SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton #22

[girlhasnoname]

I really hope there's hardcore DNA evidence. I'm getting a little nervous about the jury. MOO

I think we'll hear some with the results of all the testing coming up. I hope so.

 

[arielilane]

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[bestill]

It would seem that the court would realize they have problem with the mic these witnesses are talking into. It's not powerful enough, how many witnesses have been asked to speak up and move closer to it? The problem is the mic. JMO

 

[arielilane]

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[Megnut]

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Was Maggie running toward Paul????

Jmo

 

[10ofRods]

https://twitter.com/AveryGWilks

The jury has been called back in.

The state calls its 48th witness, SLED agent Ryan Kelly.

SLED agent Kelly testified only about collecting DNA swabs from a number of people, including Curtis Smith, John Marvin Murdaugh and the Beach family. He steps down.

The state's 49th witness is SLED agent Rachel Nguyen, who works in DNA analysis. So we might finally get to hear the results of all these DNA tests.

Nguyen has spent the past 20 minutes explaining her testing. She confirms a swab of the steering wheel of Murdaugh's 2021 Chevy Suburban tested positive for blood. A few other swabs from the SUV tested + on the presumptive test and negative on the confirmatory one.

Nguyen testifies about getting presumptive (not confirmatory) positive tests for blood on stains on Alex Murdaugh's shirts and shorts. She then forwarded those stains along for further analysis.

FOLKS! We finally can see exhibits in real-time! This is huge and something I have been complaining about for three weeks now. Bravo to the court officials/Court TV folks for getting it figured out.

This is incredible. I can do my job!

Nguyen testifies the blue rain jacket tested negative for blood. Though we know it did have lots of GSR on it.

Nguyen testifies she also swabbed the cuffs, hood and pocket interiors of the blue rain jacket and forwarded the swabs along for DNA analysis. That could help determine the jacket’s primary wearer.

Nguyen doesn't provide the answers to many of these tests. I assume he will hear about them later?

Barber establishes with Nguyen that presumptive blood tests are fallible. They could show as positive for human blood as well as animal blood and a host of chemicals and organic matter, including bacteria.

Under questioning from Barber, Nguyen testifies that someone - not her - conducted a HemaTrace confirmatory test on Murdaugh’s white T-shirt. (We have been told previously that confirmatory test came back negative for human blood).

Nguyen says there was no confirmatory testing for blood on Murdaugh’s shorts or shoes.

Barber establishes with Nguyen that the only positive confirmatory test for blood she got was from the steering wheel of Murdaugh’s 2021 Chevy Suburban.

Nguyen says she can’t explain why the SLED crime scene unit tested Murdaugh’s shirt with LCV - which dyed it blue and rendered it untestable by the defense - after she had already tested it for blood. “I am unsure why that particular test was used by the crime scene unit.”

Nguyen testified she doesn't use LCV testing.

We are on a brief break.

We appreciate your reporting so much. Just wanted to say thank you - I would never be able to keep up with what's going on, without you!

(And to everyone else who is commenting and elucidating what's going on - a big thanks!)

 

[Megnut]

I was just listening to Law & Crime network and they said there was a hair recovered from Maggie's hand? I didn't know that, is this new info?

MOO

Did the first shot to Maggie cause her to reach up (to protect a head wound) resulting in a handhold of her own hair?

Jmo

 

[Megnut]

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I hear dogs.

What I don't see is Bubba running around loose.

jmo

 

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[justme11]

I think we'll hear some with the results of all the testing coming up. I hope so.

Yes, that's what one of reporters said on Twitter. I'm not losing hope yet. I'm still hopeful for Cousin Eddie.
Did you see Cathy Russon's Twitter he was at his mom's for an hour and half. Liar, liar, pants on fire!

 

[justtrish]

That might be a first in my trial watching experience. LOL Grandmas cookie recipe used to explain how a test is done.

 

[girlhasnoname]

I love all these smart, bright, educated young women testifying. I hope they put the nails in Alex's coffin, wouldn't that be ironic? MOO

 

[justtrish]

I hear dogs.

What I don't see is Bubba running around loose.

jmo

I would also think if a dog was loose when the officer arrives, he would request the dog to be put up for his own safety and for the preservation of the crime scene. So I think the dog was put up before the officer arrived and I bet Alex did it before he left to go get cleaned up and visit his mom.

 

[makayla]

Witness Zapata is trying to offer layman’s terms (the seesaw and Grandma’s cookie recipe) to explain some of the statistical analysis in DNA testing. It’s challenging for this witness and the previous witness to explain their procedures …. It’s technical and very dry, therefore not as appealing to the jury, in my opinion

 

[arielilane]

Haven't seen L&C post their body cam footage yet. Will post when its located.

Here's WJCL News' video:

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[Boismom]

I fast forwarded through some witnesses this morning to catch up. Anyone I should go back and watch or is it all just getting evidence in on record.

 

[Megnut]

I would also think if a dog was loose when the officer arrives, he would request the dog to be put up for his own safety and for the preservation of the crime scene. So I think the dog was put up before the officer arrived and I bet Alex did it before he left to go get cleaned up and visit his mom.

I think AM kenneled Bubba prior to the shooting. To control the environment. To corral after without blood transfer, IMO impossible.

An odd move because IMO Maggie was planning to leave for Edisto shortly. With Bubba.

IMO AM was taking deliberate steps, in the minutes before the murders, to prevent that.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

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