BREAKING: Murdaugh says under oath that he repeatedly lied to authorities, swindled clients out of millions, and asked a distant relative to shoot him in the head as part of an elaborate scheme that would enable his eldest son to collect life insurance.
Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney on trial for allegedly shooting his wife and son, admitted Thursday under oath that he had repeatedly lied to authorities, swindled clients out of millions of dollars, and asked a distant relative to shoot him in the head as part of an elaborate scheme that would enable his eldest son to collect life insurance.
Murdaugh, who sobbed repeatedly on the stand, blamed his spiral on an addiction to oxycodone that had gotten so severe that he drained his bank account to keep up with the cravings. ALEX MURDAUGH TRIAL: MURDAUGH TESTIFIES HE DID NOT SHOOT WIFE, SON, BLAMES DRUG ADDICTION FOR LIES TO POLICEWiping away tears, he testified that despite the circumstances, he would never do anything to hurt his wife Maggie, 52, and their youngest son, Paul, 22. Both were gunned down in June 2021. Murdaugh, who had denied being in the vicinity of the shootings for nearly two years, admitted he lied to authorities about his whereabouts.
His team of attorneys has argued that he had neither the motive, prowess, nor time to execute his wife and son. They have also pointed to videos shot on Paul Murdaugh's cellphone that showed the family bonding.The prosecution, which rested its case on Friday, has painted Murdaugh as a powerful and wealthy lawyer who came from a privileged background and believed the law did not apply to him.
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