Guilty verdict returned in Alex Murdaugh murder trial 

The Judge was class act, don’t tell anyone but I got a Morgan Freeman kinda vibe with him. Lol ✌🏼😊

Haha people wouldn’t say well spoken if it was a white judge

What do U mean well spoken ??

@@silkcustoms520 chill, class act

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Especially since he had lost his 40 year old son to a heart attack not long ago He has the Lord with him and the Lord s Hand is upon all in that court room. He is humble and prayed I am sure

his son just died in january too but you would have never known

I understand that this was his final case after serving 40+ years as a Judge. And this includes him presiding over 90+ financial crimes Murdauch has pending. He will probably be encouraged by his Attorneys to accept a deal since he will never see freedom again.

The judge has been trash. He didn't care about the bribing. Why did he allow Murdaugh's 5th and 6th amendment rights to be infringed upon? How can this be good?

This judge was amazing

Same! Me too I agree. It’s relieving but sad too

No winners here.

Finally. Trial

I agree. FREEMAN

His poker face when reading verdict was great.

He was so kind to her

Mild mannerisms afford him to live a good healthy stress-free life.

He’s 72 and ready to retire. He had a Blast !

I missed what the juror did. Can someone explain?

@@nunyabusiness1999 tag me when you find out why please lol

I hope, someday, he writes a book about all the cases that came before him. I would like to know about each one!

U know they will I think they has crime writers follow this case because of who is the defendant, big time lawyer secret life style of where's n drugs it writes it self.

South Carolina should be proud to have him serving them. He is an amazing man and I'm so sorry he lost his son.

And women

He solved his own murder

A sad irony indeed

@@therose5783 Paul certainly did solve his own murder along with his mother Maggies.

Yeah Paul was the Little Detective, AND his video was critical to the conviction.

From the Grave!! Sad.

No,,,thank Alex ' he done all the work.he convicted himself the whole trial..a prosecutions dream

Guilty as sin.

No one wins buster loses a brother and both parents but justice was serve

Thank you jurors

They convicted the wrong person(s)

Hell yeah especially the president he’s so compromised it’s disgusting I hope trump goes after him an his crack headed son.

YES!!!! 👍🛐🇺🇸👍

Amen!!!

Faucci is first.

@@RedTrek2 yep pretty soon I'm going to be making a bunch of t-shirts just like Rand Paul did that say : JAIL FAUCI

Hallelujah 💪 ⚖️⚖️⚖️justice is served.....he will suffer out his cell life....30 years hopefully ! Or life ! Either way life is gone for Alex

I agree with you, but I'm having a hard time believing that the motivation was to cover his own ass. That's totally preposterous. He may get sympathy for that money trial, but it's not going away.

@@jowbloe4700 think about it Alex was incredibly greedy and his wife probably found out way too much about him and decided she might want to divorce him . Chances are he probably realized it's just easier to murder her rather than split the estate and have so much of what he worked for go to the his wife and mother of his kids . Why did he ask for the two of them to be there at the kennel ... ? ... just the thought of that really gives me chills , making my flesh crawl .

He had a lot of practice.

Desperate people do desperate things.

I think they hid his drugs. He was already withdrawing that weekend. By this day, he would have been extremely strung out. He may have gone to the kennels to ask Paul to give him the pills he hid from him. Paul said no, or they both said no.

That shocked me , if anything could, idk why I shouldn’t have expected him to think of anyone but himself

He probably couldn't face him.

I noticed that. Cold as ice 🧊

I saw that. I prepared myself for their eye contact. I knew it would be so emotional. And….he never even looked back.

he did look at Buster when he was being handcuffed, mouthed I love u to him.

Waters did an amazing job! Loved the judge.

@@peri3818 I could have prosecuted this case.

@@eh5872 I just finished watching John Meador's (prosecutions closing arguments) and had no idea the verdict had come down 6 hrs ago. I thought there might be a hung jury. I'm so glad for a guilty verdict.

@@isabellind1292 this was a slam dunk. Paul and Alex are where they belong. Dad will see him in hell soon enough

@@eh5872 Why do you say that about Paul?

Sociopath indeed! My guess is mags and paw paw both knew he also bludgeoned the housekeeper for millions and had Maggie call it in. Tripping on dogs yah right!

I have a bridge to sell you.

@@Issy585 you said it... all true!!

He is the utter definition of a sociopath

senseless crimes! mom and son were all murderers though in their own way. This whole family deserves each other.

The judge appears to be a kind and lovely man!

@@julie-annneidlinger4498 tragically he lost his son a few months back. And *yet* he never cracked, remained civil, but firm, and did his job. The *best judge* I’ve seen in a long time

John Medders praised Bubba 🥰 🐕

The hero we didn't deserve but we needed 🐕

You mean Cash ?

@@luw3441 No, the much-maligned, slandered, Guniea "thief" Bubba. For if not for his meritorious actions in trying to relieve that chicken from it's pen and Alex's insatiable desire for complete control had not come to the fore in yelling at Bubba, there wouldn't have been a Mac truck sized hole blown in Alex's alibi. Hopefully Blanca gave Bubba an extra large steak tonight.

Oh yes! Thank you Bubba!💓🐕💓I was so upset when Buster testified Bubba wore a shock collar so he'd mind his "P's & Q's". I know Maggie loved her dog but I'd no sooner put a shock collar on my dog than I'd put one on a toddler. Not in a million yrs! I'm so glad Bubba was given to Blanca. I don't even think Alex liked dogs. I wouldn't have trusted him alone w/mine. RIP Maggie & Paul Murdaugh. I'm glad some sort of justice has been served.

For me I wasn’t convinced until the recording of him being there when he said he wasn’t .. . Then the timing of it seemed like he would have had to do it

If you look when he got handcuffed and taken away he didn’t even turn to look at his son crying to at least to tell him something. He knew it was going to be a guilty verdict.

A massive amount of those comments are from trolls or similar just looking for attention or conflict. That, or people just going against the grain for similar reasons. There was zero doubt he did this and I said so for years. He is a monster. So happy the jury had common sense and wasted no time getting this fucker OUT of there and into a cell where he belongs. Caged like the animal he is.

@@ivanvillamil2764 I was also waiting for him to look at his and apologize for the destruction he caused.

@@robinbyrd410 it was the OnStar in his vehicle that did it for me. It told where he was at the time and also the speed he was going. So sad and so much destruction.

Thank God, this animal needs to go to jail for the rest of his life!

It's about time... He's sick!!

I’m with you there. Such a tragedy.💔

Of course.

That is so true, such a senseless tragedy for everyone.

Absolutely. I keep imagining what this was like for AM? When he knew he was addicted, when he decided to steal, the ramifications of the boat wreck. Watching it all go out of control, then deciding to kill your wife and son, then going through with it, and then to have your father for 3 days later. Watching the pillars crash one by one. What was it like when he realized that he had destroyed a dynasty!? Realizing that you alone have destroyed your family's name forever has to be an ultimate shame and sorrow. But it's too late to turn back. It's like a movie, the extremes of this man's life are terrifying and unfathomable. And what must Buster's head be like, not to mention AM"s siblings? So much destruction that ostensibly, started with a failed knee surgery.

True. People say Alec Murdaugh listened to this verdict with a straight face. I didn’t see that. To me he looked perturbed and quite sad. It’s a sad state of events all around. I haven’t watched the whole case but I watched it some of it, including the testimony of the two lawyer friends. They came across as such decent people,, they were tearful and sad. Alec Murdaugh was able to attract good men as friends. How did it come to this?

DJ , all the evidence actually points to his son Jason Simpson who was a paranoid schizophrenic and known to be really super violent at times . You might want to check out an excellent documentary about it here on the tube called O.J. SIMPSON IS INNOCENT ( and I CAN PROVE IT ) ... by Dallas detective BILL DEARE who spent years interviewing people , going over forensics and evidence ... and then writing the book , from which he made the documentary . ... and the LA Police definitely dropped the ball because they didn't really interview Jason . Jason , a chef , LIED about leaving work EARLY the night of those murders ... and like most chefs he took his KNIVES with him when he left . He was known to be very BRUTAL to some of his former girlfriends and had even ATTACKED HIS BOSS with a KNIFE . This documentary is MIND-BLOWING and RIVETING .

How do you know the brains were blown away? Is there a video of that?

You wouldn't act as you just stated when it could very well potentially land you a contempt charge. The only emotion that this man displayed during this was just straight up defeat.

@@kailonsturkie3891 this man showed zero empathy throughout the entire trial and when the jury delivered the verdict and that is indeed telling to me . he is guilty and realized he no longer can cry crocidile tears . someone who is innocent and was found guilty of murder would not be emotionless ... sickening to me & anyone who believes this man didn't do this crime is not focusing on the facts of the case .

@@Itsallyxo I know he did not kill.

He was thinking what he could appeal

@@Itsallyxo so if you were told by someone that if you were to tell the cops you knew who killed your family that they would then take out your remaining family you would still rat them out? Look, I'm not going to argue with you about it. You don't have to like nor agree with me or anyone else about this. But if you have actual evidence that proves it was Alex Murdaugh's finger that pulled the trigger please share it with us why don't you? Also, are you an expert at reading people's body language? If so, where's that certificate as well? Please share it. Otherwise, your opinion is your opinion. Don't bother wasting your time because I won't be going back & forth with you nor anyone else.

The judge and jury and prosecutors did a superb job. The judge: the evidence pointed to only one conclusion, the one you reached. Evaluating the evidence and coming to the proper conclusion, as you saw the law. What a great man he is!

Oh my goodness ... I saw thus too play out on live court TV... court tv is going to be in big big trouble...12 lawsuits

​@@catherineweldon6127 I agree

Lolll. Good thing they kept them anonymous for 6 weeks just to give a direct view.

@@flycrewI hope they stay safe

@@justins5756 Me too, however, and I know this will fire up 90% of people, I wish they would have seen through the state's case. Before I take flak, I listened to the entire trial, so y'all can miss me with how smart and informed you are. However, I watched with commentary from defense lawyers with traditional constitutional protections in mind. Which, I think if anything, is a good bias. Innocent until proven guilty. No I didn't watch Netflix documentaries and whatever else. They are not case evidence. AM did crappy things. He would have hung on financial crimes, but there was reasonable doubt in this case and the amount of prejudicial state evidence introduced was insane due to the impartial judge.

No. he's just mad.

There's something clinically wrong with that guy. He is cold as ice.

Buster was teary..and had a look of total distress. Unfortunately he’s a victim also. Still don’t think Alex did this… not convinced by state…

@@gigigirl788 then why did he ask his son and his wife to meet him at the kennel and then deny that he was there ? And what about the reef did Paul made where his dad was there and that was moments before Paul and his mom were butchered

@@gigigirl788 listen to Psychic Sleuth on Alex. She describes details that were not mentioned anywhere

@@gigigirl788 lol… not sure what to tell you at this point. The man is guilty as guilty gets and it’s plain to see. Obviously.

​@GiGi Girl GUess you were wrong!

I like your style justice with compassion . thank you .

I have no sympathy for those who purposely try to or succeed in murder.

I feel the same. But Justice has been done.

The only sympathy that should be shown is for his wife and son whose lives were cut short by this maniac. I hope they give him the chair. SC passed a law in 2021 that reinstated the electric chair as the default method for death penalty cases. He deserves it.

That’s how he’s gotten over on so many people, by manipulating them and playing on their sympathies

he stole millions, true, but that never made him a murderer of the two people he loved the most. No Proof of guilt No evidence and No Motive. I hope the jurors have nightmares every night for the rest of their pathetic lives.

He might have lived a good life had it not been for the Heroin. His soul probably left his body long ago.

@@jayminasi6073 how about the videotape the son made of him at the kennel just moments before his son was murdered ?

@@gardensofthegodstwo dead people, two different guns, must be two shooters. no man kills his own wife and son without a stupendous motive. what is the motive? There is NONE. if i were on that jury, it would be hung.

That’s no 20 year drug addict.

Justice would have been the death penalty, just like he imposed on them!

I agree. After preliminary house keeping she probably said, well lets take a trial vote and it was 100% guilty. Next on the agenda was dinner, paperwork and conversation.

Reasonably so. They heard the extensive trial word for excruciating word. It dragged on for six weeks and was covered very thoroughly.

I should think so. They sat there for six weeks and listened to myriad details from both sides of the case. They were completely prepared to complete their duty.

Casey Anthony and OJ will be receiving their justice very soon. Nothing gets past God. He has some vengeance for them already planned in His time...far worse than any punishment here on earth.

There's an incredible documentary based on the book written by Dallas detective Bill Deare that you might want to see . He spent years interviewing people , working with forensics , and pouring over all the evidence . It's called O.J. SIMPSON IS INNOCENT ( AND I CAN PROVE IT ) . Pretty much points to his paranoid schizophrenic son Jason who was a chef and even LIED about leaving work EARLY the night of those horrific murders ... and like most chefs he TOOK HIS KNIVES WITH HIM . In fact he never really was properly questioned or investigated by the LA Police who really dropped the ball . Not only that but Jason had already physically attacked his boss with a knife at work and had been known to brutalize his former girlfriends . There's a lot more to all this and that documentary is well presented . It's here on the tube I just saw it a couple weeks ago . Mind-blowing and riveting , believe me .

Casey Anthony ... oh my God , I remember that , what a nightmare . To this day if I hear somebody sing You Are My Sunshine , I feel like I'm going to get sick or cry . Yes Casey Anthony was definitely another clear-cut case of a malignant narcissist . That poor little child and I felt so bad for Casey Anthony's father also .

Yes! He was more pissed off. He lacks the ability to feel sadness or shame. He thought he fooled everyone as always.

Buster did too.

Seems just neutral to me. He truly thought he’d get away with it.

Is that what you saw?

He’s a lawyer, they know a fast verdict usually means a guilty verdict.

Na, that was just his *realization* that he was going to spend his life in an 8 x 8.

Haaa....yall have noooo idea! It's a Southern thing. And It will be talked about quietly behind closed doors of the "typical" and extremely well off Deep-Deep Rooted Southern Family's of the Midlands and Lowcountry. Classic

No shout out because even loved ones ,new he had done them bad.

Well said Poot is past due to retire and hopefully find God

Totally agree. Poot is in the same dirty pool as Alex. Disgusting.

Yeah the defense team's closing arguments were so pathetic they try to turn every single piece of evidence into this magical mystery as if those things could never have happened

I noticed a police woman directly behind Buster. Why?

@kelly York, probably in case he responded strongly to the verdict

Me too

Hopefully, this will teach Buster everything his parents didn’t teach him

I don’t.

To be honest, I was watching them lead Alex out and didn’t pay the people they passed on the left any attention. I didn’t know they were the jurors. My bad!

They have since cut that part out.

I know exactly what you mean..steven smith cade needs to be solved.and I believe it will be

Should have public gallows out back that Alex was quickly led to. That's... Southern Justice.

I respectfully disagree with that assessment… The Prosecutor wasn’t good,, He relied on the stealing and lying that Alex did.. That’s what got him put in jail.. The Prosecutor had no direct evidence of him committing the murders…

​@Just Me I respectfully disagree with your assessment but thankfully the jurors got it right.

@@JustMe-pu3xm I agree and pretty much every attorney said the same. Horrible prosecution his cross examination of Alex was basically just repeatedly calling him a liar. This should be scary how this trial went. I mean for god sakes the judge was talking about checking his Twitter. Sheesh

@@JustMe-pu3xm IMHO, Waters was good but the other one was just passable. Still, they did an above avg. to good job. Not the worst prosecutors, but still passable

Is that you Howard Cosell?

No tears today huh

Nah, I think he was telling himself to hold back his cheers of excitement when declared innocent. He blinked like crazy and his eyeballs went deeper into his cranium. He is such a wimp he only looked at one juror.

Whos Buster

@@thebeautywriter244 his son

They walk him out of the courthouse and to his car.

​@@thebeautywriter244 Dave's business partner

Yes, that should never have happened.

Well they had reached their verdict already. No more secrecy required at this point.

@@nancygodsey8312 you've got to be kidding , right ? ... Nancy ? Who knows who else in his family or who he's connected to is UNSAVORY enough to RETALIATE against SOME of THESE JURORS or their loved ones to send a message that ' you don't dare mess with the ALMIGHTY and Powerful MURTAUGH CLAN ... ... they got away with controlling and intimidating people for at least 85 , if not 100 yrs.

@@nancygodsey8312 uhhh yeah Nancy.. there still is. Juror protection, so no retaliation may happen to those jurors. After they found Alex guilty. This must be your first big trial to watch

@@taylorprather3106 They cut that part out after you saw them but before I saw the video. No jurors visible at all.

💯. Just awful for Buster.

But didn't cry

I think that gosh darn look was Murtaugh thinking ' well now that I'm found guilty , I'm going to have to commit suicide ... which is something I really didn't want to have to do cuz that is no way in hell I'm going to prison ... '

you are exactly right. report this video as harmful if you think it's appropriate. Looks like on CBS did this.

People can see them in the court room, derrrrrr! You think they’ve been sitting behind a curtain this whole time….🤡🤡🤡🤡

@@RottenInDenmarkOrginal people may have been sitting it the court room but there is a court order that the jury not be shown on video or have their picture taken. It’s how our system works. The video should be taken down and the jury faces removed.

I was watching live on court tv ... court tv camera person

Looks like they fixed it; I didn't see the jury. Hope so.

I thought the same as the camera swung about. 😂

I agree that was a really huge screw up

I guess they weren't a Jury anymore after handing over the verdict 🤣

@@jowbloe4700 But their identity should be protected.

@patricia S they were protected... while they were a jury. Once they handed that Verdict over and gave their Oral Confirmation, then it was over 🤣 🤣 🤣. I'm wondering why they were still seated there 🤭😆 jk. Yes, I agree that the camera should NOT have gotten them. The Camera Man is getting FIRED along with producer probably. Somebody's getting SUED by 12 people. 🤣 🤣 🤣