Latest coverage of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial
The mysterious shooting deaths of prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh's wife and son spun investigations revealing charges of money laundering, a narcotics ring, a staged attempt on his life and millions of dollars in stolen money. On July 14, 2022, Murdaugh was charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The indictments handed up by the grand jury contend Murdaugh killed his wife with a rifle and his son with a shotgun.
Murdaugh's trial began in Colleton County on January 25, 2023.
Murdaugh's trial began in Colleton County on January 25, 2023.
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Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh returned to court Friday amid disputes over evidence for his retrial next year on charges he killed his wife and son. -
Prosecutors say they've already turned over cellphone data sought by Alex Murdaugh's defense team. -
Murdaugh's defense team wants to know more about a grand jury investigation into allegations officers removed bloody clothes and weapons from the crime scene in 2021. -
Defense attorneys for Alex Murdaugh want access to the forensic extraction files for several cell phones tied to the case. -
The defense team for Alex Murdaugh has filed a motion asking a judge to compel the state to turn over three categories of evidence. -
Judge Debra McCaslin has chosen a new venue for Alex Murdaugh's retrial. And it's not what his defense team had asked for. -
A judge has decided to move Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial out of the small county where it originally took place. The judge will wait to hear a motion from Murdaugh's lawyers that the case should be dismissed because of alleged misconduct by state investigators. -
The presiding judge in Alex Murdaugh's new trial will have plenty to consider Friday as both the defense and prosecution square off in a flurry of recently filed motions. -
Alex Murdaugh's lawsuit against Becky Hill was thrown out by Judge Richard M. Gergel Wednesday -
Alex Murdaugh's retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son begins with a pretrial hearing.
