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Bombshells in the courtroom today as the judge in Alex Murdaugh\\u2019s double murder trial rules that the state may present evidence of the now-disbarred South Carolina attorney\\u2019s alleged financial crimes.
\\nThe prosecution contends that the fact that these crimes were about to be revealed provided Murdaugh with a motive for murder. \\xa0\\xa0
\\nAlso heard in court today was testimony surrounding the "blue tarp" found on the second floor of\\xa0 Alex Murdaugh\'s mother\'s home. That blue tarp, under testing, showed gun residue.
\\n\\xa0According to Shelly Smith, a caregiver for Murdaugh\'s mother, Alex came by one week after the murders carrying a balled-up blue tarp. It appeared to have something inside it.\\xa0
\\nJoining Nancy Grace today:
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