Re: "captured audio of the killings, and subsequent removal of the bodies"
"On a one-second buffer ?"
If I understand correctly, the one-second is used as Alexa is listening for the "wake word". Once that is detected, longer term recording commences.
So it continuously records and deletes sounds in one-second increments, until it hears "Alexa"; then it records until the task is completed.
If you believe Amazon...