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McMaster has appointed a new Colleton County Clerk of Court following the resignation of Becky Hill.
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Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already serving a life sentence without parole in a state prison for killing his wife and son.
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A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial is resigning. Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill said Monday that her resignation was effective immediately.
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An order issued Monday dividing Murdaugh's money leaves nearly half to the victims of a fatal 2019 boating accident.
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A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.
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Alex Murdaugh’s rubbed his furrowed forehead with unshackled hands and took notes Tuesday as Judge Jean Toal laid out strict parameters for how a retrial hearing will proceed at month’s end.
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Alex Murdaugh's defense team and the state submit briefs to the state Supreme Court this week as a new judge prepares to consider granting the convicted murderer a new trial because of jury tampering allegations.
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The judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions plans to hold an evidentiary hearing next month. According to a tentative schedule shared by a media liaison for former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal, a three-day hearing is expected to begin Jan. 29.
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Victims of Alex Murdaugh who watched and waited while the once powerful attorney stood trial for murdering his wife and son finally got their day in court this week. They faced the towering man who’d promised help in their darkest hours, and then, betrayed them.
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Victims of Alex Murdaugh expressed anger and forgiveness as they confronted the disbarred attorney who stole millions from them.