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Legal experts weigh in on whether Alex Murdaugh's testimony at his own double murder trial helped or hurt his chances of being found not guilty.

After hearing from dozens of witnesses in the high-profile murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina jury last week heard from the man himself after he took the stand — a move legal experts say was risky but could have helped his case.

But after the financial misconduct he was not so sure. described alec as cunning and said he did not appear nearly as interested as everyone else in terms of figuring out what happened to his wife and son after their murders. >> i didnt see him on the phone like i was trying to call clients and did you hear anything, did you see anything, those kinds of things. >> the snapchat video that paul murdaugh filmed before the murders, right before the murders was brought up again. mr. ball was asked wh...

Funds. the defendant told him he had been struggling with opioid addiction for roughly two decades. several hours later, after that conversation, the attorney received a phone call that murdaugh had been shot. the bullet only grazed his head but investigators accuse murdaugh of hiring curtis eddie smith, a former client and distant relative to kill him so murdaughs son would receive a $10 million life insurance point. the judge is yet to decide if any of these witnesses will testify in the prese...

Shooting scene was like. thanks, mark. well see you soon. >> my pleasure. >> martha: so on this weeks untold story podcast, former federal prosecutor, trey gowdy who you know well, his whole background and history was trying homicide cases in the state of south carolina. he crossed paths many times with the murdaugh family. the firm that alec murdaugh worked for, his great grandfather started 100 years before in south carolina. so trey shade with me the flaws that he saw in the opening argument ...

Be the only thing that could drive him to do something as heinous as killing his own family. >> yeah, if you dont let anything in, look how difficult its going to be for the prosecutors. i said numerous times on this station that the thing that is missing right now is why. prosecutors though dont have to prove motive. jurors still want to know why would this guy without knowing more, why would he kill his wife and kid? thats bizarre. no one in their right mind would do it. if this evidence comes...

I would add one more detail about mr. smith who the story is that he was hired by alex murdaugh to shoot alex murdaugh which didnt go as planned. the two of them, mr. smith and mr. murdaugh, september 16 they turned themselves in. they were charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, filing a false report. prosecutors believe there were years of money laundering related to distributing oxycodone that these two men were working on as well. theres a lot going on here, mark....

The former Today co-host slams the two former Good Morning America co-anchors after they were let go by ABC News following the brouhaha regarding their relationship.

Deliver a motive. >> thanks, mark. good to see you. >> my pleasure. >> happening right now, a celebration of life for tyre nichols who died after a beating ply police officers in memphis. five officers off the force after facing second degree murder charges. steve harrigan is live with more. steve? >> trace, the funeral got started here a couple hours late. thats because of an ice storm. the vice president is inside. were hearing some family members of tyre nichols speak now, a short time ago, a...

Similar cut-off in outbound communications but he phone record motion activity, including steps taken. prosecutors say the suggestion that someone else carried maggies phone about a half mile from the property to a road location where it was discovered the next day. the expert that analyzed data on alec murdaughs phone said the periods of motion on the devices occurred at different times. >> it appears the phone were not moved together, being moved by the same person. theyre not recording steps....