murdoch was being questioned for a third time. a few months after the murders. did you consider alex murdock's suspect in the death of his son and his wife? he was the only known suspect at that time. yes defense, pressing that agent getting him to admit they never asked murdoch for those clothes seen in paul's video, even pilgrim abc news, walterboro, south carolina. eva, thank you coming up tooth fairy inflation is the going rate. really 20 bucks. rina for us, remembering a hollywood screen siren how raquel welch sizzled both the big screen and the small screen for more than 50 years. you're watching world news now. the final season february 22nd on fx stream on hulu. no problem. nothing hustle. get behind the modesty screen and dropping. he'll never get away with. this will come home for supper. every cop in bolt will be on your tail supper . what's it called the boulder? the difference. that was the legendary raquel welch playing an evil space invader alongside robin williams on abc's mork and mindy duo, the international sex symbol and hollywood superstar has died at the age of

jurors and the double murder trial of alex bird all have heard testimony from his surviving son, buster murdoch, was asked by his father's attorneys about several claims prosecutors have ma wasn't evenm reports from south carolina. but the trees dot thank you, mr murdoch, taking the stand in his father's defense, describing the first time he saw his dad after learning his mom and brother had been shot to death destroyed his heartbroken i walked in the door and saw him and um, gave me a hug and just just broken down at the time of the murders. buster said his mom was worried the family could lose millions inpav in a fatal boatolvent crash cond all of it. and when she read the negative stuff, yeah. made her feel upset the defense asking buster to weigh in on that disputed audio of his dad's interview with police and whether alex said about paul's death. i did him so bad or they did him so bad. did it so bad, your dad say said they did themselves. they did them so bad. is that the first time you heard him say they didn't so bad buster, saying his dad had used that expression ever since the night o

attorneys for alex murdoch are trying to show that investigators were sloppy and incomplete while working at the scene where murdoch's wife and son paul were murdered. they do an adequate job to show the absence of the minimum the absence of any other evidence don't believe so called murdoch's former law partner and friend, mark ball to testify about potential evidence, including some of paul's remains , which he says were found by the family one day after investigators had finished collecting evidence just infuriated me that this young man had been murdered and there were still his remains there. it's kind of like walking across the grave. just it's one of those things you just don't do also testified how angry he was at murdoch for the alleged financial crimes that cost their law firm millions. but paul said he's not convinced murdoch is a murderer as hell. but on the other hand i'm not saying because he did that. he's done what he's accused of still acknowledged he may not have known murdoch as well as he thought effortlessly and easily led to you for years, and you didn't know it didn

a south carolina jury is one step closer to deciding alex murdoch's fate. disgraced former attorney accused of killing his wife and son defense rests your honor the defense resting its case after calling to crime scene experts to testify about the possibility that there were two shooters. my opinion is the totality of the evidence is more suggestive of a two shooters scenario, one expert claiming there would have been no time for a single shooter to kill. murdoch's son, paul, then grabbed the second weapon and kill maggie murdock because he says, blow oh, back from the first shotgun blast would have slowed him down. it'll basically be what we call back. spattering or back motion and the person holding that gun would they be subject to being covered in that material? yes they were very forceful way. yes prosecutors point out that expert never wrote up a report on his findings or sources defense yesterday, also calling murdock's brother to the stand. i promise you no. mother or father and uncle. should ever have to see and do what i did that day. john marvin

>> yes, on my ship, yes. >> this woman is the only witness who saw alex murdoch around the time of theelle shirley smith work as a caregiver for alex mother and says alec came to his mom's home sometime after 9 pm on june 7th 2021. that would've been shortly after the state says maggie and paul murdoch's phones ceased all activity. meaning they were likely dead. alex mother had alzheimer's, smith said his mother was sleeping that night and that it was unusual for alec to come visit her so late. smith recalled alec state about 15 to 20 minutes. despite that, she says she told her the next day unsolicited that he was there much longer than that. >> just to be clear, what was the statement that he said about how long he was here? >> 30 to 40 minutes. >> his face was, i was here -- >> i was here, 30 to 40 minutes. >> was either 30 to 40 minutes that night? >> not to my knowledge. >> smith tried on the stand as he shared how that conversation with alex made her so nervous, she called her brother to tell him about it. she seemed to suggest that alec was sending her a message to say, he was t

big decision at the alex murdoch trial. the judge is allowing jurors to visit the crime scene where the ones prominent lawyer allegedly murdered his wife and son to cover up financial crimes. it comes as a defense tries to make the case that there were two shooters this morning. a south carolina jury is one step closer to deciding alec murdoch's fate. the disgraced former attorney accused of killing his wife and son. defense rests your honor defense resting its case after calling to crime scene experts to testify about the possibility that there were two shooters. my opinion is the totality of the evidence is more suggestive of a two shooter scenario, one expert claiming there would have been no time for a single shooter to kill murdoch's son. paul then grabbed the second weapon and kill maggie murdock because he says blowback from the first shotgun blast would have slowed him down. what we call back spattering or back motion and the person holding that gun would they be subject to being covered in that material? yes very f

alex murdoch grew visibly upset in court, wiping his eyes as the pathologist walked the jury through graphic images of the gunshot wounds, she said paul murdoch was first shot in the chest at close range, then turned towards the shooter was facing in the direction from where, um, the shotgun waste fired, the pathologist said. maggie murdock was shot multiple times with an assault rifle before being fatally wounded with a shot to the back of her head and this wound it's in a clearly downward direction. it was entered the back of her head when the back of the skull also revealed in court yesterday, evidence that blood was found on the steering wheel of murders car at the scene of the murders , and later today, the defense will cross examine that pathologist, a luxury hair care brand is facing a lawsuit that claims its products caused baldness and blisters. flexes supposed to restore damaged hair , but some consumers claim it does the opposite in response to plex is defending its products, saying there are many causes of hair loss. it'll involving expensive bourbon in the pacific northwe

we turn now to a setback for the defense at the alex murdoch murder trial. he's the once prominent south carolina attorney charged with murdering his wife and son allegations that he stole money from his clients and friends could now come into play while a caretaker for his mother revealed new questions about the timeline in this case. emotional new testimony at the alex murdoch trial, this time from a caregiver for murdock's mother family, a good family and i love working here. sorry all this happened. shelley smith's testimony challenges the timeline. murdoch gave police, she says. hours after the murders, murdoch made an unusual visit to his sleeping mother. and later she says he tried to insist that his visit lasted about 40 minutes instead of 20. days later, smith says, murdoch returned knocking on the window at 6 30 am carrying something under his arm, holding something like this. what did it look like? blue toy like a toy investigators holding up not a tarp, but a blue raincoat recovered from the home of murders. parents prosecutors say it had gunshot

attorneys for alex murdoch are trying to show that investigators were sloppy and incomplete while working at the scene where murdoch's wife and son paul were murdered. did they do an adequate job to show the absence of the minimum the absence of any other evidence don't believe so called murdoch's former law partner and friend, mark ball to testify about potential evidence, including some of paul's remains , which he says were found by the family one day after investigators had finished collecting evidence just infuriated me that this young man had been murdered and they were still his remains there. it's kind of like walking across the graves from just it's one of those things you just don't do also testified how angry he was at murdoch for the alleged financial crimes that cost their law firm millions. but paul said he's not convinced murdoch is a murderer as hell. but on the other hand i'm not saying because he did that. he's done. what. he's accused of. still he acknowledged he may not have known murdoch as well as he thought effortlessly and easily lied to you for years. and you didn

what is especially significant about this video decides the time span, is what alex murdoch is wearing the long, pants the short sleeve blue, shirt testimony shows when police responded to the 9-1-1 call a couple hours later, alex was wearing something different, shorts, and a white t-shirt. >> they are foreshadowing their effort to prove that somehow he showered, off washed his clothes, made those closed, disappeared, and changed. >> on cross examination, and the defense seemed to try and show that someone else may have shown where paul murdaugh was based on his snapchat, and that person killed paul and his mother. >> is it possible for -- i mean, i don't know how it, works for some or all of paul's friends to have access to his location through the app? >> yes, if he made his settings a visible, this geolocation visible to his friends, yes. >> that plays right into what alex murdaugh told investigators where after the killings, that paul had been receiving threats following a boat crash he was involved in. a young woman died in that crash, and paul had been charged with driving the b

alex murdoch's trial will resume in the coming hours with more testimony from a pathologist. icers who arrived the night murdoch's wife and son were killed in 2021. cnn's randi kaye has more. >> both gunshot wounds to the. head >> it's just before 10:30 pm on june 7th, 2021, the night maggie and paul murdoch were murdered. this is body cam footage from -- it was first on the scene mom moments after arriving he spots alex murdoch. >> i want to let you know because of the scene i did get a gun and brought it down here. is >> it in the vehicle? we have a? tanya >> knowles just leaning up against the side of my car. >> you're fine turnaround for me. >> i don't have. any >> yeah i see that. >> first responders have testified in court they never saw any tears. moments before sergeant greene arrives, murdoch also offers his testimony why someone would kill them. >> this is a long story. my son was in a boat wreck, he's been getting threats, most of it's been benign stuff we didn't take seriously. he's been getting punched. i know that's what it is. a key moment in the body cam footag

alex murdoch is accused of killing his wife and younger son, paul. is attorneys have called witnesses trying to poke holes in the timeline laid out by prosecutors. it's unclear if murdoch will testify in his own defense time. now for a look at your tuesday weather. midwest is bracing for three day snowstorm that could drop two ft of snow in the twin cities. it's all part of a system bringing snow from southern california to new england. this week. even a lake could get a little snow. the other side of the country is expecting some february heat. the southeast could see record highs by thursday and checking today's high temperatures. dallas will be warmer than miami , new orleans could see the warmest mardi gras in decades, but only in the forties in the pacific northwest. come. the highest paying college have in co, bu first, a woman is dragged into a lake and killed by an alligator. how a trapper finally caught that. gator and congressman jorge santos admits he's a quote. terrible liar. what else he's now saying. it forward to help people in need. mo

major development at the trial of prominent south carolina attorney alex murdoch. he's charged with killing his wife and his son, paul. prosecutors say video found on paul's cell phone taken minutes before the murders, shows dog kennels on the family's property where the bodies were later found. family friends identified alex murdock's voice on that video. it seems to contradict what murdoch told police. he said he was nowhere near the kennels until after the murders. what voices did you hear? paul's miss maggie mastella. and how sure are you now? positive. 100% that's correct. so alex also goes by alec court reporters described the defense is largely ignoring the video during cross examination, instead painting murder as a family man and questioning phone data used as evidence. prosecutors argue murdoch committed the murders to prevent financial crimes from coming to light. he's pleaded not guilty. time now for a look at your thursday weather. morning. the ice storm is winding down this morning, but sleet and freezing rain could impede your travel until the temper

guest: i certainly agree with paul the prosecution is put on pretty compelling evidence that alex murdochlings at the end of his rope. any adjustment confronted hours earlier by is so law firm for silly money from partners offer myself, the client some of the friends & you tenuously come his wife discovered bags and bags, drugs and part of his embezzlement in the drug running schemes and so the world around alex murdoch, was crumbling around him and prosecutors theorizing that he killed his wife and his son in order to gain sympathy and prevent these embezzlement and drug schemes from coming to light. the most damning evidence against him is the son cell phone audiotape in which literally, moments before the killings, alex murdoch voices heard in the background and he told police that he was asleep on the couch. that audio recording, puts them at the scene of a crime, roughly at the time on the crimes and puts it to his statement him into police along with inconsistencies in omissions and pure fabrication and all of the defense can do, has typed up and try to portray the keystone cops on

after this interview, doing this review, did you consider alex murdoch a suspect in the death of hisand his wife? he was the only known suspect at that time.es fm rdattorney, the invem any other possible suspects at that time, not even the people that defense says supplied murders $50,000 a week drug habit. did you develop any information that any smith was skimming money that allen was paying him for the drugs? if he wasn't paying the gang everything they would do i am not. aware of that information. as for what's next, the jury could hear evidence about a roadside shooting allegedly staged by murder last fall, described as a botched suicide attempt. an fda panel is now recommending narcan be sold over the counter. the experts unanimously agreed that the nasal spray is safe for use without a prescription. the drug is credited with saving thousands of lives. during the opioid crisis. the fda will make the final decision in the coming weeks coming up a thief with a sweet tooth. how 200,000 cadbury chocolate eggs were stolen, but first, a different kind of work out. a woman is attacked

the ones providing care. ♪ there's only one mass general brigham. >> could the murder case of alex murdochch, on trial in south carolina, accused of killing his wife meghan's 22 year old son paul in 2021. alex murdoch was disbarred from practicing law. he comes from what was once a prominent legal family and state. but precise statements to law enforcement the aftermath emitters was today big part of a legal battle in court. our randi kaye was there in walterboro. >> according to your testimony, he says, i did him so bad. >> that is what i understood him to say, yes, sir. >> alex murdaugh's defense lawyer, cross examining his special investigator and witness for the prosecution. the goal? to clear up what he heard or thought he heard alex murdaugh say. that seemed to sound like a confession. when alec was interviewed by investigators on june 10th, 2021, just a few days after his wife and son were murdered, he said this one talking about his son, paul. >> it's just so bad, i did him so bad. >> the witness, special agent jeff croft, who had -- the had told the court he thought alex said, i d

prosecutors say that night, alex murdoch shot maggie and his son paul, to death at close range on the family's estate. maggie's sister remembers asking alec, if you thought they suffered. i did, at one point asked him s maggie suffered. he assured me that she did not. now i don't think that's true. maggie's sister, saying after the murder , she found it odd. alec was still preoccupied with clearing his son's name. paul had been facing charges for a fatal boat crash. and i thought that was so strange because my number one goal was to find out who killed my sister and pop. you ever act scared or afraid that the real real killers were out there somewhere. i think everybody was afraid. and well, it didn't seem to be afraid. but the defense team at pressing maggie's sister on the state of the murdochs marriage, the jury. what do you believe balanced relationship with maggie was it was good. it wasn't perfect. um but maggie was happy. the state is expected to wrap their case sometime this week. the defense has said it will take about a week and a half to lay out their side. then this will a

the prosecution is trying to convince the jury that alex murdoch murdered his wife and son because ithe thought he could shift attention by himself some time to deal with all of the financial issues that were, in his view, they say, coming to the surface. back to you. >> thanks to nbc's alison barber for that. coming up, everybody, parkland shooting survivor david hague joins me to talk about the ongoing fight to end gun violence, as we mark the fifth anniversary of the attack. and a surprising new survey reveals just how impactful the suppression of black history lessons in red states is to both students and educators. ♪ ♪ ♪ tment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it's one pill, once a day, that's effective without topical steroids. many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin while some saw up to 100% clear skin. plus, they felt fast itch relief some as early as 2 days. that's rinvoq relief. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serio

we have more on our website now to the alex murdoch trial. today jurors are set to hear evidence that the former attorney stole money from his law firm well before he allegedly killed his wife and son. monday the panel heard testimony from a woman who said he made an unusual visit the day of the murders. emotional new testimony at the alex murder trial, this time from a caregiver for murdock's mother, good family, and i love working here. i'm sorry. all this happened. testimony challenges the timeline. murdoch gave police, she says. hours after the murders, murder made an unusual visit to his sleeping mother. and later she says he tried to insist that his visit lasted about 40 minutes instead of 20. days later, smith says murdoch returned knocking on the window at 6 30 am carrying something under his arm. there's something like this look like like a blue toy like a toy investigators holding up not a tarp, but a blue raincoat recovered from the home of murders. parents prosecutors say it had gunshot residue on it. the defense firing back askin

the double murder trial of once prominent south carolina attorney alex murdoch was disrupted when someone phoned in a bomb threat to the courthouse. murdoch is being tried for the murders of his wife and son. abc is eva pilgrim is covering the trial for us. a dramatic disruption at the murdoch trial. gentlemen we have to evacuate the building from the bill call, claiming there was a bomb in the judge's chamber, forcing an evacuation crowds streaming from the building as authorities did a security sweep. murdoch whisked away in a van. a few hours later , it was back to business. but the judge making no mention of that threat bring the jury comes after the defense tried to chip away at the state's evidence showing gunshot residue. was found on murdoch's close his hand car and this raincoat seized from his parents' home unless it's cleaned off or washedoff. it'll stay for four years. it could yes. you have no idea. how gunshot primer residue. ended up on that garment. correct i cannot tell you how it got there murdoch's team, arguing it could have come from a shotgun he was holding when poli

jon: of double murder trial former south carolina attorney alex murdoch will resume monday morning jurorskey prosecution witnesses again this week including the housekeeper at the time of the murders. jonathan is live in atlanta with more common jonathan progress good evening jon the housekeeper testified she clean the family bathroom the day after the murder. she saw some shorts on the floor, some water suggesting alec murdoch had taken a shower. but she said she saw no signs of blood. simpson said too much murder murdoch made a point to tell her he were a different shirt than the one she remembered him wearing the day his wife maggie and son paul were fatally shot. fixed mr. l came over and view what shirt he had on that day, correct? >> it did feel like he was inquiring. it felt more like he was trying to convince me of the shirt that he was wearing. >> simpson agreed with the defense murdoch was a loving husband and father. but said and maggie confided in her that she felt her husband was hiding details of a multimillion dollar lawsuit he faced as a result of their son paul's 2019 boa

y ya: el ex abogado de carolina del sur, alex murdoch, acusado del doble homicidio de su esposa y su su caso. jorge: pues ordenÓ una revisiÓn mental a un hombre que fue detenido como persona de interÉs en la muerte de un conductor. un leve resfrÍo y pidiÓ al papa francisco pronunciar un discurso. el pontÍfice dijo al grupo que no podÍa leerles el escrito que prepara para ellos porque el resfrÍo le impedÍa hablar. ilia: el misterio de la semana es un enorme cero de metal que apareciÓ en una playa de japÓn, la sometieron a pruebas exhaustivas y la pasaron por rayos x. misterio todavÍa estÁ por descifrarse. luis: cuando apenas no acostumbra vamos a los platos voladores y a los globo espÍas chinos aparece en japÓn un objeto no identificado en el mar. el ser metÁlico que se encontrÓ en una playa, nadie sabe quiÉn es o de dÓnde vino, autoridades japonesas dicen que no es una bomba. por ahora son especulaciones como las que hacen las personas. >> parece una piedra gigante. luis: aunque la esfera es misteriosa, no serÍa raro que en cuestiÓn de horas o de 10 se descubra secreto de su origen,

. >> why weren't any of alex murdoch's footprints or knee prints found near their bodies?ts? >> no. >> did you see what appeared to be blood on his hands? >> i did not. >> are there other questions that stand out to you at this point? >> i think the biggest question was alex murdoch at the dog kennels at the murder scene around the time of the murders? earlier in the night he said he wasn't there until he found his wife and son dead, but at least eight witnesses testified they heard his voice on a recording extracted from his son's phone and the time stamp on that recording is 8:44 p.m., long before he called 911, anderson. >> thank you. >>> just ahead, a big win for alex baldwin's defense team on the set of his film "rust." details on that next. the unknown is not empty. it's a storm that crashes, and consumes, replacing thought with worry. but one thg can calm uncertainty. an ansr. uncovered through exploration, teamwork, and innovation. an answer that leads to even more answers. mayo clinic. you know where to go. time to protect your vehichle from winters wrath of cours

disgraced former attorney alex murdoch taking the stand in his double murder trial on thursday in fronta crowded courtroom, murdoch repeatedly said he did not kill his wife, maggie and their son, paul. june 7th. 2021 did you take this gun or any gun like it? and shoot your son paul in the chest and the feed room at your property of moselle road. no i did not says he lied to investigators about his location that night, murdoch confirmed that his voice is on a snapchat video taken by paul in the family's kennel shortly before the murders. he blamed the lies on paranoia he experienced as a result of an opioid addiction. murdoch testified that after leaving the kennels, he went back to the house and decided to visit his mother, who is battling also timers. when he returned, he went to check on maggie and paul witnesses who saw murdoch later that night, said they did not see any blood on him. but breaking down in tears. he described finding their bodies soup. so bad. on cross examination, prosecutors further pressed him on his alibi. would you also agree? that the first time that law enforce

a or back with disgraced south carolina attorney alex murdoch's surviving son, taking the stand at hisather's double murder trial. questions on everything from his dad's showering habits to what he said after the murders. yes god. buster murdoch took the stand in his father's defense, describing the first time he saw his dad after learning his mother and brother had been shot to death destroyed his heartbroken i walked in the door and saw him and um, gave me a hug and. broken down the defense asking buster to weigh in on that hotly disputed audio of his dad's interview with police and whether alex said about paul's death. i did him so bad or they did him so bad so bad. they did it so bad, your dad say said they did themselves they did so bad. is that the first time you heard him say they did him so bad buster, saying his father used that expression ever since the night of the murders, and when asked about that video taken hours before the shootings , showing his father wearing different clothes than when police responded to his 911 call official that they're dead. buster said his dad o

next the double murder child for south carolina attorney alex murdoch and his wardrobe change coming to light. prosecutors played video of murder all about two hours before the murders to prove that he changed his clothes before police arrived. prosecutors say he killed his wife and son to distract from his financial crimes and executive and murderers law firm testified yesterday describing how murder allegedly stole millions of dollars. she says that she confronted him on the day of the murders. a judge will now decide if the jury hears that testimony. time now for a look at your friday forecast. good morning. winter is making a return to the northeast for the next two days. only it's going to feel like the north pole around here. there'll be some snow squalls this morning with some low visibility. slippery roads. be very careful north and west of the i 95 corridor with those snow squalls that could give you some tricky travel conditions. meantime saturday morning, those real field temperatures in the double digits below zero, including boston and even new york city. sunday will be

. >> in this morning's gma first look, the jury one step closer to deciding alex murdoch's fate, the disgraced attorney accused of murdering his wife and son. the defense team resting after calling murdoch's younger brother as their final witness. john emotional, remembering sister-in-law and nephew. he described finding his nephew's remains after police released the crime scene. >> kno uncle s awh ity.>> this d a theory that there could have been 2 shooters, not one. we will be live outside of the courthouse. with your gma first look, i am andrea fujii. jobina: a seattle school district is raising concerns over the potentially detrimental impact of social media on their students. they claim the companies behind tiktok are harming children with a social media addiction. the schools can mission, if students are battling anxiety. >> these images coming at her quickly can have a really devastating impact on anxiety. anxiety goes up. i think depression goes up. jobina: metta says it has developed more than 30 tools to support families. reggie: coming up, stuck in class for the weekend. we

defense, busters testimony about how often his father showered given the state has suggested that alex murdochn changes, clothes after allegedly killing his wife and son. >> how frequently would your dad take a shower? >> he could take him a lot. >> and what about alex murdaugh police interview. we are one investigator testified, he thought murdaugh said, i did him so bad, regarding his son paul. the defense has argued, his client said they did him so bad, buster waiting in court after the video played. >> what did your dad say? >> he said they did him so bad. >> given that paul murdaugh was shot with a gun -- the defense leaned on buster to convince the jury, that his father would never have loaded a shotgun like that. >> you ever seen any guns on your property load in that fashion? >> no sir. >> buckshot with some sort of bergeron behind it? >> after buster finished, this forensic engineer testified for the defense. he told the jury, based on his crime scene analysis, a person shorter than alex murdaugh, who is about 64, likely killed both maggie and paul. it puts the shooter oh whoever fire

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lawrence: welcome back to cross country for the disgrace forger lawyer alex murdoch wrapping up as evidencees hold in murdoch defense and alibi charged with murdering his wife and son to get a better understanding of the case cross country did a deep dive investigation of the timeline leading up to the killings. watch. >> a double murder shrouded in mystery a south carolina legal dynasty's rapid collapse in a trail of death an destruction this is the story of alec murdoch family held seat of power of south carolina 13th solicitor nearly 100 years but the reign ended when iran doll of third retired in 2006 leaving his children including son alec and powerful positions in the legal world's private sector. and february 2018 murdoch family long time nanny gloria mysterious died after falling down a set of stairs at the home. after her death alec told gloria's sons that he would help their family sue him so they would be financially taken care of. gloria's son eventually learned that the insurance polls this paid out more than $4 million which allegedly pocketed themselves. and february 2019 ale

>> 8:49. >> minutes after the murders were believed to have occurred, alex murdochs phone showed moresy guy right there. >> the witness says cell phone data also shows someone moved maggie murdochs phone minutes after she died. >> at 9 06 -- spec orientation mode from portrait to orientation sideways. >> alec murdoch left the house that night around that same time to go visit his mother. gps data from his car shows on his drive, he slowed down right around the spot where his wife's phone was found in the woods the following day. >> after passing that location as the defendant's vehicle started to accelerate >> it does. >> radomski tells the jury data shows that murdoch arrived at his mother's house at -- and left at 9:43 p.m. >> roughly 20 minutes. >> murdoch had told investigators that he was at his mother's house for about an hour but this gps data shows he was there for just about 21 minutes. his mother caretaker testified earlier that he stopped by for about 15-20 minutes. cell phone data showed murdoch arrived back home at the murder scene just before calling 911 at 1006 p.m. >>

one of the things i found really interesting during the testimony is alex murdoch admitted voluntarily> may be 1000 milligrams or 1200 milligrams on the day i didn't take as much or did not have as much there are days many days, a lot of days, most days it was more than that many days they would be more than 2000 milligrams a day. >> you are taking 60 day or something like that? >> there are days i took more than that. >> you know, charles, he was opioid dependent, opioid tolerant taking very large amounts of opioids and abusing them. what do you think was a strategy for defense bringing this out? >> i think the strategy of the defense was to garner some sympathy for alex. it's a small town. there are a lot of people in this country particular small towns who have people who have family members have been touched by opioid addictions. but i think what the prosecution actually wanted to do the opioid addiction was show alex murdaugh gave those taken all these opioids he was able to function at a high rate while he was under these drugs he had a successful law career where he was able to

. >> ourselves in the wild week in the alex murdoch double murder trial in south carolina for courthouse evacuate over bomb threat there is more dramatic testimony as a family housekeeper told the court about his wife worried about a wrongful death lawsuit against the youngest son. charged with killing his wife and his son jonathan has been following this trial from the very beginning and has the very latest, hey jonathan. hey there eric. housekeeper testified this week she saw no blood when she was cleaning up the family's bathroom the day after the murders. but she said two months after the crime the defendant made a point of telling her he had been wearing a different shirt than the one she remembered him wearing the day has wife maggie and son paul were fatally shot. >> mr. al came over and inquiring of you what shirt he had on that day, correct? >> i didn't like using wiring it felt like he was trying to convince me of the shirt that he was wearing. >> simpson agreed with the defense murder was a loving husband and father but said maggie confided in her she felt alec was hiding deta

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. >> this is the video the prosecutors believe put abbots alex murdoch at the murder scene, around the crimes expert, testifying for the state, city extract this video from paul murdoch's home, several months after his death. the video shows a dog, but it's now the jury sees on the video that is critical to the states case. it's what they hear on its. >> what do you hear in the video? >> you hear three different voices in the video. you can tell because they're so different, you can tell that there are different voices. >> listen closely. >> and this, time the state is gonna publish that video, it's not under seal. >> i, is got a bird in his mouth. >> it's a chicken. >> the time that the video was taken, is key to the prosecutor's case. >> what time is a video recorded again? >> the camera begins at 8:40 4:49 pm. >> and ends when? >> at 8:40 5:47 pm. >> the witness told the jury, the video was taken about 8:45 pm on june 7th, 2021, the night of the murders. alex murdaugh had told investigators, at least twice, that he wasn't at the candles earlier in the night. his 9-1-1 call that nigh

that's what lead prosecutor waters was trying to expose with alex murdoch on the stand. >> i told a lie being down there and i got myself wed tom. >> reporter: for hours, waters tried to box murdaugh into a corner using cell phone data and time line evidence from the night of the murders. >> i'm still not absolutely certain exactly how they ended up at the kennel. >> reporter: he told the jury, he drove his golf cart to meet his wife maggie and son paul at the kennels. he said that was just before paul murdaugh visited this kevin. >> it certainly could have been 8:47 before i left out of there. >> reporter: murdaugh estimated it is about a two-minute drive on the golf cart. the very same time prosecutors say maggie and paul's phones seased all activity, suggesting they were dead. once back at the house -- >> you laid down on the couch? >> that's correct. >> reporter: keep in mind his phone showed no activity from 8:09 to 9:02. he said he left it at the main house when he went to the kennels. >> would you agree from 9:02 to 9:06, your phone finally come to life and starts showing a lot o

. >> reporter: accused double murderer alex murdoch's defense suffered a setback in court monday. a ruling by the judge will allow prosecutors to present evidence to support their theory he murdered his wife and son to divert attention from his money troubles. with the jury away from the courtroom, eight witnesses tabefied murdoch's financial woes. judge clifton newman then ruled jurors could hear about the possible motive. >> i find that the jury's entitled to consider whether the apparent desperation of mr. murdoch because of his dire financial situation, threat of being exposed for committing the crimes which he was later charged with resulted in the alleged crimes. >> reporter: about the time of the murders, murdoch stopped at the home of his elderly mother. testimony from her anguished caregiver suggested murdoch may have visited the home to try to establish an alibi. >> why are you crying? >> a good family and i love working there. and i'm sorry all of this happened. they're good people. >> reporter: in a late afternoon decision, the judge ruled against the defense on anothe

i will go first, the alex murdoch trial he returns to the stand tomorrow after days of bombshell testimonyn were shot to death. some say he is out lowering the prosecutor with his testimony. the courtroom drama resumes tomorrow with the defense of the prosecution calling a couple more witnesses the jury could have the case by wednesday. this is been very dramatic as you have you guys watched it. >> i definitely listen to some of it. >> i guess the jury can get the case wednesday it'll get more interesting. for all of you watching the murdaugh murders hosted none other than nancy grace, she is the whole thing covered tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern, you don't want to miss that. >> she does a great job. >> she is phenomenal. >> new study finds exercise is more effective than medication for treating mental health. >> isn't it amazing how we waste research dollars. if anyone listens to me at all in the years that physical activity is not only good for your physical health but your mental health and virtually big pharma has a large marketing budget in people look for the quick fix. this study out

but there was a very key moment when the investigator told alex murdoch that he had already determinede murders, and he really had no reaction to this. he didn't ask, how do you know that, or where is the weapon now. he also told the investigator that maggie murdaugh had wanted to come to the house that night, but her sister had testified that maggie told her that alec had asked her to come along with her son, paul. there is a very disturbing moment where alex asked how far apart maggie and paul were when they were shot and if one knew the other was dead, of course the killer would likely know that information, the investigator did not have an answer for him. >> randi kaye, appreciate it. ten days after the devastating earthquake rescuers are still pulling survival's from the rubble in turkey. we still have an elderly woman and a family we want to tell you about next. plus, doctor sanjay gupta shows us the devastation from the air. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis keeps flaring, put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable, i got rapid symptom rel

(bright music) alex murdoch trial grounded unexpected earlier today after a bomb threat forced the southcourtroom to evacuate. the threat was cleared, but no suspect has been identified. the chaos brought more drama to murdaugh's double murder trial, he was once a powerful south carolina lawyer from a well connected legal family. back with us tonight to discuss, my dear friend former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. she is now a law professor at the university of alabama. joyce, i know how personal this trial is for, you you have prosecuted cases like this, but i also know you lost your father in law. he was a federal judge, who was killed by a bomb. what is your reaction to this case and what have been today? >> so, it is an interesting confluence of events, we are seeing at the final ultimate prosecution of a bomber who was -- international terror bringing down the pan am flight. i always think about my father in law in this context, and here we have what might look like a simple nuisance, someone calling in a bomb threat to the state courthouse. bu

reggie: in today's gym a first look, alex murdoch took the stand in his own defense.led his wife and son but also admitted to lying to police. here is eva pilgrim. >> and this morning's gma first look, in a dramatic moved by the defense, alec murdoch taking the stand in his own case. >> what is your decision? >> i'm going to testify, i want to testify. >> he immediately denying he killed his wife and son. >> i didn't shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. >> murdoch admitting he lied when he said he was not at the crime scene in the minutes before the murders, acknowledging it was his voice in the video. he said he was there but left shortly afterward. >> he's got a bird in his mouth. >> mr. murdock, is that you on the video at a 40 4 p.m. june 7 the night maggie and paul were murdered? >> it is. >> has 7:00 a.m., dan abrams and another drawn this live to discuss how murdoch's testimony landed with a jury. in your gma first look, i'm eva pilgrim, walterboro, south airline a. kumasi: california is one of a few states that does not require high school students to be tau

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. >> reporter: alex murdoch has told investigators several times that on the night of the murders, hen took a nap and later drove to his mother's house. >> how long would you say you were at your mom's? >> 45 minutes, an hour. >> reporter: 45 minutes to an hour? remember, his mother's caretaker testified murdaugh came by the house for just 15 to 20 minutes that night . at least four times during this interview, when asked murdaugh if he was at the kennels where the murders took place earlier that night. before he says he found his family dead. each time, murdaugh denied being there. >> and you didn't go back down there after dinner until after visiting your mom? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: owen also asked murdaugh if it was his voice on a video investigators extracted from paul murdaugh's phone. it had been recorded at the murder scene at 8:44 p.m., just a few minutes before paul and maggie were killed. >> was it you? >> no sir. none of my times were right. >> reporter: at least eight witnesses have testified that it's alex murdaugh voice on that recording. murdaugh also had some questi

that of course is the only surviving son of alex murdoch. trial, he will very likely of course anderson, speak to the family dynamic and of course alex's relationship to his wife and son. i'm told by the same source that we can maybe see accident reconstruction faced after this, someone who can pick apart after the murder scene that night, certainly get their take on and we can also see how that lines up with the state investigators and what they found at the murder scene as well. but anderson, we are now entering our fifth week of this trial and still so many answered questions. >> this is the snapchat video paul murdaugh stuck to his fans less than an hour people believe -- is well it wearing long pants in a blue shirt. but when alex murdaugh called 9-1-1 at 10:06 pm, after he says he found his wife maggie and his son paul dead, he was wearing something else. >> driven guns on you will? >> lean up against the side of my car. >> body cam videos recorded by the first investigators on the scene show or not in shorts and a white t-shirt. quest

up and alex murdoch is double murder trial as foxes. jonathan serrie reports. the family's housekeeper took the stand today to discuss what she saw the day after the killings. even if you give this jury instruction, you can't unring the bell. alex murdock's attorneys moving for a mistrial on friday. the disgraced former attorney is on trial for the murders of his wife, maggie, and their son, paul. the defense objected to testimony from the family's housekeeper blanca simpson, after the state. asked whether maggie was concerned about money problems before she was killed, testimony elicited by the defense, they're out the trial. witnesses portraying the family as a loving. living and happy marriage. i find that this testimony properly responds to it. to that testimony, prosecutors also asked simpson to identify close alec war in a snapchat video taken the day maggie and paul were killed. she said she never saw the items again and then recall the conversation murdoch had with her later on. you remember the shirt i was wearing that vinnie vine shirt? i didn't say a