Alex Murdaugh conviction overturned as South Carolina court orders new retrial proceedings.

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NBC News Top Stories | Alex Murdaugh files civil rights suit against ex-court clerk over alleged jury tampering by Nicole Acevedo, Pilar Melendez

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Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh has filed a civil‑rights lawsuit in federal court against former South Carolina court clerk Rebecca “Becky” Hill, accusing her of improperly influencing the jury that convicted him of murdering his wife and son. The suit, filed four days after the state Supreme Court vacated Murdaugh’s double‑murder convictions on the basis that Hill’s “improper external influences” denied him a fair trial, seeks compensatory and punitive damages—including $600,000 in alleged monetary loss, plus attorney’s fees. Hill, who earlier pleaded guilty to showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it, denied any jury tampering. Murdaugh’s legal team emphasizes that he has consistently maintained his innocence, while South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who was unaware of Hill’s conduct, rejected the Supreme Court’s decision and announced a retrial, leaving Murdaugh behind bars on concurrent state and federal sentences for unrelated financial crimes.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-murdaugh-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-former-court-clerk-jury-tampe-rcna345649

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ABC News: Top Stories | Murdaugh murder retrial: Prosecutors may pursue death penalty

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South Carolina’s highest court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions—finding that an errant court clerk’s “improper external influence” denied him a fair trial—so the state will retry the case and prosecutors say the death penalty is now among the options they could pursue. Although Murdaugh continues to serve lengthy sentences for separate financial‑crime convictions, he and his lawyers maintain his innocence and are demanding a new trial that complies with constitutional standards. The overturning puts the previously‑convicted killings of his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, and his son, Paul, back on the legal agenda, with the possibility of a capital‑punishment charge looming.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/alex-murdaugh-murder-retrial-prosecutors-pursue-death-penalty/story?id=133036985

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The Daily Beast Latest Articles | Alex Murdaugh’s Lawyer Unveils Bombshell Evidence Ahead of Retrial by Tamilore Oshikanlu

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Alex Murdaugh’s defense team is prepping for a retrial after a South Carolina court ruled that former clerk Rebecca Hill improperly influenced jurors, with attorney Jim Griffin promising to spotlight untapped DNA under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails, overlooked tire‑track evidence and contest the coroner’s timeline, even though Murdaugh remains incarcerated on a 40‑year federal fraud sentence; elsewhere, former Fox News host‑turned‑U.S. ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle touted a new “technologically advanced” McDonald’s in Athens as a vehicle for American culture, while the non‑alcoholic spirit Kava Haven promoted itself as a calming alternative to booze; French‑American singer Claudine Longet, famed for a 1976 negligent‑homicide case involving Olympic skier Vladimir Sabich, died at 84; former NFL player Josh Mauro’s death was ruled an accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol; tablet maker Remarkable launched the faster, longer‑lasting Paper Pure; “Duck Dynasty’’ son Al Robertson discussed forgiving his wife’s infidelity after 15 years of marriage; a California judge barred the Kars4Kids jingle from airwaves unless donation disclosures are added; a sixth diver survived a fatal Maldives cave dive that claimed five Italian colleagues; investigative journalists identified 13 victims of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Caribbean and Pacific airstrikes, exposing the human toll of the “narco‑terrorist” campaign; pioneering HBCU broadcaster Charlie Neal died at 80, remembered for elevating Black college sports; and Maryland bus driver Maurice Williams discovered a $5 million lottery prize while on his route, planning to buy his mother a house with the winnings.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-murdaughs-lawyer-jim-griffin-unveils-bombshell-evidence-ahead-of-retrial/

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Boston.com | Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions by Associated Press

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South Carolina’s highest court threw out Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence after a trial clerk improperly urged jurors to distrust his testimony, prompting a ruling that the clerk “placed her fingers on the scales of justice.” While the overturning means Murdaugh—already serving a 40‑year federal term for stealing roughly $12 million from clients—will stay behind bars, prosecutors say they will retry him on the killings of his wife Maggie and son Paul under stricter evidentiary limits, barring extensive testimony about his financial crimes. Murdaugh continues to deny the murders, and his lawyers argue there is no physical evidence linking him to the shootings. The court’s decision underscores the need for an impartial jury and warns future judges to keep the focus on the homicide charges rather than his prior thefts.

Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/05/13/prosecutors-to-retry-alex-murdaugh-in-deaths-of-wife-and-son-after-high-court-overturned-convictions/

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BBC News | Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial

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A South Carolina Supreme Court has unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 murder convictions for the killings of his wife and son and ordered a new trial, ruling that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill improperly influenced the jury and denied Murdaugh a fair trial. The justices noted Hill’s misconduct—including comments to jurors urging them not to trust Murdaugh’s testimony, telling them the deliberations wouldn’t take long, and sharing sealed information—along with her later guilty plea to misconduct, obstruction and perjury. While Murdaugh is already serving two life sentences for the murders and additional long sentences for state and federal financial crimes, the court said evidence from his financial‑crime case had been overly admitted in the murder trial, creating substantial prejudice. The decision highlights the clerk’s alleged bias, her withdrawn tell‑all book, and sets the stage for a retrial of the murder charges.

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