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Indictment for murder, guilty.

Indictment for murder, guilty.

Justice was done. It gave a voice to Maggie and

Paul Murdoch who were brutally mowed down and murdered we can't bring him back but

we can bring him justice and he may be taken away. Obviously guilty.

That is the state's response to Alec Murdoch's appeal.

So what comes next for the disgraced South Carolina criminal?

And we're breaking down defendant Nicholas Cosodas' body language.

What might the jury think of the former JAG officer?

Plus, Rachel Morin's killer sentenced to life in prison

without parole. Live reaction this morning coming up from Rachel's mom. Also this hour, a man is

accused of fleeing the United States and faking his own death for allegedly raping two women.

Could one of the victim's testimony tip the scales of justice

in the fugitive sex offender trial?

It's all coming up next for you right here

on Opening Statements. Good Tuesday morning to you. Welcome to opening statements. I'm Julie Grant. We hope you're having a great morning so far and we want to make it even better. We've got a great show plan for you. Grab that cup of coffee like you always do. It's time for my opening statement.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

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