Attorney Accused of Murdering Mom: Defendant Takes the Stand
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2023
- “This monster took this dumbbell and proceeded to bludgeon my mother right in front of me…” Defendant Richard Merritt testified that two gunmen were responsible for her brutal murder of his mother, not him. The disgraced personal injury attorney is accused of beating and stabbing his mother to death.
Merritt was supposed to report to prison for cheating clients the day he allegedly killed his mom, jumped bail, and led police on a nationwide manhunt.
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This case has the Same circumstances as "Alex Murdaugh"!!!
I'm sure they're TWINS.....😱
Is there a video of the complete cross examination? I’m pretty sure he was on the stand for a lot longer than just an hour, no?
Alec Murdaugh’s long lost sibling
Would love to tell you what I think but I can’t get thru an ad without ANOTHER playing. Ridiculous.
After watching true crime for ages and getting my degrees on RUclips my question is , why would intruders see a weaker older woman as a threat and leave an able bodied man? Guilty
Loving getting your law "degrees" on You Tube! LOLOL
Love from SCOTLAND
To be fair maybe they just knew he is a total and utter coward
🤓😆
😂😂😂 hey classmate 😂🎉
EXACTLY! Well said.
Where is the lawyer asking the questions from ? The bathroom ?
You just made me LOL 😂
@@StaceyJoy14 ditto!
@@ajqueen31 ditto!
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol 😂
I LOVE when defendants take the stand! Nearly every single one is a complete narcissist, including this guy.
Yes ! Murdaugh. Brophy. Can hardly wait for the Sara Boone trial.
He just doesn't stop with all lying. It is so obvious.
I really wish Lori Vallow Daybell had taken the stand!
Did you notice he said "the GENTLEMAN pushed my mother down the stairs"??? What a crock of sheet
And then he called the same “gentleman” a monster shortly after. It seemed like he caught himself after he said gentleman and then thought to clarify after with “monster”
Soooo, the old people you robbed blind wanted to punish you by ringing the doorbell, beating & stabbing your mom to death in front of you, letting you run away, and letting you relocate, sign up for tinder, and make a new life as a free man for 8 months? Man, they really got their revenge! 🤨
Yeah,I’m a bit disappointed,that they didn’t throw a party for him.
Why would anyone kill his mom in that fashion and then threaten his family when, he’s the dirtbag here?!
@Deb Sea: Yes, especially if he is right there
He is able to describe the brutal murder of his mother that he claims to have witnessed and remain composed. The story he tells is ridiculous. The monster in the house that day is him.
So what did the so-called 'intruders' want from him that they would KILL his Mother brutally and threaten his ex-wife and kids. They left him alive 😮. Why??? Seriously dude!!!
The boat crash? 🫢🤭
@@JozieWales420 ik... it was written in sarcasm. It was a STUPID story.
@@suzymoroka297 That is what I was saying. He was going to jail that day. STUPID lie.
Like seriously! He lets these 2 into the house, they have a gun but go and find a knife and take out the Mom cause she is such a threat over him. I call bull💩.
Omg I have heard it all now!!! What a heartless pos of a son!!!!
What a monster to kill your own mother
Like he legit makes Akex Murdaugh look sincere in comparison, LOL
“Richard, where were you born?”………
“From the womb of the woman I bludgeoned to death”……should’ve been his reply…….
💁🏻♀️ This man at 49:05 just said “The GENTLEMAN that pushed her down the stairs…” that is no doubt proof he is a disgusting and he is a liar. No one would call the person who supposedly killed your mother a gentleman. What a horrible evil man he is.
Great observation
Straight from Jennifer Pans handbook
you are right
What about when he laughed under his breath when asked about the knife?? :laugh: no, the knife came later…
Are
You
Kidding
Me?!
Literally my thought process when I heard that!!!
When he is describing what " those monster's " did, he is describing himself. How can someone who has passed the bar think this ridiculous story would work on anyone! Guilty af!
That's what I thought. Otherwise, aside from no emotion from him, if true what was the purpose of watching "them" kill his mother in such a brutal way? No reason.
So true
Wow no tears describing his mother’s murder 🧐. He should be writing novels. Give me a break!
He forgot to add emotion
Mama gets brutally murdered and he wants effing snacks?
She was trying to stop him from running away and he snapped as she probably never told him no. I hope the jury comes back in 15 minutes.
i believe this too
Hit the nail.on the head. I just posted same.on another thread. He thought he'd smooth over the jury with his long unnecessary answers. Hope they torture him inside!!
Close. Less than an hour.
If he didn't want to turn himself in, he could have said to his mother that he was going out to his car to get something and drive away, leaving his mother safe, sound and alive in her home. He didn't need to kill her.
So true. Or if he was worried about his get away and her alerting the police that he might be running, he could have tied her up. (awful…but way less so than bludgeoning and stabbing).
Well, my guess is he threw her down the stairs when she tried to keep him from running.! No one within their right mind would EVER believe this crock of bull crap he just spewed out his evil mouth!
How hard would it be to be a juror and not burst out laughing at this pig!! RIP Shirley you didn’t deserve a monster like this as your son
What an unbelievable story! Who would believe this guy! He is guilty!!
So weird! No tears describing the horrid murder he “ witnessed”
This guy is lying through his teeth. His story makes no sense! He cut off his ankle monitor to keep his family safe, assumed a new life to keep his family safe, and left his poor mother's dead body laying on the cold basement floor to keep his family safe.
Total BS!!!
He's a thief and a murderer!
I wonder if he went on the dating app to keep his family safe!
@@lindaaitken7679
Yep, you got it.....
Why was he so bothered about these monsters killing his wife & kids after he'd spent all the time thieving from his clients which directly damaged his wife & kids? I mean, what a croc. He really is trying very hard to sound plausible.
How can he sit there and testify without ANY EMOTION, yet he says, he loved his mom. What a freaking LIAR! He definitely did it.
Right I thought he was a witness for the prosecutor
I thought the same. Zero emotional response. He can't even pretend.
Military brat…
Flat
Cool as a cucumber 🥒
His version of how his mom was murdered is total BS. How can he possibly think anyone would believe such an asinine story?!? 😡
He had time to think of this lie
He’s so matter a fact while describing the actual murder. If i witnessed my mom being stabbed and bludgeoned, and had to testify, I’d be incredibly emotional and would probably have to take breaks in between. There’s NO WAY I’d sound like him, no way!
Such a self absorbed, piece of **hit!!!
Right like he just stood there.....omg
@@yvevia such a narcissist.... And I have no emotion as he's explaining her murder and it doesn't even have the nerve to act like it bothered him.... A normal person if it was their mother would have jumped on them guys and done anything they could to save their mom 💯💯💯❤️ it's all a lie , and if it really would have happened the lie he says , he wouldn't have cared anyway!
I cannot roll my eyes hard enough during this mfrs ridiculous testimony. Lock him up, throw away the key.
R U a member of the Sofa Squad? 😎
@@MatterMeetsAntimatter I was thinking the same thing!! A sofa squad member! Love Paul and Roscoe P.!
@@CoraJean19 Yes, we absolutely do!! 🛋️🛋️🛋️
He always mentions everybody hugging him. Like "Look, everybody in my family loves me."
His mom was nag, nag, nagging him with her steel magnolia southern charm and he cracked !! He frickin' had a meltdown and tore into her(literally) ! Guilty !!
great comment, I think you are so right!!!! Poor lady!!!
Sounds very much like a computer generated voice. Not even the tiniest bit of humanity.
So, he wants us to believe that these people killed his mother (brutally), threatened to harm his wife and children, and yet when they "left" he didn't even try to warn his wife/children of a possible looming threat?? A phone call to ensure their safety is the bare minimum, and he didn't even manage to do that when he had *two phones* on him.
If someone threatened any of my kids and had their pictures and locations --- my top priority would be making absolutely sure they are safe ( *especially if these people just killed my mother right in front of me and left* )
Lock him up and throw away the key.
It sucks that there is no mike to hear the questions a bit better.
I can't believe how much they just let him talk and talk. Blah blah blah
Probably because the more he talked the more everyone was cringing at his BS and imagining how they re going to throw the book at him!!
Havent been watching this case. I am always interested in what defendents have to say when they take the stand. One thing that sticks out to me is that his wife filed for divorce FOUR days into the first case. To me that says A LOT.
And the defendant wasn't mentioned in his late mother's obituary. His family knew.
@@lindaaitken7679 Wow
Yes it does!!! Seems like she wanted out a loong time ago and he just gave her a reason.
@@lindaaitken7679 ...didn't know that🤔
He's an awful person. So self serving and cold. His moral compass was in the ditch.
He reminds me of Alex Murdaugh.
What a work of art this guy cocky and confident
Work of art?! I hope you mean piece of work..
Narcissist
As he was telling this story, I was thinking 'when are they going to hurt or kill you?'...oh, wait a minute...they didn't lay a finger on you??? Just violently murdered your mother and left??? Um, that is one ridiculous story. That poor woman, may she rest in peace. He's a psychopath.
Why would you let in two guys holding guns? Why not just slam the door in their faces? Why open the door in the first place since you weren't "expecting anyone"?
Why would a guy with a gun go looking for a 35 lb weight and a knife to attack an elderly woman?
He referred to the murderers as gentlemen lol that’s a whole new meaning to the word 🤦🏽♀️
Body language tells it all. If my mother was getting attacked no matter what I’m going to try to help her!
Right! 😡
How can you just stand there while your mom is being attacked, you are a liar, you are evil
Wow he sure adopted a new identity FAST! Within hours! 🤨
He even has intense satisfaction in describing how he killed his mom, using the fantasy person as the actor
DNA on murder weapons 😏
I would like to see the Behavioral Panel review his body language. Why did he laugh before he told the story of his Mom being bludgeoned by the dumbbell? Why would they do this to his Mom (elderly woman) yet let him live? Who buys this BS story? All I hear when he’s telling this story is how HE killed his Mom.
Jodi Arias laughed, Chris Watts laughed,,,,need I say more.....
There sure is A LOT of evil being exposed
he didn't want to be late to the jail but its ok to bludgeon your mother
I know eh, like seriously! Guys a piece of work.
@@MrBetc Oh yeah! crazy indeed!
He stole $464,706 from his clients and was sentenced to 15 years. He probably needed money to run away and his mom refused to help him.
Yup. Also she put her house up for his 400k bond. She most likely said: no you’re not going to run. I’ll lose my house! Are you crazy?
Be he killed her just like he described the gentlemen monsters did. Shoved her down a flight of stairs, bashed her with the 35 lb weight, stabbed the crap out of her. That’s rage. Way more rage than a stranger would have. And weren’t they supposed to be after HIM? But they just let him go. lol. Mmkay.
He either thinks the jurors are idiots or is just throwing a Hail Mary with this story. Probably both.
@@kerrib2568she was going to call the police 🚨 because she had signed his bond and would've lost her home. He killed her to keep her from calling. He's a POS!🤦
@@Snail.1 💯
@@kerrib2568 “gentlemen monsters”. 😂 I noticed that too.
He's talking about his self!!!
Life without Parole. His arrogance is astounding! His guilt is loud & clear
My mom, my brother, and I .. we were, eh, close. (That was the most fake tone of voice.) Gushes over his son, and well, then we have Mia. Full time job: therapy.
Clearly a disappointment. He has the worst inflections in his voice!
If things in his life were so idyllic why steal from clients?
He is the worst liar I've ever heard. And that's saying something..
The calmness while describing this AWFUL act done in front of him.. to someone he was very close with.. and he just stands there?
What a disgrace. I hope he rots..in this world and the next.
Worse than Alec Murdaugh? 😂
If someone was killing my mother, they would have had to shoot me because I am definitely going to try to stop them. This guy is either a filthy liar or a coward. I believe he is full of it. May that poor mother rest in peace....xoxo
Yes! QUEEN 💯
What would be the motive for the robbers? makes no sense
Yup the ninja story has been said before .
The way he explains what supposedly happened to his mom is so matter of fact.
So yeah I was walking down the street and yeah saw a bird and kept walking.
This guy is robotic.
I feel bad his family has to listen to this.
He said i was wanted for A murder that i DID NOT commit, then i quickly edited to “didn’t” I didn’t do… 😂 he definitely knows how he should be wording things to appear innocent and then he can’t even say “my mother’s murder.” It’s just too impersonal if he really had this loving relationship with his mom and that he claims to have had.
That story is so bad! So I sat stunned while they plunged a knife in my mother's chest over and over. Then they showed me current pictures of my ex-wife and children (whom I didn't warn) saying they were next if I said anything. Then I cut off my monitor and hit the road. 🙄
I’m confused. He said he didn’t want to tell Kelly Richardson who he was because he was accused of a murder he didn’t commit.
Did he know he was being accused of his mom’s vicious bludgeoned murder?
Good catch
Oooh, excellent observation!! 🎯
Mothers stop spoiling your Son's!!! This spoilt brat had no understanding of value!!
He couldn't count to 10. How stupid you can be to and up killer... and lawyers on top? Didn't occur to them that only Clinton's can steal.
sons
@@TawnyC_ Seriously petty . No one gives af about your grammatical correction.
Is it absolutely necessary to point out people’s spelling errors? Ridiculous!
@@amyherrin3651 It's actually a grammatical error. It was spelled correctly.
He s a terrible liar
Needed the car with more gas and had bigger room to sleep in, sounds like a runaway plan.
he's not even attempting a Mark Seivers, aka "the crying man", nor Anthony Todt, with his fake sniveling, nor the "traumatised" stuttering of Todd Kendhammer .. he doesn't waste time trying to act sad or effected - cos granted, that does take a bit of effort - but he's got it wrong thinking the jury wouldn't see right through him if he didn't put on a good theatrical performance . But this is a MINUS F in effort. But how no one in the courtroom is yelling out "are you SHITTING ME?" or bursting into fits of incredulous laughter, I'll never know.
Is he a lawyer, really? Would viciously kill his mother because 2 strangers hate him?
This guy is so full of it, anyone comes at my mother like that be sure I would of done more then stand and watch it happen to my mother!! He is one of the jerks I have ever seen
I laughed out loud at his stupid story! Sad for his mom though.😢
If you murder your mother, be a good liar.
First he said “the gentleman that pushed my mother down the stairs”. Then he said “the monster hit my mother”. So, is he a gentleman or a monster? Or a person, as he calls him next.
I haven't been following this trial but he is too smug and matter-of-fact to think it was a good idea to take the stand in his own defense. I do not see the jury believing him, I'm having a hard time with his answers and I don't have any background knowledge that has undoubtedly been presented by the prosecution already.
Why didn't he go check on his kids if he was so worried about them 💁🏼♀️
Another personal injury attorney stealing money net then killing lawyers ved one’s.
He sounds like a pampered son whose mother rescued him after his wife left his thieving self. Then he is found guilty of killing his Mom. What an ungrateful POS. I hope he gets his Justice behind bars from men who can no longer see their elderly moms. RIP Mom.
just looking at him he looks guilty as hell
Guilty as all get out!!! His actions, his words, etc. etc. points to him. If what he is saying is true, he would have NEVER left his mother and taken off like that, among other things.
This is just my own opinion but , if I were to be accused of something like this and I was absolutely Not Guilty, well I wouldn’t have took off running from law enforcement to the point that I am the suspect that there’s now a nationwide manhunt for. I don’t think I would have jumped bail for any reason and I don’t know but I feel like I would have stayed close and especially until I was removed from a list of suspects. I’m just thinking things like that don’t make you look all that innocent
Thats the reason he is evil
Especially since he’s a lawyer
is the killer agentleman or a monster what a bunch of crock
You can definitely tell he had a long career as a lawyer, a good liar
Psychopath the ultimate crime 😤🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
He acts like he is a victim describing the crime with someone else on trial. He sounds almost bored. He at least practiced his speech. 😂😂😂😂
Is anyone buying his story? He barely flinched when he talked about what happened to his mom.
What exactly happened when he was 3 years old. We need more details! It’s just too important! And then the jump from 3 to 5 years. What ALL happened when he was 4? Let’s concentrate on the crime. It’s totally unimportant, how the neighbors weht to bbq’s together and the kids had sleepovers. He is not looking one bit more sympathetic as well after this life story.
He wasn't that scared, he held on to his drink the whole time..😅
This friggin guy!! The arrogance his poor mother murdered by this monster
I don,t believe one damn word he said Her car would be easier to sleep in ! Hes disgusting
I feel like there are truths to his story like “when He (I) stabbed my mother with such force. I believe he’s reliving the stabbing.
This guy gives me Scott Peterson vibes the way he talks. My humble opinion is he's guilty. The way he said "my dear mother" turned my stomach
Merritt said the two gunmen told him if he ever uttered a word about what happened, they would kill his ex-wife and two children. He says that is why he fled to Nashville and started a new life. He denied any involvement in the murder when questioned by his attorney...... yeah right
Guilty period
Why would someone not kill u!? Ur mother was innocent and u had no money. Makes 0 sense. They break in for what? Just to scare u? And they let u live for what reason? Come on this story is funny its so absurd😂😂😂
Sad! He was so sad…. He was maybe going away for 15 years! Maybe he will be super duper sad about life without parole 😅
This guy is a piece of work.
Gettin' Murdaugh vibes. Wow what a story, in such great detail ha! Acting 101
A 12 year old could come up with a more believable story. 2 Bushy haired strangers.
Damn…CANT EVEN TRUST THE VERY CHILD YOU BIRTH TO NOT HARM YOU IN ANY KIND OF WAY…GOTTA BE SOMETHING IN THE WATER AND OUR FOOD‼️ WTF*4#⁉️
This guy was a lawyer and this is the best story he could come up with? 🤦🏾♀️
This guy is the absolute worst liar I have ever seen !! I am just starting to watch his trial and so I’m way far behind, however and this is the first time I have seen or heard about this guy , but y’all he is absolutely unequivocally the Worst Liar Ever !! I wonder who thought this was a good idea
Now this person is the epitome of psychopathy and he is a great actor and a scriptwriter
Thank you. Watching from Alaska.
The Prosecutor Cross of this genius , well is it just me or doesn’t he sound like the teacher on Charlie Brown ? 😊
Soooo guilty!