The former South Carolina attorney is accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.
Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense Thursday, the fourth day the defense has called witnesses in the lengthy double murder trial. The disgraced former South Carolina attorney denied killing his wife and younger son, and admitted to lying about when he last saw them.
"I would never intentionally do anything to hurt either one of them," Murdaugh said in his testimony, tears running down his cheeks. "As my addiction evolved over time, I would get in these situations, these circumstances where I would get paranoid thinking," Murdaugh said.
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