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SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1 "Sifting Through The Lies And Deceit"Alex Murdaugh repeatedly acknowledged his financial schemes, but the prosecutor insisted on walking him through what could be the most egregious examples of those cons, which included allegations that he stole from a teen girl and a man.
SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1, EP154 "Fiery Cross-Examination"Alex Murdaugh is a disgraced heir to a powerful legal dynasty in South Carolina's Lowcountry; he testifies in his own defense in his trial over the death of his wife and son.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP28 "The Police Bodycam Footage"Police bodycam video dominated the State's rebuttal case. During the defendant's unstable relationship with Jorge Torres, police arrived several times over domestic abuse allegations. Sometimes they both would be arrested and booked. These domestic calls involving Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres was the theme in the prosecution's rebuttal. For the first time, Torres' perspective was captured on camera.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP29 "Drama Played Out On Camera"The drama in the relationship of Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres made its way to the jury in the form of police bodycam video. In the months and years before Torres died trapped in a suitcase, he and Boone fought enough times for police to make several calls to their home. The 911 calls and bodycam footage showed a different perspective in the torn relationship between the two. Jurors would decide later - was Boone really trapped in the relationship due to years of being abused by her boyfriend?
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP30 "Hearing From Jorge Torres"Jurors got a glimpse of Jorge Torres in the months before he was killed in a suitcase. One of the police bodycam videos showed him being arrested for violating a no-contact order he had against the defendant. Next, more incidents between Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres was shown to jurors. They included 911 calls, police bodycam footage and even cell phone video, Boone recorded to document what was going on at home.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP31 "Revealing Text Messages"Prosecutors turned the jury's attention to text messages. This was their rebuttal case trying to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Sarah Boone intentionally killed Jorge Torres, her boyfriend, by keeping him trapped in a suitcase for hours. The disparaging texts revealed to jurors included contact with other friends and relatives. The State's aim with the texts was to show jurors how both of them were at fault with how bad their relationship had grown into.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP43 "Georgia Bureau Of Investigation"Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation dominated testimony. Prosecutors wanted to show jurors that key crime scene evidence analyzed had Melody Farris's DNA on them. This went along with the state's theory on how Gary was killed. His wife shot him and then moved his body to a burn pile in an attempt to get rid of any signs of his remains. Finding and linking Melody Farris' DNA on the tractor and a bullet inside the home was more proof that she was involved in this murder.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP44 "Autopsy Report"The thorough but limited autopsy report was explained to jurors. Forensic pathologist Dr. Stephen Atkinson admitted how hard it was to find out how physically Gary Farris died because his remains were so burnt up. A process of elimination was the way he concluded the manner of death. Dr. Atkinson claimed Gary's remains showed no signs of a natural death, accidental death nor suicide. So, homicide and undetermined were the only classifications left.
SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1, EP147 "Lying Drug Addict to Accused Murderer"Alex Murdaugh breaks down when remembering his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul; this came in the middle of his testimony trying to justify why he lied to investigators; he said he wasn't thinking clearly.
SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1 "The Crime Scene At Moselle"Alex Murdaugh got on the witness stand to try to convince the jury that he had nothing to do with the killing of Maggie and Paul.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP24 "Intimate Partner Violence"Forensic psychologist Dr. Julie Harper diagnosed Sarah Boone with PTSD, citing trauma from intimate partner violence. She went on to say that Boone's anxiety and low self-esteem kept her from moving on from her allegedly abusive boyfriend. The jury listened to the effects of intimate partner violence. Boone's defense alleged she was a battered woman who acted out in self-defense when she zipped up her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, in a suitcase and left him to die overnight.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP25 "Explaining The Mental Health Diagnosis"Cross-examination continued on Dr. Julie Harper, a forensic psychologist, who evaluated Sarah Boone. Her diagnosis concluded that she was a victim of intimate partner violence in her unstable relationship with Jorge Torres. Dr. Harper told jurors that the defendant dealt with a mental health disorders exacerbated by her abusive boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Dr. Harper was the last witness before the Defense rested their case to jurors.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP26 "State's Rebuttal Case"Mental health was a big topic in this trial. Sarah Boone's legal team relied heavily on the diagnosis she received in a full psychological evaluation conducted on her-weeks after she was arrested for the second-degree murder of her boyfriend. Next, on the stand was the State's forensic psychiatrist who evaluated the defendant in jail. Dr. Tonia Werner agreed with the defense expert's diagnosis that Boone did, indeed, suffer from battered woman's syndrome in her relationship with Jorge Torres.
Suitcase Murder Trial
S1, EP27 "Symptoms Of A Battered Woman"The State's forensic psychiatrist continued answering probing questions under cross-examination. Boone's defense team was challenging her mental health report that dismissed the idea that her diagnosis of battered women's syndrome was what led her to kill her boyfriend in self-defense. Next, prosecutors delivered police bodycam footage that brought in some nuance to the troubled relationship between the defendant and the victim over the years.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP39 "Homicide And The Family Divide"Melody Farris' daughter recalled the day her dad, Gary, was found dead with his remains charred in a burn pile. Things got emotional when Emily Farris recalled for the jury the moment she learned her father was found dead. She had her own suspicion that her mother had something to do with her father's death. This came as soon as investigators found the bullet lodged in the chest of Gary's remains and concluded his death was a homicide.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP40 "The County Coroner"The county coroner arrived on the scene where Gary Farris's human remains were found in the burn pile. This coroner happened to live just up the road from the 10-acre Family Estate. It took several months for a death certificate to be finalized in Gary's death. It took nearly a year for police to narrow down their homicide in his fatal shooting when they arrested his wife, Melody, in another state.