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SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1, EP151 "Defending His Actions"Alex Murdaugh's testimony seems to paint him as a sad, dishonest lawyer who struggled with drugs so much that he stole from clients and his own company, but despite even contemplating suicide, Alex tried to make clear that he did not kill his wife.
SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1, EP152 "Alex Explains Himself"Alex Murdaugh was not done on the stand yet; his cross-examination continued with him admitting to his many wrongdoings and alleged misconduct as a lawyer.
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.
SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1 "Throwing Doubt At The Digital Evidence"Jurors heard from an experienced forensic examiner hired by the Defense to review cell phone and GPS data in this case. This expert testified that every piece of data he studied was provided by the State.
SC v. Alex Murdaugh
S1, EP146 "Alex Murdaugh Takes the Stand"Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense; jurors would listen to him attempt to explain his side of the story about the murders of his wife, Maggie, and his youngest son, Paul.
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.