John Meadors has been practicing
law in the Midlands for 35 year.
In that time, he's worked as a criminal
defense attorney and a prosecut.
In January, he was hired by the state
Attorney General's office to assist in
the Alec Murdoch double murder trial.
With very little time to prepar,
Meadors quickly learned the stae
had a star witness in the case,
a witness that never took the s,
and a witness.
Matters never met until just recently.
Come here Bubba. Hey Bubba.
John Matters is a dog lover.
Especially this dog,
a 10 year old lab named Bubba wo
happened to play a key role in e
state's prosecution of Alec Mur.
A lot of folks think they have
a sixth sense and I don't know.
I just just thought about it and you know,
maybe Bubba knew what was what s
coming and grabbing the chicken.
Having Alex say Bubba.
In fact, Bubba was a key part
of matters. Closing arguments in
Murdoch's double murder trial.
That dog negates all. Thank you,
Bubba. Hey, hey, hey. Good dog.
Bubba was Maggie Murdoch's
dog and was at the kennels
the night of the murders.
And because of Bubba,
we know Alec Murdoch was there .
Bubba's actions prompted Alec
Murdock to speak to the dog,
not knowing he was being
recorded by his son Paul.
He locked himself into
not going to the kennels.
And as you know, when the kennel
video came out, it was, I think,
just impossible for him to get
around those previous lives.
And that's why I've said,
and I'll say it again,
law enforcement did an incredible job
in in in handling those intervis
and getting him to commit to a story.
Which ultimately the jury didn't believe.
You seemed very aggravated that
the defense in their arguments
were saying that SLED and law
enforcement in general did a vey
poor job in this investigation.
I took a particular offense bece
they were putting law enforcemen
trial and and they came from a family
that had been prosecutors there.
His father who I, who I knew and had been
been very nice to me and we're saying
what a terrible job law enforcement did.
While he wasn't given the most
valuable and important piece of
information that was out there,
that I was down there and he wae
one who is actually obstruction,
obstructing and withholding judgment,
Yet I found that quite hypocritl
and quite offensive. I did.
Matters didn't join the
prosecuting team until just wees
before the case with the trial,
but he knew he had something tht
was undeniable proof that Alec
Murdoch lied to investigators.
A witness to two murders.
That spoke, tell me about
without speaking at all.
I don't think there was a more
unconditional love and any other
way Bubba could have shown his
love for Maggie than what he di.
And it was just so tragic all the way around.
Just just as tragic as it gets.
And and and I do.
I don't know what the right
word ironic or something. That
man's best friend and this case woman's
best friend was the key witness.
It's a nice doggie in it.
Well, in case you're wondering,
Bubba is living with Blanca,
the Murdoch's former housekeepe.
She did not want to go on camerr
our story, but she tells me that Bubba
has adjusted well to his new hoe
since living with her.
It makes me I'm a dog lover too.
It makes me very happy.
I think a lot of us that followed the trial,
Jerry, you and I both covered i.
It broke your heart as a dog moo
think about what the dogs witned
that night and if they knew and if they
understood and what they unders.
So the fact that Bubba is living
out his life with Blanca,
who obviously loved him and loved Maggie,
definitely is poignant.
Can you imagine what may have
happened? Had Bubba not have the trap,
the chicken and the and and never made Alec
Murdoch speak no at the dog kennels, no.
There would have been no way to corroborate
that he never went down to the kennels
that night. So it's just an
incredible twist of fate.
And like he said, man's best
friend ended up testifying in the end.