Fact Check Team: Did Murdaugh taking the stand help or hurt his trial?

by COURTNEY RAU and JANAE BOWENS | The National Desk

Sat, March 4th 2023, 3:36 AM UTC

FILE - Defendant Alex Murdaugh is cross examined by prosecutor Creighton Waters while testifying in his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse, Feb. 24, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Prosecutors in the case against Murdaugh had no murder weapon or any other direct evidence linking him to the killings of his wife and son. Yet, a jury took less than three hours to convict him — thanks, in large part, to the defendant himself. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - Defendant Alex Murdaugh gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Feb. 23, 2023. Prosecutors in the case against Murdaugh had no murder weapon or any other direct evidence linking him to the killings of his wife and son. Yet, a jury took less than three hours to convict him — thanks, in large part, to the defendant himself. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

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FILE - Defendant Alex Murdaugh is cross examined by prosecutor Creighton Waters while testifying in his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse, Feb. 24, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Prosecutors in the case against Murdaugh had no murder weapon or any other direct evidence linking him to the killings of his wife and son. Yet, a jury took less than three hours to convict him — thanks, in large part, to the defendant himself. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool, File)

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