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The jury deliberated for just three hours before reaching their verdict.

A jury convicted Alex Murdaugh of murder in the killings of his wife and son at their family estate in 2021.

On Thursday, the defense for Alex Murdaugh gave its closing argument in the double murder trial of the disbarred South Carolina attorney.

Wasnt on it, and then ten witnesses testified that was his voice. finally, he sat there listening to all that testimony and figure, he better get on that stand and say, okay. thats me i think also that 9-1-1 call was really important, we did hear a little clip of it in that story. thats important because -- a long time law partner alec murdaugh, you hear him on the 9-1-1 call. you hear him on there saying i check them both. i check their pulse, he says that later to investigators. mark ball, a f...

Listening to all that testimony, he figured he better get on that stand and say, okay, thats me. i think also that 911 call was really important. we heard a clip of it in that story. and thats important because mark ball, a longtime law partner of alex murdaughs, you hear him on the 911 call, alex murdaugh saying, "i checked them both, i checked their pulse." he says that later to investigators. mark ball, a friend, a fellow law partner, testified murdaugh kept changing his story. one day he che...

On Tuesday, the State plans to call no more than five witnesses in “reply,” or rebuttal, of testimony and evidence presented by the defense.

Concerned that cars would be pulling up, and theres some tire tracks that were not being protected. and that they could have evidentiary value. and then you heard from mark ball who had a conversation with sheriff hill whos another fine public servant here, and he also -- weve got to stop cars from coming in here to preserve these tire impressions. and it was not done. it was not done. captain chapman testified about seeing other sets of tire tracks. if you had came in off moselle road, you prob...

How the jury interprets details is crucial: Prosecutors want jurors to find the South Carolina man guilty beyond reasonable doubt of killing his wife and son, based on circumstantial evidence.

Closing arguments in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial continue Thursday, after the jury visited the crime scene at Moselle.