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In The Verdict and the Aftermath, we present our coverage of the verdict in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, as well as the aftermath of the case. Before we begin this final episode of Season 8 of Jury Duty, we want to let you know, that we are suspending publication of this Jury Duty Podcast, as well as further publication on our flagship website, CrimeStory.com, to focus our energies on other endeavo...

In Closing Arguments — Part 3, we conclude our look at the Jim Griffin’s summation for the defense and we present our coverage of John Meadows rebuttal closing argument for the State. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming s...

In Closing Arguments — Part 2, we conclude our coverage of the State’s closing argument in the trial, and we begin our look at the defense team’s summation. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Stor...

In Closing Arguments — Part 1, we begin our review of closing arguments in the case. Specifically we offer the first part of the prosecution’s closing.  Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Sto...

In The State’s Rebuttal Case, we offer a narrative overview of the testimonies of each of the rebuttal witnesses presented by the state to respond to testimony and evidence offered by the defense witnesses.  Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-fr...

In The Defendant’s Brother — Part 3, we conclude our review of the testimony of the defendant’s brother, John Marvin Murdaugh. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground...

In The Defendant’s Brother — Part 2, we continue our review of the testimony of the defendant’s brother, John Marvin Murdaugh. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller Interviews with ground...

In The Crime Scene Reconstruction Expert — Part 2 and the Defendant’s Brother — Part 1, we conclude our review of the testimony of Crime Scene Reconstruction Expert, Tim Palmbach and we begin our look at the direct examination of the defendant’s brother, John Marvin Murdaugh. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For...

In Forensic Pathologist — Part 3 and the Crime Scene Reconstruction Expert — Part 1 we conclude our review of the testimony of the defense team’s forensic pathology expert, Dr. Jonathan Eisenstat. We also begin our look at the direct examination of Crime Scene Reconstruction Expert, Tim Palmbach. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our&nbsp...

In Forensic Pathologist — Part 2 we continue our review of the testimony of the defense team’s forensic pathology expert, Dr. Jonathan Eisenstat. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For more of Crime Story and  Jury Duty  — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis’s Storyteller&nbs...

In “I Intended for Him to Shoot Me and I Intended To Be Gone” and Forensic Pathologist — Part 1 we conclude our review of Alex Murdaugh’s testimony beginning with Jim Griffin’s efforts to counter the prosecutor’s argument that the defendant’s motivation for lying was to coverup his guilt. Griffin seeks to use Murdaugh’s testimony to convince the jury that the lies were side-effects to his addictio...

In Alex Testifies — Part 10 — A Gotcha Moment? we conclude our review of Creighton Waters’ cross-examination of Alex Murdaugh which culminates in the prosecutor posing a question to the defendant that seeks to undermine his explanation for lying about the fact that he was with his wife and son just before they were killed. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeSto...

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In Alex Testifies — Part 8 — “Am I a Busy Bee?” we review the section of Creighton Waters’ cross-examination of Alex Murdaugh, during which the prosecutor asks the defendant about his activities during the period of time immediately before and after the killings. Waters also questions the defendant about the interview conducted by SLED Agents during the early morning hours after the murders....

In Alex Testifies — Part 7 — “You were at the murder scene with the victims just minutes before they died, right?” we continue our look at Prosecutor Creighton Waters’s questioning of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. Waters zeroes in on details in the defendant’s testimony about his actions in the moments before and after the murders are presumed to have been committed.  Crime...

In Alex Testifies — Part 6 — “They're all people that I care about… And I did wrong by them.” we begin our review of Day 23 and resume our look at Prosecutor Creighton Waters’s questioning of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. Waters continues to explore examples of Murdaugh’s criminal behavior, including his theft of nearly $4 million in insurance proceeds from his former housekeepe...

In Alex Testifies — Part 5 — “I Took Money That Was Not Mine” we continue our review of the cross-examination of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. Prosecutor Creighton Waters seeks to get the defendant to acknowledge that his deceitful and larcenous behavior towards his clients was conscious and pre-meditated.  Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  Crime...

In Alex Testifies — Part 4 — “Do I Feel Like I Was Successful? No, sir, I don’t.” we begin our review of the cross-examination of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. Prosecutor Creighton Waters launches his questioning of Mr. Murdaugh by inquiring about the prominence of the defendant’s family, and how Alex used that stature to his own personal advantage.  Crime Story Media has b...

In Alex Testifies — Part 3 — “My Addiction is to Opiate Painkillers ” we continue our review of the testimony of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. In the conclusion to his direct examination of the defendant, Defense Attorney Jim Griffin asks him to explain his state of mind when he was confronted with financial irregularities by members of his former law firm. Crime Story Media has...

In Alex Testifies — Part 2 — Explaining the 911 Call , we continue our review of the testimony of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. In his direct examination of the defendant, Defense Attorney Jim Griffin asks him to explain portions of the 911 call he made to police shortly after his self-described “discovery” of the bodies of his wife and son. Crime Story Media has begun to migrat...

In The Defendant Testifies — Part 1 , we begin our review of the testimony of the defendant in this trial, Alex Murdaugh. Almost immediately in his direct examination of Mr. Murdaugh, Defense Attorney Jim Griffin elicits the defendant’s admission that he lied when he told SLED agents that he was not with his wife and son near the Moselle road kennels shortly before they were murdered. Crime S...

In Alex Murdaugh Is Read His Rights and Nolan Tuten Testifies , we begin our review of Day 21 of the trial, as Judge Clifton Newman advises Alex Murdaugh of his rights should he choose to testify at trial. We also examine the testimony of Nolan Tuten, a longtime friend of Buster and Paul Murdaugh. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our&nbs...

In Defense Digital Forensics Expert — Part 2 , we conclude our look at the direct examination of digital forensics analyst, Micah Sturgis. We also review the prosecution’s cross examination of the witness, as well as follow up questioning from both the defense and the state. Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the  CrimeStory.com  website to our  Patreon .  For...