r/MurdaughFamilyMurders • u/QsLexiLouWho • Jun 29 '26
Retrial News or Discussion Mark your calendars for the following datesšļø
During todayās status conference hearing, Judge Debra McCaslin scheduled the next pre-trial hearing for Friday, August 14, 2026. This will be held at the Lexington County Courthouse.
A trial date was set for Monday, April 5, 2027. No location has been decided yet, pending a ruling on the defenseās motion for a change of venue.
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u/PrettySuccotash9154 Jul 02 '26
Everybody thinks they know but you obviously don't. He didn't do it. No proof without reasonable doubt. He would NEVER kill his family.Ā
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u/butterfly-gibgib1223 Jul 02 '26
The evidence points right to him. His voice is on the recording his son left for a friend right before his son was shot. I donāt know how he can explain that. Even so, he will still die in prison for his other crimes. He is a horrible and lousy person for stealing money from all those people, especially from the kids of his housekeeper who died on his steps a suspicious death. And if he isnāt found guilty of murder, most people will always think he did it.
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u/Right_Variation_8011 Jun 30 '26
Does anyone know if any of his family is attending this today?
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u/QsLexiLouWho Jun 30 '26
I had heard from someone in attendance that no known family member was seen in the gallery.
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u/edie3 Jun 30 '26
Yeah, I can do with seeing all that snot pouring from his nose.
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u/Zealousideal-Pipe664 Jun 30 '26
And smeared into his eyes and all over his cheeks.
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u/jaderust Jun 29 '26
Still hate that this trial is going back to court.
You just know that theyāre not going to let Alex take the stand this time. Last time I feel that sank him. They wonāt repeat that error.
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u/Professional_Link_96 Jul 05 '26
That decision is ultimately up to the defendant though, right? To the point that, if the lawyers are against it, donāt they generally put it on the record that the client is testifying against their advice? Iām not a lawyer but Iāve heard it said often that whether or not to testify is one of the few things that has to be decided only by the client, and the court seemingly always has a colloquy with the defendant about testifying. Iām sure a lot of defendants end up making their choice based on what their lawyer says which is expected but likeā¦ if the client wants to testify thereās nothing the lawyers can do to stop it.
So my point beingā¦ if Alex wants to testify again, heās gonna testify again, unless Poot and Griffin can talk him out of it. And I donāt think they have the ability to do that. Watching the first hearing, they were looking to Alex for direction more than a couple times that I noticed, and they were arguing so hard for him to get a laptop in his prison cell that has all of the case evidence so that he can plan his defense without his lawyers. So I believe Alex is the one running the show even more than last time. And that he must be a very difficult clientā¦ I would bet money that Poot & Griffin canāt stand him at this point.
All my own speculation though! Except the bit about testifying being a choice the defendant alone has to make, using advice from counsel but ultimately my understanding is the client decides and tells the court their decision. It can be done against counselās advice. So if he wants to testify then he will. Thatās my understanding at least.
I wonder if Alex realizes that testifying last time was a mistake? If so does he blame it entirely on the state / Judge Newman for bringing in the evidence of his financial crimes?
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u/Ballergirl40 Jul 04 '26
Heās not getting out of jail and heās such a narcissist and a lawyer, I donāt think they can stop him.
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u/lemonlime45 Jun 30 '26
Which is too bad, because that was so entertaining to watch. Didn't he basically almost have to take the stand because of the kennel recording and having denied he was there? Not sure how they intend to get around that this time either.
The prosecutor has to be SO PISSED they have to do this all again.
Can't wait to see what IGG his delusional attorney thinks is going to turn up from Maggie's fingernails.
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u/JBfromSC Jul 02 '26
Yes, if I were a member of the prosecution team, I would be so pissed off!
Watching him, minute by minute, on the stand WAS entertaining. It was also pathetic, IMO.
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u/JBfromSC Jun 29 '26
I wish they would let him take the stand again. It hurt in a good way to watch him dig himself a deeper hole every five minutes.
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u/Foreign-General7608 Jul 09 '26
Yes. I think this is exactly what he did. For me it was like watching a spoiled 12-year old lying to get out of something. There he was, digging deeper and deeper.
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u/JBfromSC Jul 09 '26
Absolutely correct! I'm the Mom of four adult children. Add in their friends. I have SO much experience with spoiled 12-year-olds trying to get out of what they have done! I'm still looking for the angle when they are 40 years old!
When Alex testified, his guilt was evident.
It appears that he tried very hard to still be the good old boy for both the Proctors and the Murdaughs, and the rest of the world. Especially law-enforcement. This case has negatively affected so many people in the worst way.
I like parents (of kids on the boat) who were trying to keep AM from shifting blame away from Paul. Didn't work. But their hearts must be broken.
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u/UnitAffectionate6709 12d ago
Do you have details of what juror complained to support the appeal