Strange moments from the courtroom

Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile trial for allegedly murdering his wife, Maggie, 52, and son, Paul, 22, has been as twisted as the disgraced lawyer’s murky personal and professional lives.

Even if he is found not guilty, Murdaugh, 54, is expected to potentially spend decades in prison for stealing from clients and defrauding his former law firm.

Here are some of the strangest moments from the five-week trial so far:

Murdaugh’s a mess

Murdaugh has been visibly emotional throughout the course of the proceedings, but his emotions exploded Thursday when he took the stand himself.

Tears and snot streamed down the disgraced scion’s face as he recounted finding the bodies of Maggie and Paul. “It was bad — it was terrible,” he said, adding he saw his son’s “brain laying on the sidewalk.”

Murdaugh’s attorney points a rifle at prosecutors

On Tuesday, one of Murdaugh’s defense attorneys, Dick Harpootlian, bizarrely pointed an assault rifle at the prosecutors’ table while trying to show jurors the shooter’s stance with the type of .300 Blackout rifle used to kill Maggie Murdaugh as he questioned a forensic engineer.

Murdaugh’s son Buster’s testimony for the defense

Murdaugh’s surviving son, Buster, testified that his dad sounded “normal” when they had an unremarkable conversation on the phone around 9:10 p.m. on June 7, 2021 — some 20 minutes after police believe Maggie and Paul were shot to death.

Courthouse evacuated

The courthouse was evacuated on Feb. 8, and Murdaugh was whisked away after a bomb threat was received and proceedings were immediately halted. The trial resumed soon after.

Video shows Murdaugh standing beside the bodies

Unnerving video released on Feb. 13 shows Murdaugh standing mere feet from the shot-up bodies of his wife and son. “They are dead, aren’t they?” Murdaugh says.