‘Master Liar, Family Annihilator’: Alex Murdaugh Ripped Apart by Prosecutor in Powerful Closing

Prosecutor Creighton Waters wrapped up his closing arguments by slamming Alex Murdaugh for the lies and thefts investigators believe led to him allegedly murdering his wife and son in June 2021. “Everyone’s lying on the master liar,” Waters said explaining the state’s witnesses’ testimonies don’t match up with the disgraced lawyer’s story. “Shame is an extraordinary provocation,” Waters said detailing why he believes Alex killed Maggie and Paul. “His ego couldn’t stand that and he became a family annihilator.”
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[@sandraevans5653]

Attorney Waters is brilliant! He is closing with everything I was hoping he would say and so much MORE!!!

[@giama7618]

The PowerPoint slides are hilarious with the storm photo 🤣🤣🤣

[@melissaharwood7335]

I thought he tied it all together brilliantly and succinctly...GUILTY

[@foreverlove8919]

Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@blueneptune825]

Really a brilliant job!

[@jewels07]

@@foreverlove8919 lmao what???

[@happywanderer2874]

GREAT closing argument by Mr. Waters. I was already sold on AM’s guilt. I’m more convinced than ever.

[@gregbayne6229]

Where the clothes

[@pegasusa1609]

He's nervous, you can see it in his face he will not look at the jury. I've always known he was guilty

[@vickilynnvale8869]

Same!!

[@gregbayne6229]

Good thing you not on a Jury!!!

[@gregbayne6229]

@@pegasusa1609 You can’t prove Guilt with out evidence 🤷🏻‍♂️ Circumstantial evidence doesn’t work no matter how much Mrs.Waters wants it to! Jury must follow the law? Can fall on a skateboard and say I’m a professional at riding a skateboard🤷🏻‍♂️ Circumstantial evidence will not work will not convict a Innocent man thanks to a judge that follows the law! And when you have a lawyer that know the law and how it works🤷🏻‍♂️

[@maurad5378]

The smirk on his face listening to the prosecutor. He still thinks he’s smarter and will be let go. Not crying over Paul or Maggie.

[@maverickbourne2.0rph.]

💯

[@eliseb6244]

His digusting smirk 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 GUILTY

[@travy71]

I was thinking the same thing! Not one tear during closing argument, but couldn’t stop “crying” during the trial. SMH.

[@luv2fly745]

I just hope he isn't smirking because the fix is in with the jury. What's a little jury tampering to a man who blew his own son's brains out...

[@LisaPeterson227]

The dupers delight is appearing finally.

[@jeffb.4800]

He nailed it with the line "Common sense and human nature can speak for Maggie and Paul"

[@melissaharwood7335]

Absolutely brilliant closing argument by Creighton Waters..GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES

[@ESBEAUTII]

“Everybody’s lying on the master liar!” I felt that!!!! 😂😂

[@carynmaher5406]

Alex is so arrogant he still believes his acting performance is working during this closing argument.

[@rrasch8125]

How can you sit there all quiet if you are innocent and are being accused of killing your loved ones? I would be howling, shouting , crying every minute of the day in telling everyone its not me. Yet he’s sitting taking notes with a grin.

[@MissX905]

He's all out of fake tears and cries now that it's in the jury's hands. He was putting on a show just for them while the trial was going on. Now he sits there all so smug and likely thinks he's going to be found not guilty.

[@Kween1965]

We’ll he’s not you he knows how to control himself.

[@watchgoose]

if he did all that they would have him removed from the courtroom.

[@usaloveme]

R - he's been crying and sniveling for 4 weeks sitting there. He's been a mess. Regardless of whether he did it or not the guy is finished here on Earth. Prison forever. May God have mercy on all of us.

[@MK-jc9ov]

​@@Kween1965 Sure. You are so gullible.

[@janetspell1396]

That smirk Alex has is disgusting. If that were me being accused of killing my loved ones, I sure wouldn’t be sitting there with a smirk on my face,..I would be still crying my eyes out. Great prosecution and great closing argument.

[@jeansmith7910]

You are right that smirk I wish someone could knock it off his SICKENING face. He is slime or worse.

[@ruthmelicharles5062]

Ikr. I want to slap him through my phone.

[@janetspell1396]

@@ruthmelicharles5062 He probably needs a good slapping to bring him back to reality!

[@CatsArePeopleToo]

Yes. And that expression gets pretty devious looking at times😳

[@chrisbohanon403]

I'd be angry!! If someone accuses me of something I did not do I go ballistic!!

[@reginalewilliams4472]

I'm just a little old retired paralegal. Mostly I only ever knew paperwork but I can see that Mr. Waters is a master closer. The trial was long but I can see why now. Mr Waters was prosecuting the devil.

[@christinemerritt974]

I have never been so impressed with a prosecuting attorney in all of my life.

[@bobbicatt]

Watch closing arguments of the Depp/Heard case. They were great too. I think he did a great job as well. Let’s hope the defense can’t poke holes in it. I think he’s guilty AF, but worried about a hung jury .

[@FlarkusChunswen]

@@bobbicatt The Depp/Heard case was not a criminal matter, so there was no "prosecuting attorney" in that matter. Simply plaintiff's attorney and defendant's attorney. They were quite good, though. I am not confident there will be a unanimous decision, either.

[@sc2846]

You should watch Juan Martinez in the Jodi Arias trial. The brilliance.

[@bobbicatt]

@@FlarkusChunswen yes I understand it was a civil case I was referring to the closing. ✌️❤️

[@dood3004]

I agree. I feel the same way. Am willing to say he in top tier levels but don’t take me on because am new to loving justice and I am 34 years old

[@kimcwhite6509]

Thank you to this Prosecutor for the awesome job he has done!💙

[@collettekat2515]

Keep in mind, AM never even admitted to being at the kennels until after this trial started. His defense team told the jury he wasn't there. Then AM has to admit he was there because people heard his voice on the video. COME ON PEOPLE, .....he is guilty!!!!

[@jim3208]

I said it before but this prosecutor put the finishing touches on all of his hard work that at times has been questioned by media and others. I congratulate him on a job well done!!!

[@dodgingbullets3503]

🪔Fantastic closing Waters...Clear and precise , you pulled this together perfectly and in just the right amount of time...Alex is Guilty 💯...Kudos!!!

[@wormsnake1]

Stunning closing argument. One of the best I have ever seen. Such a sad case but when sown together so scrupulously the facts of the matter are undeniable. God bless Paul and his mother. What a waste. Prayers go out to all those concerned. ❤️🙏.x

[@happygolucky9986]

The truth is the closing argument. The truth always makes sense. If it does not make sense it is not true. Judge Judy.

[@Dnmorris49]

He is guilty as Sin! I have watched this trial from day one. Mr. Waters presented an excellent closing argument. AM gave him the death stare the entire time. My heart goes out to Maggie’s family. May Justice be served for Maggie and Paul.

[@famlauriek7353]

Alex thinking, “Oh crap, I should have said it that way, I should have said that instead!!! Crap! Oh, that was a good idea, wish I would’ve thought of that! 😵‍💫”

[@Allergictocatstoo]

Hopefully, he’ll have plenty of time to run those thoughts over and over.

[@paulawhittier3970]

Powerful closing, I hope Maggie and Paul have justice ⚖️

[@michellekluk7487]

Paula I agree So we'll spoken Loved your comment 💕 May they get Justice and Rip

[@nuracaicedo2632]

It made me cry because I knew that the prosecution one and I was so happy we're overjoyed Craig Waters you are the lead prosecutor you did wiarton golf ball fabulous fabulous...🌍❤️🤲🙏 This is just as beautifully served

[@teedee9903]

So do I. I haven't followed a case since OJ until this one showed up. Glad the jury got it right. My mind was already made up. May Maggie and Paul RIP

[@mjchiwara]

Let's remember that Paul & Maggie were not nice people either .. but they do deserve justice.

[@Tenjirou]

​@@mjchiwara why remember they weren't nice ? Does that change anything?

[@spitfirered]

Mr. Waters Really Put This Case Together To A Very Tight Package Showing Alex Murdaugh Was The Murder! Bravo👍👍💯💯

[@kinkle_Z]

Yep... SAYING "NO" while bobbing your head up and down in a "YES" nod is a CLASSIC TELL! I noticed that during his testimony on the stand. I was shocked his attorneys didn't warn him to stop nodding your head up and down when you should be shaking it left and right, meaning "NO." A huge mistake!

[@barbararuell8199]

Because it’s a subconscious gesture with liars

[@shirleyashanti3031]

People move their heads all kinds of ways to mean yes and no. I saw it constantly in court for decades. You're incorrect on that. Under questioning, lawyers would qualify what the movements mean. Shaking or nodding head is reported as "moving" head so as not to interpret because one cannot know.

[@GerberdingFamily217]

Body language must be compared to the persons baseline behaviors. Nodding may be baseline for him, in which case the nodding would be insignificant.

[@jacqueashton]

Great Closing Argument! If he is not found guilty it is because of who he knows and the power he has..100% Guilty!!

[@jilltagmorris]

I pray the jury sees Alex for what he is.

[@catbones1]

The Sheriff's testimony BOOM !

[@ZIG.E]

Circumstantial evidence by law is considered as viable as direct evidence !

[@e.1220]

Not really

[@laraoneal7284]

Zig E. True per Judge James Hensen. The Mansfield Ohio trial.

[@dr.g3860]

Circumstantial evidence like DNA and fingerprints doesn’t lie; witnesses, whose testimony is direct evidence, can be mistaken or dishonest.

[@jeffb.4800]

Shut up e

[@tarnsand440]

I recall a retired judge saying good circumstantial evidence can be stronger than relying on witness accounts.

[@susiechapstick2623]

Look at the death stare he’s giving the prosecutor. He knows the prosecutor is right. Guilty

[@cherylclark5855]

I was thinking the same thing when I watched this.

[@MissX905]

If he gets off, the prosecutor better have eyes in the back of his head. AM is mad....

[@peggychamberlain9515]

The face of EVIL!!

[@kimcwhite6509]

Susie, the eyes tell it all!

[@thatguy6902]

Funny you said that he really thought he can intimidate them

[@paulawhittier3970]

Did anyone notice right after the prosecutor said Slim, look at his face expression, he knows that he has been caught. The end Gilty.

[@Courtney-R]

time stamp?

[@kimcwhite6509]

Where is Alex's kleenex?

[@lyndajamrozik4786]

A narcissist/sociopath plays either the hero or the victim, never the perpetrator.

[@blakew5672]

That’s nowhere near as profound or catchy as you think it is…. Of course no one plays the perpetrator. The goal is to stay out of jail/prison, not fake your way into one.

[@DR0NE_BEE]

"If only I was there.." prosecutor is so right!! What a closing statement this is...Holy F. Great job. Evidence was ruined, lies and deception...this is damning!

[@Susie_Floozie]

When he reached the end of his speech, I applauded even though I was alone in an empty house. It was that good!

[@sandybarton1624]

Absolutely I was saying thank you Jesus with tears and praise Waters did a GREAT JOB 🙏

[@Kls638]

Same and he’s not sad at all, he’s annoyed, tells you everything

[@masonkanterbury3007]

The fact is, if this happened to a man, he would arm himself and start looking for the killers, who could've been still in the area. He wouldn't be fake crying, he would be screaming for revenge.

[@suelowe115]

AM is guilty. I hope justice is served. To all the people who were harmed by this monster, may you find peace eventually. Thank you to the teams of people who worked so hard to bring this monster down.

[@margaretcastell9429]

What a great closing argument. I only hope the jury see through this sociopathic liar. Just mesmerizing. Life in prison. It will protect him repaying all his ill gotten gains, small comfort though. His firm have had to deal with those millions. A classic case, one for the books. So gratulations to all on the prosecution team and their witnesses.

[@ChrisW.Fuji_Canon]

Great job mister WATERS !

[@wynnebeaule2383]

He's crazy and insane he's a narcissist I can't believe how long this has been going on

[@anng4665]

He’s crazy like a fox.

[@sarahjane8949]

Definitely a Narcissist 💯💯💯💯

[@wynnebeaule2383]

@@anng4665 I can't even consider him as a father that's too nice of a word for him foxes are beautiful so that's not the word for it

[@wynnebeaule2383]

@@sarahjane8949 you know what side what he did to his family he's wrecked his family reputation

[@sarahjane8949]

@@wynnebeaule2383 I don’t think I really care about his family’s reputation, all I think about when I’ve watched this trial is the way Maggie and Paul died 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@stevemcmillan2213]

I've never been so convinced of someone's guilt based on circumstantial evidence. Right from the start, the first thing he says to the deputy is "it's a long story', his wife and son were brutally shot behind him and he's already laying down an alibi. The most telling thing for me is when he was on the stand and stuttering his way through, claiming the pills made his memory bad. His own defence team looked at the ceiling as if to say, well you've just screwed us. He may have been on pills but he was able to recall all their dates of birth at the murder scene and have the alibi ready. He wasn't concerned that there may be a killer on the loose. Why didn't they kill Alex too? By this point, even his own defence team knows he's guilty but they have to defend him, no matter what. At no stage have I seen or heard anything in the form of actual facts from his defence team, merely fanciful stories that would be a credit to AM himself. Their case is based on tears and sympathy. They have nothing else. If this monster is found not guilty this jury will go down in history as the dumbest set of humans since OJ. I believe that he was involved in the housekeeper's death and that this house of cards will continue to fall after the verdict.

[@NancyWhitmore]

Totally agree with you, if he did not do it he would have told LE in the begining that he was at the kennels at 8:44.

[@jenniferberensen844]

I just started following the case. Did they ever test himnfir gun shot residue? The murder weapon was never found? He sure does seem guilty.

[@sillwigler]

@@jenniferberensen844 I think these are troll accounts to sway peoples minds.

[@sillwigler]

And I mean this Jennifer person not the original post

[@luv2fly745]

​@@NancyWhitmore Exactly 💯

[@s1m0ne777]

It’s like AM wants to tell the prosecutor ‘no it didn’t happen that way !’ 😅

[@maverickbourne2.0rph.]

💯😩

[@dappppppppt]

Anyone that has lost a loved one holds dear to their heart their last conversation(s) yet he has never been able to recount that 💔

[@xyzconsult4903]

Everyone who lost a loved one holds onto the last voicemails/messages they sent forever to your phone, yet he deleted all of Maggie's on her last day, 3 days later!

[@tarnsand440]

He never voluntarily said he loved Maggie during his testimony. Jim had to ask him if he loved her. Says heaps about his narcissism.

[@RachelBarr3]

Yes! Also, at no time did he express the initial regret people usually feel that "if only I had done this or said that, my loved one would still be alive." And he didn't exhibit any real grief during his testimony, much less even say he missed them. Yes, he blubbered and poured snot at odd moments, but it sure didn't seem sincere. It was more like he was crying because *he* was the victim, not his wife and son. I feel slightly poisoned every time I look at him.

[@tarnsand440]

@@RachelBarr3 Exactly all about him.

[@pippilongstocking-qs7fm]

"It's a chicken"were possibly Alex Murdaugh's last words spoken to his wife and son and the words that seal his fate. If it weren't for Paul taken that video at the kennel proving his dad was there, Alex would still be claiming otherwise

[@fixerathome]

He is guilty, lock him up for the murders!

[@laraoneal7284]

Very stressful being the prosecutor bc the burden of truth is the prosecution’s responsibility.

[@nuracaicedo2632]

He did his thing they won the case closed 🔐

[@samanthanguyen2204]

Alex should have been taken into custody and checked for GSR the night of - should be standard protocol.

[@staceydevereaux4094]

He cleaned up after the murders but they did find a bit of GSR but he had gone up to the house to get a shotgun and attributed any GSR to that weapon.

[@bobbicatt]

Reminds me of the Depp heard closing. Everyone is a liar but them. I’ve always thought AM was guilty just by his behavior that night. I’ve been on a few murder calls when I worked in EMS and many many calls where a loved one was found dead. Looking back, I don’t remember any of them able to be interviewed like that. They are completely traumatized and unable to communicate for hours .Maybe He’s the one who can control his emotions, but if in his shoes , the most important thing to me would be to find who shot and killed my family . That thought wasn’t forefront in his thinking.

[@rillyjo5810]

Man I'm still mad depp let AH off after how she tried to make him look pathetic in front of the world and tried to gain sympathy by saying she gave all the funds to charities and didn't give a dime to charities

[@bobbicatt]

@@rillyjo5810 Karma is coming for her don’t worry. I’m upset too she still isn’t being held accountable for many things like Australia for one. I was really hoping that our Aussie brothers and sisters would make her pay for her crimes there too. But at the end of the day God knows what AH did and I believe in the end she will be judged for all she’s done. I think she’s just pure evil.

[@debcarpenter8519]

Is that a smirk on his face, or is he trying to keep from smiling?

[@keithwolstenholme4238]

Just do everyone a favor and CONFESS!

[@catbones1]

A master class in body language 101 ..

[@cyberseklep1]

Word count of Prosecutor saying the words "Lie, Lied, Lying" during closing argument. 🤣... Call Guiness.

[@jerseyshoreliving_NatalieMal]

Mr Waters GREAT JOB!!!!!

[@madisonistheshiz]

Such a GREAT job by the prosecution on closing arguments. I have so wanted to believe he was innocent and kept trying to find something to point that way, but folks....... it just all points to him! He knows what he did. And quite frankly everyone in his life knows that as well. Whether he is found guilty or not or a hung jury, he knows what he did. Shame on him!!!!!

[@gregbayne6229]

Shame on you🤷🏻‍♂️😔😔

[@KarlMarxFanClub]

So did I. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt but this dude is WAY beyond guilty of any reasonable doubt.

[@haroldishmarsupial7876]

Shame on you!

[@lagodifuoco313]

​@@gregbayne6229 Troll #1

[@lagodifuoco313]

​@@haroldishmarsupial7876 Troll #2

[@Lizzy-vl3vf]

I wish he would have shown the clip where he asks AM if he killed his wife and son. Very interesting how he shakes his head "yes" but says "no!"

[@darleneshoff5506]

Outstanding closing remarks by Attorney Waters!!! I hope the jury is intelligent enough to render a GUILTY verdict so that this man is put away and will never see the sun again!!!

[@laraoneal7284]

Waters must be exhausted. I hope he can get the rest he deserves at night. This is vicarious trauma that these attorneys are experiencing. Cops also , EMTS, paramedics, emergency room Drs and the list goes on experiencing vicarious trauma.

[@LivingLifeOutWest]

AGREED! I thank them for their expertise and efforts!

[@debkb7]

Hopefully he can take him a good vacation after the guilty verdict comes in.

[@shirleyashanti3031]

Doubtful attorneys are experiencing vicarious trauma. They're doing what legal education set up for them. They are trained for this. He's trying to win the State's case, nothing more. He wants a prosecution.

[@marleythepuggle8059]

Since AM took the stand he has stopped the rocking the chewing the crying etc he just sits there. He knows the end is near & that his fate for the murder of his wife & son lie in the hands of those 12 jurors.

[@staceydevereaux4094]

You see it too!

[@anng4665]

Hopefully none of the jurors got paid off.

[@mdduet]

Not surprised that he's so good at lying. He actually went to school to learn this. Imagine standing in front of a jury and spinning a story to protect a defendant he might know or feel is guilty. And doing this while he's maybe trying to twist the truth.

[@ajf597]

Great job, Creighton Waterd

[@Dulcimertunes]

Exactly

[@Collageartist69]

I wonder if his dad paid to get him into law school. He is such a slickster. Very cunning.

[@xLAPPUINx]

He was counting on that money. This guy is pure trash.

[@booswanger3801]

And then turn around and steal the money from the folks he’s representing. He’s scum

[@SeemsFutileNow]

Anyone you ever saw impersonating Police on KZbin, it was always a person that was flat out crazy. This is no different. AM for death penalty *adding a badge in one pocket and a bottle of pills in the other and murder in his mind. Prosecutor laid it out good for this Jury

[@tarnsand440]

Alex can write letters to Jeremy DeWitte in prison

[@call.me.archie]

Don't forget the blue lights in his suburban

[@LisaPeterson227]

@@tarnsand440 I was replying to the comment above yours, I just posted a comment about him..

[@ursulasoames8602]

If not found guilty it will be a travesty. A wicked deed unpunished ….totally unacceptable . He knows that We know . Face and “heart” of stone .

[@janhoward5921]

He is so guilty

[@jrey6186]

Howling ... "shortest nap in the history of the South" ... outstanding!

[@nomudnolotus4410]

"after he recovered from his 20 second nap..."😂😂

[@tonifitz6831]

I wanted A.M. to be innocent. Through watching the evidence totally convinced he is not innocent.. All the lies.... He also does not seem affected by the prosecutors' words.. He wasn't as smart as he gave himself credit for... He doesn't get upset when the prosecution says Maggie is running towards her baby. Those words cut any parent deep. A.M. has put on the performance of his life.. Has he convinced the jury? Let's hope justice is served...

[@MelissaTaylor-ix9sz]

Truly. I'm not even a parent and those words have been replaying in my mind all day long. If they hit me hard they should've cut him to his core.

[@Stormy575]

Yes, during direct testimony he kept putting on his grieving face but it's gone now.

[@happygolucky9986]

Apparently a phychopath literally cannot feel what the rest of us are feeling. Must be a psychopaqth.

[@MelissaTaylor-ix9sz]

@@happygolucky9986 he's terrifying. I know he killed them and there are moments where he comes across as so likable. It's scary.

[@vic5237]

Those words got me too. "Maggie was going after her baby"

[@bumper.love.ukraine]

Wow that was a great closing arrangement!

[@PB-ho6dm]

He is an arrogant AH, if he is guilty he needs to stand up and confess and ask God's forgiveness. God knows!!

[@yvonnedobell8793]

The truth will set you free, I think waters hit the nail on the head, his motive was SHAME, he couldn't face that shame, showing people who he REALLY was

[@LOOOVEIT]

If?

[@JereckLG]

God already told us through the last name he put onto this demon.

[@randyGelectromusicwrldwide]

Amen! Regardless of who you believe about this case, or who did this or who said that..... comments like these SHUT DOWN the Enemy. This is what happens when the enemy gets a foothold on someone. Do I believe that AM is guilty? Do I believe that AM is capable of these murders? It really doesn't matter what I believe..... God knows the truth and he will have final authority when it all comes down....So to Alex Murdaugh, his family, the victims, their family, also to anyone who has to deliberate on the jury.... I humbly pray that God covers your with the Peace of Christ. The peace that passes all understanding of man. Only God knows what needs to be said or needs to be done to get this wrapped up. I pray over all of you and if you read this comment I pray for you as well. We need more Jesus and less Law and Crime.

[@LOOOVEIT]

@@JereckLG I was JUST thinking this same thing!

[@jackieharrison7073]

Wow! This Prosecutor will be in history and lots of Law School now will use him and his closing arguments will be on textbooks, and for those inspiring lawyers will imitate his passion and sincerity to his job. Great Lawyer! Great Prosecutor 👍

[@nagwashawki3268]

He has such an arrogance look on his face, OMG

[@davidhillman1532]

Creighton hit it out of the park today. AM will be found guilty.

[@JohnDoe-ny1wp]

Confess and come clean AM. They are going to take you out in prison anyway,

[@giama7618]

If the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt Alex doesn’t need to come clean 🧽

[@BustedFlush7096]

I don’t know. On one of his phone calls to Buster, he wanted him to put money on his friend’s canteen account cause he’s his friend and helps him. Always paying bribes…

[@billboyer2694]

It's hard to believe that he could murder his wife and son then the way he did it makes it worse. He's evil asf!

[@laraoneal7284]

This family has never addressed the lies and trauma that exists in their families of origin. Thus they never stop the cycle. Tragic. The family of origin dynamics should always be dealt with otherwise we are doomed to fail.

[@Peaceisanillusion]

Offcourse not they're the perpetrators and happy to be that way.

[@tombryan1]

Not only that but origin dynamic and secondary reassessment should always be a top priority. Busta, his son, was given the middle name Cap when he was born, Think about the planning that took. No one suspects Busta Cap Murderaugh.

[@Rose-ne7nm]

They should deal with it now..they name have been thrown through the mud

[@maverickbourne2.0rph.]

💯

[@lagodifuoco313]

​@@tombryan1 Seriously??? Wtf???

[@lilybee_]

I'm very impressed by Creighton Water! Murdaugh is 💯 guilty

[@joeschmuckatelli3198]

Hung

[@nathanyoung7587]

I love these southern names.....there almost too perfect like it's a novel

[@jtleejr]

If you are familiar with statement analysis, his answer to whether he killed them was to say "I would never hurt _____" instead of "no I did not." Classic

[@phoenixrising1675]

i was on the fence. I'm not anymore.....he did it...

[@annikajohansson9171]

Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. I dont need closing arguments.

[@maverickbourne2.0rph.]

💯

[@anlazary6280]

Well done Mr Waters! I just thought about one detail too: Who is the parent the supposely come home and find his beloved son and wife, but specially the son with the brains out and he saw his phone fall off of his pocket and then thinks about putting back? So many details, so many lies...I hope the jurors can see it.

[@JenDoe1]

He started to get agitated with prosecution at 11:55 and you can see him remembering he can’t smirk like that, so he changed the look on his face completely. He’s a disgusting human being, all around.

[@maverickbourne2.0rph.]

💯

[@tammydietschweiler7852]

I agree! He has that arrogant look continuously all day as if he’s convinced he won’t be found guilty. I think otherwise Alex and you will be in the slammer for your remaining lifetime!

[@call.me.archie]

He looks like a cocky child who thinks he's gotten away with something.

[@mereyemsuzanne8635]

He is guilty...

[@lesliebruce496]

When you hear the phone records and OnStar records, he was present at the kennels at the exact time of the murders. He took Maggie's phone after he killed her, threw it out on the way down the road. The fact that his car slowed down at the exact spot the phone was found. Sorry, Alex you did it.

[@sandydee8148]

That glare AM gives Water's is creepy! I wonder what's going through his lying mind during this! Just sayin' 🤔

[@MissX905]

If AM gets off on the charges Mr. Waters better have eyes in the back of his head.

[@charlescushing1]

probably AM wondering if he still has the power to put a contract out on him (Waters).....give cousin Eddie or some other of his henchman the job...and he may even be able to do this from a prison cell.

[@sandydee8148]

@@charlescushing1 Sounds plausible for AM! 😉

[@sandydee8148]

@@MissX905 You are NOT wrong!

[@luvjesuslee2033]

Just for the record.. Court Security took AM's writing pen before he took it back to jail!! He was about to get another contraband charge!!

[@janetsheppardschneider8888]

Funny how when things are getting real, there's no more fake head shaking and pretend grief.

[@luvjesuslee2033]

CW Did Amazing job today. Thank you for Standing for the Victims of AM. Hope you Prosecute for the others Murdered. It's time for Justice. If AM is convicted as he should be he will be housed in a State Facility, if he gets off & the financial crimes gets convictions he will get Federal Housing as he's hoping for. Federal Housing better food, better everything!!! He's not deserving. All the time evidence clearly puts him there..Right there. He is the only one who could have Murdered his family.. Even his closest friends didn't know him..NOBODY KNOWS A HABITUAL LIER..NO ONE.

[@shirleyashanti3031]

Read up on ancillary and pendant jurisdiction.

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

Whether AM is found guilty or not, he is living on borrowed time. He's screwed so many people it's only a matter of time before payback kicks in.

[@ajf597]

There are just too many coincidences that put him there at the time of murders

[@thelilbohemian]

Such a fantastic closing Mr Waters! The truth will always prevail. Guilty.

[@SarahDunlap]

Alec’s true colors show at the end of this trial. The blubbering distraught and mourning dad is now cold and ready to attack. He’s kind of scary now tbh.

[@loveandpeace3545]

"This defendant has fooled everyone, don't let him fool you too", great words by Attorney Waters.

[@ashleyduran5785]

I think it would have been more profound to imply that there are no fools in the jury pool vs advising them not to be fools. He did a fantastic job however I would have changed that statement to reassure them of the trust he has in their intelligence.

[@halfrutter2226]

Alec has smug look and often a duper delight smirk. All tells.

[@amys5087]

I noticed that.

[@Scott.Kristiansen]

IF you want to see Duping Delight look at Robbie Parker.

[@jillruben8924]

Brilliant closing argument. I just couldn't get past THE huge lie until the Snap Chat video. No on, even on narcotics, would forget that important lie. Imagine his shock when that came to light! No excuse IMO. And he brought up his "tell". Saying no yet constantly nodding his head yes. Great job.

[@robertgray9624]

All the evidence certainly seems to show him as being guilty, add to that the mountain of lies he has already admitted to telling and then the lies he wont admit to and I really cant see how the Jury can come back with anything else but a guilty verdict. But, you never really know until the time comes.

[@SaintSimonTrenf]

What evidence?

[@watchgoose]

@@SaintSimonTrenf haven't you been keeping up?

[@MK-jc9ov]

​@@SaintSimonTrenf You are kidding me, right?!!

[@MK-jc9ov]

​@@chinering23 You have been asleep throughout the whole trial?

[@SaintSimonTrenf]

@@MK-jc9ov hes a liar and a thief. Where is the evidence for murder?

[@artieborko4988]

Waters was pretty succinct today, which was good to see. I also think he did well tying up the timeline and the bizarre behavior of Eeelick within it, which is crucial. He also did a good job of highlighting the sheer amount improbabilities that would’ve had to take place for it to be someone else. Vigilantes using the family weapons, or the exact same model? Ok. But how’d they know Mags and PawPaw were there and why was Alex still breathing when they left? And weren’t you the one who had to beg Mags to come there? Why were you moving like a crackhead with 270 steps in 2 min all of a sudden? You called Mags 3 times, but didn’t think to drive 30sec down the other driveway to see her at the kennels before you headed to Alameda? Then speeding and slowing between Moselle and Alameda like a crazy person right around the time the crime happened? It doesn’t make any sense. Just too many lies and/or “I don’t remember”. But the most telling thing to me is the first responders body cam. Eeelick’s whole demeanor is just wrong. And it stays wrong throughout the subsequent interviews he did with detectives. He never seems particularly hot about finding the people who just blew away half his family, as most people would be. And when he does ask, it truly does sound more like he’s fishing for info rather then genuinely wanting to know how close they are to finding those responsible.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Eeelick 🤣😂👍

[@rubychapman2918]

The devil's MO is to Lie,Kill and Destroy. Sounds he's related to the devil. His life was more important then his son and wife. Sicko. I would love for some satellite nerd to produce a satellite photo of Alex walking out of that kennel with 2 weapons and covered in blood. I would have loved to heard an FBI profiler analyze Alex's lying eyes.

[@ntakovacj3644]

One of the most telling moments: Why wouldn't he give the correct time he last saw wife and son. The instinct -- the murderers may not be far away -- maybe it just happened minutes before I found them. Guilty.

[@Dnmorris49]

I agree with you 100%.

[@stefmon68]

That's a bingo!

[@kathys5525]

Rewatching A.M. again..What a Smug, arrogant, Angry looking demeanor. He has a total hatred look watching Creightons Closing.

[@paulawhittier3970]

The" Master Lier " 🙌

[@octobersun221]

Don't enter any spelling b's ok?

[@sandrabreedlove3661]

When this creep left he looked like he was running the show with all them folders he had

[@tarnsand440]

He also has a pocket full of whatever when he leaves jail van. Curious how that is allowed.

[@sandrabreedlove3661]

@@tarnsand440 unbelievable still got ties

[@eml818-l3b]

Great closing arguments Mr Waters! You were the voice for Paul and Maggie . I pray AM is found GUILTY on all counts of murder.

[@bmom3191]

Why didn’t they say anything about the fact that Maggie left everything to Alec in her will. In 2016 he sold Maggie Moselle for five dollars. And when she died, everything went to him. That would be a significant reason to kill her when his back was up against the wall. And what about the house at the beach where she was staying? The one she didn’t want to leave but her sister had to convince her. They didn’t go into all of that really as far as I remember.

[@lmsr5305]

the problem with your theory is this .... he turned over everything to maggie. and he went out of his way for a year or two before the murders to get all his assets out of his name. So, the last thing he would want is to have ALL that Maggie owned/inherited to go back to him because then the civil lawsuit would have assets to get from him. The only people that have now benefited from the murders of Maggie and Paul are the benefactors in the Mallory Beach wrongful death suit.

[@sittingindetroit9204]

@@lmsr5305 If he is convicted, the older son will get all of her assets. Was she part of the boat accident lawsuit or just Alex?

[@rillyjo5810]

Sold her for $5?

[@xLAPPUINx]

Never once. Who did this? Why? Cause he did it.

[@twyscape]

There may be a few missing pieces to the puzzle but most of the image is formed. That image shows me that AM is the shooter. What an absolute great closing argument presented by Mr Waters.

[@karrie8349]

Love you Mr. WATERS!!❤

[@tneary8319]

Alex's smirks are just too much for me. Freak.

[@joyrees7966]

When the dogs were heard they were crying for the deceased, Paul and Maggie telling AM to " look what you did ?"

[@j3m638]

Seems to me the prosecution's argument was being well made to be able to remove any doubt. In all honesty I hope he has achieved it.

[@catbones1]

And AM thought he had everyone including his community in his pocket for his whole life ..

[@whaghht]

What must've gone through Maggie and Paul's mind as they faced their killer. Did they KNOW?