Alex Murdaugh's Brother John Marvin Testifies in Family Murders Trial - Full Testimony

Alex Murdaugh's brother took the stand and testified in the disgraced lawyer's family murders trial. John Marvin Murdaugh detailed his knowledge of events surrounding the killings of Paul and Maggie in June 2021.
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[@judiesims6402]

What a difference in personality between him and his brother. He sounds normal, sane and compassionate.

[@admdwyn]

​@@loridennis2989 I don't get a good vibe from him.

[@EccoLivingLife]

He is also a smooth talker

[@Nasdaqbaby]

@@EccoLivingLife he is narcissistic Empty inside

[@elizabethbrown4972]

​@@EccoLivingLifeHow doyou know that,, do you know him?

[@marshamarsha5204]

8 min in..... He sounds like someone grieving a family member.

[@stellaeleptheriadou3062]

When the uncle is more genuine, heartbroken and forthcoming as the own father 😢

[@anntyler1091]

YEAH, DO NOT BUY IT. YOU WILL SEE. (STILL, WE LIKE YOUR COMMENT)

[@DS-lj7mu]

Don’t buy it either

[@timreynolds4252]

Why was he so smiley ? 😊??

[@jds2165]

NO, he is just a better actor. All their nuts don't fall far from the tree.

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@anntyler1091 Why shriek in all caps?

[@rhondamc3642]

He's not being totally truthful. He tried to cover for a monster.

[@turnerification123]

This poor man was grieving more then his brother. I feel really bad for him.

[@jaemaxwell2735]

John Marvin seems like he has honest emotions about this whole thing. Certainly more believable than the lawyers in his family.

[@JAMAICAJourney]

Seems like he’s covering up for his brothers. Testimony doesn’t feel genuine.

[@NARCDELUSION]

Yep, phony. Like he's at a party.

[@thegreatbapstby]

So if they really believe Alex is innocent, why aren’t they demanding someone catch the real killer?

[@eagleclaw1179]

Do you not remember him making a promise to Paul that he would find the real killer? They want to and they don’t think it’s Alex. That is pretty compelling

[@smakcanada]

John Norman said the police were telling the public that they were in no danger. He says he didn’t know why they were doing that soon after the murders and still doesn’t. Meaning, I guess, that there was a rush to judgement on the part of police that his brother did it.

[@susanazinger2525]

Yeah ...I mean , even OJ demanded they " get out there and find the REAL killers of Nichole Simpson and Ron Goldman ". ( lol ..smh )

[@bager2318]

​@@eagleclaw1179 so you think Alex isn't the murderer after 5 people with in this family have died in the past years it's just a lucky shot?

[@bager2318]

​@@eagleclaw1179nothing that u said makes sense

[@Huckfintress]

John Marvin seems like a wonderful, gentle and kind man - definitely the likable, least arrogant so far. His grief over his nephew is heartbreaking and genuine.

[@marciamelton1079]

He really does seem like a great man!😔

[@VictoriaGirlBC]

I’m not buying his act for a second. He’s there to gain sympathy for Alex and try to portray him as some broken man post murder. He cries like his brother, no tears. Must be a genetic disorder 😂

[@diyprojects7328]

Not so. Listen to his jail phone calls.

[@tawneywade4420]

Just as crooked as the rest of them

[@nenechicka]

The guy who towed the boat away from a murder scene to protect his own family?? Sure he’s a nice guy 🙄

[@loveyu2778]

If i hear the phrase "Paw Paw" one more time..😅🤣

[@THspecialK]

It's pretty annoying, I would agree..

[@loveyu2778]

@@THspecialK LOL...I feel like i'm watching an episode of Momma's Family...😃

[@joy-115]

So bizarre!

[@sunnin1671]

It’s their way of sounding relatable to the jury.

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@sunnin1671 It's a southern equivalent of Vinnie.

[@kirstynrenee8801]

This judge seems very unbiased and very attentive to everything!

[@xaviercara3230]

Well I would hope so...he's a judge.

[@MDK3192]

​@@xaviercara3230 thank you! thought i was the only 1

[@bamazing2731]

The Murdaughs have told people how things were gonna’ go for years….can’t wait for this jury to tell them how it’s gonna’ go….

[@eagleclaw1179]

He’s going to go free, because the investigation was awful. You have to have way more direct evidence to label to someone a killer. That was the investigators jobs, and they blew it bad

[@kieradaniels7454]

I hope so. Im worried they’ll have doubts. No weapon? I would, throw him in for life. But I feel like they’re gonna be going at it in the jury room.

[@forgoneconclusion2861]

Unfortunately I see a hung jury on this one 😑

[@themsquad9678]

@@forgoneconclusion2861you were wrong! 2 life sentences if you must know

[@forgoneconclusion2861]

​@@themsquad9678Pretty easy to comment 11 months after the trial has finished! Everyone knows the outcome. There's no need to point it out!

[@187mrsmith]

Everybody forgets that this guy cleaned up a crime scene before any police got there took away the boat before it could be investigated by the police wit th boat crash were allowed on the crime scene This guy is just as shady and guilty as his brother but because hes not a lawyer and told someone rehearse story all suddenly everybody acts like hes a saint

[@ajordan1976]

🎯 Probably the same people who feel sorry for Buster.

[@Winter0425]

I agree. I didn’t take his testimony as genuine and saw no real tears. I think Alex asked him to do it

[@kaymekla5]

Yo. You’re so right

[@johnrichard6984]

Why did he remove 8 guns from the house?

[@cdemots123]

He kinda reminds me of a tv preacher! 😂

[@rm26367]

This would be very hard to rehearse before the trial. He appears to be a great and very genuine with his answers. God bless him and God rest the soul of those who passed.

[@Mindaaay6]

To me, he is lying through his teeth on everything. Acts like he doesn’t know he shouldn’t be messing with the crime scene. He just rubs me the wrong way.

[@2vcrew782]

John seems genuine. I hope his equipment business isn’t hurt by his brothers actions. I respect the fact he blazed his own trail and didn’t follow the family business. I realize he had generational wealth to lean on but he seems like a nice guy.

[@DaveSwart]

@@Nowthatsinspirational is it Opposite Day?

[@adinalewis7118]

I'm not sure the movement of guns from the property by himself is suspect...

[@norma8180]

@@adinalewis7118 hope the prosecutor checked that out.

[@Hykemore114]

One of the main things that really makes me believer that Alex did this is that absolutely no one was scared to be there at the crime scene. It doesn’t seem like a single person was worried about where these criminals were, what they were going to do next, nothing like that. It was like they had just had an accident and there was nothing else to worry about…. Obviously Alex knew there was no immediate danger…besides himself anyway.

[@kellyharkin7638]

Right, roughly on 1,700 ,much of it heavily wooded. I'll never understand why they had no security cameras with all their hunting gear, atv's, guns etc.

[@Hykemore114]

@@kellyharkin7638 exactlyyyyy

[@molly9582]

Alex didn’t even call Buster, much less ask the police to go check up on him, until much later. You’d think if you just found your wife and son murdered by vigilantes against your family avenging Paul’s boat crash, the first thing on his mind would have been whether Buster and Alex’s siblings or parents were being targeted too.

[@roxieolemeda3196]

He knee too he was just trying to spin his yarn. Tall tales of the vigilante killers did it. Oye vey

[@Nasdaqbaby]

@@molly9582 bc Buster was there. If u can find the original video- good luck- Paul clearly says “Buster “

[@donna6376]

Heartbreaking. I've lost many family members but never in this way and I'm reliving the confusing and overwhelming emotions that memory stirs here. I'm so sorry for the family's loss.

[@Salty-cracker68]

After having watched most of the trial and the verdict and sentencing of life in prison. I somehow missed the uncle ..He is breaking up and crying over the loss of his nephew and I’m only five minutes in. The entire time Alex Murdaugh was on a stand, not one tear...

[@laurenskinner6256]

I mean, that's not really true. Real or fake, there were plenty of tears.

[@nora__]

I agree with the other comment. There were a lot of tears from Alex, at least on direct. I’ve never seen anyone able to produce clear dripping snot on command. The reason FOR the tears is up for interpretation. Anyway, John Marvin was the very last witness for the defense.

[@blessedinchrist88haleluyah77]

Alex might still be in shock- even after 2 years. He was also into drugs so that could affect his countenance too. People grieve differently.

[@michelleallred8521]

I absolutely agree. I said from watching the night on the body cam & the 1st interview that he wasn't acting nearly upset enough & in all the interviews he never demanded to know why they hadn't caught the killer(s) yet?!?! He & Amber Heard did the same, a lot of crying noise, sniffing, and face contortions, but NO tears. He hacked, coughed & cleared his throat trying to act more upset. On the stand, I zoomed in & not one single tear on his face

[@fredvp]

@@nora__the jury said he never had tears. The drippy nose is prob sinuses.

[@elvia3068]

I really like this judge from this court, he seems professional, strict within reason and nice....at least thats my perspective.....stay safe everyone 😊

[@plumlazy]

Love the Judge

[@kieradaniels7454]

This judge is awesome and so fair

[@forgoneconclusion2861]

The worst part is he lost his own son the same month as starting this trial. Yet he has kept his composure and professionalism! He's seriously a good guy 😇

[@chareve1958]

The sad part is the Judge just lost his Son early January this year...he died suddenly at age 40. Some sort of blood clot that went to his heart. He's stepping up to the plate, and grieving privately.

[@crystalshaw8744]

​@@forgoneconclusion2861So sad to hear that but this probably helps to keep his mind off of it (so to speak)

[@reginakemmer2489]

This poor man more heart broken than the father ..he seems so very polite and a very nice man....

[@jessselene]

Those are the worst ones lol

[@sask4453]

John Marvin made me cry, I really feel for him and everything he has been through with losing so many family members and watching his brother being accused of murdering his Sister-in-law and Nephew 😢

[@deadmanswife3625]

used farm equipment salesman. I don't know about this guy anymore

[@jwinnlian9430]

That's not a sincere cry.

[@diyprojects7328]

He’s a joke. Arrogant MF. The family seems to have some who were not allowed to have their brains properly developed. However, John Marvin is not one, he’s just an arrogant, entitled, privileged person who appears to be polite.

[@marilynsnedden1709]

Proven guilty for this crime was the correct sentence. Alex has been a monster most of his life. Now his family must emotionally pay for his crimes. Very disgusting. Man. Maggie and Paul are at peace.

[@diyprojects7328]

@@marilynsnedden1709 this sounds like you have personal knowledge of this? I am not surprised.

[@margaretsearcy9022]

Alex really messed his family name up, to put it kindly.

[@normaburns7653]

Alex really messed up his own name....The entire Murdaugh family had nothing to do with what Alex did to his son and wife...to say Alex messed up his family name is like saying, when you have a falling out with one family member the entire family turn on you. This is truly all on AM. not his family members. AM killed his son and wife, he destroy Busters life from the way it use to be. Buster life will never ever be the same. AM took the life of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul, and destroy the life of Booster as the way it was before his mom and brother way killed by his father. The rest of the family members didn't take a gun and kill Maggie and Paul, nor did anyone else only Alex himself.

[@Cuppacuriositypodcast]

He got the looks in the family

[@mariahavon4738]

Don’t forget he was in the hospital trying to get people to lie about who was driving the boat

[@adinalewis7118]

Seriously...

[@tondog54]

The Murdaughs are so good at manipulation. It's a family trait. And judging by these comments you all are lapping it up.

[@bamadad53]

When AM woke up and jerked forward…on the way to the rehab in Florida…he wasn’t dreaming about “how he found Paul and Maggie”. He had been dreaming about “what he did to Paul and Maggie”.

[@marymansfield9259]

Come on. He's not gonna say any thing bad on his family!!!!

[@jlynn468]

He cooperated and also didn't leak the kennel video info to Alex. But also, yeah, he's a defensive witness. Plus, I don't think he's corrupt just because of his brother.

[@jaykay1053]

@@jlynn468 Did brother know about the kennel video before Alex? And didn’t tell Alex? Wow!

[@incognito6487]

He’s gunna defend him in public and persecute him in private, I bet.

[@LMc-bu3iv]

how sad the dad is on trial for killing his son and it's the uncle who feels like the right thing to do is clean up the remains of the body... heart breaking.

[@LINDA-oi4mt]

It is.

[@katetruthseeker2758]

When our first baby passed away….shortly after birth, in the NICU… my brothers helped bury his little coffin after his funeral. It may be a southern, respectful type of situation.

[@JR-ce6gt]

He didn’t need too. There are ppl who do come out to do that. How did he know for sure the scene was cleared for anyone to do that yet ?

[@smakcanada]

He said he asked law enforcement and they said it was okay to go out there, they were finished.

[@beenhog6922]

Yeah, it's cause he didnt, he is lying for sympathy. Why wouldn't he pay someone else to clean it?

[@nancystevens7447]

This guy sits down and is beaming and looking happy just to be there. Bizarre reaction to say the least!

[@dorothysimmons6321]

He was happy he could help.

[@hivemindconcussion2173]

Those Murdaugh’s stick together like CRAZY glue.

[@raycheadle6999]

Who put that thermostat there?

[@Midwestfamilymerrygoround]

I keep looking at that too!! Lol

[@loveatfirstknit]

And they keep that thing at 66 degrees! It’s gotta be chilly in that courtroom

[@TeeTV22]

@@loveatfirstknit Rather that than people sweating and having to smell Alex’s prison butt….

[@MichaelJohnson-xn7ye]

Chilly enough looking at the Murdaugh family.

[@ashleyyy1]

😂😂😂😂

[@sidduced1972]

whats wrong with that mic stand. everyone keeps adjusting it constantly

[@MrBangbangjim]

John Marvin is behaving as though he's at a picnic or something. Such a jolly chap.

[@successcloud]

They all wreak of arrogance and used to getting their way on anything! They are trying way too hard to be super sweet!

[@NARCDELUSION]

Agree, acts like he's at a social event.

[@martinalewis2844]

More fake “Southern sweetness”. Well. Bless his heart 🙄

[@lynngregory393]

Yep, the honey is pouring over.

[@videogirlzzzzzz]

This guy is so likable and genuine 😢

[@chelseasharp6959]

I wouldn't trust this guy acts like a politician

[@NARCDELUSION]

Agree

[@draco2xx]

this was the emotion i was expecting from buster, dude just had a blank look on his face as if he's testifying against a lawsuit

[@donnalambert7674]

He’s like his father

[@plumlazy]

I agree that is his dad on trial, his mom and brother were killed . He never shed a tear . Cold hearted like his dad

[@peggykelly5019]

Buster lied blatantly when he claimed that voice was not his father's. Lying is an inherited family trait he shares with his father, uncles and a couple generations of grandfathers. Unfortunately for him, he does not have the theatrical ability of the other Murdaugh men, so he can't feign a pleasing personality and sincerity. Any law school that admits someone who lies so blatantly during a murder trial should be shut down.

[@RayRayyYes]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Buster had something to do with it.

[@2vcrew782]

@@plumlazy You know how your face and expression would look up on the stand in front of the world giving testimony about the murders of your brother and mother by your father? Everyone processes emotions differently, it doesn’t make him cold hearted. Don’t let the sins of the father be the sons burden. That isn’t fair.

[@BellaFiorevideos]

Why he can’t stop smiling? Is this amusing? Crazy people

[@kasie680]

A lot of people smile when nervous 😟

[@antoniodelgado6478]

Why does it seem like Jim the defense lawyer for Alex Murdaugh keeps asking questions that are basically burying Alex!!!

[@buck4science1]

He sounds almost exactly like Alex… their voices

[@bsrk3170]

Why did he go to the crime scene in the first place? That’s the LAST place I’d go to.

[@HeatherDMorris]

Holding hands doesnt mean it's a good relationship. My ex husband held my hand every single day if in the car, on a walk , in the store. It was all for show I know now.

[@tinamarie1948]

🥺

[@andrewpants3958]

My heart broke for this man but i gotta say this: he did not have to clean the crime scene as the state already told them of a state agency that performs this service for victims’ families.

[@roxannemoser]

I wish somebody would release John Marvin's and Randy's interviews.

[@EccoLivingLife]

Man this lawyer sounds so insecure when he asks questions

[@nikop3571]

he's trying to play a role. elicit sympathy. maybe it works for him in some trials but here...no. I like him though, does not seem arrogant.

[@laurendankovchik9052]

Why is he smiling like this is a guy talking having a beer? Weird with the circumstances

[@debravowell8337]

He's not smiling LOOK

[@phil5992]

It'd be interesting to know what he really thinks about this whole thing. Not calling him a Liar. Of course he's gonna defend his family. But you know he has an opinion.

[@annedodgson8677]

This is a typical loving close knit family…no way Alec viciously murdered his family as it changed nothing

[@forgoneconclusion2861]

I think he genuinely believes in his brother and his innocence!

[@fredvp]

He knows.

[@tailorharris5738]

Why is he smiling the entire time?

[@TeeTV22]

Weirdo.

[@debravowell8337]

He's not

[@peggykelly5019]

@@debravowell8337 No he's not smiling the entire time, but does switch from tears to a big smile pretty quickly. Theatrical talent runs in the family.

[@blessedinchrist88haleluyah77]

It’s not really a smile.

[@kasie680]

Nerves 😟

[@angelag511]

I feel like he’s the best liar of all of them

[@momo_the_kiwi121]

Okay but why is everything so funny?

[@shelly6290]

My dad cried his eyes out and acted grieved just 4-6 hrs after killing my Mom. He immediately started a huge web of lies that 43 years later my siblings and family are still delusionally tied up in. My brother finally admitted this year he knows my dad killed our Mother. My dad was never charged but his conscience has tormented him. He would've been better off going to prison as he would be free now after serving time for his crime.

[@donnagroven3345]

I get that! I truly do. It's like they all read the same book on how to act. it's sickening. I'm sorry for your loss.

[@govindagovindaji4662]

I am sorry for your loss and all you have been through. You lost your mom and your sense of 'family' and stability and I am sure you go through dramas and all the mind wrestling that follows them. As for your father being better off, I do not see the difference as he is not in jail now, right? Or did they finally charge him~?

[@sunnin1671]

I believe this man is pained by the loss of his nephew and SIL. But he is woefully ignorant of how he sounds when he describes his family and just a regular family. They tried to paint themselves as that in their interview on tv. They’re not a regular family. They’ve very privileged with both wealth and community “support”. They’re very land rich with multiple homes to go to that are fully stocked with anything they may need. They’ve been largely untouchable in regards to being able to get away with doing what they want.

[@tmusa2002]

How do you think he should have explained his family? When you’re wealthy, that’s all you’ve known, and you work hard to maintain that, they don’t think of money/wealth when asked to describe their family and the relationships. They seemed to have unusually good relationships and had the world by the tail for sure. I think they are classy enough not to talk about their money in that way.

[@chriskatherman1488]

It's clear that they have what we old-timers call "good breeding" ...it's unfortunate that you can find bad actors in the best of families...they clearly benefitted and enjoyed the wealth and privilege they were born into but it's also clear that they have worked hard to maintain and grow that prosperity

[@rachaddle6581]

Alex's brother truly fails to realize that Alex woulda taken every bit of everything of their parent's assets. His brother is completely blind to Alex's ways!!

[@lynnwilliams8295]

Side note but all the testimony about Paul leaving stuff all over the place bugs me. They present it as a “funny quirk” that was so endearing. I find it entitled, immature and lazy. Especially leaving loaded firearms just laying here and there? I’m sorry what? And leaving all his hunting stuff in the blind? Sounds like he assumed that someone else would always be there to clean up after him.

[@cathywallace6990]

Yep just a spoiled silly young man the Alex and Maggie raised .Buster very immature and going no where in life .The all lived high on the hog even Maggie carless spending no job and they where not hunting hogs when they lived high on the hog .

[@carolinagirl7596]

It seems like I read this past week that Paul was ADD, which would make sense if he was.

[@chareve1958]

And drinking alcohol at his age like a 30 yr old drunk. Yes he was a spoiled brat. But did not earn a blasting to his head.

[@stellaeleptheriadou3062]

They try to make it seem as if he was such a carefree guy but in actuality he seems to have been totally careless towards others as he made them constantly clean up after him. Also this tidbit of testimony worries me a bit as it might bring ideas that loaded guns of the family might have been left there from previous huntings, which then could be in easy reach for anyone to grab and use.

[@jillchapman2818]

These things are symptoms of Paul's ADHD.

[@Souleye1998]

Peace to John Marvin and all his family ! Heartbroken! He has a big personality ! He’s a very good guy !

[@livinnfree3378]

Is it just me or are there sirens in the background constantly during this trial? What is going on in that small town?

[@adinalewis7118]

Yes why the constant sirens.... are they replaying body cam videos during testimony

[@valerieg369]

How much stolen money was used to buy equipment from your company or help in your business? That's what I would have asked.

[@jenf5755]

Also how much money did he hide selling Alex's farming equipment?

[@ambriaharris4821]

Thanks!

[@rebeccaduboise285]

Do these brothers ever just answer a question without a soliloquy.

[@maggiecousineau1877]

The police did a terrible job of securing the crime scene.

[@chellierenae]

They did a horrible job from start to finish... it's like they've never seen not one episode of CSI 🥴

[@Nolacarsillo]

I was thinking the same thing after Alex’s brother said he started cleaning like what???

[@lydiayork9451]

Then there was the law school reunion on the property that same night. Who goes to an active crime scene?! If anything - you stay away, so as not to get implicated! I’ve never heard of a crime, packed a suitcase and ran to the crime scene; never, not once.

[@cyndilagasse991]

@@chellierenae SOP

[@Itsgotahemi]

its almost like...they were in on it or something

[@valerieg369]

The fact that he started cleaning up the crime scene.. started washing down the crime scene alone makes me suspicious that he was involved. How dare he do that during a active investigation.

[@normaburns7653]

The crime had been released before John Marvin started cleaning

[@mikaylaevans8749]

he had permission ?

[@amuddymoose]

The crime scene had been released 🙄

[@charliesmith_]

The crime scene had been released.. 🙄 John just totally forgot to mention he wasn't the *Only Saint* there mopping up blood and bits of Paul. *Mark Ball* helped clean up. It's all there in the trial footage with Mark on the stand. Mr. Mark Ball *is* a _Genuinely_ lovely gentle quiet man.

[@garfield2439]

How many times do you need to hear they were done investigating and he was given permission to clean it.

[@reneesantiago6496]

Was all the smiling and being a bit funny planned as a strategy?? I have to believe it was because this is his brother and his testimony vital. The smiling turns me off due to the horrendous murders and crimes.

[@normaburns7653]

The smiling could be nervousness

[@BlondieRoyale-NC-4]

Could be nerves?

[@blessedinchrist88haleluyah77]

He is a graduate of Criminal Justice! Even without that, most people know that you don’t tamper with a crime scene- unless one is trying to get rid of evidence.

[@drewnealski969]

Exactly.

[@marshapieroni6677]

It was no longer a crime scene

[@maartjegoede9330]

Thats strange yeah... But he was extremely emotional, this was family, you dont act or think like you normally would... Still something to note.

[@MiiksConspiracies]

Why are people saying he’s genuine? This is a family with history of covering things up & lying.. & why was he there cleaning up the crime scene?! He’s obviously covering things up too. They both seem guilty

[@ifchi7842]

Why did he clean the crime scene? Where was the police??? Wow!.

[@garfield2439]

Had permission

[@lindamessmer4257]

I don’t believe a word he says.

[@lindamessmer4257]

Great liars, that’s the family trait🤬

[@charliesmith_]

👏👏👏👏🎯

[@NARCDELUSION]

Agree 👍

[@dorianpinckens3845]

this family ran that town including law enforcement and the judicial system...so ofcourse they would know how to conduct themselves on the stand. and u can tell he's lying bcuz he's overindulging in details.

[@Cindy-ki2ok]

Thus poor man's tears and deep grief are heartbreaking. When he said that he had to clean everything up for his traumatically lost and loved nephew, Paul, it hit home. I have not had anything like this happen in my family, Thank God. However, the last gift I gave to my Mama on this Earth, was to fix her make-up for her funeral. John Marvin's grief is real, his heartbreak is real. God bless him for what their family is going through because of Alex. Heartbreaking.

[@TJ-hd5ym]

This guy is crooked just like the rest of his family. Get your head out of the clouds

[@Lakota790]

Miss Cindy, I realize that my comment to you is the complete opposite of this Double Murder Trial, but here goes: In October of 1963 my mother’s younger brother Tommy who lived 3 blocks from my mother, father and my 3 older siblings. My mother was pregnant with me and I was born 3 months later in January of 1964. Anyway, Tommy had made sure that his daughter, who was in elementary school, left to go to school, then Tommy taped a note warning whoever read it, to not allow his little daughter come inside after school let out, then Tommy locked every lock in his house, called one of his other sisters, Beverly, and while the two were talking, my aunt heard a loud noise and asked her brother Tommy if he heard the noise also. Tommy told her that he did hear the loud noise, and as calmly as ever, he told her that he had shot himself with his rifle. My aunt while completely hysterical, told Tommy that she was going to call for help and then call him right back, but Tommy begged her to not hang up the phone because he was dying and just wanted her to pray for and with him before died. In the meantime, with my mother, one of Tommy’s other sisters living 3 blocks away, did not know what had happened with Tommy. My father’s supervisor had to track my father’s delivery route and inform him that the police needed him at his brother-in-laws house because they needed a family member to identify Tommy’s body there at his(Tommy’s) house. After that was done, my father went home and my mother was surprised that he was home so early from work. My father walked up to my mother and wrapped her in a hug and told her “Tommy’s gone”. My mother told my father that Tommy was at work but after work he would back home. Knowing that my mother was not understanding what had happened with Tommy, my father, as gently as he could while still hugging her told her “Tommy is dead, he shot himself”.

[@gloriaharfer9467]

Fake

[@jesseschbrt8769]

Exactly you hit it right on the head. And im sorry for the loss of your mom. I commented before i even read yours that i had a friend accidently overdose, a bf actually. He died 40 days after my mother died. I felt it was my duty to clean his blood, vomit and body stain. I also was able to put pants on my mom b4 the amulance came, my last attempt to do something for my mother. (She died u expectently and only had a t shirt on and i knew i couldnt let her be indecent in front of people). This mans pain is really real. I believe every word he says. U have to experience these things to understand.

[@Cindy-ki2ok]

@@jesseschbrt8769 You are exactly right, you have to experience it in some manner to understand. My deepest condolences on the loss of your mother and friend. Grief is strange, we do recover from it, yet it is always there just under the surface ... while at the same time we are learning to live with it, continue to live our lives. My brother pointed out to me a few weeks ago that I had actually lived longer now without Mama than I had with her. Knew this was true for him, always looking out for my little brother, he is almost five years younger than myself.

[@jenf5755]

John Marvin seems like a slimy second hand car salesman, can look you in the eye, shake your hand, even kiss your baby but can still empty your wallet when you're not paying attention.

[@valerieg369]

Exactly. Watch the Netflix show about the boat crash and then listen to his testimony about the murders. Seems like he's involved, in my opinion,

[@NARCDELUSION]

Strange, he cleaned up so he wasn't interested in leaving murder evidence alone. He has lots of anecdotes, like party conversation. The whole family is sus 🤔

[@valerieg369]

He's too quick to answer and he can't look at the jury...hmmm

[@garfield2439]

Do you mean anecdotes?

[@NARCDELUSION]

@@garfield2439 Yes, thank you. Corrected.

[@MomHelenCzar]

Since when can a civilian clean up a crime scene

[@charliesmith_]

Friends in low places

[@wendyhannan2454]

Unbelievable !!

[@MoonTatii]

Keep saying this, but him and his brother sound EXACTLY THE SAME! And how his brother Marvin keeps smiling at the weirdest times I've noticed is super creepy to me especially in this one

[@hanshans8612]

Don’t be fooled by his demeanor.

[@wellnative1]

This man is in denial.

[@NARCDELUSION]

Good call.

[@smassey6848]

They need to investigate the whole family.

[@phyllisrenthomas8752]

Even if a lot of times a person is genuine, by the time they run through a testimony it then becomes "rehearsed". Although I am sure he did love his family, other than on cross, his testimony did feel/sound rehearsed. Either he really thinks, and or wants to believe his brother is really innocent, or he is putting on a front to save what little dignity his family has left.

[@mica8506]

Very kind man

[@crcintune]

So the brother thinks its ok to clean a crime scene wtf

[@crystalouellette7545]

Probably after they where all done. I had to clean up my brothers then call EMERGENCY clean up people to lift up all our carpet and floor boards. It was awful!

[@chareve1958]

He wasn't thinking straight and did that out of respect to his nephew. Still..he needed to leave it. And if SLED did their job correctly, yellow tape per crime scene would have been around the property. I can't stand the lame cops.

[@kasie680]

It was a released crime scene

[@tatymuell4942]

Bless this poor man. You can tell he loves Paul and wanted to give his brother the benefit of the doubt. It’s a shame Paul didn’t have him as a father, instead of the POS sitting at the defense table.

[@jaykay1053]

Haven’t the brothers been catching Alex in lies all his life?

[@plumlazy]

You would if you were as close as they claim to be

[@forgoneconclusion2861]

​@@plumlazy I can't stand Alex, but no they wouldn't necessarily. I'm very close with my siblings and call daily but once I'm off the phone, they could be doing anything? And if they are a seasoned liar like Alex you would have no reason to doubt them!

[@madashell7224]

I was in my mid 40's before discovering what a chronic liar my brother is. Family members are probably the last to see it.

[@emmalou388]

He’s at a murder trial. What’s with the smiling and chuckling throughout the trial?.

[@Munsy42]

I said the same thing!!

[@maggiemalone3540]

That could be entirely down to nerves.

[@wendyhannan2454]

No,that behaviour doesn’t appear normal to me.

[@dianavaldez3371]

Why is he smiling? He acts like he’s in a movie. Creeper!

[@Munsy42]

I said the same thing!!! Playing the jury like a fiddle!

[@moonchildpink5525]

Thank you Law & Crime for your amazing coverage of The Murdaugh Murders Trial, GiGi did a great job keeping us posted. John Martin was such a good witness for Alex & I believed every word he said. He has an awesome reputation & no one can say anything negative about he or Randy. Actually, the siblings & extended family should be applauded for doing the right thing showing support & standing by Alex during his trial. Also, the Family & extended family, Maggie's Sister showed love & concern foe Buster more then any anger she may feel which is commendable. Hopefully they will be able to grieve their losses & find peace. May beautiful Maggie & Paul rest in peace! 🙏

[@cynthiacarter9336]

He knows his bro is a murderer! Common sense.

[@Jeziahwilson]

He decided to kill his wife and son while his dad was in the hospital fighting for his life & his mom suffering from severe dementia wow!!

[@Tina1212E]

And there you have it... guilty verdict .. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@LisaSmith-zj3vh]

Listening to these testimonies really help me to further understand the saying…the dead does no wrong.

[@NancyB35]

Why such an uncomfortable chair to sit in for hours???

[@anntyler1091]

HERE IS THE BROTHER THAT BEHAVES LIKE JOEL OSTEEN, WHEN NOT BUSY CORRUPTING CRIME SCENES.

[@vieram7502]

Wow! His brother testifys to cleaning up crime scene! Really! Come on!! That doesn’t scream Guilty!!

[@astrialindah2773]

No it doesn't. You're right about that 🤣🤣 Who do you think is going to clean up the crime scene? The maid??

[@vieram7502]

With the money and status they have you really think they going to clean up a crime scene if they werent trying to cover up. These people are rich they usually have people doing things for them.. so my answer to maid cleaning it I would say of course she would be cleaning but she died too under suspicious causes on their property.

[@poop-yd4kc]

@@vieram7502 older people tend to fall, especially with bigger dogs they can be impulsive. A lady came to our yard and our dog jumped on her, never seen her again She ended up breaking her hip don't know what happened from there. All I'm saying is it's not suspicious it's pretty possible

[@Glocks.Scotch.and.Wristwatch]

He knows more. Snake oil salesman.

[@sharcrum]

It's astonishing that he could have such a good relationship with his family and friends and be a successful attorney and still be a drug addict, thief, liar and murderer..... Those things just don't wash.

[@MEL-vo6xo]

Some people are great functioning addicts.

[@charliesmith_]

They think like they're non royal 'Royalty'. Incorrigible, Imperious, Incurable and impossible to survive. 😶

[@rackaimshoot]

This family covers up & cleans up after each other, why did Randy take guns from the house with Buster as seen from a drone! why did he really go clean up the murder scene when there are people that do that! Alex knows he did it & when pictures, direction of the bullets into the bodies he relives what he did, how he acts and where he looks and does not look says it all.

[@zerdellbui8979]

This is just HEARTBREAKING

[@ianclarke5404]

If alex is innocent ,then when is he going to stop crying everytime maggie and paul are mentioned and get angry and demand the cops find those responsible ?

[@valerieg369]

Why did John Marvin try to clean up the boat after the boat crash...and why did he start cleaning up the murder site as he testified to doing? I think he knows more than he is saying.

[@kasie680]

Maybe he can’t stand around and would rather be busy helping and doing something 😢

[@fredvp]

He had to get rid of all beer bottles.

[@rhondalight3302]

it is so creepy when family members sound SO MUCH like each other. It also seems to happen when it is a creepy family in general.

[@brendaperhonitch768]

💔 Bless you brother