Murdaugh Murder Trial: Defense closing argument (part one)
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- Опубліковано 1 бер 2023
- 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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He was struggling to say anything to defend AM. Weak closing argument…guilty
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.
AGREEEEEEEEEE WITH YOU COMPLETELY!!!!!!!
God I wouldn't want him trying to defend me! He sucks big time!
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.
He choked. Maybe he has a conscience.
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.
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 💯
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
Agree, totally
He keeps repeating the same statement.
He killed them 100%
You've been swept away by social forces.
Yes, he, Alex and opioids killed them
Am not a fan of him or Harpoolian. I hope the jury delivers a guilty verdict. Because he is guilty.
Yes his guilty
he didn't do it.
@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 😆
@@cwatson42785 the other son did it and he's covering for him.
@@JohnBrown-vx3rx what is busters motive?
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.
You've been misled
How do you know, are you spending time with him on a daily basis outside of court?
@@normanspurgeon5324 how so
@@stf259 lol. Get real.
I cannot believe he brought up football on a Saturday as a defense attorney in a murder trial who does this 🤣🤣🤣
The USC Gamecocks are everything down there. It's ironic since the average level of education among the citizens is 8th grade.
Soften the crime
I agree 😂😂😂
@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.
Lmao Jim is such an idiot. Poor Harpo. Alex choice this dummy.
This final argument was a mess. I have to assume it was due to extrême exhaustion. It truly was terrible.
It’s because there’s nothing defendable.
There’s only so much they can do when their client is a liar
@@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.
@@lysem4392
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Worst defense closing!
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?
AM will not tell you nor anyone where he dispose of it 🤣 you might have luck if you ask him
One of the many lies and evidence pointing toward his guilt
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!!
they established that the clothes were never searched for too thoroughly
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
Fumbling, bumbling, stumbling throughout defendant's attorney's speech. Hard to be convincing.
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 .
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!
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!!
@@melissacosta9464 dirty dogs stick together
Only one person is important when you are a narcissist
Why did Alex call all those people to a murder scene he should’ve known better. He is an attorney guilty.🎉
He did know better - that’s why he called them!! (to mess up the crime scene)
Did that on purpose. Sociopaths are methodical.
yes, he knew better, he was messing up the murder scene ....
Absolutely, it was a cover up. The police should of know better, they should of ordered everyone off the crime scene. Sloppy police work.
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.
Absolutely! Hit it out of the park. Even AM knew it was over after that rebuttal.
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
I couldn’t watch the defence closing either, he had nothing to say, just rambled on.
Is this the only guy that he didn't steal from or something. Seems like he'd have a better attorney
Lolol right, probably the only two people left in town that he didn't swindle from.
😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 IKR!!!! Is this the “BEST” you could do?!!! Horrible !!
Now that was 🤣
It seems as if the defense attorney thinks he's a comedian
He is building rapport with the jury, they want them to love him so they give the verdict he wants.
He choked.
He says everything two times. So annoying.
GUILTY GUILTY
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.
GUILTY! He had motives, means and opportunity
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
The attorney in the background needed a little highlighter sniffing pick-me-up 😂 59:05
Hahaha! You’re an eagle eye!
Jim sincerely WE DONT GIVE AF.
The defense team are a bunch of clowns!
The butt kissing in the beginning is nauseating.
That’s what I meant by his waffling
Sammy Davis Jr said it best- _"Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time."_
He is horrible.
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!
What does Scotland got to do with anything? He knows he is defending a guilty man. 😔 It is getting to him.
He was there. He said he wasn’t. He either did it or he watched it happen. Guilty.
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!
He acts like his papers fell and not in order now.
He’s guilty
This lawyer is trying his best, but I truly think the jury will find AM guilty.
Me too
Me too
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!!
Jim was so poorly prepared for his closing. This is his friend and that is all he had?
The jury will have found this attorney disorganised and tedious.
They should have something soft for those dogs to sleep on instead of a cold concrete floor.
There’s an enclosed Doghouse in each pen, looked adequate.
Jim Was rubbish don't think he even beleives Alec hisself anymore
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.
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?
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.
Money. Everyone secretly hates the rich and the rich know that. Everyone wanted to see him go down and the pressure of that sucks
Or maybe he didn't do it.
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 UA-cam. I had hoped a dad was innocent.
He didn’t choose God so he was lost.
Him and OJ can try to find the real.killer
next hbo special
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.
They were like little fox terriers, nipping at the heals of the defence team. They knew they had it in the bag.
Alex should have done his own closing arguments.
Lmbo. He may as well.
The man acts like this is a waste of time; poorly prepared . Nothing good comes from a lie.
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!
It was a losing battle.
Problem with guy is he has no idea what he’s taking about
Historically bad defense closing argument.
defense closing filled with stumbles and stuttering, geez
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!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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.
Lmbo. You're right though.
Milquetoast defense. Can the defense be more unassertive? They think he did it too.
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 😴
@@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)
He sounds like AM nonsense
4 minutes later… he did indeed blow their brains out!
Defence is fumbling around and rambling
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!!! 😔😔😔
This is awful and pathetic. Did he even prepare?😂
I feel badly for Mr. Griffin. I don't think he even believe himself in what he is stating.
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!
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.
some people shoot guns for sport not murder, you democrat.
He spent the money on opioids. A huge, costly addiction over the years.
I am still stumped what he did with all this money he stole
Apparently he never got any with fentanyl in it.
@@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" 🙄
Jim and Poot were rude and annoying through the process, I'm glad they loss this case
Terrible closing argument. You don't like your client very much. Don't blame you. Should have had your partner doing the closing.
this is the worst
He didn't have much to work with.......
100% guilty...... I would bet my house against a beer.
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.
I doubt those two Lawyers will do too well after this case, I wouldn’t hire them.
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.
innocent
Guilty!
Ya ok.
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!!!!
100% innocent! The state did a terrible job! A biased job from the beginning- makes it even worse!
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.
Did he immediately brazenly lie by suggesting that the USA is the only country with a jury system..?
No. He said the US has the jury system which is the best in the world, but didn't claim they had it exclusively.
He
Is guilty as f
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.
Is this guy kidding me...wtf is he talking about??
Lmao that's what I said!! He sounds like a bumbling idiot!!
🤣
If this is my defence lawyer I’ll be really worried. With his first statement why it’s called closing argument, and he not here to argue with the jury only shows he’s an idiot.
And this is why you don't take opinions from people online.
I do agree that the defence could've had a better "closer" in offering up the closing argument, he wasn't to smooth or as convincing as was the prosecution....no matter what we think it's up to the jury now
@@andrewsheek Everyone will have a different opinion...fair is fair...I thought the prosecution did a good job in their closing arguments covering all the bases...not as convinced the defence did the same.
The defense had a blue tarp. They also had that diamond in the rough, salt of the earth witness whose testimony about how tight Alex was with Paul was “they drank beer together.” Yikes, that was part of the problem.
@A C Yup I agree, Waters nailed it yesterday.
Goodness me all he does is trying to get the jury on his side no matter what.
That is his JOB
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive!"
Alex Murdaughs words!
Damn did he really say that?
I will answer my own question. The Fool actually said that.
Shakespeare
Same comment.
addiction, greed, narcissistic sad Makes me said to see paul's hand on the dogs tail, hearing his voice :(
GUILTY
And Maggie's voice as well. Alex is one cold guy.
The cameraman is sooooo petty 😂😂😂😂😂😂 moving the camera upward to avoid showing that press release 😂😂
Not impressed with the Defense but the Prosecution has it going on for them Praying for Justice for Paul and Maggie
At first I thought the prosecutor was weak, but listening to the defense attorney, I changed my mind
Bla bla bla, is that a defense,boring
O.m.g bla bla bla.. he killed them
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.
😴😴😴 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! 💪🏼💪🏼
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.
Agree. And there are also lots of addicts who don't kill anyone
@@michaelaandrews9767 FACTS!
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.
@@wendyhannan2454 FACTS!!!
Alec is sitting there saying WTF dude? That's karma for ya Alec.
When Griffin starts coughing during his closing, it's because he's choking on his own lies.
Holy crap, if this guy can be a lawyer I'm changing my major on Monday. He is familiar with the case isn't he?
But you will have to move Hampton South Carolina and scam the hell out of people.
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.
Stop talking. Allowed your client to take the stand.
He gave a law 101 lesson🤣. The defense never presented an alternative killer. He wants them to let him go based on sympathy and by a technicality.
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
You are a clown....he ia a great lawyer
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!
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.
Sucking up to the jurors is not gonna cut it at this point. They've already made up their minds, Jim.
The lords making him cough with lies
When your lead defense attorney backs out on delivering the closing arguments, there is a reason for the defendant to be worried. What kind of a closing argument is this?
It's actually not that bad- rather than trying to prove him innocent he is focusing on the fact that the state has a high burden of proof. Honestly the state didn't necessarily prove anything aside from the fact he lies and was at the crime scene shortly before it happened
My son had a better defense for punching his brother and they're both 10! He caught him cutting the thread of his YoYo.......They're both grounded.
Agreeeeeee
@@palomaelizabethconstidopol6598 😎🤗🤗😎
How put on that breaking up WITH that lawyer at end and alac smirks as they sit down how put on
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.
A juror is excused just before the closing argument by the defense? Could the fix be in? The prosecution did a great job yesterday. Perhaps it was too good. Highly suspicious. Having lived close to this area this is not surprising in the least.
The juror was relieved of their duties because He/she was sleeping
Now as u said it a juror was removed just my thinking why have 12 eggs 🥚 she leaves 11 left sometime fishy going on 🤔 as another jurior bought in was it a message to the defence r prosecution that things r going there way 🤔🥚maybe I'm crazy 🤪
Yea was weird they said her boss caught her talking about case but she's not at work bc at the case idk seemed weird
@@rhondaclark5335No…where do you get your information?? The juror was observed talking to others about the case. Maybe she was sleeping too, but that is not what the judge discussed when he dismissed her.
@@martinaosullivan1622you need to explain more and clarify what you mean…🤷🏻♀️
Why were there alot of calls deleted from Alex's phone??
My dog ate crayons and now his poop has different colors in it….
So eat the dogshit, your body will poop the crayons back out again.
A witty one huh? Don't quit your day job.
@@rlnstn9300 this is my day job..
@@reallyhappenings5597 you can’t mix shit, it’s against the law
@@klausthedog9670 Coprophagy is a human right AND a canine right
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!
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.
they never, ever brought up that there was a fire of an out-building close to him mother's house after the deaths.....
@@carolburnett8372I’ve never heard about this! Very interesting.
Is this the full closing for the defense? I've been at work. Missed it.
Part 1. Its long and extremely boring. The lawyer is very hard to listen to...
You did not miss much.
If he was honest, he would have said, "there is NO defense!" Would have saved everyone about an hour!
The argument is that the police didn’t collect and preserve more evidence to confirm he did it?! Laughable.
I like how he’s guilting the jury before they even deliberate
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.