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Three more people charged with second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old irvo otieno in custody, all three are employees of the central state hospital mental health facility in virginia where otieno was taken on march 6th. that's in addition to seven sheriff's deputies also charged with second-degree murder. >> they smothered the death out of my baby. they murdered my baby. >> reporter: his family has now seen video of the fatal incident. >> at what point do we stop preserving life? at what point do we consider mental illness a crime? >> reporter: prosecutors say otieno died of asphyxia...

That remains something we're still trying to get our hands on according to the commonwealth's attorney, it shows the man face down, handcuffs on the ground with a knee from one of the deputies on his body at one point. she says they smothered him for 12 minutes, and his preliminary cause of death is asphyxiation she also claimed after he died, deputies took three hours to call virginia state police now, defense for one of those deputies says he had a history of mental health issues, pointing to him being combative. we heard from the local police union in a facebook post in part, they called th...

Wasn't there, but admits now he was lying. >> alex, why did you lie? >> as my addiction evolved over time, i would get in these situations or circumstances where i would get paranoid >> reporter: murdaugh says he didn't trust state law enforcers, and regrets the lie that led to many others >> did you continue lying after that night, did you not >> once i lied, i continued to lie yes, sir. >> reporter: emotional and crying throughout, murdaugh's testimony largely rewrites his timeline on the night of the murders, showering and changing clothes before dinner, and describing the moment he discove...

Described for the jury how he says he found maggie and paul at the kennels after returning from his mother's home. >> i was on the phone with 911. and i was trying to tend to papa. i was trying to tend to maggie. and i just went back and forth between them. i mean, i know i tried to check him for a pulse. i know i tried to turn him over. i mean, my boy's laying face-down, and he's done the way he's done. his head was the way his head was. i could see his -- i could see his brain laying on the sidewalk. >> randi kaye joins us now. i'm just stunned by this. just yesterday, wasn't buster murdaugh...

Had set up before it has the chance to leave the station. and it was compelling in front of the jury. the real issue is whether the jury is going to sympathize with him. do they know anyone with a debilitating drug addiction or anyone who may be a chronic liar? if they do, they understand that, when you i all the time, it becomes second nature. again, distancing himself from the scene of the murders is not a surprise when you have somebody that's used to fabricating statements. >> trace: you use the word "comfortable," and i want to bring a bag. the old adage for defense lawyers is you never p...