Murdaugh Testimony Only Confirmed His Guilt, Jurors Say

Alex Murdaugh speaks with his legal team before he is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on March 3, 2023. Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool

Alex Murdaugh didn’t help his defense when he took the stand at his trial for the murder of his wife and son, three jurors said on Monday.

Murdaugh’s testimony only managed to cement what they were already thinking—that he easily lied and could turn on and off his tears at will, the jurors said on the NBC Today show.