Opening Statements: FL v. Marcia Thompson, Abused Wife Or Murderer Trial
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Prosecutors say U.S. Customs Agent Marcia Thompson fatally shot her husband, Terry Thompson, in cold blood as he lay defenseless on the couch. Her defense says Terry has been violently abusing the defendant since 2006 and that Marcia was defending herself.
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Where’s the live feed?
Is there court today? Where can we watch
@@ChattaWalker no clue
I’m so glad she was found NOT GUILTY. So now she can get on with her life and get the professional help she needs.
The Prosecution make a big deal about how he was laying on the couch with "No weapons around him"!! Erm what about his big ugly hands that he used to hurt and torment this woman for years? His weapon was right there everyday. This is such a tragic case and I 🙏 she is found not guilty of murder.
I agree with you. His tongue with threats of killing her was a weapon too. A machete under the bed?!! 😮 Abuse has a long term and profound effect. I know because I was an abused wife; both verbal & physical. Just because it doesn't happen one day or even one week/month, you're still constantly on the alert and living in fear day and night. I was lucky to be able to get out alive. It was years ago and I've had a good life since.
@@justme33126 totally agree with everything you said. I am so happy you managed to escape that awful life amd hope things are happy for you now. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for my mum. The stress of the abusive rship she was in after 20yrs caused a brain tumor and she lost the battle x
I can't believe they even charged this lady. Abusers like this man do NOT let you just leave. My "father" was just like this man. We stayed at an abuse shelter for months and when we thought we might be safe and went to my grandmother's he came for us. Planned to kill us. Tied us up. The neighbors saved us. I hope she gets off and can heal from the years of suffering her and her children went through. 😢
I am so so sorry for what you all had to go through!
Been there wth my father and my husband. YOU CAN LEAVE. U TAJE THE VERY 1ST CHANCE YOU HAVE A GO. I LEFT 35 YRS AGO FROM A TRULY ABUSIVE MAN WHO BEAT TGE CRAP OUTTA ME. BROKE BONES. YOU NAME IT. I LEFT TO GET CIGS AND KEPT GOING. HAD NOTHING BUT CLOTHES ON MY BACK. YOU CAN FIND A WAY IF ITS REALLY THAT BAD.
So sick if these so called experts. Put me on the stand. Ill tell you about a true abused woman. Not this crap shes spewing
@@cynthiahagerman5718 this is so true - because by staying, it doesn't get better, it gets worse and worse and then it becomes nearly impossible to leave because they have kids etc and nowhere to go.
It is almost always a problem when men of authority are the ones making the call on whether a woman is truly the victim of abuse.
When MY ATTORNEY SPOKE OF MY CASE, IT WAS SUREAL .TO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO SOMEONE ELSE SPEAK FACTS ABOUT YOUR LIFE IS INSANE. MY ATTORNEY DROPPED ME TO MY KNEES. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT ME.
Good opening by the defense!
GRAND🎉🤌🏾💪🏾
@CourtTv start posting trials in full please. Some of us appreciate watching the entirety of trials rather than bits and pieces.
Agreed. Very frustrating. It's hard to get into a case, without the entire unedited footage.
She is not guilty! That man tormented her!!
If it wasn’t him it would have been her this man groomed her. She’s only been with him and he knew that,but to control her he made her feel like she was the abuser and not him.
U know.., ‘men’ should stop abusing woman period!
Ya that way we don't have to keep defending ourselves
And 'women' should also stop abusing men...your comment is misandrist!
And women should stop abusing men.
Why when I commented that women also abuse men, the comment was taken down.
Not guilty❤
Prayers for Marcia, her children.victims are never protected EVER
Get this lady back to her child/children. Not sure if she has others or just the one old that she was holding when he drug her by her hair.... IN BROAD DAYLIGHT!!
It's hard to have sympathy for the deceased.
That that he was your son or your brother!
I went through abuse similar to this with an ex for 4 yrs & was able to get away with my 3 children after he was arrested for back child support & never looked back🙏I pray for all going through or that have gone through this. It's not your fault. You are worthy of love❤❤🙏
I left to get cigarettes and thst was 35 ys ago. GOD BLESS. Thank the LORD you and children got out
I hope she is found not guilty.
She had more patience than most people I know.
Im just wondering what took her so long , not guilty, self defense!!!!
She was CLEARLY EMOTIONAL during that opening statement!
She is emotional during the entirety of the trial. I really feel for her 😢
"Now you're going to hear..." static 😅
This poor woman. It breaks my heart to see what I think is her mom behind her breakdown when she hears about the rape. That men had taken her life away.
It’s hard to know what the truth is behind closed doors and what really goes on…Hope Justice prevails either way
too many commercials
U block Origin. You're welcome.
I appreciate the split screen.
9X'S for abus1ng her over 9x's.
She shot him because he is a monster she had to make sure he wouldn't get up like Micheal Meyers and then go after her.
I am taking a deep breath, thank you jury for a fair and impartial verdict, prayers answered!
Innocent !!!!! Put yourself in her shoes.
That poor lady. I'm glad she was found not guilty. You're truly free now, Marcia. I wish you well.
The microphone is to close to opening statement on defense it is hard to listen to.
I actually cannot listen anymore.
She sounds like she has marbles in her mouth
I had to turn it off. I think what we are hearing is saliva because she wasn't swallowing just speaking rapidly and for a long time. My guess. Disgusting.
Free at last, Free at last, thank God almighty she's Free at last 🙏
The jury made the right decision - Not Guilty! At least by using a stick mic they don't have to listen to threats from the judge to turn off the "A/C" (AKA ceiling fan) if they don't speak up. Hos long until decent mics in ALL courtrooms?
Sometimes the State just lacks passion, bc they know or think the law is on their side. In a perfect world, sure, that would be great. But jurors are human, not robots who follow the law to a tee. Defense had an excellent public speaker deliver that opening, and it’s possible the jury has already made up their minds based on that alone
Not guilty.
She was an LEO, had the financial means, vehicle to LEAVE! She knows the difference between self defense & murder. He's not on trial, she is.
So what, you think she stayed because she enjoyed being threatened, beaten, and degraded? I feel sorry for the women in your life
Where’s the live coverage????
Did you find it? I can’t
I truly believe this lady is not guilty. The history that the husband had controlling other women and taking advantage of them speaks by itself. In a separate testimony by an ex girlfriend, the ex girlfriend testified how she was beaten and over $40,000 USD were taken by the P...O...S to buy things for him and for his sister. He was completely controlling these women. Only just verdict would be not guilty, period. Anything less is an injustice.
Self defense. Hoping the jury acquits.
Ditto!
She was found not guilty 😊
She went through hell with him I wish her a very happy future ❤
I cant figure out how come CourtTv isnt recording all the hearing... Not sure if its UA-cam TV or CourtTV
If Jo is unfortunately in an abusive relationship for years when you finally lose it after so much humiliation a young attorney doesn't accuse you of wrong doing.
Why does it say that she shot him in cold blood and then when you go to the video it doesn't say anything like that.
Well obviously it wasn't in Cold Blood and it was self-defense in the state of Florida I hope she heals from this abusive relationship
Threats are not actions. They were so scared they should have called the cops. I've been thru all this. I'm half her size and don't carry a gun and found a way out that did not include MURDER
And she was a law officer as well..
Exactly!!
You’re not her.
Is there court today? Tuesday
Is this trial being streamed live anywhere?
Did you find anything? I cannot
Finally ! She can breathe after over 20 years !!! Imagine that !!!
Where’s the rest of day 1?
I get that the lawyer isn't used to working with a hand held, but couldn't someone in the court tell her to hold it by her chin so we don't hear all the grossouth moose
How do you watch live
I watch it on Tubi
@@swannyriver75Are they live today?
@@ChattaWalkeris it on the website?
Good for you
Where is day 2 of this trial? I’m unable to find it?
Anyone know where I can watch the full trial?
This is abuse not Ashley Benefield story
Whilst i sympathise, i went through a very similar situation with my ex husband, but i left with our daughter and yes he stalked and terrified me for years after our split and often used the court system to continue this, but in the end we were free and he did eventually move on. I would never have been able to kill him - apart from the fact i would have been too scared to, im not capable of taking a life. I feel guilt about accidentally stepping on an ant. I feel she could and should have done more to get away from him. She is still guilty of murder but with mitigating circumstances.
Not guilty ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Defense att please drink some water!!! Horrendous listening done trying
lol
Much different than the ballerina trial. Theres years of the abuse and different people saying how terry was. Not so much with AB
As an LEO you know when its self defence or not. What did she defend herself against? Words, verbal threats or actual violence?
Why didn't she just leave for work and called the police.. told people at work etc? Maybe a co-worker would have said come and stay with me. She didn't need to shoot him. I mean i understand she was scared but she committed a murder!
He controlled her. It’s not as easy as leaving or telling someone. This woman lived a life of hell from threats to beatings emotional trauma and rape. He wore her down till she broke
She’s an officer? Did she file police reports? If not, I’ll be very interested in their proof.
Doesn't most Police Agencies have a UNION who have something like a psychiatrist/counselor where Officers can talk to THEM about their "problems"? Most Officers, who are involved in a "shooting", it's MANDATED to go to Counseling for X-amount of time? ?
It's no
No one knows for sure if Marcia really suffered such abuse.
Wherez the proof. I wss beaten and broken for 4 yrs. So bad it was others that called the police because i was either lying in the street bloody or unconscious in the back of an ambulance. WHERE IS THE ABUSE
Ive been photographed by so many police they have an entire block of files in the Ohio courthouse. I never called cops. Didn't have to. Others did it
Ive seen absolutely NO EVIDENCE of anything but he was a loud mouth bully.
This was 5 years ago
There are 4 women on trial for murder in Florida for murdering their husband or paramour right now. What's the deal Florida?
The deal is that prosecutors in Florida only care about feathers in their caps and not real justice
I really feel for her. But she was LE, he was unemployed, she was. Why not divorce?
Probably a combination of the impact of years of psychological and physical abuse, and the threats on her family and children. Victims of abuse are at highest risk of being murdered when trying to leave and he was monitoring her constantly.
I wonder if she has the support system Karen Reed had outside the courtroom! good luck. get your appeal ready
Karen Read
Not guilty 🎉🎉🎉🎉
So I guess divorce was out of the question.
The mouth sounds.. drive me nuts
hahaha its revolting!
She's practicing for the Ted Talk
It's crispy
Court tv you ate so biased when it comes to police officer it's self-defense when it comes to clearly DV victim she is cold blooded murderer shame on you
9 times 6 in BACK 3 IN CHEST what was he doing
He was asleep on couch
Defense attorney looks a mess
Im sorry. I do not believe her.
Don't apologize. It's a free country.
Seems legit
Was it a dysfunctional relationship, yes..
It was not self defense though, js
Shes fircing thst emotion up. Trying to get sympathy from the jury. Years and years she could have left. I stayed 4 years left to get cigs and never bern back. That was 35 years ago. Cant stand watching her. No Sympathy for no abuse.
I agree
I totally think the same thing!! Don't believe her!
Sorry not sorry, but people at the Port where she worked knew there were shenanigans going on, js
The judge is a baddie 🥰
So , he was abusive before marriage and she still went ahead with it!!!!! I don't believe her...
You're joking right?
@VidaLoca-q5h especially when the woman is young and naive. She was 13 yrs younger, no previous relationship, perfect for control.
People marry their abusers all the time. Please stop with these damaging stereotypes about how victims "should" act.
@@murderwiththecourt7834 So that gives her the right to murder him? it was not an act of self defense. She's guilty!! You'll see
She was a police officer
Yes. She was a customs agent.
I don't understand she's law enforcement and in this toxic relationship she should have known better she put herself and the kids in this situation you leave and put a restraining order against him she could have done more for herself from the beginning red flags. Obviously he is a dirtbag. This is horrible over all.
@@zayraserrano817 easy to pass judgement when you're not in their shoes, ain't it?
Yes you’d think she would have thought better. Think again! My father was an abusive alcoholic all his life. We children suffered as well.
There's got to be more to this story than what we're hearing. Why marry someone who doesn't work? Why marry and make babies with an apparent looser? Why stay for 20 years when she's the breadwinner? Something smells.
@@SHANEShanertonyes. But that's the beauty of comments. We're not the jury. We're lay observers and absolutely have a right to our opinions, no matter how you may disagree.😮
@@Katrina-qs2rl yes, but i think it's universal not to blame a victim. I'm sure she has said the same thing to herself so many times over the years and then more.
She killed him! Dosen't matter what he did to her in the past. At the time she shot at him 9 times?? Really? It was not self defense act!! If she felt so bad she should have packed up and left or made him leave. Not shoot him with her kids in the house! That's terrible. I hope she goes to jail for many years.
Want to say im sorry to All the truly abused women like myseld out there. This is a slap in the face ti all if us
But does a history of abuse and threats of future abuse warrant the death penalty without due process?
She never cried for him, only when the Defense Lawyer talked about her, she pretened to cry..
Why would you CRY for your abuser?? I certainly wouldn't.... I'd be like 👋 BYE!
And you'd cry about someone who abuses you for two decades? Get a grip.
Sounds like Amber Heard.
Sounds like you are a moron.
Then LEAVE hate these cases it undermines people who are in REAL IMMEDIATE DANGER… SMH SHE FORGAVE HIM… They weren’t even married…
I was in an abusive relationship and I can’t tell you how many times I “forgave” my girl who was violent over and over again. In this case I think she should have left, not did what she did. But saying she forgave him is more helpful to the defense than the prosecution. There is no debate that she was in a long term abuse scenario
I HATE when people say to just LEAVE. Educate yourself please.
@@terryellis7692 So it's right that she murdered him? She has no right to kill him! Educate yourself!
@@terryellis7692they can Always leave. Does that mean their failure to do so makes it their fault? Not necessarily. Lots of subtle things at work here.
Yes they were married
Dam,,, 😳The defense lawyer looks like someone who just walked off the streets… How unprofessional.. Put on a nice dress or outfit and fix your hair..🤦🏽♂️
@JustMe-pu3xm I thought the same thing! At first, I thought she was wearing a hoodie!? Looks like she barely brushed her hair this morning. 🤷♀️😎
Go away trolls!
@@Floridafanatic28 That’s not trolling.. Just stating the obvious.. she can dress better than that as a lawyer..
I have never jumped but in my heart of hearts I am so thankful NOT GUILTY!! I pray she finds some happiness and healing ❤️🩹