then you must aquit.
IMO this expert witness really proved that SLED dropped the ball on that investigation. The Prosecution is too aggressive towards the expert witness who is only trying to answer the ?!
well they failed to investigate and document things. did they also fail to swab the shower after clothes were found by it, and a puddle of water? could have been traces of victims' blood or something. Or at least rule it out.
He wasn't a suspect then
@@betty-janececile5214 lol they shoul d have done it anyway. could have been evidence or lack of any, that could help find the truth. They had no idea who any suspect was, they should have ruled people out by investigation.
The Maid already washed the shower down and did the laundry
Prosecution is flailing around like a drowning child with an attitude problem. That was just sad.
My favorite opening line was "Wouldn't you have liked to have met detective Laura Rutland?" He was chomping at the bit to show the scientist was given fragmented evidence & told not to generate report. Easier to sandbag other side. My ex is attorney & used to laugh gleefully when going into trial doing this. For him it wasn't about truth, it was about winning. He lost all moral values... not long after, I didn't know the man I met anymore. He began hanging w his criminal clients, hiding payments, P.O. Boxes, currying favor & ending up w land all over. Disgusting.
I felt this Expert witness was very informative & pointed out important issues that SLED. Like all the other defense witnesses, the Prosecutions disrespectful attitude towards the witnesses was uncomfortable & unnecessary. Ppl can agree to disagree & still be cordial to one another.
They sure did! I knew on the night video after murders, too many police just walking around with flashlights walking over eevidence!
I said from the beginning this whole investigation was a botched from the beginning and the Judge allowed it into his Courtroom.
The State side looks like they bored with this witness, They got in their heads that he is guilty, just BC Alex has lied & stole, But I do believe Alex is Innocent, I believe He loved Maggie & His son
From the start, my first question has been.....if he really ran to both his wife & son to check their condition, & says he tried to roll them over, how does he not have blood on him??
I have not heard anyone really question him about that.
He does at one point say he got a little blood on his fingertips, when the blood on his steering wheel was questioned.
Just so much about this case is crazy.
Me too. Haven't heard anyone say that. How do you check pulse and roll over your son who brains are blown out and you have no blood on you
@@georgionw6554 Would anyone who sees a body with the brains blown out, honestly check for a pulse?
probably a father or a mother would check for a pulse in their child, regardless.
And all that took only 20 seconds before he called 911.
Intriguing indeed
Police made MANY MANY mistakes. oversights, failure to take molds,. failure to bring crime sheets, grid it out the crime scene, and spent.much time standing around crime scene vs making inch by inch search of area!! They were.terrible!!