alex murdaugh

Jun 25, 2026

Attorneys push to unshackle Alex Murdaugh during key hearings

Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh request he be unshackled and wear civilian clothes during upcoming South Carolina retrial hearings, citing lack of a threat.

May 21, 2026

Both sides say ‘politics’ being injected into Alex Murdaugh’s retrial

The pre-trial phase for a potential murder retrial of former lawyer Alex Murdaugh hasn't even begun, and legal opponents are already taking jabs at one another — but in the political arena and not the courtroom.

May 15, 2026

Alex Murdaugh’s new defense: ‘We have multiple alternative theories’

The defense team for former lawyer Alex Murdaugh says they will return to court armed with alternative theories and possibly even a list of alternative suspects after Murdaugh's murder conviction was overturned.

May 13, 2026

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction overturned

South Carolina's highest court overturned the murder conviction of former lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was serving two consecutive life sentences for allegedly shooting and killing his wife and 22-year-old son in June 2021.

Dec 8, 2025

Clerk helping at Alex Murdaugh’s trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits

The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court.

Mar 6, 2023

Murdaugh’s testimony only confirmed his guilt, jurors say

Alex Murdaugh didn't help his defense when he took the stand at his trial for the murder of his wife and son, three jurors said on Monday.

Mar 3, 2023

Murdaugh’s fall from grace ends in life sentence for murder

A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The sentence issued Friday carries no chance of parole or early release.

Jan 23, 2023

Alex Murdaugh goes on trial in 2021 killings of wife, son

Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is about to put his fate before a small-town jury. Murdaugh's trial on two counts of murder in the June 2021 deaths of his wife and son is scheduled to start Monday with jury selection in Colleton County.

Dec 16, 2022

Former attorney charged with tax evasion; made $14M in 9 years

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of killing his wife and son, was indicted Friday by a grand jury in South Carolina on nine counts of tax evasion, adding to the slew of charges he faces in the aftermath of their deaths more than a year ago.

Jul 20, 2022

Prominent former attorney pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son

The once-powerful and now disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he murdered his wife and son 13 months ago, with one of his defense attorneys calling for a speedy trial to clear his name and prod authorities to “go for the real killers.”

Jul 14, 2022

South Carolina attorney charged with murder in deaths of wife, son

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of his wife and younger son, who were fatally shot outside their home more than a year ago.