Murdaugh Murder Trial: Defense closing argument (part one)

The defense made their closing arguments a day after the prosecution had its turn trying to convince the jury that Alex Murdaugh was responsible for the killings.
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[@mudd4284]

Even though I know he’s guilty I actually feel embarrassed these two defense attorneys supposed to be the best around. What a circus of BS. If you lie to me about one thing, I have to believe that you lie to me about everything. That’s kindergarten knowledge.

[@nicolemoore3275]

He was struggling to say anything to defend AM. Weak closing argument…guilty

[@patriciacolgrove4788]

The comment about " If I had known he lied, I wouldn't be defending him" says it all. Even the defense team thinks he is guilty.

[@thatssodaisy3276]

AGREEEEEEEEEE WITH YOU COMPLETELY!!!!!!! God I wouldn't want him trying to defend me! He sucks big time!

[@eunicenield9631]

This defense lawyer is not dynamic at all. Why isn’t he talking about the guns? Were there any fingerprints on the guns? Why were two different guns used? Have they ever talked about murder for hire? Why isn’t he talking about motive? I don’t think they have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Alex pulled the triggers on those guns.

[@jojijosette5946]

He choked. Maybe he has a conscience.

[@alyssagillespie8333]

I can’t even stand listening to this defense attorney. The pauses, “ums”, and cadence are like nails on a chalkboard and distract from his words 💯

[@thatssodaisy3276]

I literally stopped listening not even halfway through I cannot stomach one more word from this weak defense attorney. I came straight for the comments which seemed to be coming from a definitely more educated crowd than this joker I would never want him defending me I know that I would definitely Just be thrown in jail for life with the way hes going on this is crazy

[@lizpontaneous9121]

Agree, totally

[@NkgonoLeopeng-y7g]

He keeps repeating the same statement.

[@valmuniz6222]

Where are the clothes and shoes he was wearing prior to changing clothes? If someone cannot produce their own clothes and shoes, that is incredibly questionable. He knew that he was being videoed by the tree that day, so where is the outfit he was wearing?

[@violetasmith5696]

AM will not tell you nor anyone where he dispose of it 🤣 you might have luck if you ask him

[@cwatson42785]

One of the many lies and evidence pointing toward his guilt

[@charleshenderson6890]

They ran that town and he thought he was invincible up until now. The questions of all questions is if you hugged them and checked for a pulse why aren’t your clothes bloody? He hasn’t shed on tear and the dry mouth when he talks is his nerves, I seen the video where they was in the police car talking about it right after it happened the cop asked if he wanted a piece of gum and he yes…. Who could chew gum when your son and wife is dead right in front of you? Btw he was killing the gum literally nervous as hell!!

[@stf259]

they established that the clothes were never searched for too thoroughly

[@jamaicancanadian2733]

I still don’t understand what reason would he have to kill his family? Theft? It cannot be to hide that he stole.. so his wife could have sold their assets find a job, live like most of us in a regular house, do u housework uself , etc

[@martapalsdottir...]

He killed them 100%

[@normanspurgeon5324]

You've been swept away by social forces.

[@carolburnett8372]

Yes, he, Alex and opioids killed them

[@enidpierce9394]

Am not a fan of him or Harpoolian. I hope the jury delivers a guilty verdict. Because he is guilty.

[@tamarakaweme832]

Yes his guilty

[@JohnBrown-vx3rx]

he didn't do it.

[@cwatson42785]

​@John Brown Lmaooooooo oh right it was two 5'2" middle schoolers that shot them. I can't believe their is low IQ people out there that bought what Alex said hook line and sinker. It's fascinating to me anyone who would think he's not guilty after hearing all the evidence and lies and be duped by his whole Paw paw act with going on the stand and telling a new lie he was caught in to dupe dummies like you 😆

[@JohnBrown-vx3rx]

@@cwatson42785 the other son did it and he's covering for him.

[@randomized4266]

@@JohnBrown-vx3rx what is busters motive?

[@lysem4392]

This final argument was a mess. I have to assume it was due to extrême exhaustion. It truly was terrible.

[@susanbengston3208]

It’s because there’s nothing defendable.

[@Occams_Razor489]

There’s only so much they can do when their client is a liar

[@lysem4392]

@@Occams_Razor489 I understand about that, but I was talking about three hours of meandering, disorganised rambling. Whatever could be argued might have been condensed in half the time and presented more skilfully. So basically I was referring to the quality of the presentation, not the worth of the evidence. I have no problem at all with the worth of the evidence.

[@Occams_Razor489]

@@lysem4392 💯

[@jeannettethompson8756]

Is this the only guy that he didn't steal from or something. Seems like he'd have a better attorney

[@glimpsesofmylife7133]

Lolol right, probably the only two people left in town that he didn't swindle from.

[@dee8391]

😂

[@karengauthier3791]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 IKR!!!! Is this the “BEST” you could do?!!! Horrible !!

[@westernhemisphere2205]

Now that was 🤣

[@deeogrady1717]

You get what you pay for, AM must have no money left. Defence attorney is so a awful but I guess it’s not easy to defend a guilty person. Confidence of the prosecution & the work that went into closing arguments was just outstanding. GUILTY!

[@melissacosta9464]

Supposed to be the best $$ can buy. I don’t get it. Harpootlian is also a state senator. And are they getting paid? Is the family pitching in since AM is either broken or has his stash hidden in places not found yet. So many questions!!

[@freddylong156]

@@melissacosta9464 dirty dogs stick together

[@westernhemisphere2205]

It's kind of hard to presume someone innocent when they've already convicted their self. I watched about 5 minutes of the defense attorneys closing statement. It was just too ridiculous and for serious nature of the charges his client is facing. I've watched the closing statement of the prosecutor, and the rebuttal about nine times. That Rebuttal was literally probably the best I've ever heard.

[@miogi0072]

Absolutely! Hit it out of the park. Even AM knew it was over after that rebuttal.

[@justzee1574]

I said that. He admitted to being a lyer, so why would he lie about murder. It took them 15 min to find him guilty

[@wendyhannan2454]

I couldn’t watch the defence closing either, he had nothing to say, just rambled on.

[@penny5245]

Why did Alex call all those people to a murder scene he should’ve known better. He is an attorney guilty.🎉

[@JoJo-iy9lv]

He did know better - that’s why he called them!! (to mess up the crime scene)

[@idclare3453]

Did that on purpose. Sociopaths are methodical.

[@carolburnett8372]

yes, he knew better, he was messing up the murder scene ....

[@wendyhannan2454]

Absolutely, it was a cover up. The police should of know better, they should of ordered everyone off the crime scene. Sloppy police work.

[@juanitamann]

NO JIM ITS NOT NORMAL NOT TO REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID THE LAST TIME YOU SAW SOMEONE YOU LOVED! It’s not normal that he doesn’t beat himself up over leaving his loved ones at the moment they are killed. He has no remorse at all about that.

[@normanspurgeon5324]

You've been misled

[@stf259]

How do you know, are you spending time with him on a daily basis outside of court?

[@CTU-JackBauer]

@@normanspurgeon5324 how so

[@JMD621]

@@stf259 lol. Get real.

[@jewels07]

Worst defense closing!

[@sandradonnelly6737]

Jim Was rubbish don't think he even beleives Alec hisself anymore

[@dottiecooper683]

Jim and his family were personal family friends of Alex and family. I believe Jim thought he was innocent , til he heard for the first time , Alex was at the kennels . He knew at the end, Alex was guilty . Hence the horrible closing.

[@adrianahewett9557]

Only one person is important when you are a narcissist

[@marymurphy7267]

GUILTY GUILTY

[@fredyourespookingthehorses7719]

This attorney is hopeless- in Australia we would call him a drongo! There will be an appeal and you can bet your bottom dollar this clown won’t be on the team. Yes, he had an impossible job defending an obviously guilty man

[@timeisfluid]

I cannot believe he brought up football on a Saturday as a defense attorney in a murder trial who does this 🤣🤣🤣

[@markdrum2392]

The USC Gamecocks are everything down there. It's ironic since the average level of education among the citizens is 8th grade.

[@justme5923]

Soften the crime

[@violetasmith5696]

I agree 😂😂😂

[@andrewsheek]

@mark drum that's incorrect. The HS graduation rate of this county is 86%. The state is 89%. Whoever said the average education is 8th grade is just wrong. You can look up the census data right now of you don't believe me.

[@cwatson42785]

Lmao Jim is such an idiot. Poor Harpo. Alex choice this dummy.

[@violetasmith5696]

GUILTY! He had motives, means and opportunity

[@merryl55]

They should have something soft for those dogs to sleep on instead of a cold concrete floor.

[@susanbengston3208]

There’s an enclosed Doghouse in each pen, looked adequate.

[@lindaames1989]

Fumbling, bumbling, stumbling throughout defendant's attorney's speech. Hard to be convincing.

[@carolharrison1204]

Totally agree it’s difficult to maintain attention at all . I do wonder if he struggled to get decent representation because of the fraud cases . If I was a defence attorney I wouldn’t want the job .

[@mkl5448]

The butt kissing in the beginning is nauseating.

[@adrianahewett9557]

That’s what I meant by his waffling

[@michaelbailey5736]

Him and OJ can try to find the real.killer

[@TheAngelwithhorns2]

next hbo special

[@patadegrillo007]

The defense team are a bunch of clowns!

[@patriciacolgrove4788]

What does Scotland got to do with anything? He knows he is defending a guilty man. 😔 It is getting to him.

[@bababuch1207]

This defense atty is so annoying with the way he talks and sounds weak! Alex is so guilty, the kennel video did it for me!

[@suzannehutnick3170]

Sure Alex wanted to get the car data showing that his car wasn’t traveling with Maggie’s phone - because he drove the golf cart to throw it on the side of the road!

[@timeisfluid]

It seems as if the defense attorney thinks he's a comedian

[@randomized4266]

He is building rapport with the jury, they want them to love him so they give the verdict he wants.

[@jojijosette5946]

He choked.

[@aqualisa]

He says everything two times. So annoying.

[@mango8918]

Well, I didn't think it was possible but the defense snagged defeat from the jaws of victory. I was convinced that Alex was guilty and the prosecution's case was going to be extremely difficult to win in SC, but this attorney did a less than adequate job of representing Alex Murdaugh to the point where he spoke as much for the prosecution as he did for the defense. IMO, he made it easier for the jury to convict!

[@KristiMusicVideos]

It was a losing battle.

[@nancycastello1639]

He’s guilty

[@wapwapkitchenpraycookandea4564]

He sounds like AM nonsense

[@nict6549]

How do you get around the gun powder on his hands?? I’m just curious, also have they followed the money he was receiving/stealing to see what on gods green earth was he spending all that money? Where is it? I feel he’s guilty, his body language says it all.

[@JohnBrown-vx3rx]

some people shoot guns for sport not murder, you democrat.

[@castlebrookbooks1037]

He spent the money on opioids. A huge, costly addiction over the years.

[@adrianahewett9557]

I am still stumped what he did with all this money he stole

[@vicm6561]

Apparently he never got any with fentanyl in it.

[@tsteim]

​@@vicm6561 people with "his kind of status" usually only buy the real deal. I'm sure he knew a bunch of people who scam Drs into getting real scripts. I don't see AM being the type of guy to just buy any old pills off the street or off someone he doesn't know. He's probably "above that" 🙄

[@jaxcrax9644]

Alex should have done his own closing arguments.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Lmbo. He may as well.

[@peterjohn2473]

He is horrible.

[@miogi0072]

Waters and Meadors wiped the floor with the two main defense attorneys. This was grueling to sit through. Then Meadors wrapped it up in a perfect package tied with a bow (AM's voice recording at the kennel) to present to the jury to deliver a vote of guilty... and without much delay, they did just that.

[@wendyhannan2454]

They were like little fox terriers, nipping at the heals of the defence team. They knew they had it in the bag.

[@TiggersTuna]

defense closing filled with stumbles and stuttering, geez

[@alanmorris7669]

Sammy Davis Jr said it best- _"Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time."_

[@beetlejes]

The attorney in the background needed a little highlighter sniffing pick-me-up 😂 59:05

[@angelacummings3279]

Hahaha! You’re an eagle eye!

[@maestasify]

Milquetoast defense. Can the defense be more unassertive? They think he did it too.

[@cwatson42785]

Lol ikr. It almost seems like Jim believes he did it as well so just went up there and garbled some words and put us and the jury to sleep 😴

[@carolburnett8372]

@@cwatson42785 Seems to me that he was trying to wind things down and smooth things out as much as he could......(anyone watching could see Alex as guilty even by opioids)

[@juanitamann]

He was there. He said he wasn’t. He either did it or he watched it happen. Guilty.

[@crystalakabeavergamingsubs9549]

He acts like his papers fell and not in order now.

[@tylerm1997]

Jim sincerely WE DONT GIVE AF.

[@kstilwell10]

addiction, greed, narcissistic sad Makes me said to see paul's hand on the dogs tail, hearing his voice :(

[@norettaharmon2371]

GUILTY

[@bh0931]

And Maggie's voice as well. Alex is one cold guy.

[@bbrcummins1984]

Jim and Poot were rude and annoying through the process, I'm glad they loss this case

[@dorothywillms115]

Defence is fumbling around and rambling

[@grac328]

Bla bla bla, is that a defense,boring

[@westernhemisphere2205]

This attorneys closing argument was as if he were talking about somebody who got caught jaywalking. I was not impressed. Can you imagine the two defense attorneys and Alec murdaugh sitting in a bar together trying to pick up 🐥 s? I'm not sure why I thought that it just popped into my head. I'm thrilled that he was found guilty because he is guilty. This was his Day of reckoning.

[@wendyhannan2454]

I doubt those two Lawyers will do too well after this case, I wouldn’t hire them.

[@3vimages471]

100% guilty...... I would bet my house against a beer.

[@thatssodaisy3276]

WHAT IN HELLLLLL???? THIS DEFENSE LAYER US A JOKE!!!!!! LET ME GET SOME WATER, LMPRAO BYE BYE ALEX, YOU'RE DONE! THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST CLOSING ARGUMENT I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

[@annemmett6463]

The man acts like this is a waste of time; poorly prepared . Nothing good comes from a lie.

[@stephc1144]

This lawyer is trying his best, but I truly think the jury will find AM guilty.

[@lindalucas7553]

Me too

[@carolecoote1926]

Me too

[@Dan-xx5jq]

Alex is a serial killer!!! He first killed the housekeeper. He asked Maggie and Paul to lie, that she fell down the stairs. When Maggie and Paul were threatening to go to the police Alex had to eliminate them. Alex checked their phones and erased that information from their phones. Alex also killed Hakeem Pinckney by unplugging his ventilator and went to Hakeem's mother and said we can file a lawsuit against the nursing home. He did the same for the housekeeper, he told her children we can file a lawsuit. And kept all their money. Alex also murdered Steven Smith because Buster was having a gay relationship with him. He needs Buster to carry on the family legacy! Buster can't be gay. In his mind he thought Steven would make Buster gay. There are lots of victims out there. Alex is a serial killer. That is why he is so cold blooded!!

[@jewels07]

Jim was so poorly prepared for his closing. This is his friend and that is all he had?

[@lysem4392]

The jury will have found this attorney disorganised and tedious.

[@a.c.knowsnothing]

The cameraman is sooooo petty 😂😂😂😂😂😂 moving the camera upward to avoid showing that press release 😂😂

[@richardanderson9957]

I cannot understand why a successful attorney like Murdaugh selected a defense team as he did. The bald one talked to the jury like they were 5 year olds and was condescending as well. The lead old guy acted like a yapping ankle biter with a bad attitude. How these behaviors were expected to gain the sympathy of the jury seems unlikely.

[@wendyhannan2454]

Well said, it was pathetic, and I’m glad it was. I thought Alex could come up with some thing better than those two, it must of been a freebie.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Lmbo. You're right though.

[@jessegibbons3562]

Problem with guy is he has no idea what he’s taking about

[@cwatson42785]

😴😴😴 Wow what a swing and a miss! 💣💣💣💣💣 That was honestly as bad a closing statement as I've ever watched. Great job Jim!! We got em! 💪🏼💪🏼

[@carolenelake688]

A defense attorney will struggle with a closing when he knows his client is guilty - he will therefore try to plug holes in the prosecution's argument - but in this case, the prosecution along with law enforcement did the work, there is no doubt that they covered all the grounds. The judge himself saw this verdict coming long ago but.... the burden of proof was concluded from the first witness. The rest was all just entertainment for me.

[@lindasmith9709]

Even if I was stuck with a public defender I hope he would have done a better job than this. Not enough caffeine in the world can make me listen to him.

[@robdavis3926]

This is awful and pathetic. Did he even prepare?😂

[@karengauthier3791]

Did he actually have to PAY these lawyers??? I’d want a REFUND!! Horrible, just horrible !!! He got his money’s worth FOR SURE!! ALL OF THE NEGATIVE $347,000 dollar’s worth that was left in his bank account. SMH!!! 😔😔😔

[@shooterx9690]

Historically bad defense closing argument.

[@michellekavanagh2053]

I feel badly for Mr. Griffin. I don't think he even believe himself in what he is stating.

[@martapalsdottir...]

O.m.g bla bla bla.. he killed them

[@wilmadutoit3002]

Goodness me all he does is trying to get the jury on his side no matter what.

[@raulmaldonado5365]

That is his JOB

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

This is such a horrific tragedy. He had everything - family, friends, money, reputation, loyal, hardworking employees, a community that supported him. He destroyed it all, including his own son and wife. Why? For what? What is a human being without his family?

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Greed. Avarice. Rage. His entire identity and social status was slipping away. We haven't talked much about how pissed off he must have been about that -- these were very personal crimes.

[@MoosePolo]

Money. Everyone secretly hates the rich and the rich know that. Everyone wanted to see him go down and the pressure of that sucks

[@d-con6825]

Or maybe he didn't do it.

[@suzannecarpenter4413]

He never cared about anything but money. He has to be on the scale for sociopath to a psychopath. It would be interesting to know. I didn’t know anything about this when I found the trial on KZbin. I had hoped a dad was innocent.

[@JMD621]

He didn’t choose God so he was lost.

[@Mrfunion1222]

Is this guy kidding me...wtf is he talking about??

[@rlnstn9300]

Lmao that's what I said!! He sounds like a bumbling idiot!!

[@adelialuz1224]

🤣

[@purplemascara99]

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive!" Alex Murdaughs words!

[@palomaelizabethconstidopol6598]

Damn did he really say that?

[@palomaelizabethconstidopol6598]

I will answer my own question. The Fool actually said that.

[@michaelaandrews9767]

Shakespeare

[@crystalshaw8744]

Same comment.

[@yarandrinaharris7883]

Why he didn't mention there was no blood splatter on the blue jackets. If he shot them with the Blue Jackets 💙 it would have blood on it.

[@lysem4392]

The theory isn't that hé wore the jacket to kill them, it's that he wrapped the two firearms in the jacket to carry them to wherever hé got rid of them.

[@danabilladeau36]

4 minutes later… he did indeed blow their brains out!

[@GorfLlubz]

this is the worst

[@lauraerskine6817]

He didn't have much to work with.......

[@marlenegerdts7711]

Terrible closing argument. You don't like your client very much. Don't blame you. Should have had your partner doing the closing.

[@ldylina6355]

This was the worst closing argument from a defense attorney I have ever watched! I would have fired him mid way through the closing! This defense team really could not defend this man but they did not even try… AM is guilty as hell! He will rot in prison where he belongs!

[@tondabelcher7365]

That defense attorney is a clown and needs just to sit down and let the jury make their decision mine is GUILTY!!!!!!!!! No doubt in my mind

[@raulmaldonado5365]

You are a clown....he ia a great lawyer

[@Things.That.Make.You.Go-Hmmm..]

Ya ok. Put yourself in the defendant shoes. In such a horrific situation…. You’d love to have this highly skilled defense saving yourself from a such a shady unprofessional rookie investigation!

[@forreal1276]

I asked tarot cards what’s the outcome for Alex: Wheel of fortune, Justice and 8 of swords! Looks like he’s going to the slammer

[@riverd537]

WOW!! thats crazy...

[@palomaelizabethconstidopol6598]

I thought you meant you consulted the Wheel of Fortune show.....What would Vanna and Pat do? I laughed, I went back to read it again.

[@palomaelizabethconstidopol6598]

For Real, You and the Cards were right!

[@sqrd3536]

Good job by prosecution. However, Alec solved the whole mystery. He unconsciously told the whole story and so did his phone, vehicle, behaviour at the crime scene and plus brain confessing on that stand. He has failed to point out his suspect. He must know his enemies. Everything seems to be about Alec against the world not even counting SLED.

[@JohnBrown-vx3rx]

innocent

[@violetasmith5696]

Guilty!

[@Things.That.Make.You.Go-Hmmm..]

Ya ok.

[@Things.That.Make.You.Go-Hmmm..]

Ummm hello. If not so biased, you may have remembered that the defendant doesn’t have to prove anything…. That’s the state’s job. They must prove through evidence guilty. No good evidence I saw. All questionable. They failed! Let’s remember- think about how many people are hooked on pain meds - how many are murders of their own family? How many thefts reported in the USA - are there that many murders of their own family? Exactly! ** Do yourself a favor when you engage in these court cases - instead of being biased since the arrest - put yourself in the defendant’s shoes!!!!

[@Things.That.Make.You.Go-Hmmm..]

100% innocent! The state did a terrible job! A biased job from the beginning- makes it even worse!

[@bobbydylanio]

Did he immediately brazenly lie by suggesting that the USA is the only country with a jury system..?

[@michaelaandrews9767]

No. He said the US has the jury system which is the best in the world, but didn't claim they had it exclusively.

[@charlesanderson7189]

He Is guilty as f

[@robertteller5436]

Where is the guns? The question not asked is if it was not Alex then does he know who did this? Was it to show he still owes for the drugs even though he got clean of the pills of his addition?There are still not answered questions and that leads to doubt. So it can not be found Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt!

[@ChickenSaladRimjob]

The casings found at the crime scene for the rifle match the casings found at another site. Those casings were testified to be fired from the 300 blackout by a witness. So someone showed up to commit this murder and used the guns on the scene? I find that hard to believe. There is no forensic evidence that shows anyone else was at that scene.

[@carolburnett8372]

they never, ever brought up that there was a fire of an out-building close to him mother's house after the deaths.....

[@angelacummings3279]

@@carolburnett8372I’ve never heard about this! Very interesting.

[@Bassic778]

He lied because of his drug addiction? He couldn't have killed his wife and son because he loved them? There are countless people who are not addicts and lie (George Santos anyone?). There are also countless people who killed people that they loved. Those are extremely weak arguments. It's now up to the jury to determine which side is telling the truth.

[@michaelaandrews9767]

Agree. And there are also lots of addicts who don't kill anyone

[@Bassic778]

@@michaelaandrews9767 FACTS!

[@wendyhannan2454]

He was still functioning enough to steal from people, drugs are an excuse he was most likely selling, dealing drugs. Just another hobby of his.

[@Bassic778]

@@wendyhannan2454 FACTS!!!

[@ro4317]

A lifeless and lousy intro with the jury. No fire, no passion, very dull, thank goodness, because the defendant is obviously guilty. Shockingly poor delivery.

[@nancyfigueroa653]

Disappointed at his delivery. Monotone voice inducing to fall asleep. And is this man a powerful attorney? No theatricals involved here? . Alex must be panicking at this point.

[@Joker-2131]

no weapons found, but he dint account for the shells maching old shells on the property and other locations that he used for hunting. the weapons used to kill, where the 2 most prefered weapons by him for shooting/hunting. the blue jacket with gunshot residue on the inside he drove and left at the other property. (used to wrap the weapons most likely) video showing he was at the murder minutes before. Speeding of to the other property and not accounting for the gps data. there is so much more stuff. but it all points to him. And all the lying and story changes, he is a coward that only thinks of himself and he will never admit to killing them since he has nothing to loose he is already going to jail for all the fraud, shame there is no death penalty on the table, since that might of pushed him to make a plea.

[@Issy585]

What a bit of a poser! No? “I’d like to especially thank all you jurors for being here... blah blah blah... if not for the heinous crimes of my client, I wouldn’t be capitalizing on my 15 min of fame today. Ugh.

[@lolagoetz561]

Gotta admit this case is based on dome crappy police work.

[@swedishjewels]

What was done crappy?

[@swedishjewels]

Really. Alex taking the witness stand was the crappiest display of his defense IMHO.

[@wendyhannan2454]

The crime scene was walked over, yeah sloppy police work alright.

[@gaildonley8990]

This whole case is like a dog and pony show. The sheriff deputies completely screwed up the crime scene so almost no evidence was available that was not contaminated. And there are too many questions about Murdaughs behavior. Like why was he at the kennels instead of meeting the police at the house that night? And what happened to the brown dog in the video? It was not there when the sheriff showed up. Or at least it was not in the body cam video. There is so much that we don't know. If he didn't do it, he knows who did.

[@kc-lp6wg]

When Griffin starts coughing during his closing, it's because he's choking on his own lies.

[@lauramatterazzo7670]

Alec is sitting there saying WTF dude? That's karma for ya Alec.

[@sandysoderquist5442]

Pretty inadequate closing. Word stumbling to the point of irritation. Poot must have backed out at the last minute

[@Issy585]

Defence talks about jurors duty and consequences of decisions... do you mean like the decisions of your murdering client? There’s no doubt Alex thought he was going to get away with it, if not for Paw Paw’s video. He must undoubtedly go to prison for a long long time!

[@Issy585]

Like one fellow said, “there were 3 people down at those kennels, and now 2 of them are dead...” Did Alex shave his head shortly after murders for any particular reason, hmmmm?

[@crystalshaw8744]

Good question.

[@pamlawhorn4950]

Not impressed with the Defense but the Prosecution has it going on for them Praying for Justice for Paul and Maggie

[@lindalucas7553]

At first I thought the prosecutor was weak, but listening to the defense attorney, I changed my mind

[@conniecrayton2765]

Now my opinion of the boy that supposedly was killed from the hit and run was murdered by him and buster or just buster because he was gay and he was seeing buster but then he didn’t want to see him anymore and thats why they or he killed that poor boy or maybe because alex was embarrassed by the fact his son buster was gay well we’ll see how that goes he might wind up in prison with his dad

[@Spicy_Nice78]

I hope Lori and Chad get their punishment, maybe they'll get to try out the new death penalty process. I preferred Waters over Griffin, but I think Meadors did his part better.

[@markkeller9378]

Sometimes there is nothing to say when your guy did what he was charged with and all the evidence is overwhelmingly supportive. Especially when your client admitted he lied, cheated and steals! The lie about being at the murder scene is a death blow. Not much can happen in 2-4 minutes if it was some “outsiders” because the planets would have to have aligned for them to shoot and kill, without being scene or heard by the defendant. Unless he hired them to do so…..that’s the best his lie could possibly be. How could he be excluded from the suspect circle? You offered zero proof of anything that would have removed him. Just because they (in your opinion) didn’t look elsewhere (which they did) doesn’t remove your client from the circle. There is no defense here. The “grand conspiracy” of all who testified and worked the case is simply absurd. His murdered son convicted him. Thats ultimate karma.

[@tracymckenna1380]

Stop talking. Allowed your client to take the stand.

[@jessegibbons3562]

The lords making him cough with lies

[@NPitts-cw3oe]

I'm almost wondering if he gave such a poor closing argument as a gift to Alec in terms of inadequate council. Particularly since these are supposed to be THE BEST. I'm erring more on the side that you can't bake a cake with just flour. I have never seen a case with so much evidence as long as I been living...there wasn't much for him 2 say.

[@carolabell77]

Alex found Guilty this evening. March 2,2023

[@susanbengston3208]

Hope So.

[@kayharty4189]

HOW WILL HE ADJUST FROM ENTITLED LIFE TO L"__FE IN CLINK❓🍀🇮🇪

[@wendyhannan2454]

Who cares, he’ll still be pulling strings, even in Jail.

[@justmytwobits]

The defence attorney’s had literally nothing to work with. Their closing was laughable, but Alex’s ‘defence/alibi’ is laughable. Guilty, guilty, guilty. He is we’re he is supposed to be and there will be no retrial and no success of an appeal.

[@lifesabeach8133]

Sucking up to the jurors is not gonna cut it at this point. They've already made up their minds, Jim.