Re: He’s going to jail for life even if found not guilty.

The girl’s family was suing Alex and Maggie Murdaugh. They supposedly didn’t have the money, and Alex was worried that his financial records would be subpoenaed. That would lead to his theft from others being uncovered, likely ending his legal career.

By killing Maggie and Paul, he would get sympathy from the community, the lawsuit over the boating incident would go away, Alex’s financial crimes wouldn’t be discovered, and he could keep practicing law.

That’s the prosecution’s theory. The dots connect. The problem with that is that there is no murder weapon, and no blood evidence showing that Alex was there. It’s purely circumstantial, and that allows for reasonable doubt. Plus, the fact that investigators didn’t search Alex’s house or test his clothes right after the murders allows the defense to question other aspects of the case.

I also think the gruesome nature of the crime scene works in the defense’s favor. It’s going to be hard to convince 12 jurors that someone could do that to people they love.

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Re: Because his son was charged in the BUI case where a friend of his was killed.

Feb 21, 2023, 10:45 PM [ in reply to Because his son was charged in the BUI case where a friend of his was killed. ]

Following the boating accident, it’s known the Murdaugh’s threatened each of the friends involved so none of them would tell the truth about Paul driving it drunk, and killing that girl.

I understand the prosecution’s theory, but like you said it’s only circumstantial until evidence is provided of Alex doing it himself. But the death of Maggie and Paul likely won’t provide a sufficient amount of sympathy from the community to overlook his financial behavior. He stole ~$190,000 from Chris Wilson (not sure if correct name).

That said, killing Paul and Maggie is pointless and likely wouldn’t erase everything anyway. I truly don’t believe Alex Murdaugh did this, but there are many things about the Murdaugh’s from the past that would lead the general public to believe something like this could happen in that family. But there is just zero evidence, and I believe it’s because Alex didn’t do it.

Also, given Paul and the rest of his family were basically socially cancelled by everybody in the area and received bullying, I think it makes sense that somebody involved in the boating accident, or somebody that knew the people involved, could have seeked revenge on Paul. Maggie might have just been in the wrong spot at the wrong time, or she might have also been a target and Alex just wasn’t there. I think the situation of someone looking to kill any Murdaugh’s present at their residence that night is likely. Paul and Maggie just happened to be the only ones there, and Alex was not, leading him to be a suspect as the 1st one to the scene.