Prosecutor Grills Alex Murdaugh About Powerful Family, Financial Crimes Under Cross Examination
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- Опубликовано: 22 фев 2023
- Prosecutor Creighton Waters grilled Alex Murdaugh under cross-examination for almost two hours before court ended Thursday. Waters questioned the disgraced lawyer about his family's powerful roots in Hampton County and law enforcement. Murdaugh, who admitted to his financial misdeeds, became irritated with Waters when he started listing all the thefts committed by the disbarred South Carolina attorney against people he trusted.
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I have second hand embarrassment just watching him try to play word games and over talk.and trying to give long answers so the jury forget the Question.
Exactly
Exactly
It's so painful as to make me want to sue him for damages. What a piece of work. Way to go, Satan!
Not guilty!
Yesss that all plays back to him being a lawyer himself he thinks he can out smart people
It amazes me that people think it’s impossible for someone to murder their spouse or children when it happens all the time.
People are naive until it happens to them.
It's been going on for millions of years.
Right. It’s unfathomable to think, but reality is reality.
@@dianahill5116 “millions” 😂🤦♂️
Happen ever so often
He can say all he wants, but for taking the insurance money that belonged to the children of the housekeeper that died on his property I'd already throw him in jail and throw away the key.
How dare he.
So the kids of the housekeeper were evicted from their family home……
U,missed the Pinkney case.
@@anncodec I haven't heared of it, no. Not all cases reach my eye. I'm in another continent. I tried to look it up, Pinkney that is? Can't find it. What's it about?
@@peonypink9149 chilling.
Maggie was already feeling the shame and rejection from their community. If she knew what he did to his clients, it would have killed her. Alex could not handle having Maggie know. He acts like he stole $5 dollars from his moms purse. He actually stole life-changing money from people who came to him for help. He is a coward for killing his wife and son instead of himself.
Exactly I totally agree
I think it was revenge as much as knowing his past way of life was over and wanting to do family annihilation. Except for Buster, who I think he needed to carry on the Murdaugh name He kept pushing him to go back to law school ASAP (after Buster got thrown out for cheating) and I think he spared Buster for that reason alone.
Yes, he probably did it, but thank God we have a Justice System that works most of the time instead of public opinion. The Justice of public opinion hung a lot of people back in the day.
@@lucylee2338 I think the prosecution brought this case too soon before they had the evidence to convict. In fact (given that on star offered some critical information) and the ineffective cross (so far) I wonder if the prosecution is really trying in this case. IS there some sort of fix in for AM?
@@blitzmom2674 I hear ya. And it's difficult to even discuss with majority of people who are already so emotionally invested with zero lack of understanding of the law. I think he will very likely walk.. and he knows it.
Wondering why he never called his wife’s family?? He called neighbors, friends and his brother but never a thought of his wife.
Not on his behalf but his SisterInLaw testified that Randy or John Murdaugh called her and she chose to go to her Parents in person to tell them.
And he called his sons bestie too.
Maggie's sister came to the witness stand and testified.
Because he knows they know have some suspicions and I don't trust him. To think they were riding him around and he stayed the night in their homes is scary. If he is the killer he could have murdered others that he felt threatened including his law partners and the housekeepers etc! To be honest, Buster would not be able to come to my home either because he sided with the Murders instead of the truth. He showed more emotions for his father than anything said previously about his mother and brother.
@@cheryladams1173 The Murdaugh brothers( father before he passed) circle like a pack of wolves when one of them is in trouble with the law. Paul's former gf whom he dated for a couple years said when she was driving his truck because Paul was drunk he got mad insisted on driving hit the ditch wrecked truck & all 3 Murdaugh brothers were there picking up beer cans guns before police arrived.
Term of endearment PaPa to show the love he has for his son. Attempting to persuade the jury. This man is so manipulative and a cold blooded killer.
That’s what I said too!! He’s so cunning shady and manipulative
Wouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t responsible for many other murders
Yesss unreal
I’m still waiting for the prosecution to show me a murder weapon or show any evidence that he did it. They just proved he was the one to discover them, which isn’t in dispute.
Yes. I noticed that in none of the 3 interviews did he refer to Paul Paul or Maggs. So very sad
Cops are shady in this town as well. All need to be held accountable who gave the badge and lights.
Good point!!!
Did he ever ask WHY he needed lights in his car??
He's such a conartist. He is asked a question. He dodges the question, distracts with a side story, then comes back and answers with "if you say so" or "I don't remember".
Just like jodi arias did
excellent point
He is a defense attorney, with many years of legal profession under his belt. He is the ideal defendant to take the stand during their murder trial. He knows the ins / outs of testimony, therefore he knows what to and to not answer. That doesn’t mean he’s a con artist, if anything, he’s a craftsman.
Could he just plead the 5th for all the questions the state ask?
@@j_rainsgoat3929 No. Since his lawyers called him to testify, he is open to cross examination. He couldn't be forced to testify, but this arrogant POS is attempting to use his legal prowess to sway the jury.
He is this man's equal and acts like he is still equal...but he's not. He's delusional and GUILTY
Absolutely right!
My parents didn't tolerate me lying as a kid because they said lies are a precursor to stealing and murder. Alec is an excellent example of that.
Wise parents
Yup, my mother would always say "If you lie, you steal" Lying was not tolerated at all in our house. Now I see why.
I didn't know anyone else felt this way. I've always believed lying is the first gate. If it doesn't shame you to lie, it becomes that much easier to justify every other bad behavior.
Huge leap though. Plenty of liars in the world that aren't murderers.
I never thought of it like that! But you're correct!!!
If he remembers them all…why can he not remember a single conversation with them?
Relevance? There is none. Asked and answered regarding the financial crimes. No correlation between one specific conversation and the murders. He’s a defense attorney.
@@maddiehaschke9128 There's relevance to his character and how he is able to manipulate people. Like a jury, for example. And that's why he doesn't want to tell a single story.
he doesn't want to incriminate himself, the jurors will look at him different not believing anything he says
He has a selective memory that works very well when he wants it to & doesn't work at all when he wants to avoid answering the question.
@@draco2xx He already incriminadated himself, but he wouldn't admit, how he did it face to face with his own clients, because that would show the jury just how heartless he really is.
I love the prosecutor's determination not to let AM control the cross examination. He's so good at his job!
Yet there seems to be no proof of murder...really doing well.
@@qwertyytrewq71 want to explain the General Motor’s Onstar data away? I don’t think AM banked in the car recording him arriving back and 20 seconds later calling the police. That blows his fairytale about finding them out of the water. So how did he know the bodies were there?
That along with the kennel video he has now admitted to lying about, places him there…….
He is not doing well, all they proved today is they have a very weak murder case. They also proved Alex can take responsibility when he messes up, admit when he’s wrong, etc. he is just very well coached. I believe he will walk after today.
@@qwertyytrewq71 he lied about being at the murder scene if I was on the jury I'd convict him...
@@peonypink9149 agree if I was on the jury I'd convict him
Every time he’s evasive or deceptive the #1 clue he is being fake & conniving is that he repeats the question back. He’s doing this because psychologically he’s stalling for time to think of exactly what he wants to say to convey to the jury because either it’s not the truth or a faking of remorse to try to get them to believe him. Everything is a chess move for him. It comes off so contrived and not genuine.
Not that simple.
Its creepy to think how he drove around with blue lights on his vehicle & had a badge. Made me wonder if he stopped Steven that night pretending to be a cop. Also if he may have done this to others. I think this guy would do anything. Psychopath.
he probably killed steven knowing what he is capable of after killing his son and wife
very creepy, especially since he shared the bottle with the younger boys and pretty much never told Paul and Buster no, nor did he teach them responsibilities around alcohol or weapons. They could have borrowed his car, done anything they wanted with it.
Very interesting idea...
Why is everyone obsessed with that kid?
In the south, people like him are seen as degenerates. Bad things happen to them all the time.
He is a total psychopath!!!! He wanted the image of being a powerful, big shot who was able to control the entire county,,, he is a crook while living high on the hog off others peoples money and suffering,
" I know you want to get through it quicker, but we're not." Great way to take that Bull by the horns. I was cheering that one. How anyone is still in this man's corner is mystifying.
My fav part. Apparently the audience liked it too as they laughed.
If he can do all this,he can Murder.
_I'm believe he's innocent._
1▪︎ Why? Because, for one thing, the prosecution hasn't shown any material evidence that Murdaugh killed his wife and son.
2▪︎ You see, unlike you, I understand that these financial crimes are unrelated and have no bearing on whether Murdaugh killed his family.
3▪︎ If the prosecutor had all this evidence that showed Murdaugh was the killer, he wouldn't be wasting his time pursuing financial crimes, which have already been fully pled, proven and _admitted to_ by the defendant.
4▪︎ So why in the world is the prosecutor still pursuing it. He won't even accept the repeated full and complete admission of guilt from the defendant.
5▪︎ The prosecutor has made himself ridiculous by his absurd questioning. (Attorneys understand the financial crime are more prejudicial than probative.)
▪︎ Ironically, the thing you cheered for was an obvious demostrative that he didn't have the goods on Murdaugh.
I concur! There are a lot of simple minded people out there!!
@@danstewart2770 Nailed it. Grasping at straws.
Crying without tears, repeating catch phrases, thinking he's the smartest in the room while sounding ignorant, odd gestures, lies.... gives me Amber Heard vibes. Narcs think they can get away with anything, it's sickening. He's guilty, without a doubt
This guy is very very dishonest!!
Putting it mildly …
You are generous in your assessment.
Hahaha you think????
@@danny12788 🥴🤣🤣
Stealing 8 million over 12 years, yep, that would dishonest on steroids.
He's facing life in prison for his financial crimes alone.
Stealing from children, victims of severe injuries, people who lost loved ones...he took advantage of some of the most vulnerable in our society and he shows little or no remorse. The way he says 'Yes I lied and I stole and i shouldn't have' BUT these people suffered because of him ripping them off. The quadraplegic could no doubt need help that this guy prevented feom getting the best care.
And the fact he cannot recall lying to people in any case shows his total lack of care and compassion, and he didn't even care enough to remember them.
Exactly..
They'd rather hit him with the more serious murder charges...
He would have gone to prison for life just on the embezzlement charges
Unless and from what I understand his law firm wasn't going to seek criminal charges after the murders of his wife and son
That would leave the people he represented and they have *all* received full payment of the damages they were originally awarded by the law firm. That may have been conducive to dropping any future legal recourse...
Hes not the only man who has done this
He said he’s embarrassed isn’t that enough? Just give the guy a break he was on that pill disease 😢
@@remywinans1575 that doesn’t mean it’s right tho
That's completely misconstruing the testimony. He remembered them well, he doesn't remember the specifics of the conversation he had with them 12 years ago....none of us could.
I'm no fan of Murdaugh. He's about as despicable as they come, but I nearly laughed out loud when you suggested the $350k he stole from a client who received $6 million likely kept him from getting care he needed. You're as overly dramatic as Waters. 🤣
With him admitting he stole from them and sitting down with some proves he can look straight at you and say I Did Not Kill My son & Wife
Bets he gambled cheated with paid hookers. We know he stole lots of 💵 did drugs. Just a good ol country boy.
he'll only confess if he is backed up in a corner with evidence just like the kennels video
Eactly💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Blue lights in his car and his grandad’s solicitor badge, he was impersonating …the law.
I hope he gets charged for that . Thats a felony right away for any citizens.
@@broadcastinknowledge lol he has much bigger problems to worry about, impersonating law enforcement isn't one of them. He's getting 20+ years for the financial crimes regardless
This man has had evil in his heart for many years.
Eyes as hollow as his heart...cold!
I think the Murdaugh family is evil...
I wonder if he was involved in church at any point in his life..
He sold his soul a long time ago. I see nothing but evilness in his eyes. There's no light. Only darkness. Buster too. Very creepy people.
He was born with it...look at his smurk in his police photo pure evil
01:06:52 "I know you wanna get through this quicker... but we're not"
This prosecutor ain't playin
This has to be one of the most Narcissistic case of Word Salad ever!
The best one, "I would think I got out of my vehicle". Basically lying, because a normal person would say I got out of my vehicle.
@@LisaPeterson227 exactly, when he *didn't* do it, he says it like this "I would normally..."/ "I would think I did this and that..."/ "I would have ..:", but when he did it, his answers are short and clear.
@@LisaPeterson227 ps. so, in fact he is not really lying, as he NEVER says he DID it, but only, how he normally does it or thinks it could have happened.. it's a typical narc's answers
I can barely believe how evil he can be to innocent people
Meh, more than Alex in this world can be are are evil
@@Curious-Irish-Angel yeah but thats not what we're discussing here
doesn't excuse anything
And his own Wife and Son
she was human trafficked and ended up with him 3 times, as he specifically requested her. He choked her to the point where she thought she would die at his hands, ripped out her hair and hit her several times. Her pimp would bring her back to him every time though because he is so powerful
Maggie was very aware of The financial situations I don't see where she lived that over elaborate lifestyle but like her sister said she did not come off as the most financially responsible person she also did not bring in her own income. All those properties being in her name she is aware of some kind of financial negligence If Alec did not murder Maggie Alec paid someone to do it but I'm much more interested in Justice for those innocent people that he took advantage of And paid them very little or nothing at all Maggie and Paul enjoyed a lot of that money and lived off a lot of that money so in some ways What a tangle Web we Weave... And hopefully Buster and Brooke will become a lawyers and they will view the Justice system different and maybe have a little bit more respect for our judicial system
The most telling statement I heard Alex Murdaugh say today (in talking about all the unfortunate people he stole money from) was when he said, “did this to them even though I cared about them”. Whoa! At that moment I wondered if his defense lawyers were cringing inside, because that one statement sorta explained everything about AM. I believe he did slaughter his son, then his wife. I’m convinced he is guilty as sin.
I agree!!!! I was shocked that the prosecution didn't come right back and say "you cared about your wife and son, but that also didn't stop you from murdering them!. I thought it was a huge fail on the prosecution's part, not to follow up on that.
I thought this exact same thing when I heard him say that. He is a very vile human being.. but he could have cared very deeply for his wife and son. He probably did. But if he could so easily steal all of that money.. especially from the lady who's daughter was killed, and the guy Dion who they said had very severe head injuries.. he could have very well killed his wife and son. Everyone will make their own opinion but from all that I have heard so far from every testimony.. I truly believe he did murder them. And I hope he rots in prison.
I was wondering why the prosecution didn't use that as an opportunity to show that Alex has at least 10 times said he cared about someone, lied, stole, and committed crimes and he is an officer of the court. I hope they connect the dots tomorrow. I can see how all of the financial house of cards was beginning to collapse and how that could have been his motive to kill his wife and son (because unlike Buster they probably would have testified against him).
I caught that too and was thinking the same thing. I wish Creighten had made him repeat it!
@@blitzmom2674 they will use it for more punch in their summary
He can’t conceal his anger the eyes tell it all
I Caught that too
He is so arrogant he believes he is above answering to anyone……
I saw that also. I zoomed in on them and not only do you see anger, but emptiness also. Gave me the chills!!
Yes rage in his eyes at times. He would give you the chills.
I love how he carefully chooses his words. Repeating a question when it’s asked.
Called stalling.. I believe 🤔😬
Liars ask to have question repeated so they have time to think up a lie.
He is a lawyer, knows all the tricks.
The questions are silly
Repeating a question when asked is classic tactic, stalling to think of a lie to answer.
love how the prosecutor said....."after stealing the millions that wasn't enough for you, correct?"
Everything about this man is shady, even his voice which at times he tries to manipulate to sound honest:/
Agree 100%
I swear I thought I was the only one. He was a successful attorney and assistant PROSECUTOR. He can’t do that sounding the way he sounds 54 going on 79. It’s all an act. All the way down to the “Pau Pau” nickname to feign endearment.
Reminds me a bit of bill Clinton…sleeezy!
@@dopeskis9838 pau pau sounds like baby talk
so true!
Because he got caught he had to admit it, he had no idea Paul made the video.
What an interesting dynamic to watch a very good prosecutor questioning another very good attorney. It's like a chess match. The scales usually tip towards the truth though. Good stuff.
I know!! Such an interesting banter. Psychopaths are souless robots, like the "Terminator"
This guy needs to be in prison asap
Fortunately, he has been incarcerated since October 2021. Seems to agree with him as he’s lost some weight and is evidently off drugs. But State prison will be appropriate IMO. For.ever.
State prison is calling first.
Death penalty
@@pattiaustin1808 jail and prison give inmate good nutrition meals per three a day plus mens workout exercise thats why different from womens
Alex only comes clean once he knows he busted … if video of the murders appear right now Alex would take a plea in heart beat
The Snapchat video taken close to the time of death that puts him at the scene as well as the Suburban’s GPS/Onstar data from GM testify against his NONSTOP LIES. He most certainly killed his family.
Absolutely right. The GM Onstar data has screwed him right up along with the Kennel video…..
So much of his own testimony shows he believes he is above the law. Also how he says "the charges you brought against my son" is what he remembers, NOT that a young woman's life was taken.
This cross is AMAZING! I love how the prosecutor got him to admit that he is an entitled liar.
And loved how he brought all his statements together in closing. He used Alex's own words to stick it to him. I loved watching Alex's face when he finly realised what this man had done. He out witted and out played him. I would have loved to see the faces of the people who claimed this prosecutor did a bad job in his cross and saw how he convicted Alex with Alex's own words. Masterful closing
The amount of entitlement this man has is astonishing! Blue lights installed? Badges…
How is the jury to believe a word he says when he’s admitted to lying! Several times!
There’s no doubt in my mind he killed them. He lured them there, he’s on video being there when they believe they were murdered (which he initially lied about.)
Have they ever found the clothes he was wearing on the Snapchat video? If not, how does he explain that?
that he can't produce the clothes to me is a significant factor in his guilt. He made it seem as if he flitted from house to house with clothes everywhere and he had no idea where they could be. But those clothes didn't fly around, he needs to be grilled on where he put the clothes THAT NIGHT. And the prosecution let him spin a word salad around that question. NEver pinned him down.
The lawyers by the last name waters is one of kind lawyer so so so intelligent so smart!!👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@blitzmom2674 the clothes are with the rifles. It's probably why he can't produce them.
" I don't remember" lol cause that's the only thing he ever says
No one is immune. This guy (to me, as a lay person), reminds me of of why cops have a bad name.
A disgrace to his profession (legal, political, and law inforcement)...but fortunately , shines a light on how disgusting these people (of high caliber), can be.
Thank God for cell phones, body cams, and science. No more "old boys club". Science, technology, and forensics have (thankfully), ripped that old
guard down.
Cops have a bad name cuz 95% are douches and they hire just about anyone
The cops in this case have a bad name because they screwed up the night of the murders and again the next day.
Do you really think so? 🤔 Where do you live? I live in GA and it's alive and well here.
Corruption since 1906!🤷🏽♀️
Well said.
The “Good Ol’ Boy” system is gone now
What stands out to me is this:
He is readily capable of betraying people. People he loves and considers family, even at their most vulnerable stage. Yet, he states it's wrong. He knew he shouldn't have done it - but is he remorseful for his evil deeds. The answer is NO.
When the benefits of his evil doings have rewards for himself - he willing ignores his integrity & and accountability. Or.
He has NO integrity or accountability.
But he has now admitted to everything he's done. Except the murders.
And a real piece of S
The lowest
He's like the villain of the movie.
This doesn’t prove he’s guilty of murder though
Earning above a million dollars a year, while stealing millions of dollars from clients, having so much money he didnt even keep track of what he was spending, other than on pills, yet doesnt consider himself wealthy nor living a wealthy lifestyle. The audacity of this monster is unbelievable. His arrogance, greed, deceitfulness, selfishness, lack of genuine remorse for all of his victims including maggie and pau pau is beyond despicable. Putting him on the stand to testify, admit to all of his lies, calling him out when he is lying shows the jurors how easily and effortlessly he is able to lie. He is lying in real time, face to face to the jurors. Its gold for the prosecution.
Alex calling his thefts "loans", repetitively having selective detailed memory, and not answering direct questions, shows how he justifies his lack of accountability. I am now leaning to believing Alex is capable of the murders if this is his perception of solving his own problems before others. Wonder if the jury will see how that carries over to all his actions and evidence with the murders. He said he hurts the ones he loves or cares about, but he did not have enough remorse to stop. That he "cares" but he "did them that way." He also shows how out of touch with reality he is when he doesn't admit lavish lifestyle, or has lack of empathy for seriously maimed or dead clients.
What is his motive is my question. Why and how did it help him in any kind of way. Something does not add up. If i was on the jury i would say not guilty because no motive no gun no proof. Just who killed his wife and son. Its obvious there is lots of enemies maybe one who got beat out of money. Maybe victims family. Too many doubts and police didnt investigate enough. Not Guilty my vote
He was stealing to provide luxury living for his family does not sound like he would murder them
He also told his sil Marian- whoever did this( the murders) was planning it for a long time.
@@emogene1000 That it happened exactly after he got accused of financial fraud at his business is too much of a coincidence.
@@emogene1000 I agree.
The entire legal system that allowed this man to commit all these frauds should be fired
Alex Murdaugh is such a tap dancer around the questions.
A dancer walks in to a room, looks at the floor and thinks "Would I tap that?"
Excellent lawyer knows how to play the game just like many lawyers and many he knows
Because he's an attorney and knows where the prosecutor is going. So he knows how to answer the questions with bs like he's doing
The defense attorneys look seasick.😂
Yes, they appear just sick. Very telling too that at times, they both had their hands up over their mouths simultaneously!
I will look for those moments, love it!!
Serves them all right. AM wanting to testify screams how worried they were and how arrogant AM is. He made the ongoing mistake that he believes he’s the smartest person in the room…..
😄😄😄😄😄
alex murdaugh was dodging those incriminating questions like neo in the matrix 🤣
Hahaha 😂 yes he was I was like oh he's good but I still know he's guilty lol
What exactly did AM mean when he said “I would not intentionally kill them!” Another Freudian slip perhaps
👍🤥
Alex can’t say
“ I didn’t murder them.”
only “ I didn’t hurt them.”
🙄
@Diane Alarcon he said I never shot them...
He said, “I would never intentionally harm my wife and my son.” I was floored as soon as he said that. You could murder someone if you simply just snapped…someone like AM on drugs.
@@nantzlynn77 he also at one point said to detectives in an interview I went to check on the bodies when he first pulled to the kennels.
@@facethis2794 yes he did say he checked first! But on the stand he said he called 911 and checked them while he was on the phone to 911. So how did he try to lift Paul up with his belt while the phone was to his ear? He possibly knows Paul’s belt wasn’t tested for DNA or prints, so he says this. Pulling up on Paul’s belt is NEW information. He is trying to take care of those 20 seconds between pulling up and dialing 911.
Plus the recording to 911 starts as soon as it starts to ring. There is no sobbing or crying, but starts as soon as operator asks what the emergency is. Cry on cue as he does in the courtroom.
Just a humble good old boy living a regular humble lifestyle and who can't remember any details of who he robbed.
He attempting to take responsibility to give the impression that he's taking responsibility for everything, except for 1 big thing
Lol he's not giving the impression of taking responsibility. He is taking responsibility. By not pleading the fifth, he's now admitted to other crimes he is being charged with that carry just as long of a sentence as the murder charges. He'll never see the outside world again. He. knows that and is still admitting to it.
@@KateMich12 the financial crimes carry just as much time but if convicted of the murders he will have no one to give him aid and comfort while in jail because the remaining family will disown him
Pretty good strategy. See I'm telling the truth so when I say I didn't kill them you will believe me. While prosecution drills in, he lied to his clients and is lying to you.
@@KateMich12 he’s absolutely not taking responsibility for what he is on trial for which is double murder.
He already knew and accepted that there was no way out of the financial crimes case. Admitting to them made zero difference to him. He is admitting them isn’t about taking responsibility, it’s about “I was on drugs, I stole, I lied… but see, I’m better now. I’m honest now. I’m even admitting my financial crimes!” It’s absolutely calculated and self-serving. Period!
Rxactly that is how he is TRYING to show he is innocent of the murders
when they are caught red handed why go through all this just put him in jail everybody knows his guilty
This is an awful human being. To steal the amount of money he stole from innocent people! People suffering and injured. This is pure evil.
Buster sitting there like who’s pahpah
He's guilty as sin. He places himself at the scene of the murder within minutes of the killings. He looked those clients in the eyes when he stole their money and I believe he looked his family in the eyes when he stole their life.
Just ANSWER the mans question Christ this is agonizing his body language screams guilty and don't even get me started on his actual questions!!!! SEND HIM DOWN!!!!!
The way he is fidgeting and touching hair is making me crazy!! Say the truth you sorry piece of 💩
I’m so glad they’re calling him out on these overused nicknames. He’s a clown.
HOW CAN YOU STEAL MONEY AS A LICENSED ATTORNEY FROM PEOPLE WHO SO DESPERATELY REALLY NEED IT. THAT TAKES BRASS BALLS AND IF HE DID THAT WE WOULD PUT NOTHING PAST HIM .
Even his own “best friend”…
@@TeeTV22 And business partners including his own brother.
@@tarnsand440 That part too..
I find it hard to believe nobody in all these years had a clue. Not his brothers or the business firm. Please!!
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO YELL 🤣
I’m 66 and can honestly say I have met only one attorney that I trusted. The rest, there was something fundamentally wrong with them. We get to see this on full display today. Just wish all politicians/attorney’s would be exposed. Makes me sick.
I agree hard to find a good ethical one.
The ethical ones are likely the ones you never hear about, unfortunately. I went to law school with some horrible people, but also the kindest most genuine people I have ever met. I can admit that it’s hard sometimes to remember the good when you’re surrounded by the horrible though. ): it’s truly unfortunate
Give people too much power & then they think they’re above all , this goes for POLITICIANS , LEADERS OF COUNTRIES , LAWYERS , CELEBRITIES , PRIESTS , PASTORS , CEO’S shall I go on ??? We the little people are just IDIOTS for them 😮
My Sunday school teacher was a lawyer. Half the time we talked about The Book of Mormon, the other half we talked about his love of Def Leppard. To this day lawyers confuse me.
just think of all the crooks robbing us of our freedoms and money that get "elected"
Apparently, he's been lying his entire life. Clearly nothing has changed. He's an egocentric, calculating, entitled narcissist. And he's very guilty.
Admit to small lies to gain their trust. So when you deny big lies, they believe you. Typical narcissist.
He acting like he is slow on the stand but he's not slow. He was very direct when he won those big case's and stole all the money 💰
Wow...Karma never misses an address, he stole from someone who lost a daughter....wow
Karma never misses an address~~~love it!
Including his housekeepers children that were left with no mother. I’m thinking they’ll bring the boy back to the stand to address Alex who claimed they were like his own children. He never gave them a single dime yet pocketed over 2 million for himself.
And those children were evicted from their family home as a result….
I’m actually terrified that the jury will believe this …
Lol believe what? There’s zero evidence linking him to murders. Plenty of finance crimes evidence… but that doesn’t make him a murderer.
No…he’s pulled too much that is proven that he’s a thief and I don’t understand the motive on the murders yet! Unless he was trying to get the heat off himself and it backfired.
@@JD29903 i hope so!
It seems, so truthful, it might be true!!!
If that happens, then there is no such thing as a "jury of our peers".
People keep comparing this to Casey Anthony & OJ trial...
It's the COMBINATION of evidence that should matter. People have been convinced that they are supposed to ignore common sense & only convictions with evidence presents itself "beyond a shadow of doubt"
That misconception been so perverted & convoluted,there would never be a conviction.
It's pretty disgusting , frankly
I like it when prosecutor does a "Camille Vazquez"....."lets take a look at that"😎
Repeats Every Question He's Asked to Stall & Think of the Best Lie
Still can't believe he took the stand. I don't know what he was thinking.
When one lies about something,everything he tries to defend is also a lie
Exactly!
“If the real Onstar data and the video show that I was at the kennels at the time of the murders, then I won’t dispute that!” Says Alex!!! “I was there!!” 😮
Well not necessarily
Why didn't he go fetch Maggie so that she could go with him to see his parents, the reason he pressured her to return that day?
Because she didn't like going to his mom's. This was already mentioned during the trial.
He needed her home as he was upset about being discovered as a thief. Do we know if he told her and Paul and they were not very understanding? It will never be known.
He said Maggie didn't like to go visit his mother, that it was upsetting for her to see his mother in the condition she was in.
Because the plan was to kill her think about the dinner setting and what Alex and Maggie may have been bickering about something prior to going to the kennels
@@markzylstra2947 But this was the reason she traveled an hour an a half.
Boy does Alex think he's the smartest man alive. Big Ego crashes little big man. Fascinating archetypal story. Watch out for the movie after the verdict.
Yes!
That's why he is testifying.. to show he is so much smarter than everyone else
@@salesadmieze9049 he’s hoisting his own petard
I'd say Netflix will jump on this if they can get it, like the staircase or The Steven Avery case. ☘
@@eamonnbyrne8400 they already have . A documentary about this family came out this week
His “spur of the moment” lie continued until the following August. Had it not been for the video he’d still be lying about being there. How about the fact that there is ZERO evidence of anyone else being there?
Who's male DNA was under Maggie's freshly manicured fingernails??? They didn't even check the victims clothes for DNA!
@@BH-1964 could be the nail worker? Or someone she accidentally scratched
@12wer3 wer why didn't they rule nail tech out???
There's zero evidence someone wasn't their either. The case is a mess. Talking about his monetary crimes before the trial on the monetary crimes.
He had means, motive and opportunity.
All guilty people seem to purposely sidetrack with a story that doesn’t answer the question, reminds me of jodi arias
Absolutely
Agree 100% 👍.
I served as a Juror on a murder trial where the defendant confessed to shooting the victim both verbally on tape and in writing. But since there were allegedly 3 other perpetrators involved in the home invasion/murder, there were several members on the jury who were questioning the defendants quilt. It took 4-5 hours of deliberation to bring back a quilty verdict in a case where it should have been decided in 10 minutes.
I say all of that because Ive watched many hours of this case, and even though I think he's quilty, I question whether the State has proven its case against Murdauch beyond a reasonable doubt. I can almost assure you, based on my experience, that there are jurors on this jury who will have questions on his quilt. t wouldn't surprise me if he's acquitted.
It will surprise me if Alex is acquitted of murder charges. I feel he’s guilty as sin and the verdict will likely be guilty though a hung jury is a real possibility in this case.
I hope they look closely at the timeline, and all of the lies where he stated he was not at the crime scene and then admitted he was there. There were no other people around... and the dogs were not barking, they did bark when the cops showed up. I hope they are not afraid to convict him of murder. Watching the crime scene video was very telling... cops asked whose tire tracks are those and she said, they are mine! He is trying to manipulate the jury... I hope they see through his lies! He is heartless!
Pathetic despicable man, IMO he’s as guilty as they come. Being an attorney and knowing the tactics makes him seriously dangerous. I don’t believe for an instant he’s sorry for anything except getting caught. Maggie and Paul, may they rest in peace, got in the way, they were on to him, I think he was right when he said “whoever did it planned it a long time”, because it was him and had he not gotten caught, in his desperation that his family not find out Buster was probably next, all under the guise of it was the boat accident. Sickening.
I think buying Mosel and the repairs to the city house put them in the red. Mosel being Paul's dream, Maggie wouldn't let Alex sell it. Along with the boat case and the inability to tell his wife and son the dream is over, he killed them. The fact Maggie has $58 in her account says a lot.
$58K or $58.00 I missed that detail.... Really?
@@j_rainsgoat3929 $58 . She had written a check to a charity right before the murders that bounced . She knew something was up
Yep part and parcel
@@therealhousewifeofballtown well that's news to me. Wow. I would bet she was freaking out!
The 3 bags of pills she found what happened to those. Mr. Waters needs to ask.
Tomorrow will surely take more than 4 hours just to complete the Financials. HE could be crossed examined for days on end.
and should be. Death by Firing Squad has been reinstated in SC.
Agree
@@donnasimons-5370 excellent!!!
I agree. The prosecution should take all the time they need. And I hope they will structure their cross well so that it will be a kind of pre-final statement. Heat it up slowly until finally the whole house is burning. I agree this sounds cruel and I hate that. But i can't help but hoping that there will be not one juror left with one single reasonable doubt. People need to be protected from persons insane at such a high level who have done already too much damage.
Most honest phrase from AM so far, 'Oh what a tangled web you weave, when you practice to deceive.’
He's sad, and remorseful... that he might go to prison for the rest of his life. He's sad for himself. Not for those he's hurt. Which is why he got so tripped up at the end there. No amount of practice is going to help a narcissist effectively imitate empathy under the microscope.
Let's not forget, there was no body else around to commit the murders. It wasn't sasquatch! Attorney wanted to hear AM tell lie to give an example how easy and convincing he could be just like the kennel lie. The kennel lie and Oxy had nothing to do with it. The lie was to cover his murder for estate funds since his wife was going to divorce him. Remember the wedding ring in the Mercedes.
Sasquatch! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I believe she and Paul did confront him about funds and his stash of pills Maggie found, and Maggie threatened to divorce him.
The report of 2 or 3 of the jurors seen crying while AM was testifying…is worrisome.
@@swatguy6237 I'm thinking they were thinking of what Paul and Maggie must have felt being gunned down by him after all they'd been through, they still loved him and "he did them that way." For anyone to feel sympathy for him is beyond me. He hasn't done one good thing in his life that we know about.
At 1:47:21 “I did her wrong” gave me chills.
Yes
Wow!
Absolutely stunned me… the correlation
🙌 Go Prosecution!
He never once voluntarily said he loved Maggie. Jim had to specifically ask him at very end if he loved her.
I agree he should be in prison n stay there
Lawyers are their own worst witness
And their own breed ..!
he had everything and threw it all away. For what??
There’s no humanity in how AM answers these questions. AM can’t simply say that I lied to all his clients. He admitted he was at the kennels only because he was caught lying. He seems to think he’s above the law, but has no guilt over his actions. I hope he is found guilty for killing Maggie & Paul, and remains in jail for that crime & all his financial crimes. He can’t be believed because he lies so easily, and he’s dancing around the prosecution’s questions.
Even if he's acquitted of these murders he'll still spend the rest of his functional life in prison with a 20+ year sentence for the financial crimes
I can't imagine how he fudged the paperwork so no one in the law firm found out
I also cannot believe the amount of plaintiffs who have no clue about their own settlement/judgements. Isn't that public record, as in they could go to the court clerk even and find out, or HOW ABOUT insisting on being in court/boardroom EVERY TIME until they hear the judgement. Just blows my mind.
@@ParadoxicaLeo730 exactly
@@ParadoxicaLeo730 many of those clients were young and traumatized and believed he had their best interests at heart. Completely believable that they accepted his stalling tactics of ‘I’m working on it, it’s going to take time etc’……
@@peonypink9149 I'm talking about in general, but yes I continue to be blown away by the Satterfield civil case issue. I only just learned of his first ever civil suits with some teen clients. My comment is the complete opposite of understanding as a whole let alone singling out a demographic of childrens' undeveloped minds, which appears to be what you're speaking of.
Alex is wishing that water bottle held something more . . . comforting than water.
He just admitted he gets out of tickets by having his badge in his cup holder...we all knew police let their own off the hook but its crazy to hear him admit it in court
Yes I think law enforcement cover and lie for each other
Big Red lied and can’t remember talking to these people about stealing their money AND he lied and FORGOT to tell authorities that he WAS there with PawPaw (repulsive) and wifee that night a few minutes before they were murdered. Oops… Big Red didn’t realize PawPaw had him on video. Nabbed! Perhaps that was a gift from the powers that be that guided PawPaw to have his recorder on… catching the murderer. Pops!
Well said! He clearly doesn’t remember searching for a restaurant, looking at bikini shots or arriving back and phoning the police 20secs later- thanks GM Onstar data….. he has made the mistake of thinking he is the smartest one in the room….
He’s good at what’s he’s doing - slowing down the case, throwing the prosecution off track, making things confusing for the jury and coming off as kinda slow, sweet and southern. He is highly aware of his every move
"I'm just trying to answer your questions"
"I'm not trying to be difficult..."
"Mr. Waters...Im trying to understand..."
Masterful.
Wasn’t good enough
@@leahanderson30 Oh I don't think anyone reasonable thought he was going to actually walk after that tape came out. But still was fun to watch.
He almost thinks if he speaks out loud how wrong he is for taking money he looks honest now.
ALEX wants to argue if he was: Successful and Wealthy. REALLY?
That's privilege at its finest!
Oct 11, 2011 Hakeem PINCKEY,, settlement of 89,000 Alec, stole from with palmetto state bank, after the young BLK man die, from someone.mysteriously unplugged his breathing machine, didn't give his mother( Pamela) a dime...
A person who would steal 1.3 million dollars from a quadriplegic doesn’t deserve to live.
So he admitted he could hurt people he felt for.. so.. he could kill people he cared for
You honor, permission to treat the witness as hostile? 😂
Im guessing tomorrow he will have a answer for the question he avoided for 20 minutes at the end. After he thinks up a doosie tonight. He is despicable.
Why doesnt he question him on the murders
He will.. setting the motive
This prosecutor was on fire!
The prosecution tried hard to get Alex to admit to a specific instance when he lied directly and in person to a client, but couldn't. Might this be because the prosecution wants to show that Alex is very capable of lying directly to someone straight to their faces, thereby showing the jury that Alex can lie to them directly as well, further damaging his already strained credibility? Alex seems to have skillfully dodged that particular bullet so far.
That’s EXACTLY what the prosecutor is trying to do! It’s masterful. And I like how he called him out on the “paw paw” nickname that Alex kept repeating! It made me cringe at how obviously shady and manipulative he is. Narcissist! I hope the jury sees it!
lol! no ! he wants alex to get into his sly manipulative method of lying ! this is an oj trial and also reminds me of liar liar too ! i think alex loved that movie not the end if it but the lying part of it !!! alex loves to lie !! and kill of course !!
I would hope the jurors can see through Alex's using "PawPaw" as well as looking the jurors directly in their eyes and lying like he did to his cherished clients!
Yes! Perfectly said!!
I was thinking that he was maybe making a point of how he couldn't recall one specific instance as an example of how far removed he was from his own actions. It meant nothing to him to lie repeatedly to those he supposedly cared for so he was able to easily forget the whole conversation and be fine with what he had done to them.
It's so embarrassing to see a human being going through that in public. He just cannot stop justifying whatever he tries to justify instead of simply admitting and saying whatever I have stolen it has nothing to do with the murder of my wife and son
Narcissism
This is awful. All those people - clients in pain coming to him for help ever going to get any of the $ that man stole? Will that ever happen?
"Mr. Murdaugh, would you agree that you start shaking your head when you feel nervous or cornered?"
It’s as though he’s doing a favour by admitting his guilt, which he’s doing only because he’s caught. He’s so blatantly shameless, it’s creeping me out. Sickening!
Alex sounds so muddled & every question has to be repeated. Can’t imagine him as a lawyer. Mr.Waters has nerves of steel.
He was trying to get Alex to say. Yes I look in there eyes and lied. So basically he would be doing the same to the jury. Looking at them and lying. About the murders.
Nice pick up…
it went on for too long
well all it takes it 1 jury to find alex innocent so what is your point?
You’ve never told a lie?
@@erikabulsara538 Of course I have. We all have. But I have never killed anyone. Or any crime to have to face a jury.