Legal heir Alex Murdaugh suspected in wife & son’s murders: CAN BULLET EVIDENCE PROVE HE'S THE KILLER?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jury selection continues Alex Murdaugh murder trial with opening statements expected later in the day. Over the past two days, motions have been filed by the defense asking the judge to not allow some evidence be presented, including ballistics and some of the state's expert witness testimony. The judge ruled that a ballistics expert, a SLED agent, was credible.

Another point of contention, blood spatter evidence. The defense says the white t-shirt worn by Murdaugh, which the state says has blood spatter on it, has been damaged by testing so that defense experts cannot conduct their own tests. Both prosecutors and the defense agreed not to bring up the blood spatter evidence during opening arguments.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Mark Tate- Trial Lawyer- The Tate Law Group; Twitter: @TateLawGroup (Savannah, GA)
Dr. Mindy B. Mechanic- Professor of Psychology (Emeritus) at California State University Fullerton; Forensic Psychologist focusing on trauma/victimization, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and stalking
Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA; Twitter: @ColdCaseTips; Host: “Zone 7”
Leonard Romero-Forensic firearms examiner/ballistics expert
Dr. Michelle DuPre - Former Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner, and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department; Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide;" Forensic Consultant
Matt Harris- Former reporter WSOC TV, Radio Show Host, and Podcaster “The Murduagh Family Murders: Impact of Influence;" Facebook: “MurdaughPodcast”

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0:00.0	The Beat Goes On With Jury Selection for wealthy attorney turned murder-definite Alex Murdogg,
0:21.8	accused of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul as his financial world, his empire,
0:29.9	unravelled. I'm Nancy Grace, this is Climbs Stories. Thank you for being with us here at Fox
0:36.5	Nation and Sirius XM11. Right now, we believe a jury may be impelled as early as today.
0:46.5	With me and I'll start paneling to make sense of what we know right now, but first of all,
0:51.0	I want you to take a listen to our cut 134, our friends at NBC. The tiny town of Walter
0:56.6	Burrough, South Carolina, tonight and epicenter of InTree. The widely watched murder trial
1:03.8	of former attorney, Alex Murdoch, now underway. Murdoch is charged with killing his wife Maggie
1:09.8	and son Paul in June of 2021. His defense claims he's innocent, the killers still at large,
1:16.3	but prosecutors contend he's snapped under the pressure of the secret life unraveling.
1:21.3	His motive, they say to Garner Sympathy and distract from the series of financial crimes,
1:26.3	where Murdoch sold millions of dollars from his family law firm and from clients.
1:31.0	All that unraveling before the eyes of potential jurors,
1:34.2	got an all-star panel to make sense of what we know right now, but first straight out to Matt Harris,
1:38.2	formerly with WSOC TV, and now star of the Murdoch family murders impact of influence.
1:45.6	You can find them on Facebook at Murdoch podcast. Matt, thanks for being with us. What's the latest
1:50.6	in the jury selection? Well, today's the day we think even before the second session begin,
1:56.0	that they will finalize the jury. Today, the defense and prosecution are going to get to use
2:03.7	their strikes this morning. The jurors that are left, and then it'll be whittled down again,
2:11.8	and hopefully by lunch, we will have a jury. Wow, you know, again, Martin Tate with me,
2:18.1	high profile lawyer out of Savannah with a Tate Law Group at TateLawGroup.com.
2:23.8	Again, this is not California where jury selection can take weeks and weeks and weeks.
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