Agree!! He kept trying to get her to change her opinion. 🙄

Yep, that was awesome!!

She was awesome!

Yes that is the best comment of the whole trial. Omg I’m remembering that comment and I’m using it! Haha 😂

@@loribug12 omg he did and she wasn’t having it. He failed miserably. And then the prosecution came behind him and they tore up the defenses questions. I love that lady! She knew her stuff that’s for sure!

Exactly!! Good point!!! He is a killer and a thief and will turn on anyone.

Because a shot gun might be more intimidating to a possible intruder than a car pistol.

Um. Not sure about that. Any gun is intended to shoot someone or kill someone. AM was clearly comfortable with a pistol for protection as it was his practice to have it in his car.

Maybe he used the gun for an excuse to go home and shower and change? He was there.

Great point

For the sake of her nephew you mean.

@Postcards... I don't think he was fired from the firm until September..

@@daCubanaqt thank you, I'll correct it

@@daCubanaqt Don't correct others, saying "just for the sake" is not any different than saying "for the sake"... And I would respond to negative Nelly just looking for grammatical where there are none.

@@postcardsfromprotest Yep!

😂 me 2💯❤️

I love “don’t lead the witness” he is the most calm man and shows no favoritism or emotion towards one side or the other - the way every judge should be

@@postcardsfromprotest as well as all of us watching on KZfaq. 😅

Me either.

LOL 😂

If he wanted to be dead, he could have shot himself in the head. Easy to do.

good point, if he really wanted to die so buster could get insurance money, he could plea guilty and give buster the money he is spending on his defense

He’s a sociopathic narcissist. He. Doesn’t. Care.

MONEY! It's the root of all evil! Plus Narcissists are VERY good at LYING and making people feel sorry for them! So good in fact, if you don't know how to spot it they can make you believe the sun is shinning and it will be pouring down the rain!

Egotistically litigious…

His whole story is desperate. I don't even believe that he's an addict. He's an @$$h0le. That's a given.

💯

right!?

Exactly! Oh didn’t you know someone was after him? Haha. Yeah right.

Another attempt to buy more time from the inevitable truth that was coming out about just how much he was stealing.

Could be he IS dense. I don't think he's much of an asset to the defense.

Thank you! I was getting so annoyed. I couldn’t tell if he was doing it on purpose because that wouldn’t make sense as he was dragging out the retelling of their terrible deaths.

Bc she won’t give him the answers he’s begging for. I can’t stand that dude

It's probably part of his strategy to confuse the facts for the jury in the first place. that's why he started out with bear with me with my sophomoric approach🤮 acting like he doesn't know much but he's done the research that may be relevant to prove his case and he can't get her to agree.

He’s a terrible defense attorney!!

It's literally his job

Agree 100%. I think many women would also agree with this. His manner of questioning her was confrontational and condescending. Mansplaining. I stopped typing this at about the 3 hr mark and let the video play for a few mins while I needed to take care of something and it just so happened to be the correspondents discussion during a break. This exact topic came up and Gigi said the jurors, particularly the women, are reacting just as I said. His manner of speaking with the Dr, the repeated gory details & photos and seeing Alex react with real genuine grief hurt the defense case.

Oh A-Lynn he is my favorite judge after watching about 100 trials. I mean his cool and calm demeanor is breathtaking! He’s in complete control of his courtroom. Did you know he lost his 33 yr old son due to a medical issue in Jan 2023? And now he has to preside over a trial where a father slaughtered his son and wife. That has to be so tough for him. I admire him so much!

Just the right amount of salt and pepper.

True. He's had lots of experience

Yes, it was so strange....but more so scary

oh yes, and this was why the prosecution established how emotional alec got when closing in court, one even said he saw him''cry once''in closing argument...

But with no tears. Just ugly faces.

@@t-bonewhufc6429 exactly I also heard he did that! Wow

Oh Yes, excellent point. He is such a liar and a killer

He was experiencing a trauma at the time, rational thinking us significantly impacted during a traumatic event

I think that is very telling. He calls all his people to rally around him and doesn't call her family. That alone tells me he could not face them, and if he didn't do it, there would not he any of that stresser to be able to call them

He called a guy up the road he said in one of his interviews but not Maggie's family!! Alex is a practiced lier,corrupt man only concerned for himself. You can see & hear this in his doings with the stolen money from the lawsuit families. Everyone think about someone you love with all your heart.. then think of Hakeem Pinckey deaf, & after an accident a quadriplegic unable to breath without a ventilator. 4 days after his lawsuit was settled mysteriously the ventilator is unplugged & Hakeem dies ..unable to breathe,speak or hear. I'm a ICU RN & those ventilators alarm loudly when disconnected ,unplugged or tampered with. HAKEEM was not found for 30 minutes !! I would never wish that kind of death on anyone. Hopefully there is an investigation underway to find out what happened that nobody was aware of this ventilator failure. Alex stole the money that was awarded to Hakeems mom. Alex Murdaugh has no limit he won't go to or use to get what he wants ... This is my belief, corruption ,spoiled man & family members who think they are better than the working / poor class citizens. Check out the murdaugh murders podcast videos ,these videos will open your eyes to the deceit & corruption behind Alex & many others connected to him.

But he called the housekeeper? POS

Exactly - first instinct would have been to run to the car for the pistol.

@@SJC49 right!!! You have quick wit, the prosecution could use you with that critical thinking!!

My thoughts exactly! I’ve watched a few of these court cases on tv and this is the most uncomfortable witness box I’ve seen! Lol

Ya like the chairs too big

There's no place open for them to put their legs. Kind of like when you go to a bank or something. You pull your chair up and hit your knees on the back panel of the desk.

Exactly !

Cousin Eddie said if he intended to kill him he'd be dead

It will be interesting when Cousin Eddie takes the stand.

Right on target 🎯

That’s bc he’s going for an Emmy, I think..

@@christineterry2381 plus he’s saying to himself “oh s-r they know I did it”. Haha

Me neither

The more I read about this Family the more I remember a saying I heard a long time ago. " wealthy people are the scum of the Earth in every Country."

Yes, exactly

Me😢

How could you not! I5s bizarre

yes

Right 🙄 I don’t think he ever had a drug problem. He went to rehab because he thought it would make people feel bad for him. “Oh poor Alex, he had to steal all that money because of his addiction”. He wanted to hide from all the questions that were piling up around him. Rehab is a great place to hide. Everything he does is to gain sympathy.

That’s Maggies’ sister trying to protect Paul’s memory and don’t forget Buster is still on the hook for letting Paul use his i.d. to buy alcohol. Wonder if he has/will be charged with anything.

@@SJC49 doubt it. It should have already happened. Probably got a fine. Yes I don’t blame that sister for her perception. She’s already suffered enough!

Spot on. This is my theory of the motive

What about Buster?

Excellent summary comment, you hit all the key elements of what was at stake for Alex and his family legacy. If every member of the jury can tie all those components together in their minds, they’ll quickly find AM guilty.

@@SumTingWong1482 yes very quickly

This analysis should be part of the closing arguments!

Yes! Her husband sat in court, while she was testifying.

Neither the state nor the defense requested that the witnesses be sequestered during trial. Which is quite unusual!

My problem is she also implied Paul wasn't responsible for boat accident at all. So her opinion is very subjective.

He’s totally grasping, it’s pathetic.

Oh I adore this judge. I’ve watched over 100 trials and I have to tell you he is by far my favorite judge! I love his cool calm demeanor. You know his reputation is very impressive. He is admired by his colleagues and community. What’s sad is in Jan 2023 he lost 33 yr old son due to a heart condition. Now he has to oversee a court trial where a psychotic father nearly blew his sons head off with his brains blown out and then murdered his wife. I mean can you imagine how he feels about this. He is some impressive judge.

@@eloise22422 Alex wasn't psychotic; he's just evil.

@@Ella.L. well I totally agree he’s evil. But I believe anyone that commits these horrific murders and a few months later has his cousin shoot him to cause people to believe the killers are after him now. He apparently got more injured than he was expecting. The reason I said psychotic is because collectively all the crimes he committed and the nature of the crimes is insane. Plus he still has to to deal with the death of his housekeeper. I mean ok maybe he’s not psychotic but I do think he is a psychopath sociopath narcissist thief conman coward and lying murderer. I strongly believe he fits the profile for all of these things.

@@eloise22422 Oh my goodness that is so sad I did not know that thank you for sharing! Bless his heart, That kind of adds to your admiration of him doesn't it? To be able to remain what I consider incredibly fair Under those circumstances is impressive... Some judges fall short of that mark

@@sm0kybluedaze394 yes but I really did love and admire him prior to finding about his son. But that explains his sad eyes. Sometimes he has very sad eyes. It’s unimaginable what he’s going thru listening to a father who slaughtered his son and wife.

I see your point but the change of clothes isn't relevant to me. It's common to change clothes in SC in June. He changed when he got home, from work clothes into "outside" clothes, then after being outside before he eats, shower and/or change again before eating dinner. This is why he's wearing a different shirt in the tree video than what Blanca said he was wearing when he left for work. It's circumstantial because it can be argued both ways.

@@T3361t but circumstantial evidence is as good as direct evidence. Thousands and thousands of inmates are in prison based solely on circumstantial evidence. He obviously took a clean set of clothes with him to the kennel. And he washed off with the hose after he slaughtered his son and wife. He then put on clean clothes and shoes and those clothes and shoes he was wearing he placed those with the guns in a spot he already planned. Alex methodically planned this so he did his best not to leave direct evidence. And law enforcement screwed up when they didn’t take him immediately to the station and take his clothes and examined his body for blood. None of that was done. Well they have a ton of circumstantial evidence and that’s good enough. Blanca knew what shirt and pants he left in and they disappeared with the shoes. Blanca had intimate knowledge of the comings and goings and knew about the clothes because she washed and folded them and put them away. So… wonder where those clothes and shoes are? With the guns hidden somewhere he planned out

@@T3361t it makes sense that he changed when he got home before dinner. But the video was right before the murders, so when did he change his clothes for the third time and why?

SWB exactly right now forward your analysis to the prosecution for the closing arguments!

Yes a person could love someone and still snap because of what is happening in their lives. I would like to know wha5 Alex brothers and his son Buster would say about the voices in the video. Alex could have killed Paul and the reason could be he was so angry with Paul because of the boat case.

@Katiekat17 Yes very true. Young children are being killed by their parents. The kennels video is the most compelling. Then again he could have owed drug money and the hit man killed son and wife. Still there's the video. He claims he wasn't at the kennels. The video proves otherwise and if he was there why is he lying and say he wasnt

I agree. Plus people don’t seem to believe that people can cry after doing these type of things. They can it’s traumatic to go through even though they did it. Now I think when he was talking to the cops in the car he was faking it because of the stress of trying to get his lies straight. But later when family and friends I’m sure he cried. He probably did love them and killing then was a shock. Emotional.

@@britth5333 Yes you can actually see at times there are tears and he is very emotional. At one time he was drinking water and the bottle and his hands were shaking. Tears are there because of remorse or grief if he didn't do it

Just barely a year after the boat crash, he was pulled over for doing about 85 mph in a 60 zone in his truck with boat in tow on a little 2 lane highway.

Same thing. Why do people have tons of dogs and keep in cages? Hateful.

Yes exactly!

Have you seen Murdaugh Murders podcast ? They live there and have been investigating this family for 4 years. They have made 76+ truthful podcasts. Check it out!

Hahaha. That is funny! So true!

Yes, the line forms BEHIND ME!

But ‘the firm, clients, family, friends WERE all about financials - cheated the firm out of fees, stole clients’ money, in debt to his father, hiding financials from Maggie, ‘borrowing’ from lawyer friends (Chris Wilson 192k).

Financial crimes and murder of one’s own family are so far apart. Most people would be capable of committing some financial crimes.

@@SJC49​but the financial crimes aren't the only things going on. There's his opioid addiction. And the boat case - which is affecting him financially, but also in other ways. Paul could go to jail. Maggie wants it done with to the extent that she's fine with starting over again - she's not trying to avoid the payout like Alex is. And Maggie knows nothing of the financial crimes - I'd be willing to bet pretty much anything on that! They're about to come out and that will affect their marriage; I'm pretty sure Maggie would be disgusted by him having cheated all these people - Gloria's boys, the quadrapalegic in the hospital who was on life support or close to it, all of these people that he's literally robbed of their settlements. And even Stephen Smith. So it's not just the financial crimes. They're big. And there are things thay are tied to them, and that hinge on them, but aren't them. But they're not everything. AM's life is crumbling atound him and he's not in control any more. I wish I could explain this better!

@TheLadyInBlack. I'm with you. I also think that he MAY have done this to in some twisted way 'save' MM & PM from shame, disgrace, embarrassment OR to prevent himself from having to face them PLUS a huge distraction (he hoped). IDK. I just home the movie that is surely going to happen is a min 24 episode lol min series.

@@theladyinblack3055 She was "fine" with starting over because she never earned a DIME for that family and was compleatly unaware of what "starting over" meant. Alec knew though.

Maggie and Paul didn't need to be murdered! Alex Murdaugh. . .all by his self was going down for stealing from the Law Firm AND for taking down TWO local Banks. . . . .

The judge has no respect for the process. He is on his way to retirement and should have passed being the judge on this trial.

@@DJ-hf1zo wow you must not know the background of this judge. No respect??This judge is excellent and has control over his courtroom. This judge is highly respected by colleagues. He resides over this trial in a cool calm demeanor. He’s not a show off like some judges and he’s not rude and doesn’t raise his voice like some judges. Wow I’ve watched about a 100 trials and he’s my favorite judge of all. You know in Jan 2023 he unexpectedly lost his 33 yr old son due to a sudden heart issue. Now he has to reside over a trial where a man nearly blew his sons head off and caused his brain to blow out. Then also murders his wife and both victims suffered before the fatal shots. That has to be tough for him. But he makes very sound decisions and explains why he’s making that ruling. He listens to every objection and makes sound decisions. So I’m just shocked you think he’s disrespectful. I’ve seen very disrespectful judges and he is far from it.

@@eloise22422 observations differ!

@@DJ-hf1zo fair enough. But I hope you realize I checked out the background of this judge because I was impressed. Well I found a lot of praise and adoration for this judge. I do think this trial is tough for him after losing a son in Jan 2023. But I just like to share what I know and of course you don’t have to agree. But thanks for responding.

@Ketah's Little Bubble It would have been a good question if her credibility was shaky, but (to me) she seemed rock solid. I think he could have gained more ground if he just established that reasonable minds could differ and set up an expert witness he planned to call that contradicted her opinion. He did ask questions in that vein, but I think they could have been timed better. lol Agin, I know I’m being kind of nitpicky and it isn’t a lawyers job to be super nice, I just think a different tactic could have been more effective.

She was great.

He is "Horrified" that he wont get away with it. He did exactly what he intended to do.

Excellent analysis! He is a stone cold murderer! Yes 2 + 2 = 4. Not really difficult to see he’s guilty!

Oh I have a few more descriptive words to describe Alex like psychopath sociopath coward conman lying murderer!

Why? It was sold last summer; why would you ghoulishly hang around an innocent persons home?

The property has a potential buyer but legally can’t be sold until it is determined how to handle proceeds. No one lives there.

@@Suilebheinn Not ‘sold’ yet. No one lives there. And did he say he trespassed - how many hundreds of people do you suppose have done the same thing?

@@Suilebheinn he didn’t say he hung around. A lot of people get curious how it looks especially if you are watching a trial about it and you live near there. Years ago a woman by the name of Dorthea Puente ran a boarding house for older vulnerable people and one by one poisoned them and buried them in her yard and continued getting and cashing their social security checks. And this women was I think near 70. This happened in my town and she lived in a nice Victorian house. Well people would surround that house or drive by or walk by for a real long time. I even drove by just out of curiosity because they dug up her whole yard. They found I believe 11 bodies. I don’t think it’s eerie just curiosity. She died in prison.

@@SJC49 really? Interesting.

Human nature.

Ikr? I've actually never seen something like this in any other court room before. Usually there's a rule that prohibits people in the court room to show any kind of emotion out of respect to the court and case.

I have seen this many times and have been in plenty of actual courtrooms. it's a way to break the tension some of the laughter's from feeling uncomfortable and it's also a welcomed reprieve, from the extreme tragedy of the case. Especially During a long trail. I don't think it's disrespectful I think it's just a whole bunch of humans in the room and human stuff happens. No one was laughing at the graphic details or anything that was being said or done that was tragic. It was always when something was actually funny.

It was an accident but it’s like a DUI if you kill someone intoxicated manslaughter is what you deserve.

@Sunny Day I wouldn't put him in the ranks of Manson or serial killers. I think he acted on impulse and desperation. I don't think he lacked love for Paul, and convinced he may have loved Maggie, but I do think he is a murderer none the less

Maybe that’s all on her - she’s a law student and doesn’t want her future career tarnished by the relationship or maybe just doesn’t want to one day be a Murdaugh. Maybe she’s hanging in for the court experience.

Wow that’s interesting. Kind of shows he doesn’t hold his girlfriend in high regard kind of like his father didn’t hold Maggie in high regard. Yeah is buster holding a press conference asking the public for help finding the real killers. Did Alex ever hold a press conference asking the same thing? No. With a name like murdaugh he would be able to go on on any show to ask for help. Because he is full aware he is sitting behind the killer. I had to laugh when I read your comment about buster. Very good question.

@@SJC49 great comment!

He is a victim also. Give it a rest.

Did that NOT CREEP YOU OUT??? I watched him attempting to relate, be winning and personable when the PROCTORS and kennel worker testified.

Creeped me OUT

BIG TIME

i think he was trying to create some sort of doubt to her experience and make her sound like she wasn’t too sure about her autopsy of paul. I didn’t understand why he was asking her questions as if she was a firearms expert lol

@Ketah's Little Bubble I love Ellick. Hahaha. I cracked up!

@@missmakeup4evr well I think the defense wanted it to be a contact wound to his head because that’s like a hitman shot. But she would not agree to that nonsense. Watch closing arguments they are going to say some hitman did it. If it were a hitman they would have used 2 bullets. One directly in Paul’s head and one directly in Maggie’s head. That’s how hitmen operate.

@Ketah's Little Bubble let’s all start using Ellick. Haha I love that

The closer someone is to another person when they shoot, the more blood splatter, gun shot residue and other bodily tissues they're going to have on their person.

You're assuming that people who've watched the trial up to this point started with that supposition of guilt. My husband started watching the trial and for the first few days said "where's the motive? I see no reason he would have done this." Now, he's watched the entire trial up to this point, believes the defense are bumbling idiots, and AM murdered his wife and son. I think some people can begin with the thought of "ok, prove you didn't do it" but I don't think that's the case with most people commenting here.

Oh I absolutely love Judge Newman. I have watched a 100 trials and he is my favorite judge of all time. I love is cool calm demeanor but he has complete control of his courtroom.

I believe he is remembering what he actually did and the damage he did to the bodies of two of the people closest to him.

Oh he did it but I think he’s thinking “oh s-t they know I did it and I’m going to prison forever”.

Great idea! It doesn’t hurt!

Did you see that the defence did this during the prosecution's questioning. Only more so? Harpu stood right at the prosecution's shoulder.

Well blonde56 normal people have tears and continue to harass law enforcement if they have found the real killers. I mean he was out for 5 months before his arrest. Did he or buster or Alex’s siblings hold a press conference to ask for the publics help? With his name he could have easily used the media. How many shows did he go on to talk about the case and ask for help. Someone said a reward was put up for a very short time. Not sure who put the reward up. Someone said Alex was going to use money he stole from everyone. Haha

@@eloise22422 very well put ma'am an excellent description of Alec.

@@ArmyVet82ndAbn thank you. That’s nice to receive a compliment. Well I know it’s my opinion but hey I’m not on the jury and I can do that. This case is horrific and mind boggling.

@@eloise22422 I agree it's unbelievable how someone could do that but I'm convinced he did. And you're welcome maam, have a great day. 🌞

@@ArmyVet82ndAbn why thank you! This trial is insane. You have a wonderful day also!

@@eloise22422 🥰 Thank you ma'am!

His first name serves him well.

@@macb8309 😂😂

[but of course his lack of knowledge doesn’t stop him trying to argue something completely non-evidenced by the facts] 😤

True. After Maggie's Sister, yesterday? ? ? ? Who else would/could Alex Murdaugh gotten rid of? "SHOCKING! All these "deaths" :( :(

BECAUSE yesterday we learned everyone knew he had a hand gun in his car, then Maggie's sister stated Alex Murdaugh started wearing it? Was the "gun" in a Holster? Did Alex Murdaugh have any kind of PERMITS to have the gun in an UNLOCKED vehicle, or to Open Carry? ?

What do you mean? He’s staring right at her most of the time. And smiles at her when she first goes up to the stand

Yes he did. He watched her the whole time. She's supposed to turn more towards jury so eye contact can be limited.

He was concerned about losing his law license, livelihood, family…. Motive✅

he had no money/cash on june 7 or july 7

I agree but it wasn't about not having money, moreso he'd have to turn over financial records and they would see the "d/b/a" Forge account and everything would crumble. I don't think he'd kill family because of it, but some do.

@@ketahslittlebubble6862 that house fire years prior also needs to be looked into. He learned to live off of insurance companies.

@Ketah's Little Bubble no it didnt

Buster was the one who had allergies. To, not against.

No but Maggie or Paul could have used the hose