Alex Murdaugh Trial: Gunshot Residue All Over Blue Jacket, Forensic Examiner Testifies
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2023
- The forensic examiner who swabbed evidence in the Alex Murdaugh case took the stand Tuesday and testified about her findings. Megan Fletcher stated a blue jacket, the same jacket the defense challenged Monday, had “significant” gunshot residue particles all over it.
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AM brought that jacket to his parents house according to the caretaker. I think her testimony was outstanding and it proved to me he did it.
The housekeeper was truly a brave woman. This lady had given her trust and kindness to the family. It will take her time to come to terms with all she has been through. God bless her.
So a man who hunts having a rain jacket during a late spring rainy afternoon proves he murdered someone?
If I'm just running from my car to the house my rain jacket would likely be covering me like an umbrella instead of on me and thus balled up under my arm as I enter the house. That coupled with the fact I often forget my jackets at work, church and friends leaves me with enough reasonable doubt to expel the jacket as any evidence of crime.
@@yurmabeechaudits3522 but if you ask someone to lie about how long you were at the house in the night of the murders so you can have an alibi- that screams guilt. And that’s what she testified to also.
@@yurmabeechaudits3522 the residue inside the rain jacket made the prosecutor think guns were carried inside that jacket. That's why it's important and was tested for residue.
@@yurmabeechaudits3522 He could be innocent of murder. However, I so think there is evidence that he at the very least has lied about many parts of his night which leads to SO many questions. From the 911 call to the suggestion that he was there 30-45 mins….. I just have a hard time seeing him as an innocent man.
This guy killed his whole family, not knowing he would be sitting now listening to every detail of what he has done, while waiting for his execution? Absurd and outrageous!!
The death penalty was never on the table unfortunately. The state just never demanded it.
Sc is trying to not do death penalty 7nless its the most heinous of crimes. There is also alot of problems with the chemicals and expiring chemicals. There has been too many botched lately.
This is 1 of the most heinous crimes I've seen in my life!! Dude killed the people he is suppose to protect
The prosecutor is so eager to get to the jacket evidence, that he is muckin' about
Oh my! He’s so done…
Have they checked his fathers grave for the clothes he had on, I bet he buried them at his grave?
That's a possibility I do hope some investigators think of some of this
Good point.
I was wondering about the clothes he had on prior 🤔
omg suzie thats brilliant.....this guy is so cold
Wow!! Very good point!
The way they were manhandling the rain coat and then touching their faces with chemicals all over their hands had me screaming
I thought all the forensic tests had been completed, hence it doesn’t matter? However, I do believe gloves should have been worn. Just want him nailed. 🇬🇧
@@LizzieMc the chemicals they use for the forensic testing are what made me wince. At one point he touched his eye and I was like (0_o)
@@Pantsofsass lol
The one prosecution lawyer with dark hair older..reminds me of the guy fr "My cousin Vinny"..the prosecutor!! Lol
@@MuffinstoMangos yyyeeessss!!! AAAHAHA!!!
It's creepy the way AM is just staring at these witnesses
guilty of being creepy looking
@@tsti1es Should get an additional 10 to 15 for being creepy.
What else would u suggest he do😂
@@nh6central guarantee your local women feel the same about you bum
He looks evil.
So strange this prosecuting attorney has his bare hands all over these prices of evidence
It’s not strange, they’ve already been tested. But as a precaution, he should still be wearing gloves.
The evidence is done in terms of testing. Once it hits trial all trace and forensic evidence has been gathered and after that the chain of custody gets too big it can no longer be used for testing. This is nothing abnormal and is common. Haven't you seen other trials of prosecutors holding up murder weapons or even a perfect example is the glove they had OJ put on ("if it does not fit you must acquit")
@@girl.anachronism5639 Noticed she put on a glove when she took the item. The attorney manhandled that thing, and I think it is not uncommon for evidence to be retested, sometimes years in the future.
Everything has all ready been tested and evidence collected
Most of the glove wearing stuff is show as its already been tested.
Just the blue tarp like thing that Ms. Mushell Smith said he put upstairs! She is the most important witness in this whole thing! He went there after he killed his wife and son! How scared she must have been after fing out they were killed! She is awesome!
I thought he went to his parents house before the killings. That evening.
@@judytinker3392 I don't know why I thought that too. But he killed them right after Paul posted a video or text. He killed them then. Then he called them on his phone. To look like he was calling to check on them. Then drove to hos moms, where he hid the tarp in the closet upstairs.
This “man” is sooooo guilty………just send him away forever!!! 🤮🤮🤮
Imagine the frantic panic that overcame this guy after killing his wife and kid. All his lies about the murders, where he was, and changing his clothes three times a day, and telling his mothers care taker that he was there 30-45 minutes..... Can't keep it all in one box.
Look at how calm and furious he looks as she testifies
OMG. How can they let him handle that jacket without gloves? That seems so unprofessional.
It’s already been tested.
@@girl.anachronism5639still seems odd morally in a way. he wore that when he shot someone kind of odd to just handle it
@@seinfields if you are 12 maybe
It's already been placed into evidence, examined, tagged and released.
I had the same reaction, since everything else had been bagged and or in an envelope and also bagged.
This crime scene tech is sharp. Very good witness.
The prosecutor solicited the same testimony twice about swabbing the outside of the jacket. This is typical of a lawyer who is preoccupied with what he's going to ask next.
I caught that too
The guy is putting on a trial, with a 1000 things going on, to prepare for and to contemplate. Give him a break.
No - typical of a lawyer who wants to drive the point home to the jury.
He’s a buffoon
He reminds me of a regular day Matlock. Act like the bumbling lawyer yet still get what you need and make the jury realize what they need to. It's the flies with honey and not vinegar method.
He never looked so guilty and plain busted!!! Outstanding.
The caretaker saw him carry into house
Right! She thought it was a tarp, it looked like a tarp to me.
A tarp that would be used to cover a car. Doesn't look like that to me.
There is a blue tarp and a blue poncho
@@j_rainsgoat3929 The care taker said a small blue tarp when the pulled it out folded it looked like a small blue tarp
did house have cameras?
If he is found not guilty or hung jury...he will have life with no parole for his financial crimes.
Doubt it. I honestly think this man won’t do more than 20 years in prison. Pay attention to everything going on right now. This trial is all for smoke and mirrors.
I simply can't comprehend how he thought he would get away with the embezzlement. Maybe a thousand bucks here and there. Maybe. But millions over that stretch of time?
@@andrewmyers8948 a mix of trust based on a family name and a LOT of manipulation
Its very hard to understand, if he killed his wife and son, how could he have done this....who kills their immediate family? who kills their blood, their own son; how, how could he have killed his wife;
what is in this mans heart that he has to go running around stealing thousands of dollars and killing????????Is any of this opioid fueled????
unbelievable, the enablers around him!
Why didn't the attorney just ask: "Did you find gunshot residue on the jacket--and, if so, where." Cut to the chase. Instead, we're in the weeds for 30 minutes--explaining each of the 25 sections of the jacket, "and then we turned the jacket inside out, and then we checked the inside pocket, and then the left outside of hood" and blah, blah blah for 30 minutes.
That's how it is - Very boring and excessive amount of detail
That would be all well and good if the GSR meant anything. You can get it just by handling a gun. They have a house that has guns all over it. The only good GSR evidence is if you had no other reason to have GSR besides the murders. In this case it irrelevant and a waste of time anyway. You get GSR residue on you as soon as you pick up any gun. People that carry constantly have it on them.
Thanks for saving some of us the time!! we appreciate it ! lol
They have to cover everything so that the defense can't go back and file a mistrial. Better to be thorough the first time. Details matter.
Lol
It's sad that he hasn't just admitted this murder and making everyone who loved them see this foolishness
The only foolishness is judging a person on speculation and circumstantial motive
aren’t you just high and mighty judging ppl 😢🙄😂. Circumstantial evidence? Are we watching the same trial? Go away with the judgements
And love your name,btw 🙄🤷♀️
@@yurmabeechaudits3522 not seeing too much forensics, except this....what about fingerprints? any DNA? just thinking this would tie things together stronger;
@@KB-xk2fe there is zero, zero evidence outside of that snapchat
This guy never looks like he ever gives two f***s.
Are we watching the same trial? Everytime I see him he is crying with boogers dripping from his nose.
@@HulaShack1 He’s probably got a thumbtack in his shoe he can step on.
This explains why the shirt he was wearing ….. has NEVER BEEN FOUND. If it did…. Alex would’ve fainted if they had that shirt in evidence .
Prosecuting lawyer asks the same question 14 times...again
He's asking it repeatedly so the JURY will HEAR IT REPEATEDLY, and it will STICK IN THEIR MINDS, amongst the Volumes of evidence being presented... with the details CORROBORATING the importance and TRUTH of THIS.
Alex is really interested in what she has to say
He should be with all witnesses.
He has an interest in the cute, smart girl. Go figure. A guy can dream I suppose.
He layed that tarp out knowing that, that beautiful house keeper had seen him with the coat, just like he stated to her he was there longer than he was, hes a lawyer he knows how to manipulate and add doubt to actual evidence
The housekeeper when on witness stand seemed afraid to tell what she saw Alex holding, like she could be the next one murdered if he ever got a chance. I would be afraid too. Alec summoned Maggie home from the beach house for that night saying he needed her because of his father's hospitalization. So...he was setting it up. He ruined his good life and that of Buster, his family name, and worst of all eliminated 2 family members so many loved and admired. I am sorrowful this ever happened. I grieve and didn't even know them personally. It's hauntingly awful as is the muders of 4 atudents in Idaho. There are just too mzny evil sick people in this world.
@@tlafleur8433 their own housekeeper also had a suspicious fatal accident at their house before the murders. Happened to be shortly after their housekeeper found a stash of Alec’s pills. There was a rumor that this family knew “how to make people disappear”. I hope she’s staying safe now
The guy asking the forensic questions, never graduated from kindergarten. He is about as sharp as a car tire
This attorney is maddening in his repetitiveness and lack of organization in his questioning. He’s bumbling around. I can’t imagine the frustration of the jury as they watch the minutes of their lives tick by while they listen to the same question being asks and answers over and over again.
Trying to imitate Columbo - using it as a tactic, IMO.
As a former prosecutor, you would think he would be best prepared to "game the system " and get away with murder. He should've taken notes from all the guys he's put away!!!:)
He was a “volunteer solicitor” ; he prosecuted a grand total of 1 case ever. And there’s reason to believe that it was more criminal behavior because he was tied to the defendant and it resulted in a hung jury lololol
Now knowing what we know about him.I wonder how much crooked stuff he has done as a prosecutor?He just didn't start being crooked been crooked his whole life.
He wasn't a criminal defense attorney or state solicitor. He dealt with financial litigation and lawsuits. Not criminal
@@cwatson42785 Like I said, he was a volunteer solicitor, badge and all, and prosecuted 1 case in his "career" as a volunteer solicitor.
@@cwatson42785 Correct
The defense strategy seems to be to ask the same questions over an over until the jury nod off. He wants them to sleep through this part.
Yup they're doing really bad. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets not-guilty. Smh
This courtroom seems so chaotic! So much scattered papers and stuff.
Always is
Irks me the most. So amateurlike.
i see what you mean....the problem was, the court room was so small, so cramped....waters had to turn sideways to get from between the two tables....several times waters is talking while he is standing in front of a doorway, with just no where else to stand because the room was so small and cluttered.....
Some people believe they are above the law.
They always need good lawyers in jail to help inmates prepare their cases. He'll have a lifetime to work for the state prison system.
Crazy to think. His son and wife are dead. He still goes about his life.
Won’t be much of a life.
Well, it's certainly not the same life.
I wonder if he ever even thinks about them.
He isn't hysterical now.
Are they still letting him go grocery shopping at the local market?
GSR will be everywhere in this environment! Even on Maggie’s clothes. I’ll wager everything in that house and the boys clothes too.
Yeah, these people shot guns all the time. Everything is coated in gunshot residue. Not really telling of anything.
@@AlexLandressIf he had it in the tarp that morning and shows up at Mom’s house, like the caregiver stated, then all of a sudden she sees this thing crumpled up in the closet of his mother?? A little suspish no?
Exactly!!!
@@karataranto6463 She testified that she had only been upstairs 3 times and rarely looked in that closet. Possible it was in there and she never noticed or looked.
I would think that a washer would get rid of most of the particles
It would be great if the prosecutor would get more of his fingerprints and DNA all over the evidence. 🙃😩
It has already been tested so it no longer is going to be tested for anything. They still should be wearing gloves.
Ik..yesterday the lady said there are chemicals on it and they should wear gloves 🤣
Fingerprints are much more difficult to obtain than folks realize. They have to be on a SMOOTH surface AND have the oils intact to get. A jacket isn’t a smooth surface as it’s very porous. 😔
Why would it matter at this point? I’m sure they won’t be doing any more testing on it.
The case isn't closed, the evidence could be reexamined at a later date in case of a mistrial, appeal, etc. Not sure why people think it's not relevant anymore. Of course it's bizarre an article from a gun shooting family was subject to extra non routine testing for gun residue and there's no evidence it was involved in the commission of a crime. Surely the prosecution would be happy to invalidate any further testing.
Why did he keep the raincoat yet he got rid of everything else?
I bet his stuff is buried with his father!!
He forecasted rain is my guess
I think he was going to plant the evidence
Because he’s an arrogant narcissist and quite frankly, not very intelligent.
What evidence do you have, or have heard in court that he got rid of anything? Innocent until proven guilty.
He REALLY thought he was going to get away with this. It is amazing but he really did. There's no telling what this guy has gotten away with throughout his life. I don't think it has fully hit him that he is going to die in prison.
Your first killing is not gonna be your wife and son, he had practice
What a tangled web he weaved!
He deserves to Rot in prison. He deserves the death penalty 💯
There’s only one thing that could point to him not doing it and that’s how bad he planned it but he did do it
So, a loose raincoat in the possession of a family that owns, and apparently shoots, many guns, frequently, has GSR on it! Imagine that!
I'm interested to hear how they date the GSR to ensure it was from the night in question; also; how they determined it was from the shells/cartridges expended that night.
Ballistic guy said different manufacturers have different residue “fingerprints” so it is possible to tell which shells left the gsr
But why was this particular item hidden up at his parent's attic? If it was of no use anymore at his home he or someone would have thrown it out not go and hide it. He is/was mega "rich" but maybe just on paper he could afford many brand new raincoats/ponchos but this 1 was hidden up in an attic. Hmmmm
The date it was transferred is not the issue here. The problem is that this is the item he brought to his mother’s house after the night of the murders that he was not wearing in the interview. Surely as a raincoat, this gsr would not be present it would’ve been washed away.
@@bigtttop Thank you, clearing up that point!
Who shoots guns in the rain while wearing a rain coat and why wouldnt the rain wash away previous gsr?
That is one cramped looking court room. Please someone get in there and fix the wires, etc.
This attorney keeps asking the same thing. And keeps interrupting. Oh my goodness!
I wonder if his sister or his son recognize the jacket
I think it's safe to say that this guy clearly did 'Murdaugh' his wife and son!
LOLOLOL, good one!
AM even pronounces his name as 'Mur-duh,' which is as close to 'Murder' as one can get.
Any explanations given for the blue rain jacket? Buster's? Paul's? Maggie's? I've watched, but missed some when I had cases of my own. :)
His soulless stare during this whole thing is beyond creepy
They shot with guns all the time, how can we know whether the GSR was from the time of the murder or some past hunting trip?
GSR has a lifespan. On clothing/fabric it can last days - months depending on if it's disturbed or not.
hardly a camo jacket,bright sky blue
@@crackerdan8010 you don't wear camo in all hunting. Rich folks love to bird hunt with bird dogs. You don't need camo because the birds aren't spooked by seeing you. They're spooked by the dogs. This is extremely flimsy evidence.
@@ashieloveful it has a very very long lifespan when it's in a closet, where they found it. This evidence is flimsy
they can't and said so....they don't know when or how it got on there.
He is guilty and it shows in every cell of his body.
When the judge allowed the raincoat to be shown…the look on AM’s face was like, “oh dooky.” 😊 And whatever he’s eating…he’s sure popping them like crazy.
"I did him so bad " Alec on the night of the murders...
And placing him at the scene everyone he was close to identified his voice on the video as being 100 percent positive it’s was him at the scene
This. This alone is what makes me believe he did it
I've watched every day of this trial and to date, this is the first and most significant body language reaction I've seen. The disdain and disappoint after the judge allows it in, the head down and shame is evident.
My guess is that he is aware that this is the most direct and damning evidence n also the evidence likely to sway his "supporters". It's got to be hard to envision this is the last thing Paul and Maggie seen before going home to the Lord.
Hopefully, they had given their hearts to Jesus and were saved. 2 Corinthians 6:2: “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
Paul was a murderer himself so I doubt he’s with the Lord
Or it is not his jacket so all this evidence is prejudicial.
@@Livin4Him... 🤣😂🤣
He looks guilty every minute I see him, every day!!
If he wore the blue poncho at the time to kill, should have blood stains on it, not just gun powder residue.
Were'nt they shot from a distance?
He wrapped the guns in it hence residue.His bloodstained clothes & guns got dumped in the swamp on way to his Mama
It would be impossible for him to wash his clothes and only remove blood but not GSR.
@@samlunter5126 yeah he certainly couldn't part with a 30 dollar slicker and that's why it didn't end up in the swamp, too.
@@skylerfelix7609 The clothes he was wearing earlier in the evening have not been found.
Why is a grown man’s jacket at his mommy’s house? Add that to the many odd things about what he was doing the moments/days after the murders.
That lawyer handling all the items may be ok because they have already been tested, but the optics to the jury makes it look like he’s contaminating the evidence.
thank god youre not on the jury.
Ahhhhh, with the absence of firearms we have the ‘smoking jacket’!
LOL
The prosecutor making her repeat everything is frustrating
I think your mistaking the inept Defence here?
@@molly4193 law enforcement always rephrase questions to make sure the story stays the same. It actually needs to be done.
What day it trial was this on
I would love to see the jurys faces as they watch AM..
Alex just jawing away on his hubba bubba, like his life is not going down the drain rapidly. 🙄
The defense will say that Alex shot weapons all over his property and of course his clothes will have gunpowder residue on them.
But why take the jacket to his Mother’s house and hide it? His Mother’s nurse saw him.
@@SJC49 There’s no evidence of the jacket. Just a blue thing that could be a tarp or a jacket.
The lawyer asked her if a gun/s could have left that much residue on the raincoat tho. I think that's a hint AM used it to conceal the weapons in. Not that he was wearing it at the time of the murders.
And I would say…bullspit!
And that’s where they found all the matching gun casings…boom.done
Well then!
Why would the lawyer touch the jacket with his bare hands?
It’s already been tested.
If the lawyer is handling the coat without gloves and being so casual with it, along with knowing how the crime scene was instantly disturbed by all the police movement, their ability to run a clean and professional search takes away a lot of confidence imo.
All of the evidence has been catalogued, no further tests will be done. It is not important once it is accepted into evidence.
I'm not crazy about this lawyer, he sounds like a country bumpkin, not prepared, or very smart. Mr. Waters is fantastic, I want to see more of Mr. Waters.
As you can see, the coat has been well examined already. If they thought they could still do more tests it would be sealed in plastic. More valuable to the prosecution to be able to wave it around in front of the jury.
@@angiecoers6255 And what exactly is a "country bumpkin"
@@angiecoers6255 turned out not such a country bumpkin after all.
You would think that a lawyer would know how to get away with murder but he was so sloppy.
Apparently he was sloppy over many aspects of his life. Living in South Carolina, I cannot imagine those on the jury would feel sorry for him and set him free.
I feel the same way. For that reason I changed my theory on the murders.
-I think he probably planned on killing his family and then himself but he couldn’t end his own life (similar to the the roadside incident). He probably panicked when he couldn’t take his own life after killing them and had to come up with everything on the fly. Which could explain the lack of solid alibi and phone records putting him at the scene. He didn’t need an alibi or try and conceal his phone movements because he didn’t plan on being around to explain it
Sloppy? No blood on anything of his. No weapons anywhere. There is nothing here but speculation and circumstantial evidence at best.
This chap is screwed. I can see Buster in the background for being blessed to escape his murderous dad
Haha! Nnno. He killed Stephen Smith, don’t get it twisted.
Buster looks guilty to me also. At some points he is smiling….no way🤔
Question from a Casual....can GSR tests determine the powder load of a round discharged....or a close estimate?
GSR is irrelevant in this case. It’s a hunting lodge there’s probably GSR everywhere
Except the jacket was found crumpled in the corner of a closet at his mom's house, not the hunting lodge.
But it shouldn’t be on the inside of your tarp/poncho/whatever he was wearing imo
@@CerealBoomer except that hunters will often sling the rifle over their back and then put on a jacket/poncho to keep the gun dry while walking to/from hunt sites. 😉
@@yurmabeechaudits3522 Ok then he has another excuse. Thanks✌🏻
Did the police ever ask Alec where are the clothes you had on in the picture with Paul??? I haven't heard in this trial how did he explain the change of clothes that day?
We haven’t heard him say anything and we won’t…he is a coward
You can't ask the defendant questions. Unless they choose to take the stand. That's exactly why you don't ever talk to police. Because they have to figure it out for themselves and present their evidence.
Just stay tuned. Every piece of evidence can't be presented in a day. Prosecution is painting the picture for the jury, and for us, bit by bit, little by little. This isn't over yet.
those clothes never showed up. that is definitely a big clue that he was guilty. Clothes don't just disappear like that. I haven't heard them talk about it in the trial but I didn't watch the whole thing; it must have come in there at some point.
Where are the clothes in the Snapchat with the tree??? Did I miss something?
They taught us in Sunday school to “be sure your sin will find you out.”
I'm going to play devil's advocate. Gun shot residue can last up to 2 months on an article of clothing. Was it raining that day? Did he have a reason to wear the raincoat? Ok, that's all I have right now.
That's not devil's advocate. That's sound cognitive thinking that all jurors should always have.
@@yurmabeechaudits3522 I didn't want anyone to jump my bones because of my thinking. I hope everyone is being thorough. He didn't even have life insurance policies on them. I just don't understand the motive. 🤷
If I was his lawyer I'd tell him to not chew gum.
It’s not gum. It’s candies. He has a bag of them on the table every day. Remember Johnny Depp?
Bumbling Good Ole Boys from The Geriatric Firm as lawyers. Not doing you much good Mr Alex!
@Bell Lee it's a small tower and won't stand up against conviction votes. I see multitudes of reasonable doubt and a poor offer at motive. This will be a hung jury.
After answering his Atty. At the end. Did you see Alex look towards the witness and shake his head??
There's that jacket we've been looking for
i think it's such bad manners he's always chewing on something . discraceful to the core and creepy lookin
This is the first time I see Alex M really pay attention to the witness. He also pays real close attention to the documents that the prosecutor brings to the defense table for his lawyers to look at. Alex is a prosecuting trial lawyer. He knows what tracks he would have had to cover. Might have made a mistake. It is proven that a person makes a minimum of 25 mistakes while committing a homicide.
That’s interesting tbh what are the most common mistakes made?
Its borderline impossible to shoot 2 family members on your own property and get away with it. If it looks like an accident maybeee but still unlikely
1) Committing a homicide 😜
@@kyliejones8827 lmaooooo
Yeah but the prosecution has left a lot of doubt on the table at this point. Their prosecution is so scattered it hard to keep up with what goes where.
Murdaugh: "I'ma so screwed."
GSR on him, at a murder scene with no guns on site. There is no question he did this.
I’m curious why the attorney makes her put gloves on but he doesn’t put any on?
She did that on her own, he didn't tell her to. She's a professional at handling evidence and so she did it. He should have handled that evidence with a glove and folded it back up carefully too, that would have helped show it was an important item of evidence, even if the testing has already been done.
I keep thinking if Buster had been there, Alec would have killed him too, just really so sad for this horrific crime. The remaining family will be faced with a long list of appeals through the next several years....He needs to just confess. Their lives will never be the same. So very sorry for Maggie's family.
I don't think he would have hurt Buster at all. Buster is going to law school. He's gonna carry on the Murdough name and profession! That's why he was so close to Alex. Alex was pushing him into Law! I think it was important to Alex for the boys to carry on the name.
I dont think he is going to law school.
I'm sure his lawyer argued but given the amount of firearms and the average use of said firearms on the whole property GSR is prevalent everywhere
How did they know if it was the night in question? This is a family that apparently spent time hunting, and the expert said residue stays on something until it is removed.
I was thinking the same thought!
Because also found gun shot residue on his hands.
@@Stopthisrightnow560 ok. Well that is completely different! Missed that.
Plus why would he have a raincoat with GSR on it there wasn’t rain that night
Yea they were light rain
There actually was rain that night, but still…why didn’t he think to get rid of the raincoat?
The theory isn’t that he wore it, but wrapped the weapons up in it when he got rid of them.
And June in se SC not cold.
If it was not raining why were there puddles of water everywhere?
Who cares about the blue raincoat? Get to evidence that PROVES SOMETHING! If you can.
to be a lawyer you would think he would be smart enough to wear gloves and burn jacket and gloves
When was the rain jacket collected. This guy shoots all the time all over his property of which gunshot residue could have got there at any time.
Rude! The way he took that jacket out and then sort of ripped it away from her hand was just uncalled for
I've never seen a piece of evidence treated like this....I am confused as to why.
It's already been tested a million different ways. They have their data
I was expecting him to put it on at any moment 😅😂😩
@@FabiolaMacabre at one point, he just throws it on what looked like the floor...lol
At the end of his questioning, he said "No further questions your honor." Then threw it in the garbage can.
If the jacket doesn't fit, you must AQUIT. 😂😂😂
How can anyone kill their own child and partner and then face people in court room and still carry on lieing
Psychopaths can.
Where did they retrieve this jacket from? And when?? And why did it take 4 months for them to analyze it?
although Mardaugh is guilty as sin his attorney can easily exilian why the gunshot residue was there.
“They had a large property right? They had lots of guns right??? They shot those guns routinely right? So you’d expect GSR to be on most items of clothing they wore right???
@@skylerfelix7609exactly right! It’s a waste of time.
He's guilty but I'm getting very sceptical that prosecution is gonna win this case. I've watch a lot and I have t seen anything I would consider "beyond a reasonable doubt evidence.
@@skylerfelix7609 GSR has a lifespan, it doesn't just stay on clothes forever. dont know if youve ever shot guns before but i wouldnt do it w my clothes inside out either. jacket was found in the attic of his moms house which he was at the night of the murders.
He could have had something wrapped in the jacket 🤔
Is she just verbally testifying this without showing any sort of physical tests and their conclusions?
This is a waist of time , of course their is going to be gunshot residue they are hunters , If there had been blood from Paul or Maggie that would be a game changer . Any number of people could have used that coat while hunting , Waist of time !!!
waste* Courtesy of the spelling police 😉
Can someone answer this for me? Wouldn't there be blood splatter too?
Ballistic expert said there was in the kennel.
The prosecutor lied and sad there was high velocity blood splatter on Alex but it was proven that was not true and it was just another lie from the prosecutor.
Can someone explain to me the importance of this blue rain jacket? This is the first I've heard of it.
Why does the lawyer need to repeatedly ask the same question? Makes him either sound like he needs lessons in listening or completely dense. She must have had to describe the pattern to lift residue from the poncho 5 times. I admire her tolerence.
I’m a huge fan of “The Behavior Panel” (check it out on RUclips if you’re interested in body language!) When they bring the box out he doesn’t blink for over 30 seconds. When they bring the jacket out his blink rate skyrockets. Watch him start gnawing on that gum starting at 11 minutes 45 seconds. I’m not sayin, I’m just sayin…
Where’s the evidence that it’s his jacket? Oh, that’s right there isn’t any evidence that it belongs to him. only that lame witness that said he had a blue tarp, but it may have been that jacket because they were the same color🤡
Why taking so long this case?
Does that mean the gunshot residue can be from any time he wore it to go shooting? Or can they tell if it is fresh?
Naw it will remain on clothing for a long time even if you wash it in some cases.
What’s it laying on? What’s underneath it? Is that a ruler? It took two of you? Well golly, who gives a sh**
Yeah man this prosecution is not doing well at all. They go on and on. I imagine the jury is ripping their hair out.