Alex Murdaugh wins new trial
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Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions have been reversed. The former prominent attorney has faced allegations of murder, drugs and fraud.
The State Supreme Court cited a local court clerk in reversing the result of one of the most-watched murder trials of the last decade. It has raised painful memories in the state’s Lowcountry region.
Here's the latest on the once-prominent South Carolina lawyer accused of murdering his wife and son.
Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca "Becky" Hill pleaded guilty in December 2025 to perjury-related charges for letting the press view sealed exhibits and lying in court about it
AG Alan Wilson says South Carolina will retry Alex Murdaugh after the state Supreme Court threw out his murder convictions due to clerk misconduct.
In today’s news briefing, read about Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions being overturned and Walter Scott’s family speaking out against Michael Slager’s early release.
Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction for killing his wife and son has been overturned. Here's how everything has played out in the last five years.