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‘Murdaugh Murders’ Trial – Defense Closes Strong
Alex Murdaugh’s brother provides compelling testimony … but prosecutors blast his claim of “full cooperation” from family.
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What happened to Lindsey Edwards? I thought she might come up in the case as it shows Alex is not much of a family man.
Don’t see how John Marvin hep’d “olElick” at all. Added nothing to the story at all except that “Elick” shat himself.
What has happened to Fitsnews? Feels like the death of good, objective and honest journalism. Hope whoever it was paid you guys well.
Johnmarvin was more boring than the state’s beating of the financial dead horse. If I were a juror I’d have found it compelling…as a sleep aid. At least in closing the state can make the case that a guy who would look people he “loved” and “cared” about in the eye while screwing them out of millions could have done the same with a shotgun.
I can’t believe that SLED released the crime scene without getting all pieces of brain and skull fragments.
You just don’t know how it works. Whatever they took is based on standards, procedures, etc. for the most part.
Had a friend one afternoon shoot himself in the head in his marital bed, in the presence of the wife who called 911 and held what was left of him until the cops got there. When I got there the next morning the police and the body and weapon was gone, but his skull, brain matter and blood were still everywhere in the bedroom including all over his widow. They never came back, never returned a phone call, never left a card or note for her to reach counseling resources. There is a huge hole in services in this regard. The State is not gonna clean up a crime scene for you.
I have found the recent videos to be very concise summaries of the trial and testimony. Will and Jen are a good team. She is able to demonstrate amusement & good humor nearly all the time.
Please quit playing with your hair both to Jen and the young man on todays update. Not professional and most distracting!
Don’t forget Alex Murdauch was at the scene of the crime at the time his wife and son were brutally executed and blood spatter was found on his white tshirt. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out who did it! The bible says the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy.
Blood was NOT found on shirt despite the state testing more than 60 spots!!! Fits news reported on brain tissue splatter being found on T (not calling it that — FITS just said it was “high velocity impact spatter”) based on a law enforcement sources but that narrative (not fits news) was wrong.
Prosecution did not learn about failure of tests to be positive for blood or brain matter until a week before trial, when defense filed motion for sanctions (to punish state prosecutors for lying — Defense assumed prosecutors lied, but apparently it was a “lost report”???). Go back & watch day 5ish when state lab t-shirt tester testified about negative (not present) lab results and day 20ish for admission by lead SLED investgator’s (David Owen) testimony that this lie was told to Grand Jury under oath. And watch his frank admission that state obtained indictment to charge Alex under false pretenses. (there was a 2nd “factually incorrect” statement made to GJ under oath too– not just false reporting of tshirt results). Testimony is shocking, frankly.
Defense was courteous enough not to say state “lied.” Just made my typing faster here. Owen surmised state may not have gotten indictment without these 2 false reports (lies) being told to GJ. in other words, STATE ADMITTED UNDER OATH IT DID NOT HAVE ENUF EVIDENCE TO ARREST alex for crime, much less convict him of it!!!!
re: present at crime scene at time of dearh — state’s official (coroner) says 930 is ToD (watch day 1 of defense case, 21 or 22 overall). To make it look better for state, prosecutors refer to 8:49 time that Paul & Maggie have not sent a text or made a call, but this was not validated as time of death by coroner or any state expert. State has only proven Alex was present at 844p — 45 minutes before coroner said they died. So, he was NOT proven to be on the scene at EITHER time the state says murders could have occurred–849 OR 930. If you read/watch legal experts opining on case, most believe case would never have been charged with as little evidence that we now know to be factual. Saw 2 “Fox News” types today discussing case being so weak “it must be republican AG going after Murdaughs who must be Dems.”
Not repeated here by me to allege truth of matter asserted, but just show how puzzled legal community is that Alex is even on trial for a case this weak. State must prove its case beyond a doubt. Do not know a single attorney (my profession) watching this case from afar — not just ones on TV or LawTube — who believes state has met its burden. NOT A SINGLE ONE!
RE: Comment above by person concluding “if Alex can do $$ crimes , he can do murder.” That is why this type of testimony is not allowed under rules of evidence. State said it would use for motive. But the state used it to prove habit or propensity. That, along with big 5th amendment violation by Waters, are reasons that if the jury gets this wrong, and Alex is convicted, this will be overturned on appeal…. GUARENTEED
Read and watch to obtain the facts IN EVIDENCE yourself and do not repeat lies. False testimony meets wrath of God as much as any other sin. Low Country SC community is tarred when our community members spread lies and gossip. Justice only resides in TRUTH. And just because hbo or netflix or neighbor or person in line at Piggly Wiggly says something is true about Alex, doesn’t make something true.
Thank God Alex admitted truth to all financial crimes under oath during murder trial. Saves all victims the angiush of more trials and endless delays to being made whole. Those allegations have been proven factually true and state can now sentence him to life in prison for financial crimes and victims can pursue justice and hopefully sooner reach peace in their upheaved lives!