Chief sheriff hill, who is another fine public servant here. and he also said we have to stop cars from coming in here to preserve these tire impressions. and it was not done. it was not done. captain chatman from the carleton county sheriff s office testified about being other sets of tire tracks, as you came in off moselle road you probably saw where deputy green s vehicle had stopped right at the kennels but then on the other side where you saw that alex was parked and pacing on some of these videos, that s where captain chatman had talked about seeing tire tracks and he tried to track them. sled was it was like a trail to nowhere. it was a trail to nowhere.
0 work, your family, your personal obligations, maybe some of you missed vacations. but you ve been here in a three-week trial and here we are at the end of six weeks. i want to thank you personally and on behalf of all of us and especially on behalf of alex murdaugh. in his opening statement it was explained the law governing your service requires each of you to engage in an unnatural task. in every criminal case, jurors are required to begin the process by presuming the defendant innocent. in this case, you were required under your solemn oath as we began to presume alex murdaugh innocent of these charges. and frankly that s not natural. when you hear on the news a crime was made and the defendant was arrested you were relieved. i wouldn t be surprised when you read in the paper that alex murdaugh was charged with the murder of his wife and son that you thought oh good, they got him. but those opinions and each of you when you filled out your questionnaire agreed and affirmed that yo