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‘Admitted was false’: Alex Murdaugh says he should walk free after SLED agent presented physical evidence ‘fabricated by law enforcement’ to grand jury, motion alleges
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Alex Murdaugh's retrial moved to a different county
Attorneys target SLED agent David Owen’s grand jury testimony while arguing Colleton County remains too deeply entangled in the case to host a fair retrial.
WALTERSBORO, S.C. (Court TV) — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh claim the lead agent in his case lied to the grand jury and have asked a judge to dismiss the indictments. Alex Murdaugh, 58, was sentenced to two life terms after a jury convicted him of murder in the deaths of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, an…
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh are asking a judge to dismiss the murder indictments against him, arguing that false testimony and fabricated evidence were presented to the grand jury that charged him in the killings of his wife and son.
WALTERBORO, S.C. (Court TV) — Prosecutors planning to retry Alex Murdaugh on charges that he murdered his wife and son say they no longer support moving the trial out of Colleton County because, they say, the defense is being unreasonable.
South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Debra McCaslin ruled that the retrial could take place outside of Colleton County, stating that she does not believe Murdaugh "can get a fair and impartial trial” at the current location.
By Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A hearing Friday for Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina lawyer facing a second murder trial in the 2021 deaths of his wife and son, likely will address a clash over the defense’s request to move the retrial from his rural home county to Char…
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are asking a judge to move his murder retrial to Charleston County, arguing it is the most practical location for seating an impartial jury after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his convictions and ordered a new trial.
(CNN) — A hearing Friday for Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina lawyer facing a second murder trial in the 2021 deaths of his wife and son, likely will address a clash over the defense’s request to move the retrial from his rural home county to Charleston.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - Alex Murdaugh returns to court before a possible retrial on Monday. Murdaugh is scheduled to appear in Lexington County at 10 a.m. Friday morning.
There is an Alex Murdaugh hearing today. The man previously convicted in the murders of his wife and son is due back in court ahead of an April 2027 retrial.
Alex Murdaugh appeared in court Friday in Lexington County ahead of his impending murder retrial in the 2021 deaths of his son, Paul, and wife, Maggie.
The retrial of Alex Murdaugh will be moved out of the 14th circuit and Colleton County, as Murdaugh would not be granted a fair trial if held there again, a judge ruled Friday.
