SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton #16

[girlhasnoname]

Did you ever find any other weapons on Alex Murdaugh property that could fire 300 blackout other than the one found? No

 

[rescuemom]

https://twitter.com/AveryGWilks

Harpootlian cross-examination

Yet again in this trial, we are hearing about non-graphic exhibits, including layouts of the Moselle property, that we cannot see. Harpootlian is using a large stick to point at things on the exhibit. We can't see what.


Buster and John Marvin Murdaugh are in the courtroom today in their usual seats behind Alex.

Judge Newman seems annoyed that Harpootlian is taking so long between questions. Sends the jury out of the room for a break and told the lawyers he will give them a few minutes to pre-mark exhibits and determine what they agree on and what don’t.

My impression: lots of lawyers/support staff working for either side, lots of reporters, some lawyers who represent potential witnesses, some lawyers who are legal analysts for news outlets covering the case, some Murdaugh relatives, very few folks from the general public.

Harpootlian seems to be questioning SLED's Worley about the state's bullet trajectory analysis at the crime scene. Not sure sure where this is going, but it does seem to be going somewhere now for the first time today.

Nancy Grace is also in the courtroom today.
Harpootlian is suggesting the state's bullet trajectory analysis opens up the possibility that there were two shooters, given the distance between where the shots that killed Paul were fired from and where the shots at Maggie were fired from.

Harpootlian: “Doesn’t this indicate to you there were two shooters? … Is it a possibility that there were two shooters?” Worley suggests the shooter could have moved.

Harpootlian: “One explanation could be that there were two shooters? ... One explanation. Not ‘the’ explanation. Worley: “Not the only one.”

Harpootlian establishes with Worley that investigators were unable to establish a number of bloody footprints on scene, as well as a potential footwear impression of dirt/mud on Maggie's calf, because investigators on scene didn't recognize them as footwear impressions.

Harpootlian points out one of the bloody footprints in the feed room where Paul was killed belonged to a deputy. H: “Is that preservation of the scene that your standards require?” W: “Not exactly, no.” H: “Not exactly. Should police be walking through the scene?” W: “No.”

A Colleton County sheriff's deputy testified earlier that SLED dive teams did search waterways on the property for any evidence, including guns. They didn't find the murder weapons.

Harpootlian is now questioning Worley about SLED's testing of Murdaugh's clothes from that evening, including his shorts and white T-shirt.

Harpootlian ends his cross-examination. State prosecutor Savanna Goude is back up to question Worley.





Goude references the dirt on Maggie’s leg that Harpootlian mentioned. "Do we even know if that’s a shoeprint? Worley: “No.”

We heard a lot last week about the presence of water on the scene, including near Paul. (We didn't hear about the significance of the water). Prosecutors at one point tried to get a deputy to opine about whether there was blood in that water. But Harpootlian objected to stop it.

Now, Harpootlian asks SLED's Worley if she tested the water for blood or if anyone asked her to do so. Worley says no.

We're taking a 10 minute break.

As you may have learned, time works a little differently around here.

We're back. The jury has sent Judge Newman a note asking him to remind the audience that their identities are to remain secret. I don't think I've ever seen that happen before.

seems to go on Harpos time

 

[girlhasnoname]

Mr. Ball was pointing to other specific things. I came back and collected some of those things. Empty box with label S&B 300 BLK with 147 grains.

 

[girlhasnoname]

Looking to collect specific 12 gauge shotguns. JMM in gun room also, brother of defendant. Chris Wilson also there earlier.

 

[pizzaman12]

Have several 8 gauges in my collection, strap yourself in and hang on.

I meant running a 16 gauge round in a 12g firearm

 

[girlhasnoname]

Recovered AR with S&B 300 blackout with 147 grain, they are showing this rifle to jury. Also bullet is stamped as same as the one which killed MM.

 

[Megnut]

DH's only hope is somehow convincing A juror that the police work was so sloppy that the tire tracks and footprints of SOD were missed. As if.

He can spend all day trying to make an investigator look incompent because she didn't count the number of shingles to the dog house. Hyperfocus on nonsense. Irrelevant but it's all he's got.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620112934881075200

 

[DeDee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620108976884178944

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620110523730890753

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620112600943190016

 

[girlhasnoname]

12 gauge Browning recovered from the gun room shown on body cam footage and shown to jury. Had a 12 gauge shot gun shell ready to be racked.

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620114288504614913

 

[BUF]

As Poot objects to all these weapons being shown, I think the purpose was to show just how many guns AM had…but the two that were used in the shootings mysteriously disappeared. moo

 

[LetsSolvIt]

12:43p — All the firearms coming into evidence. Alec is looking very uncomfortable. Hummm. MOO.

 

[DeDee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620114288504614913

 

[girlhasnoname]

Pump shot gun recovered and Defense objects. Overruled State says admitting them into evidence shows how very strongly they investigated all of the weapons at the property.

 

[girlhasnoname]

12:43p — All the firearms coming into evidence. Alec is looking very uncomfortable. Hummm. MOO.

No signs of rocking and self soothing, he's quite interested and involved in discussion with his attorneys. Amazing how that works IMO.

 

[Edvis]

They say there's no real reason to show those weapons that were not used in the crime but they are the same type weapons used to give the jury an idea of the weapon behind the bullet's. The actual weapons used went the way of the dodo bird so to speak along matching the casing's up to the actual weapon, firing pin marks, rifling marks and so on. Each weapon may be exactly the same but those factors mentioned are like our fingerprint's.

 

[tweezybird]

Can someone post an ariel photo of the property and show me where the bodys were? The only photo I've found is google and it only show one large barn and one much smaller.
From the video the other day it looks like two large barns.
Thanks

 

[arielilane]

which side is Nancy sitting on??

Behind defense side imo

 

[Warwick7]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1620104591017906176

That's exactly what AM was going for to begin with. moo