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Murdaugh defense: State hid claims police chief took key evidence in homicides

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SUMTER, S.C. (Court TV) — Attorneys representing Alex Murdaugh are asking a judge to intervene, saying prosecutors withheld evidence that a police chief removed the weapons used to kill the defendant’s wife and son from the crime scene.

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  1. Fits News

    Murdaugh Attorneys Demand Evidence From Alleged Crime Scene Coverup (opens Fits News)

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    New motion cites FITSNews reporting, accuses state of withholding information about missing murder weapons and seeks disclosure ahead of October 16 hearing…

  2. WCBD News 2

    Murdaugh defense team seeks evidence on police involvement with murder weapons (opens WCBD News 2)

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    COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - On Wednesday, the defense in the Alex Murdaugh trial asked the court to compel state prosecutors to produce allegedly hidden evidence about missing murder weapons. During the first Murdaugh trial, prosecutors claimed that Murdaugh hid the weapons in his mother's home, …

  3. Court TV

    Murdaugh defense: State hid claims police chief took key evidence in homicides (opens Court TV)

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    SUMTER, S.C. (Court TV) — Attorneys representing Alex Murdaugh are asking a judge to intervene, saying prosecutors withheld evidence that a police chief removed the weapons used to kill the defendant’s wife and son from the crime scene.

  4. Fox News

    Murdaugh lawyers allege prosecutors withheld witness claim that police chief handled murder weapons: filing (opens Fox News)

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    Alex Murdaugh's defense claims prosecutors withheld a witness statement alleging a police chief handled the murder weapons after the 2021 killings.

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