The Belize man accused of killing his family in 2015 in a Lehigh Acres home said he has no recollection of the incident.
Brian Hyde, 22, took the stand during the fourth day of trial to talk about his life in Belize before moving to his aunt Dorla Pitts' Lehigh Acres home.
Hyde is accused of killing Pitts, 37, her daughter Starlette Pitts, 17, and her daughter's boyfriend, Michael Kelly, 19, on Aug. 11, 2015.
Hyde said he remembered crashing Dorla Pitts' white Range Rover at Veterans Park that day but nothing before that, including the three deaths.
"You don't remember anything before that?" asked the assistant state attorney during cross-examination.
"No, sir," Hyde said.
"Is it fair to say you could have killed Mrs. Dorla Pitts, Ms. Starlette Pitts and Mr. Michael Kelly?"
"I don't remember, sir," Hyde said.
Thursday marked the first day the public has heard from Hyde since being accused of the deaths.
He told jurors about his life in Belize before moving to Lehigh Acres.
He said he worked at his family's grocery store in Belize but that some of his family was involved in the drug trade and many were killed.
"He was mutilated, floating in the river," Hyde said of an uncle.
Hyde said he got along well with the three victims, including Kelly, sometimes even borrowing his car.
"He showed me around and stuff," Hyde said. "We would hang out together a lot."
The trial is expected to last until Friday, but it's unclear if jurors will be able to begin deliberations then.
So far, the jury has heard from Dorla Pitts' husband, Dorrien Pitts, first responders and crime analysts from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Defense attorney Jay Brizel said during the trial that the Sheriff's Office did not analyze evidence that could show other people were in the home on the day of the deaths.
The three were found by family friend Hilbert Lewis after Dorrien Pitts asked him to check on them.
Investigators described the crime scene as grisly, and photos shown during the trial show the home covered in blood.
Hyde was arrested after authorities found him driving erratically in his aunt's vehicle with a packed bag in the trunk.
This is the second trial for Hyde. The first in November was declared a mistrial because Dorrien Pitts revealed during his testimony that Hyde is an undocumented immigrant who had entered the U.S. through the Texas border and spent time in a detention facility. The judge had previously ruled that information was prejudicial and not admissible in court.
The trial continues Friday morning.