Turn out the Lights, The Trial is Over
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 4 March 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Alex Murdaugh's murder trial is over. After six weeks of day-long testimony, the disgraced attorney has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and son. So what's next? Not just for Murdaugh, but the attorneys, the cops and courtroom staff.
Listen to Nancy Grace's ride-a-long conversation with longtime friend and fellow attorney Renee Rockwell as they discuss how trials of this magnitude affect everyone involved, and what happens when opposing opinions remain.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi guys, Nancy Grace here. Thanks for being with us. With me, if I long time friend and |
| 0:16.3 | colleague, defensive honey Renee Rockwell, it was known as the Queen of Joe. I don't know |
| 0:22.3 | if I would like that name Renee, but sadly, that is your modicers, Queen of Joe. Not |
| 0:28.5 | that you ever used to, but you sure represent a lot of dope clients. Renee, let me tell you |
| 0:32.6 | where I am. I'm in the name of the man and I am driving at home. It's about a five hour |
| 0:41.5 | drive from the Colleton County Fort House, where the verdict, again, Alex Nordog has just |
| 0:50.0 | been handed down in synopsy of walking two life sentences to run consecutively Renee. |
| 0:57.8 | I hate it without parole sentence, but you know what? I think he should get out of jail |
| 1:08.4 | when Maggie and Paul can get out of their conference. When do you think that will be anytime |
| 1:13.3 | soon? Well, I have my thoughts about the whole case and whether or not I felt like |
| 1:19.6 | he did it or not. But that's not for a tough job. The jury already handed down the verdict |
| 1:25.8 | and he placed himself at the scene of the crime two minutes before the shooting because |
| 1:31.6 | his voice was caught on a video, always making a video of a pet dog to send to a lady |
| 1:38.5 | vet. But I want to talk to you about something other than the jury verdict because the jury |
| 1:42.6 | is rendered their verdict. That feeling after you finish the trial, because I can tell you |
| 1:50.4 | the lead lawyer, Frank Waters, lost 15 pounds hearing the trial. He was pale, gawnt, |
| 2:00.9 | status under his eyes. I mean, it takes a toll Renee. It does, Nancy, do you ever recall |
| 2:09.7 | getting anything else done while you're on trial, even while you were waiting for the |
| 2:16.0 | jury? You don't turn your attention to anything else. It's almost like you're sending energy |
| 2:22.2 | to the jurors. I can't get a thing done. I would let bills go by. Everything would pile |
| 2:30.6 | up. I remember after one trial when they leaving the courtroom going back across the bridge |
| 2:38.0 | to the courthouse where my office was. I went in my office. The whole time I was on trial, |
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