Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

"Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon. Prosecutors say they plan to retry Murdaugh, which likely means there will be another lengthy trial for the case that because of the combination of money, power, Southern accents and treachery has become a true crime sensation with several streaming miniseries, best selling books and dozens of true crime podcasts."

"Murdaugh, 57, will remain in prison. He pleaded guilty to stealing around $12 million from his clients and currently is serving a 40-year federal sentence. Prosecutors said they would aggressively seek to try Murdaugh again on the murder charges with state Attorney General Alan Wilson saying he respected the court's decision but no one is above the law."

"Murdaugh's lawyers pointed out that trial will look a lot different, as the justices also ruled days of evidence at the murder trial about how Murdaugh stole from clients, many of them in dire straits, shouldn't be allowed next time. Still, the ruling is a win for Murdaugh, who admits to being a thief, liar, insurance cheat and bad lawyer, but has adamantly denied killing his wife Maggie and younger son Paul since he found their bodies outside their home in 2021."

""Alex has said from day one that he did not kill his wife and son. We look forward to a new trial," Murdaugh's lawyers Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin said in a joint statement. The defense has detailed the lack of physical evidence - no DNA or blood was found splattered on Murdaugh or any of his clothes, even though the killings were at close range with powerful weapons that were never"

Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court due to improper influence from the trial court clerk. Murdaugh will remain incarcerated because he is serving a 40-year federal sentence after pleading guilty to stealing about $12 million from clients. Prosecutors plan to retry him on the murder charges, which likely means another lengthy trial. The state Attorney General said no one is above the law while respecting the court’s decision. Murdaugh’s lawyers said the next trial will differ because evidence about his client theft should not be allowed. Murdaugh continues to deny killing his wife and son and points to the lack of physical evidence, including no DNA or blood found on him or his clothes.

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