Buster Murdaugh, 26, is expected to be called as the defense’s first witness Tuesday, a source told CNN.
Buster also took a central role in one of the most bizarre incidents after the double murders — when his dad tried to get a pal to murder him in a con toThat scandal was not initially supposed to be mentioned during the murder trial, but was allowed once Murdaugh’s own layers first referred to it.
Alex tried to get himself killed to cash in a $10 million life insurance for his surviving son, Buster, right.The report of Buster Murdaugh’s planned testimony comes as his father’s lawyers have yet to indicate if the disgraced legal scion will take the stand. Prosecutors called 61 witnesses and introduced more than 550 pieces of evidence over 17 days of testimony — much of which appeared to challenge Murdaugh’s claims that he was not at the house when his wife and son were shot dead.The once-powerful legal scion denies murdering his wife and youngest son.
Legal experts suggest those charges could stop him from wanting to testify during the murder trial, because it could open him up to be quizzed about them, painting him in a bad light.
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