Alex Murdaugh

Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son. They say in their appeal this week to the South Carolina Supreme Court that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict to jurors to sell books.

December 12, 2024

FILE - Former Hampton banker Russell Laffitte, right, arrives with his defense team and family at the U.S. District Court for his sentencing in Charleston,S.C. on Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. (Henry Taylor/The Post And Courier via AP, File)

Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal

November 15, 2024

FILE - Alex Murdaugh is led to the Colleton County Courthouse by sheriff's deputies for sentencing, March 3, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C., after being convicted of two counts of murder. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Alex Murdaugh settles the wrongful death lawsuit that sparked his fall

October 15, 2024

FILE - Alex Murdaugh shakes hands with his attorney Jim Griffin during his sentencing for stealing from 18 clients, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, S.C. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions

October 2, 2024

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Judge denies new trial for Murdaugh after jury tampering allegations

A South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new double-murder trial on Monday after his defense team accused a clerk of court with tampering with a jury. (Jan. 29)

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Murdaugh accomplice pleads guilty to wire, bank fraud in South Carolina

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