Murdaugh guilty

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

02 March 2023, 10:28 PM

piqué

i find it very odd that the jury convicted with no physical evidence whatsoever. where is the *proof* that he committed the murders?

just because he's a pathological liar and an embezzler--and admits it!--doesn't mean he is a murderer.

to the contrary, there was dna of an "unknown man" under his wife's fingernails. how come the investigators didn't follow up on that?

And they never found the murder weapons. And the motive the prosecutors came up with is pure speculation.

I thought people had to be *proven* guilty.

03 March 2023, 09:05 AM

Mikhailoh

That was my take on it too.

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"A mob is a place where people go to get away from their conscience" Atticus Finch

03 March 2023, 09:20 AM

wtg

I haven't followed the case in any detail, so I don't have an opinion.

There was an interview with one of the jurors, and he outlined what tipped him over to guilty. It was the video, the fact that Murdaugh lied about having been at the kennels, and finally Murdaugh's admission that it was his voice on the video.

https://www.goodmorningamerica...orneys-fate-97602896

The first vote as the jury started deliberations was 9 for guilty, 2 for not guilty and 1 undecided. An hour later it was unanimous for guilty.

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

03 March 2023, 10:50 AM

markj

Karma can be a real bitch.

03 March 2023, 11:01 AM

wtg

Two consecutive life sentences without parole.

https://apnews.com/article/ale...0dcd433864d777545cd2

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

05 March 2023, 11:13 PM

CHAS

quote:
Originally posted by piqué:
i find it very odd that the jury convicted with no physical evidence whatsoever. where is the *proof* that he committed the murders?

just because he's a pathological liar and an embezzler--and admits it!--doesn't mean he is a murderer.

to the contrary, there was dna of an "unknown man" under his wife's fingernails. how come the investigators didn't follow up on that?

And they never found the murder weapons. And the motive the prosecutors came up with is pure speculation.

I thought people had to be *proven* guilty.

One thing I got from law school and a short time of practicing law was how easily innocent people could be convicted.

06 March 2023, 12:44 AM

Daniel

The prosecution had to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. They do not have to prove a motivation or provide a murder weapon.