Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tampering
An appeals court in South Carolina is allowing Alex Murdaugh to ask a judge to throw out his murder convictions and life sentence and get a new trial after his lawyers accused the court clerk in his trial of influencing the jury.
Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary
South Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary on his case.
Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theft
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is facing federal charges for the first time after being indicted on 22 financial fraud charges over allegations the former attorney schemed to steal settlement money from clients.
Murdaugh judge's own legal story unfolded in South Carolina
The judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned attention and plaudits for his even-handed demeanor throughout the trial and for his dressing-down of the once-prominent lawyer just before he sent him to prison.
Inadequate investigation? Takeaways at Murdaugh murder trial
Defense lawyers in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh want jurors to believe the crime scene canโt tell them much about the deaths of his wife and son because state agents did a poor job investigating.
Hose becomes prime evidence in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial
The man who took care of Alex Murdaughโs dogs testified Tuesday during the disgraced attorneyโs double murder trial that puddles of water were not where they should have been when police responded to the killings of Murdaugh's son and wife.
Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence
A judge has ruled he will allow jurors to hear evidence that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before his wife and son were killed in 2021.
Maidโs son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death
Prosecutors at Alex Murdaughโs double murder trial are asking a judge to allow jurors to hear from the son of the family's housekeeper who says Murdaugh promised to take care of them when she died in a fall, but kept a $4 million settlement for himself.
Both sides use trove of cell data at Alex Murdaugh trial
A state agent testifying in Alex Murdaughโs double murder trial meticulously reconstructed activity from his iPhone and the cellphones of his son and wife the night they were killed to try to link the disgraced South Carolina attorney to the shooting deaths.
Lawyer: Officials to pursue murder charges for Alex Murdaugh
A lawyer for disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh says investigators have indicated they intend to pursue murder charges against him for the deaths of his wife and son, who were fatally shot outside their home more than a year ago.
Murdaugh blamed some problems on addiction; bond set at $7M
Speaking publicly for the first time in months, the prominent South Carolina attorney accused of a slew of mostly financial crimes after his wife and son were found shot dead blamed some of his problems on a 20-year-long opiate addiction shortly before a judge set bond at $7 million.