re: Investigators When they KNEW Murdaugh lied (Page 112)

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He couldn't even put down a dog

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Hesitation to kill a dog isn't really dispositive of one's ability to murder. With the dog you likely wouldn't have the same animus as a maligned family member.

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but became Dirty Harry all of the sudden

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It doesn't take Dirty Harry to murder two unsuspecting people relatively close to each other, just some mental preparation for the gun switch.

I don't recall if AM's hunting experience was addressed but I'd assume he had a bit of it, and/or could have even been out there shooting in the days leading up to familiarize himself with them.

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doesn't take Dirty Harry to murder two unsuspecting people relatively close to each other, just some mental preparation for the gun switch.

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AM has been using guns all of his life. I can’t imagine that he had much trouble making the switch from the shot gun to the Blackout.

On a lighter note did anyone notice how Waters trashed the Defense’s ballistics expert from Connecticut in closing. The expert gave an opinion on the blackout, and Waters said, “He’s from Connecticut. They can’t even get one up there.”

So, I haven't followed a second of this trial.

But it is crazy how into this some of yall are. The guy is where he belongs, prison, and that family's grip on that area has been broken finally. And that asshat Dick Harpootlian goes home with the L.

do I think he did it? Yup

do I think the prosecution proved it? Not really.

He deserves to rot in prison for life regardless so can't say I feel for him or that he got railroaded

There is no evidence to support it. But a theory that seems reasonable is Alex was going to kill himself also as part of a murder suicide but chickened out.

Had Alex been killed, Buster maybe would have got life insurance money (10 mill) and the ability to continue in the family law firm if he became a lawyer.

That's the only theory that makes sense to me as for why Alex did it. Maybe after killing Paul and his wife Alex decided he couldn't do it to himself.

What would it have taken for you and Bil to seal the deal? What was missing that you needed to see?

Sounds like y'all both think he did it, but there was something missing to convict.

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So I still can't get past the mental gymnastics of the motive presented by the prosecution.

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I don't think they were locked into one motive. Alex was asked point blank if he was a family annihilator.

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All new SCDC prisoners start out at Kirkland in R&E. I wouldn't be surprised if after Kirkland he was sent next door to Broad River a maximum security prison.

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McCormick

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You're telling me that to take the heat off of me from my law firm fraud case I'm just going to go ahead and maliciously and salaciously murder my wife and my son.

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Nothing about his actions was to “take the heat off”. The entire kingdom he had built was crumbling apart. He was going to be exposed to the world as a complete fraud within days of the murders (thanks to Mark Tinsley and the civil case for the boating accident). And it almost worked. After he killed Maggie and Paul a lot of the civil case was put on hold. People felt sorry for him and for a while he kept it all going until the law firm confronted him. Then, what do ya know, the whole roadside shooting situation happens.

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I'm not saying he didn't do it, I'm saying as a juror I couldn't have bought that motive.

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That’s fine, the prosecution doesn’t have to prove motive.

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So I still can't get past the mental gymnastics of the motive presented by the prosecution.

You're telling me that to take the heat off of me from my law firm fraud case I'm just going to go ahead and maliciously and salaciously murder my wife and my son. I just can't make the leap that says I'm going to cover up one crime by committing a worse crime. I mean shite anyone will tell you that the first suspects in a murder are usually the people closest to you especially if it was at home.

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I mean, people snap all the time and murder their loved ones, often for little or no reason. Familicide
Remember this one? Watts Family Murders

And AM is the same person that:
is a longtime opioid addict,
arranged for someone to kill him, and
stole money from XX number of people over a decade or so, many that were clients that he was likely somewhat close to and in need of money.

So yeah it's hard for a normal, reasonable person to comprehend the motive of someone who isn't normal and reasonable, which is why (I'm guessing) motive isn't a legal requirement for conviction.