Murdaugh the aftermath of the overturned verdict

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Well, we are back in the circus of all things Murdaugh. My last podcast predicted the verdict against Alex Murdaugh would be overturned, and a week or so later it was. There was just no way it wouldn't be, with the allegations of juror tampering and a juror admitting it influenced her verdict. But now it has taken a new turn, and I think this is a problem. They didn't choose to seek the death penalty against Alex Murdaugh for the murder of his wife Maggie and his son Paul the first go round, for whatever reason. But now that the verdict has been overturned, the state has chosen to publicly say all things are on the table, including the death penalty. Now maybe they are posturing, but it's a really bad look. It looks petty. You didn't choose it the first time, but now that the verdict has been overturned, you say it is back on the table. It's just not a good look at all for prosecutors. I think it looks like I'm mad, this was overturned, so I'm going to really punish you now. That's just the impression. I also heard the attorney general is running for governor, and this could be political. That's even worse, frankly. If you didn't seek the death penalty before, there's no reason to now. A juror just came out on a current Netflix show and said the initial vote was nine guilty, two not guilty, and one undecided. One juror called the egg lady was removed just before deliberations, and she says she was undecided on her vote going in. But everything around her removal from the jury is a little suspicious. This lady, the egg juror, has come out now and revealed just how huge of an impact this had on her with all the speculation about her on social media, and it got to the point that she had to seek counseling. And all of this current controversy over the verdict comes back to one person over and over again, Becky Hill. She's at the center of the entire storm that has become the latest circus. Why can't people just do their jobs? I've never heard of something like this happening with a clerk of court. It's frankly insane. But let's get back to the case itself. The defense has earned its pay. They have gotten people looking everywhere but Alex. That's their job. They've done it well. And Becky Hill gave them a silver bullet and an overturned conviction. The prosecutors at the first trial did their jobs well. They narrowed that timeline down. They proved his movements, which gives a whole new meaning to using your car and cell phone if you're going to be involved in a crime. At the end of the day, you had a lot of circumstantial evidence until the Snapchat video. You cannot get past that video. You can't get past the lies around the video. You were at the Kennels with your wife and son after telling everyone for months you were never there. And then, as prosecutors say, their phones stopped working forever moments later. There's no way you didn't know, even if you didn't pull the trigger yourself, you would have been at the scene and you said you weren't. Now you can absolutely expect this upcoming trial will not look anything like the first trial. They never do on a retrial. Everyone will look at what worked well, what didn't, where to hone in more, where to back off. The prosecution may not be able to enter as much evidence on the financial crimes this go around. Perhaps, perhaps. And I say perhaps. Alex will have learned his lesson and not testify this time. But honestly, how can he not? That video has to be explained. And frankly, you can't explain it. It's the nail in the coffin. It will be the most interesting thing about the second trial. How will they deal with that this time? It's not enough to say you were on drugs and paranoid. They died moments later. You couldn't have even made it a hundred yards in your golf cart from the time the shots were fired. What a tangled web indeed. You are a known liar. You lied to your clients, you lied to your law firm, you lied to your family. But a liar doesn't make you a murderer, except in this case, a video timeline couched in a lie leaves you with one huge problem. Will they get a second conviction? Probably. Will they get the death penalty if they seek it? I highly doubt it. If you didn't seek it the first time, I'll say it again, don't do it now. You look petty doing it. You don't need that to get what you want. It would be nice to see everyone just do their jobs this time. But it wouldn't be as entertaining, I mean really. And let's face it, we all bought tickets to the circus the last time, and so it goes. We are back under the big top. What is getting lost in all of it is the brutal murders of a wife, a mother, and her son. And no matter how rough the commentary has been over the son and the boat crash and his personality, he didn't deserve to be brutally murdered. What's worse, he saw his killer. Likely as the second shot was fired, he knows who shot him. And he left a video that is becoming harder and harder to dispute. He knew, and she likely knew too, even if her brain didn't have time to fully process what she was seeing at the time. And of course, the dogs know, but they can't tell you. Above all, God saw it all. There is a higher judgment coming, higher than any court in the land. With that judge, nothing is hidden. Until next time, be sure to like, comment, and follow to never miss an episode. This has been Real Talk with Stacey Kelly. I'll see you next time.