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IS CALLING ITS FINAL WITNESSES IN THE TRIAL OVER THE MURDERS OF HIS WIFE MAGGIE AND SON PAUL. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME LIVE PICTURES FROM THE COURT IN WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE JUDGE SAYING THAT HE WOULD SECURE THE MURDOCH’S PROPERTY WHERE THOSE MURDERS TOOK PLACE FOR JURORS TO GO THERE AND VIEW IT. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN EXACTLY THAT TO OR WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEFENSE STILL HAS 3 MORE WITNESSES AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO REST ITS CASE TODAY. THIS AS MURDOCH FACES A NEW MISDEMEANOR CHARGE LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE THAT NEW MISDEMEANOR AFTER HE

WRAPPED UP HIS TESTIMONY ON FRIDAY SPENDING NEARLY 14 HOURS ON THE STAND OVER THOSE 2 DAYS. I WANT TO BRING IN TRIAL ATTORNEY AND LEGAL ANALYST MISTY MARIS. MISTY, IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND LET’S START WITH THE JUDGE SECURING THE PROPERTY SO THE JURY CAN PHYSICALLY GO TO THE SITE OF THE MURDERS. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. AND WHICH SIDE IS THIS VISIT LIKELY HELP. WELL, SO IF YOU RECALL IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF OPENING OUR OPENING DICK HARPOOTLIAN HAD SAID HE IS GOING

TO REQUEST A SITE VISIT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEFENSE HAS BEEN LOOKING TO DO SINCE THE BEGINNING. YOU REFERENCED IT. ALL OF US WERE SITTING WHO ARE WATCHING THIS TRIAL WONDERING IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND NOW IT’S

RESURRECTED. THIS REQUEST RIGHT NOW. THE JUDGE SAYING IT’S OK TO LOOK DOW. IT IS MUCH OF WITNESS AND ANY OTHER PERSON WHO TESTIFIED KEEP IN MIND THAT THOSE BALLOTS, THIS LARGE PROPERTY. THERE’S A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE WAY THAT THE PROPERTY IS SET OUT. WE’VE SEEN THE MAPS OF THE PROPERTY NOW THE JURY

IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE PROPERTY AND UNDERSTAND WHERE THE KENNELS ARE WITH RESPECT TO THE HOUSE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THE DEFENSE WANTS THEM TO SEE. AS IT IS THEIR REQUEST KEEP IN MIND DURING VISITS TO A SITE. THEY’RE VERY CAN CHANGE THEIR VERY SPECIFIC. THE JURORS ARE NOT ALLOWED WANDER AROUND THE PROPERTY. IT WILL BE IT WILL BE OVERSEEN. THEY’RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK DURING THAT TIME. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THE DEFENSE HAS BEEN LOOKING TO DO AND NOW THEY’RE GOING TO DO IT. SOMETHING I THINK HE WANTS TO POINT

OUT THAT THE DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE COULD YOU HEAR GUNSHOTS IF HOUSE FROM THE INTEREST. A QUESTIONS THERE TURN ON ITS HEAD, THOUGH, AND NOT BE A POSITIVE FOR THE DEFENSE BECAUSE ISN’T IT ALSO JUST HUMANLY CHILLING EXPERIENCE TO GO TO THE SITE OF WHERE PEOPLE WERE SO BRUTALLY MURDERED. YOU MAKE SUCH A GOOD POINT. NOW WE’VE SEEN AND LOOK AT THE PUBLIC DID NOT SEE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE WHICH WERE SHOWED TO THE JURY WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE BRUTAL BRUTAL MURDER. NOW THE JURY’S THE JURY TO THE JURORS ARE GOING TO BE

STDING AT THAT LOCATION. PICTURING THIS HORRIFIC INCIDENT. LOOK, I THINK YOU’RE RIGHT. IT COULD CUT BOTH WAYS. IT COULDN’T OR TO MY GOSH, THIS IS THE MOST HEINOUS AND HIDEOUS CRIME COULD ALSO TO THE EXTENT 1 OR MORE OF THE JURORS HAS ASSESSED MURDAUGH’S CREDIBILITY. THEY’D SEEN HIM ON THE STAND THERE THINKING I THINK HE’S A LIAR. I THINK HE’S A CHEAT. I THINK HE’S A SCOUNDREL, BUT I’M NOT SURE HE’S A COLD-BLOODED KILLER. SO IT REALLY COULD GO BOTH WAYS. BUT BUT THIS JURY DOES IT. I’VE I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE PROPERTY IS A WITNESS

IN THIS CASE. AND SO I THINK IT WILL BE USEFUL FOR THE JURY APPRECIATE THAT PERSPECTIVE SO MUCH. I DO WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ON THIS REPORT THAT MURDOCH IS FACING THIS NEW WE DON’T KNOW YET EXACTLY WHAT THE CHARGES BUT HOW UNUSUAL IS IT FOR A SUSPECT TO FACE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE AS A RESULT OF THEIR OWN TESTIMONY. THIS IS SO INTERESTING BECAUSE THE THE STANDARD OF PROOF IS A LOWER STANDARD OF PROOF FOR AN ARREST, RIGHT. IT’S CALLED PROBABLE CAUSE. SO HE PUT HIM TESTIFIED ABOUT THAT ALLOWED THEM TO ACTUALLY GO FOR

THE ARREST WARRANT BECAUSE NOW THEY PROBABLE CAUSE TO YOU KNOW, HE WOULD YOU GET ON THE STAND. YOU OPENED UP THE DOOR TO MANY OTHER INQUIRIES. AND AS WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT, HE’S UNDER OATH. SO THIS WOULD ANY TESTIMONY AT PORT COULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN ANOTHER CASE. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS PUTTING YOURSELF ON THE STAND IS THAT OPEN YOURSELF UP TO ISSUES IN YOUR CROSS-EXAMINATION IN ON THE STAND RELATING TO THIS CASE. BUT YOU COULD ALSO OPEN YOURSELF UP OTHER CHARGES IN CASES THAT HAVE NOT EVEN COME TO FRUITION OR OTHER CHARGES

THAT ARE PENDING THOUGH THE