What Alex Murdaugh said in his defense

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"Did you take this gun and blow your son's brains out?"  Alex Murdaugh, who is on trial for the murder of his wife and son, took the stand in his defense. Here's what he said ...

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00:00My boy's laying face down, and he's doing the way he's doing, you can see his brain laying on the sidewalk.

00:10Mr. Murdy, could you take this gun or any gun like it and blow your son's brains out on June 7th or any day or any time?

00:30Did you see them on the ground when you were pulling up in your Suburban?

00:42I did.

00:46And what did you do when you came to a stop, Alec?

00:50I think I jumped out of my car.

00:56I'm not exactly sure what I did, but I got out of my car.

01:02I ran back to my car and called 9-1-1.

01:10I called 9-1-1.

01:14I was on the phone with 9-1-1, and I was trying to tend to Pawpaw, and I was trying to tend to Maggie.

01:22And I just went back and forth between them.

01:25Pawpaw was so bad.

01:32At some point, I mean, I know I tried to check him for a pulse.

01:45I know I tried to turn him over.

01:51When you say you tried to turn him over, why were you trying to turn him over?

01:59I don't know.

02:01I don't know why I tried to turn him over.

02:03I mean, my boy's laying face down.

02:07And he's doing the way he's doing.

02:11Ed was the way Ed was.

02:15I could see his brain laying on the sidewalk.

02:20I didn't know what to do.

02:21I mean, I tried to turn him over.

02:25I grabbed him by the belt loop and tried to turn him over.

02:33Mr. Murdock, on June 7th, 2021, did you take this gun or any gun like it

02:42and shoot your son, Paul, in the chest in the feed room at your property off Moselle Road?

02:48No, I did not.

02:50Mr. Murdock, did you take this gun or any gun like it

02:54and blow your son's brains out on June 7th or any day or any time?

03:01No, I did not.

03:05Mr. Murdock, did you take a .300 blackout such as this

03:14and fire it into your wife Maggie's leg, torso, or any part of her body?

03:21No, I did not.

03:23Did you shoot a .300 blackout into her head, causing her death?

03:30Mr. Griffin, I didn't shoot my wife or my son any time.

03:35About testimony of you stealing client funds, did you do that?

03:43I did.

03:44How did you get in such a financial predicament that led you to steal money that wasn't yours?

03:53No, I'm not quite sure how I let myself get where I got,

03:59but it came from, you know, I battled that addiction for so many years.

04:06I was spending so much money on pills.

04:13I got in a spot I couldn't.

04:16Now what type of addiction are you referring to?

04:20My addiction is to opiate painkillers.

04:29For more information, visit www.FEMA.gov

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