Investigate Earth Conspiracy Podcast - Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial | True Crime Podcasts | Prosecution Closing Arguments

Episode Date: March 2, 2023

On this episode we discuss our thoughts on the prosecutions closing arguments against Alex Murdaugh in the murder trial. Alex Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul Murdaugh on the night of June 7, 2021. We also discuss our thoughts on how the trial has went so far for both the defense and prosecution. We will also announce our new true crime podcast titled "Savage True Crime Podcast". We will be releasing most of our true crime episodes over there so make sure you follow us on Spotify!

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Hey guys and gals. Welcome to our podcast. We're so glad you're here. Definitely glad you're here. It is March 1st, 2023, 553 p.m. And the prosecution in the Alec Murdoch case has rested. So they are done with their closing arguments. It will be the defense's turn tomorrow.

And so they rested today about, I don't know, it was somewhere around 5 o'clock. Creighton Waters laid out his case in front of the jury. The jury also was able to visit the Moselle property this morning to kind of get their own eyes on everything they've been hearing over the past six weeks or so, or however long this trial has been. I've lost track. This trial's been extremely long. We're at day 28, I think. Yes. It's very long.

Like we thought it was going to go maybe three weeks at the most. Yeah, we're in week six. Yeah. But yeah, the jury got to go to Moselle today. They spent, what, about two hours there, I think? Yeah, probably about that, yeah. So to see the firsthand where all this happened, which I think it's really important for them to see firsthand where it happened because all you're seeing is videos and photographs, but to actually go onto the property and say, oh, I see where the feed room is or where the candles are. And I get how far those are from the house.

I think that they really need to know that to make an informed decision. Yeah, you actually make a good point. There are a few reasons why I think it was important for the defense, in particular, for the jury to go to the Mazzel property. And a large part of that was the distance from the house to the kennels and to the feed room, which is where the murders actually took place. One of the things that the prosecution did and tried to convince the jury of is that if Alec was in the house, house at the time of the murders, right? He would have obviously heard gunshots going off, which is very possible, right? But also, the prosecution kind of made it out like, hey, this house is like right next to

the kennels and the feed room. But it's really not. If you look at kind of the layout of the land, or if you especially go there and look from one angle to the other, it's a long ways, right? Well, and actually, defense had an expert about sound and that if they were outside, he would for sure hear it. But inside that home, he tested the sound and everything, and there's no way he would have heard the gunshots going off within the house.

And plus, the TV was on 24-7, they said. Yeah, yeah, which it is in our house as well. Yeah. But, guys, this episode is not going to necessarily explain every single thing about Alec Murdoch and the entire situation. But what we do want to do with this particular episode is we want to give you, I guess, just our thoughts on how the trial has progressed. what we think about what the jury may decide.

It looks like the jury may go into deliberation probably sometime tomorrow afternoon. The defense, which will be March 2nd, will go into their closing arguments tomorrow. I believe, according to Jim Griffin today, Jim Griffin said that it would probably only take him a couple of hours to do this. Two hours versus all day.

Yeah, so Creighton Waters, the assistant attorney general basically is what he, is. And he went on from 11 o'clock and then they had a lunch break around one. Then he went on until five. So he had an extremely lengthy closing argument. And so we're going to talk about all of this. We're going to talk about the evidence. We're going to talk about the evidence that they have tried to convince the jury that this is why Alec Murdoch killed his wife and son. We're going to talk about, you know, the difference in circumstantial evidence or direct evidence, physical evidence. and does that matter or does it not?

And we're also going to talk about, you know, the defenses, you know, how has the defense, you know, raised, I guess not really raised doubt, but, you know, listen, in our justice system, we have to convict people beyond a reasonable doubt. You cannot have a doubt in your mind about someone did this, especially when you're committing someone to life in prison. And so we're going to talk about all those things. But before we do this and before we jump into what our thoughts are, at least on the trial so far and what we think may happen, we do want to officially announce that we have created our true crime podcast, which is going to be called Savage True Crime Podcast. You guys will be able to look it up right after you listen to this episode. We have just decided that we're going to separate true crime versus any of the other stuff we do, government corruption, this and that. we want to separate it because it is two very different things. And so if you guys want to support us and follow our true crime stuff, please do so.

It'll be called Savage True Crime Podcast. You can look it up on any platform. But I suggest you look it up initially on Spotify. It'll be there. And so the reason I say this is because we're going to have a part two to this. And it's the most important part of this whole thing, in our opinion. Now, the part two is going to be in relation to if Alec did not kill his wife and son, who did, and who is very probable that this is really not a far-fetched theory. No, it's not at all.

Now, there have been suggestions from the defense of the possibilities of who could have killed Maggie and Paul, right? And I got to say, when you start getting into conspiracy, I guess this conspiratorial side of the gangs, the drugs, could Alex take that many drugs? Was he doing other things? And what is the background of the gang that they had, you know, specifically referenced in the trial? You have to go to Savage True Crime Podcasts. We're going to break it all down for you. The corruption side. How much ties they may have in law enforcement in South Carolina.

Some of their past dealings and criminal convictions. and we're going to talk about, is this a real legit possibility, right? I mean, so make sure you go follow that podcast. That is going to be our true crime section, and we're going to do as many, you know, important trials as we can over there. But we do want to separate them, and if you guys want to listen to them, please go follow that. Well, and beside that, after this trial, pretty soon in June, the Idaho murders are coming up. The first court date is in June, I think June 6th, if I'm not mistaken.

So we've been following that as well. Yeah, yeah. We've done a lot of the Idaho murder stuff. We were actually a top podcast for that during that time. So we will be covering all the Idaho stuff on there as well or anything else that comes up. We're going to be covering on Savage True Crime Podcasts. So make sure you guys go follow that, listen to that episode because I'm telling you, you're going to want to hear about the connection between Alec and the drug gangs and everything else.

and just the reality and principles behind, is there a reason that someone else would have wanted to kill Paul and Mackey? So anyways, so let's get into the closing arguments and just the trial in general, but let's first talk about the closing arguments and what has happened so far. So the closing arguments wrapped up today in the murder trial of Alex Murdoch, and the defense will make its final arguments tomorrow. Now, the South Carolina lawyer pleaded not guilty to killing his wife and son in June of 2021. Murdoch himself took the stand under oath.

He admitted he had lied to police about where he was on the night of the murders. He also talked about the stealing money from clients and his opioid addiction. So prosecutor Creighton Waters finished his closing argument in the murder trial about Alex Murdoch shortly before 5 p.m. today. And so now court, as of right now, is in recess until 9.30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, which is tomorrow, when the defense is expected to begin its closing argument. So one of the things that, you know, he said, don't let him fool you too. Prosecutors make a final push to the jury to convict Murdo. Alex Murdoch lied and fooled everyone who felt like they knew him.

Prosecutor Creighton Waters said Wednesday as he made his final plea to the jury. Murdof fooled Maggie and Paul Murdoch too. And they paid for it with their lives, he said. Don't let him fool you too. He told the jury as he wrapped his clothes in arguments. Water said that everything Murdo did the night His wife and son was murdered Was meant to deflect blame

These included changing his clothes Attempting a manufacture and alibi Which included efforts to call Maggie and Paul's phone After they were dead Deleting call logs and not taking his phone to the scene Water said summarizing Many of the points he made during the trial And this is quote

One man controlled the crime scene initially Water said Pointing to Murdo in the courtroom He said we couldn't bring you to any eyewitnesses because they were all murdered, he added. But common sense and human nature can speak on behalf of Maggie and Paul. When you look at this in its totality, common sense and human nature can speak for them and they deserve a voice.

So he really went in pretty hard on the jury and really trying to point the figure two out.