Onlookers, tucked into back corners of the overflowing courtroom, whispered to each other with each bit of moving testimony. A juror requested tissues to wipe away tears. Even members of the defendant’s family could be seen battling the emotions as John McMorris testified Thursday to the afternoon of Sept. 30, 2018, when he tended to his son in what would end up being the final hours of his young life. READ
A toxicologist’s notes that had not been turned over in the case against Thomas Murphy include projections that show the defendant’s blood alcohol level could have been less than what the expert testified to in court Tuesday and, more importantly, below the legal threshold for several charges in the indictment. READ
A toxicologist who testified Tuesday that Thomas Murphy’s blood alcohol content was likely two times over the legal limit at the time he crashed into a pack of Boy Scouts last September, was asked to return to the witness stand for a second day of testimony after it was revealed that he failed to turn over to prosecutors notes he took in relation to the case. READ
The jury heard testimony about key blood alcohol evidence Monday in the trial of Thomas Murphy, the Holbrook man accused of a drunken driving crash that caused the death of a 12-year-old Wading River boy and injured several of his friends in Manorville last year. READ
The defense attorney for Thomas Murphy, the 60-year-old Holbrook man accused of driving drunk into a pack of Boy Scouts in Manorville, killing one, called into question how the vial carrying blood drawn from his client was transported and whether investigators in the case had conflicts of interest due to close ties with the victims’ families on the trial’s 10th day Wednesday. READ
Two more Suffolk County police officers testified Tuesday that they believe Thomas Murphy was intoxicated on the day he struck a pack of Boy Scouts in Manorville last year, killing one and severely injuring another. READ
The arresting officer in the case of Thomas Murphy, the man accused of driving into a pack of Boy Scouts last year, killing a 12-year-old Wading River boy, testified Monday that the Holbrook man had bloodshot eyes, the odor of alcohol on his breath and was unsteady on his feet at the Manorville crash scene. READ
The trial of Thomas Murphy came to an abrupt halt Friday afternoon after the defense raised a legal issue and the judge sent the jury home for the weekend as both sides worked to sort it out. READ