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.
That s where captain chapman had talked about seeing tire tracks, and he tried to track them. s.l.e.d. was coming on. it was like a trail to nowhere. it was a trail to nowhere. deputy rutland talked about seeing hair in maggie s hands, you ll recall. you didn t hear anything about the hair in maggie s hands from that moment forward. was it tested? was it sent off for analysis? there was no evidence of what, if anything happened to the hair in maggie s hands. was it as a result of a struggle with her assailant? was it her own hair? i mean, we don t know the answer to that. we know that failed to fake fingerprints from the feed row, and they should have. they failed to properly take footwear impressions from the feed room or at the apron right
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
0 morning, joe scarborough? i wanted to go to the rev, he s on fire today. the commissioner rev, come on, you know, preacher s kids can be tough, right? a lot of pressur but a carpenter and a preacher, i don t know how he did it. that s a rough combination, we actually had a candidate quoting the bible this morning. we re going to have a great day deacon scarborough. sfwr amen, reverend sharpton. that does it for us this morning, lindsey reiser picks up the coverage right now. it s 10:00 a.m. in new york, i m lindsey reiser. right now all eyes are on this courtroom in south carolina as the closely watched double murder trial of alex murdaugh s its final stages. the defense has begun its closing arguments just after a juror was dismissed. let s listen. alex murdaugh innocent of these charges and frankly, as he explained that s not natural when you hear on the news that a crime has occurred, an arrest has been made, you feel a little bit relieved, thank god they caught him, and f
Who did richard approach? whoever it was, was long gone by the time stacey arrived. so, not much to go on. except, when the police technician trained his fights on the claim from the side, just so, a whole new picture certainly emerged. the story, tire tracks including a set of tracks that apply to richard s truck nor stacey s suv. you could see richard s pressure pass over those, and then you can see those passed back over richards. and so okay. that let s us know that that vehicle was here before richard got here, and likely left after he was dead. it had to be the killer. but, how could common tire tracks help us find whoever did
Experienced man. but this? this is one of the very few cases where the more i dug, the less sense that it made. no. nothing made sense about this. coming up, a murder so sudden and so brutal. was it a robbery gone bad? tire tracks, the mud that belong to neither richard nor stacey. you could see richardson pressure to pass over those, and then you could see those pass back over richards. that let s us know that that vehicle was here before they got here and likely left after a little bit. had to be the killer. when dateline continues. kn ow how i feel. breeze driftin on by. .you know how i feel. you don t have to take. [coughing] .copd sitting down. it s a new dawn,. .it s a new day, it s time to make a stand. and i m feelin good. start a new day with trelegy. no once-daily copd.
Gear on their feet? i saw you put gloves on. but did they put anything to insulate themselves from contaminating the scene? on their feet, no. reporter: the defense also cried to cast doubt that alex murdaugh was the only who had accessed the property that night, given the multiple sets of tire tracks. what did you do to preserve those? the tire tracks? nothing. and you certainly are not an expert in tire tracks? i am not. on the issue of blood on the defendant, prosecutors were able to get three law enforcement witnesses to say they never saw any blood on alex murdaugh. that s significant because he had told the 911 operate he touched the bodies to see if they had a pulse. and if you had to manipulate the body, and if you were going to try to check his pulse, be it wrists or neck, with what you saw that night, would your hands be bloody? if i had attempted it would have been, yes. reporter: the defense
Officers and listening to graphic descriptions of the victims. there appeared to be a large amount of blood around each of them, as well as rain matter. daniel green testified that, soon after arriving at the scene, murdaugh tried to link the shooting to threats and harassment connected to a 2019 deadly boating accident, he allegedly caused by his now deceased son. his immediate reaction was to start telling me about an incident that happened with his son, with a boating accident. murdaugh s defense tried to poke holes in the prosecution s case, suggesting that tire track and foot impressions were not properly investigated. i don t know that someone indicated them to me. i believe i just saw them. okay. and what did you do to preserve those? the tire tracks? nothing. another investigator testified that, while murdaugh did not cry, he was an emotional distress when they arrived at the crime scene.