Talk:Trial of Alex Murdaugh

February 21 testimony by Buster Murdaugh
I'm trying to track down reliable source, but didn't Buster (on Feb 21) essentially contradict what his father testified about his voice being heard on the video recorded? This is under the "Testimony" section. I think this should be included. Otherwise, the very simplistic "the defense called the defendant's son, Buster, to the stand", doesn't really explain much.  conman33  (. . .talk)  06:25, 3 March 2023 (UTC)


 * @Conman33: Nope, this is a journalist from SC and he says the state did not ask Buster that question. I watched the whole thing and don't remember them asking him that question either.
 * https://twitter.com/DrewTripp/status/1628076163808604178?s=20
 * If you have a source, then please do add it but he didn't say it so I don't think a source exists. Philipnelson99 (talk) 12:38, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * OK thanks!  conman33  (. . .talk)  19:19, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Sentencing
Is it normal in South Carolina following a capital murder (where the death penalty could be applied) conviction for sentencing to occur the very next day? In most high profile cases, sentencing occurs weeks later if not longer. Perhaps this could be explored in the article, citing reliable references of course. Juneau Mike (talk) 19:10, 3 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't think it needs to be discussed. It's not really relevant. If there's some analysis about that later in the media or other sources, then sure but for now, it's not needed and would unencyclopedic in my opinion. Philipnelson99 (talk) 20:15, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Financial crimes spinoff?
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced for his financial crimes today. Should that be added to this page or does it require a whole new page?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1drQLBtQFuSPcQUyht6chfyIucZUdh4Ejfj52zZ6y1hQ/edit?pli=1#gid=32387127

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0MYLPZKGWQ

ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 17:40, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I think most of his other crimes are at the Murdaugh family article TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 17:44, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
 * updated: Special:Diff/1186393512/1187347118 -- Green  C  18:00, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

"only three hours"
Special:Diff/1200758080/1201349915 - Google search on "only three hours" and "Alex Murdaugh" it brings up many sources that use this exact wording, including the NYT. Three hours for jury deliberations in such a major case that went on for so long is absolutely a notably short time, intentionally excluding it would be a minority POV. I added a WaPo source but there are too many to list here. -- Green  C  21:27, 31 January 2024 (UTC)


 * @GreenC I'd be more comfortable with "3 hours, which observers regarded as short." or even "less than 3 hours". "Only" is an opinion, and the key point is that we shouldn't be editorialising. Although, the main reason I deleted it has been addressed, the original source did not support the contention it was short and it was appropriate to remove given it was contentious and unsourced. Local Variable (talk) 13:47, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Done. Special:Diff/1206724803/1206728586 -- Green  C  23:54, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * @GreenC Perfect. Thanks. Local Variable (talk) 02:21, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Other Crimes, Trials, and Judgements
Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to a raft of financial crimes, including nearly two dozen charges of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering and sentenced on Monday April 1, 2024 to an additional 40 year sentence (to run concurrently with a previous sentence for similar state crimes). (https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/01/us/alex-murdaugh-federal-sentencing/index.html) ManateeLife (talk) 19:26, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Yeah that whole paragraph is misleading. This is what actually transpired:
 * He was indicted by the state on 101 charges (see Murdaugh_family)
 * He made a plea deal (details of which I don't know) that resulted in the indictments reduced from 101 to 22.
 * He was tried by the state in state court for the 22 indictments, and received 27 years.
 * He was tried by the Feds in Federal court for either the same or different 22 indictments (I don't know). He received 40 years, and a fine.
 * If anyone wants to untangle this legal mess with sources that would be great. Many sources contain inaccurate information because they are/were also confused. -- Green  C  21:46, 3 April 2024 (UTC)