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And does anybody ever explore the possibility that Alec may have had an accomplice?
I mean with regard to his financial crimes definitely. With the double murder it seems like SLED really just
hones in on him. Now the defense, they present a two-shooter theory based mainly on the
fact that there were two different guns that were used, but they obviously assert that neither of those two
shooters was Alec. Honestly, we're so deep into the story I kind of forgot that there were two different guns that
were used. I know. And like it's such an oddity in this case. And like when you talk about the guns like the other weird
thing that I don't think I touched on is they did a bunch of crime scene analysis
and the angle of the shots fired also are weird to me. Like they point to an assailant that was shorter than Alec.
Alec is like 6'3 6'4. And is that like the analysis of all the shots or just one or just like some of them? So
the what they think is I think they believe that Paul was shot first. The initial shot to Paul's shoulder seemed
more straight on. All of the others were like angled up. I'm I'm also just thinking like Alec was a
trial lawyer. And we already know about one incident that he staged involving a guy. And like he would have known that
using two weapons would complicate a case against him in a courtroom.

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Brief Summary

The episode examines Alec Murdoch's double murder case and the two-shooter theory, highlighting crime scene analysis and implications of his legal background.

Key points

The Two-Shooter Theory. The defense presents a theory involving two shooters, neither of whom is Alec.
Crime Scene Analysis. Analysis suggests an assailant shorter than Alec fired the shots.

Episode highlights

Crime Scene AnalysisAnalysis suggests an assailant shorter than Alec fired the shots.“The angle of the shots fired also are weird to me.”0:42Oct 20, 2025

Episode quotes

Does anybody ever explore the possibility that Alec may have had an accomplice?

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