Eyes of ‘the monster’: Alex Murdaugh couldn’t hide his lyin’ eyes
In the end, Alex Murdaugh couldn’t hide his lyin’ eyes.
Murdaugh is a prominent attorney from a powerful family in the South Carolina Lowcountry. A persistent and persuasive … liar. And murderer. Murdaugh’s fate was sealed when he took the stand in his own defense.
Judge Clifton Newman’s personal Shakespearean condemnation of Murdaugh is a thing of tragic beauty. And so is one juror’s candid comments after the jury’s quick decision.
“He’s a good liar, but not good enough,” juror Craig Moyer told Eva Pilgrim on “Good Morning America.”
“He never showed remorse. He never cried. All he did was blow snot,” Moyer said. “No tears.”
“I saw his eyes.”
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Excerpts from Judge Newman’s comments to Murdaugh:
“Remind me of the expression you gave on the witness stand. Oh, what tangled web we weave. What did you mean by that?”
“I meant when I lied, I continued to lie,” Murdaugh replied.
“And the question is when will it end? When will it end? And it has ended already for the jury, because they’ve concluded that you continue to lie and lied throughout your testimony. And perhaps with all the throng of people here, they for the most part all believe or 80, 90& or 99% believe that you continue to lie now when your statement of denial to the court.”
Watch the video of Judge Newman addressing Murdaugh before sentencing.
“But within your own soul, you have to deal with that. And I know you have to see Paul and Maggie during the nighttime when you’re attempting to go to sleep. I’m sure they come and visit you, I’m sure.”
Murdaugh replied: “All day and every night.”
“I’m sure,” Newman said. “And they will continue to do so. And reflect on the last time they looked you in the eyes, as you looked the jury in the eyes.”
Murdaugh insisted: “I will tell you again. I respect this court, but I am innocent. I would never under any circumstances hurt my wife Maggie and I would never under any circumstances hurt my son paw-paw.”
“And it might not have been you,” Newman replied. “It might have been the monster you become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills, and maybe you become another person. I have seen that before. The person standing before me was not the person who committed the crime, though it is the same individual. We’ll leave that at that.”
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