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Murdaugh’s life sentences for killing his wife and son wiped out after bombshell ruling finds jurors were poisoned by a court insider

Alex Murdaugh’s two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son have been wiped out after the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled his trial was tainted by a court insider’s interference. The decision, handed down on May 13, 2026, orders a retrial in the high-profile case that has…

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South Carolina’s highest court refuses to stop another firing squad execution

Mikal Mahdi has one more opportunity to live

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South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a 'Law & Order' show

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want to stop his execution, saying his defense’s plea for his life at his original trial was totally inadequate

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South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in seven months

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since the state resumed the death penalty in September

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Alex Murdaugh's pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month

The judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions plans to hold an evidentiary hearing next month

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Alex Murdaugh trial: court clerk accused of plagiarism

Becky Hill, who Murdaugh’s lawyers accuse of jury-tampering, alleged to have plagiarized passages in memoir from BBC article

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Alex Murdaugh's financial fraud victims confront him in court before his sentencing

The emotional testimony from victims who had been duped by the disgraced lawyer came before a judge accepted a deal sentencing Murdaugh to 27 years in prison for stealing about $12 million.

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Alex Murdaugh, already convicted of murder, will be sentenced for stealing from 18 clients

Already serving time for murder, disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will now be sentenced for stealing from his clients

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Son of court clerk at centre of Alex Murdaugh’s bid for new trial arrested

Colleton County court clerk Becky Hill, who has since been accused of jury tampering by the convicted killer’s legal team, has reportedly had her cellphone seized as part of the criminal investigation into her son

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Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh takes plea deal in financial fraud case

Guilty plea in state financial crimes case comes as Murdaugh is fighting for a new trial over the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul

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Alex Murdaugh judge steps down from case as killer fights for new trial

Murdaugh is fighting to be granted a new trial for the June 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul based on bombshell accusations of jury tampering involving the court clerk

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Alex Murdaugh’s trial begins soon. His lawyers say it’s impossible to find impartial jurors

Pretrial questionnaires from a potential jury pool revealed they had extensive knowledge of the Alex Murdaugh case and that they could not be impartial in their decision

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Alex Murdaugh murder trial judge steps aside after Murdaugh asks for new trial

The judge that presided over Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial has agreed to step aside as the former lawyer convicted of killing his wife and younger son seeks a new trial because of alleged jury tampering

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Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder

The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder has denied asking jurors if they thought he was guilty before deliberations

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Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers ask to remove murder trial judge from his other cases

Convicted murdered wants Judge Clifton Newman taken off any of his remaining cases

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Alex Murdaugh doesn't want the judge from his murder trial deciding if he gets a new day in court

Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina’s highest court to prevent the judge who presided over his murder trial from hearing his request for a new trial

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Alex Murdaugh gives scathing response to South Carolina prosecutors in jury tampering saga

‘The State unfortunately has chosen to respond in bad faith to these serious allegations,’ write attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin

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Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in

Exclusive: Prominent defence attorney Duncan Levin tells Rachel Sharp that the allegations against court clerk Rebecca Hill are ‘extremely serious’ and that – if true – Murdaugh could and should be granted a new trial

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An Alex Murdaugh juror gained infamy with a dozen eggs. Now she’s at the centre of his bid for a new trial

Juror number 785 hit headlines due to a comedic moment where she asked to retrieve a dozen eggs from the jury room after being dismissed from Murdaugh’s trial. Now, the so-called ‘egg juror’ could be about to blow the killer’s case wide open again. Rachel Sharp reports

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Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh trial says daughter was ‘excited’ to be on jury

Now, court clerk Rebecca Hill has found herself at the centre of Murdaugh’s fight for a new trial

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Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new trial complicated by angry husband’s Facebook rant

Little did Timothy Stone know a brief family spat would become central to the so-called ‘trial of the century’ – and efforts by convicted killer Murdaugh to be granted a new trial for the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time

While Murdaugh admitted to stealing millions from clients during bombshell courtroom testimony at his murder trial, this marks the first time that he has ever pleaded guilty to committing a crime

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Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new trial complicated by angry husband’s Facebook rant

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Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend and alleged accomplice is sentenced for financial fraud crimes

The 54-year-old former attorney is already serving four years in prison after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy charges

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Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial

Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has appeared publicly for the first time since a murder trial where he was found guilty of fatally shooting his wife and youngest son

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