Packed Courthouse, Sparring Attorneys, And A New Trial Date For Alex Murdaugh
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What happened at today’s South Carolina hearing for Alex Murdaugh?
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Guaranteed human. Hey there, folks. It is Monday, June 29th. And what an eventful yet brief hearing for Alex Murdaugh back in court for the first time since his double murder convictions were thrown out. And it was contentious at times. And with that, welcome to this episode. of Amy and TJ Robes contentious, but a pretty big debate was going on having to do with DNA. Are you serious? Do we really have DNA worth testing that could change this case altogether?
Look, we talked about this this morning. This was the first I had ever heard about DNA. underneath the nails, I believe, of the left hand of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh. And we know this much, that DNA does not belong to Alex Murdaugh. And the prosecution's trying to say, hey, she had no defensive wounds. This wouldn't matter. She could have picked it up a number of ways, but no one's ever said there was a struggle when it came to these murders. Both she and her son, Paul, were shot to death. And, look, the defense said, hold up. There were some things pointing to a possible struggle. A bullet casing was underneath her. Her phone was nowhere to be found.
So, yes, the DNA became a big part of this hearing today. It's going to be a big part of the case. But this hearing was, yes, a preliminary hearing to simply set the schedule, they say. But he's back in court. His convictions were thrown out last month, the double convictions, because of wrongdoing by the clerk at the time who kind of tainted the jury. But here is where we are. But Robes, there were several issues, several motions. And these are everything we want to get to and get you caught up because we were talking about this case earlier before it did take place. Actually, Robes, I told you, wow, we're going to have to do a follow up. I didn't know it was going to be this much stuff that came out of this.
Thought it was just going to be some scheduling.
Yeah, you kept saying as we were listening to it, man, this is actually very interesting. This isn't just paperwork or logistics or scheduling, as you pointed out. This actually had some meat and some real content. And look, the world was watching. I think the judge started off by saying, well, we've got a full house. There's a lot of interest in this case.
And it has been for quite some time since the murders did take place. And certainly since he was convicted in 2023 and has been in prison for that and for other financial crimes that he still continue to be in prison for. But here we are. The story of the big salacious true crime drama that has spawned books and TV shows and podcasts. Now, Robes, we get to do it all over again. So several motions to take up. Let's start with the DNA, Robes. The DNA under the fingernail of his wife. They say they don't know who it belongs to, but they know it belongs to a male. And they're trying to track it down now.
Yes, a male who has no known relations with Maggie Murdaugh because they can examine that testing. And so what the defense wants to do is take that DNA. And I think there's a conversation. They have to still decide or determine whether or not the sample is intact enough or they have enough of the sample to do further testing on it. But they wanted to go to this genealogy testing lab.
Oh, yeah. They are saying that they have enough. They say they the state lab has been doing this over the years. It might not be enough sample for them. But this other company that does this, they don't they have different markers and they don't need as much of a sample as the other company might need. They are claiming robes that they will be able to. And he used this as an example. And I came and got you. I yelled it out. I said, oh, my God, I had no idea. The same company they now want to send the DNA to. is the same company that helped track down the killer in the Idaho college student murders. Remember that? I can't remember the killer's name at this moment, I mean. But that company helped find that killer by using genealogy.
They had a DNA sample and started matching it to other people who had been a part of 23andMe type DNA.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened at today’s South Carolina hearing for Alex Murdaugh?
0:00–4:52
2
Why did DNA under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails become a central issue?
4:52–10:22
3
How could genealogy testing be used to identify the unknown male DNA?
10:22–17:43
4
What timeline did the judge and attorneys discuss for DNA testing and future hearings?
17:43–19:19
5
How did Judge Deborah McCaslin set the tone and handle procedural motions?
19:19–23:22
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