Defense attorney breaks down Alex Murdaugh's guilty verdict

After only three hours of deliberation, the jury came back with a guilty verdict on all counts.
The Post and Courier’s Avery Wilks and criminal defense attorney Chris Adams break it down.

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[helenfong]

I bet the defense did not want him to testify. Alex is so full of himself, he insisted! He really thought he could fool the jurors. Hilarious! 🤣

[robyn]

Alex disgraced & betrayed himself, family, colleagues & business, the community & the State as a whole. He did it & got away with it for many years. But Justice came this day!

[jarrow]

He clenched his jaw, and tried to control his anger. Just showed how all the crying was an act.

[francruz]

I knew it, jury didn’t waste time. Looking at the evidence, no need to dilly dally, decided GUILTY on all charges.

[ladyeowyn]

The jury also couldn’t take notes and the last few days of evidence were so damning. Plus the timeline, and AM and his victims were the only people at the crime scene in the minutes before, per AM’s own admission.

[andreamilner]

It wasn’t courageous it was narcissistic

[deedeegray]

One last theatrical performance by Alex and it brought him a GUILTY verdict!

[lesaking-vdmf]

Got 'em Maggie & Paul!

Thank all of you for working tirelessly for the victims.

Very relieved and thankful. I cried heartbroken tears once verdict came down.

You 'got' HIM, and did not believe his snow job, the smoke and mirrors, and deceptions.

You looked evil in the eye. What a terrifying experience.

The public thanks you all!

[charlotterentzke]

The jury members have been sitting there for a full 6 weeks, absorbing every word and expression, so.they saw through AM outbursts of ' tears and grief ' and knew it was all just playing for sympathy. He deseved what he got....there is no doubt about his guilt....

[joycereeves]

A narcissistic taken down. Justice for the victims.

[Greenmountainferns]

The second he got on that stand, it sealed his fate. He tried to drawl his way out of it with Paw paws and bubbas. he came off selfish and not genuine. No surprise with the quick verdict.

[cz]

Wrong Stephanie. He did react. He subtly nodded his head a few times when the first guilty verdict was read. Important body language.

[gregdetweiler]

I think now…. After the appeal process is concluded and he’s in prison, we need to get a recording of Buster asking Alex exactly what happened with the hope that buster will press for him to be honest and give the real answers that many are speculating!

[paigemprice]

Alex thought he could convince the jury

[annedoran]

Alex always thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room and that’s why he chose to go on the stand.

[beverlybmwwilkerson]

🙏 Paul convicted his father....WOWSERS!

[t.r.campbell]

It was the cell phone evidence that convicted him. His young son reached out from the grave and convicted the father, because of the cell phone evidence that showed that the father was a liar.

[spartanalphamode]

If guilty was a person Alex fits the bill. 😂

[Bassic]

The jury saw through the smoke screens that the Murdaugh defense team tried to confuse them with but Metters blew all of the smoke away to make everything crystal clear. It was obvious by watching the closing arguments that the defense didn't even believe their preposterous theories and neither did the jury. "Truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains taken to bring it to light." George Washington

[Jan-zvze]

Thank you Buba! Without you we may not have heard AM's voice on that video. And, wasn't Buba AM's dog? This whole case is all so surreal.