Alex Murdaugh's defense team to rest Monday after his shocking admission on stand
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Alex Murdaugh's defense team is expected to rest Monday afternoon after the disbarred lawyer testified last week at his double murder trial in Walterboro, South Carolina.
Assistant Attorney General Creighton Waters said he expected to have one or two brief rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments could be as early as Wednesday. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
Monday marks the sixth week of the live-streamed trial that has mapped out the spectacular downfall of the powerful scion of what was once seen as an untouchable legal dynasty in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
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