SC Supreme Court overturns conviction of Alex Murdaugh for slaying of wife, son

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 1,108

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously overturned the double murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, pointing to “shocking jury interference” by the court clerk at his trial.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is among six Republicans running for governor, vowed to “aggressively” retry the case that dominated about two years of his more than 15 years as the state’s top prosecutor.

And despite the justices’ decision to throw out Murdaugh’s conviction and …

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