the evidence here, and prosecutors will point out again that murdaugh has admitted lying to his colleagues, his colleagues, his family come into the police. and they will say he is lying again now when he denies killing his wife and son. trace? trace: this is going to be a big verdict. jonathan, back to you later. thank you. you are not angry with alex murdaugh? i have had anger with him. extreme anger, mr. harpootlian, because of what he did to my law firm, my partners, my clients, his clients, our clients. what he did to his family. you are dead wrong. if you think i ve come in here and told this jury something because of money, when we are talking about two people who were brutally murdered, then you are headed in the wrong direction. trace: he had. with more on the trial and the part that is riveting the country, let s bring in an attorney. i ve watched this thing and it goes back and forth.
argues it will give the panel a better sense of just how sprawling the 1700-acre estate is. lawrence: todd piro is live in studio with the details. todd: good morning to all three of you, the jury will tour the south carolina murder scene ahead of closing arguments. panel made up of four men and 8 women will visit the hunting estate where maggie and paul were shot and killed in june of 2021. throughout the trial, prosecutors repeatedly pointed to cell phone video taken by paul near the dog kennels minutes before the kate middleton, multiple witnesses identified a voice in the background of that of alex murdaugh. state prosecutors rested their rebuttal yesterday after calling six witnesses to the stand, including murdaugh s long-time friend and former law partner ronny crosby who testified for a second time. watch. you are not angry with alec murdaugh. i have had anger with him, extreme anger, mr. harpootlian
closing arguments, the jury is taking a trip to the crime scene where murdaugh s wife and youngest son were shot to death. cbs s nikki battiste reports tonight on what the final witnesses had to say. reporter: before resting their case today, prosecutors called back several witnesses to rebut parts of alex murdaugh s defense. among them, murdaugh s former law partner. he was a theatrical type presence in the courtroom, and he could get very emotional during closing arguments in front of a jury. reporter: but the defense is cross-examination got heated. are you angry at him for stealing her money? i have no feeling one way or the other. reporter: he was grilled about his motive in testifying against murdaugh, who stole millions of dollars from the firm. you are not angry with alex murdaugh? i have had anger with him, extreme anger, mr. hartpootlian, because of what he did to my law firm, but you cannot walk her out of anger, you have to find a way to deal with it. repo
you don t have any feeling about alex murdaugh betraying you and stealing your money? i have had anger with him. extreme anger, mr. harpootlian, because of what he did. and if you suggest, you are dead wrong if you think i ve come in here and told this jury something because of money. when we re talking about two people who were brutally murdered, then you re headed in the wrong direction. reporter: and the jury will go the crime scene in the morning. closing arguments are expected tomorrow. david? eva pilgrim, our thanks to you again tonight. now, to the mysterious death of that former u.s. swimming star found dead in the u.s. virgin islands. her family, of course, heartbroken, and now demanding answers. here s abc s will reeve tonight. reporter: tonight, authorities investigating the death of a former american swimming champion on the island of st. john. her boyfriend reportedly finding 42-year-old jamie kale unresponsive in the home she shared a week ago. she was pronoun
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