Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh testified at his double murder trial that he knew he was doing wrong by stealing settlement money from his clients, but he thought he deserved the extra cash.
Alex Murdaugh is cross examined by prosecutor Creighton Waters after taking the stand during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Feb. 23, 2023.
Murdaugh, 54, is on trial in the fatal shootings of his wife and son near kennels at their home in June 2021. He returned to the stand in his own defense for a second day, but prosecutor Creighton Waters’ cross-examination didn’t immediately mention those killings, instead focusing as he did Thursday on financial crimes.
Waters also asked Murdaugh about that addiction and the defendant avoided specifics like exactly how many pills he was taking just before the killings or the agitation he felt when he started to have withdrawals.Murdaugh avoided yes or no answers in cross-examination, instead repeating questions and then setting off on meandering answers tangential to the prosecutor’s questions.
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