• Alex Murdaugh granted new trial

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed May 13 18:11:12 2026
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    Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high
    court overturned convictions
    By JEFFREY COLLINS
    AP
    Updated 12:27 PM CDT, May 13, 2026 https://apnews.com/article/murdaugh-killings-appeal-overturned-65a2ea0610bdb80763b39838ab4fcdb6

    South Carolina Supreme Court grants Alex Murdaugh a new trial, ruling
    that court clerk influenced the jury.

    They also disallowed the evidence of bilking clients, for which he is
    under federal sentence. I'm really confused as I thought this was the prosecution's theory of the case, that there was a financial motive
    behind the murders of his family.
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