Alex Murdaugh, a well-known attorney in South Carolina, is on trial for killing two people and the trial has gotten a lot of attention, in part because of how prosecutor Savanna Goude looked during the defense’s closing argument
In June 2021, he was charged with killing his wife Margaret and their son Paul. Alex’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all top prosecutors for a total of 90 years. This makes the Murdaugh family well-known in the Lowcountry area of the state.
Who is attorney Savanna Goude in the Alex Murdaugh murders trial after her expressions video goes viral
Savannah’s face is EVERYTHING. #MurdaughTrial pic.twitter.com/OCdPB4HGoM
— Mish (@MichTotHed) March 2, 2023
Savanna Goude. Assistant attorney general. She is second chair on the case … #MurdaughTrial https://t.co/jVBQdP1Tt7
— FITSNews (@fitsnews) February 7, 2023
During the trial, defence witnesses like forensic scientist Timothy Palmbach and forensic pathologist Dr. Jonathan Eisenstat were questioned by both sides. Palmbach said that the person who killed Paul Murdaugh probably was in the feed room when he or she fired the two shots that went through the top of Murdaugh’s head and killed him.
SAVANNA GOUDE IS ALL OF US #MurdaughTrial pic.twitter.com/ko2UxI0Lq8
— Jay (@theshamingofjay) March 2, 2023
Savanna Goude wondered how the shooter could have gotten into the feed room without leaving any bloody footprints, since only Paul’s footprints were found in the room. Palmbach confirmed that the only reports he had seen were those given to him by the defence and that he had not seen the SLED reports that said Paul’s footprints were there.
Savanna Goude’s facial expression goes viral on camera
Eisenstat said that Paul Murdaugh’s death was caused by a crime, and that the gunshots would have come from a range of about six inches, making a small pattern that spreads within a foot. His head was cut off at the top, and his brain was on the floor.
After Palmbach’s testimony, the defence was done making its case, and the prosecution brought in witnesses to refute it later that week during closing arguments.
I don’t think she agrees with Jim Griffin #AlexMurdaughTrial pic.twitter.com/KNE9A73OXM
— Elroy Jetson (@janesboyelroy) March 2, 2023
During the closing argument for the defence, Savanna Goude’s face was caught on camera, which caused a stir on social media. Strange things have happened during the trial, like when Murdaugh hired a man to kill him in a fake car accident.
Prosecutor Savannah Goude: “Unfortunately, we’re going to have to go through all of the cuttings”, lots of DNA testing results being testified to by Zapata, should take us all the way until lunch break #MurdaughTrial
— Alex Tejada ABC Columbia (@AlexTejadaNews) February 13, 2023
Who is Savanna Goude?
Aside from her job as a prosecutor in the Alex Murdaugh trial, not much is known about Goude. During the trial, she asked Palmbach and Eisenstat, among other witnesses, questions about the evidence presented by the defence. Even though Goude’s face during the trial got a lot of attention, the case against Murdaugh will be judged on how well she did her job as a prosecutor.
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