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Home - CBSNews.com | How Paul Murdaugh testified "from the grave" to help convict his father

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On May 13, 2026 the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s double‑murder convictions and ordered a new trial, ruling that he was denied a fair trial because of the actions of the county clerk. Murdaugh had been found guilty in March 2023 of shooting his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, at their Moselle Road estate in June 2021; prosecutors’ case centered on a video from Paul’s phone that captured Alex’s voice at the dog kennels minutes before the killings, disproving his claim that he was not present. The trial also exposed Murdaugh’s long‑standing opioid addiction, alleged schemes to steal millions from clients and his law firm, and a suspected insurance‑payout plot, leading to two consecutive life‑sentence terms. The case continues to evolve with over 100 additional state and federal charges and an ongoing appeal.

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Alex Murdaugh trial: How Paul Murdaugh testified "from the grave" to help convict his father

Prosecutor in the Murdaugh case tells "48 Hours" Paul's cell phone video was him "leaving something behind that lets you know what happened to him."

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Home - CBSNews.com | Five deaths with a connection to Alex Murdaugh's family investigated

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The Murdaugh mysteries refer to a series of inter‑linked tragedies surrounding disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh and his powerful family. Beginning with the 2019 boat crash that killed 19‑year‑old Mallory Beach—an incident in which Paul Murdaugh was allegedly driving while intoxicated—the saga expanded to include the 2021 shooting of Alex’s wife Maggie and son Paul on the family estate, Alex’s own alleged “suicide‑by‑murder” plot involving handyman Curtis Smith, accusations that Alex stole millions from his own law firm and staged the death of longtime housekeeper Gloria Satterfield for insurance fraud, and the reopening of the 2015 unsolved homicide of Stephen Smith, a case many locals suspect also involves the Murdaughs. After a 2023 jury found Alex guilty of the double murder and weapon possession, he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms, but in May 2026 the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned those convictions on procedural grounds, granting him a new trial, leaving the community still awaiting full accountability for the cascade of deaths and alleged crimes tied to the Murdaugh dynasty.

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The Murdaugh mysteries: Five deaths with a connection to disgraced S.C. attorney, family, under investigation

A young woman dead in a boating crash, a mother and her son killed in a double homicide, and two other mysterious deaths – all with a connection to one family.

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In memory of #MalloryBeach, who was lost to this world on 2-23-19, & seems to be a forgotten part of the #MurdaughTrial, I’m sharing a link to the 501c charity set up in her name to care for the homeless animals she loved so much. RIP, Mallory https://www.mals-palz.com

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Mallory Beach was a special person with a kind heart. In the wake of Mallory’s death, her friends and family were moved to honor her memory by creating Mal’s Palz, a charitable 501(c)(3) origination to help rescue animals that Mallory loved so dearly.

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