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Alex Murdaugh speaks with his attorney, Dick Harpootlian, a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz /The State via AP, Pool)

Judge moves Alex Murdaugh retrial from small county, but motion to toss out case will wait

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FILE - Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, listens during a hearing on the motion for a retrial, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland County Judicial Center, in Columbia, S.C. (Gavin McIntyre/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool, File)

Alex Murdaugh’s true crime saga continues as he’s back in court for hearing on his murder retrial

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Alex Murdaugh arrives for a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

A timeline of events in the cases against Alex Murdaugh

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Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, File)

Alex Murdaugh sues clerk whose behavior led state Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions

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Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., on Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard) **FILE**

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

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Alex Murdaugh cries as he addresses the court during his sentencing for stealing from 18 clients, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, S.C. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn’t kill wife and son as he gets another day in court

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Defendant Alex Murdaugh gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Feb. 23, 2023. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

Murdaugh testimony only confirmed his guilt, jurors say

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Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County, S.C., home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)

Alex Murdaugh’s law partner talks crime scene problems, thefts

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Alex Murdaugh listens to testimony during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)

Will Alex Murdaugh testify? Takeaways from his murder trial

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Alex Murdaugh looks at evidence from his wife Maggie Murdaugh's cellphone during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)

Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son

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Alex Murdaugh cries as the murder of his wife and son is described by Colleton County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Daniel Greene during testimony in Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

Alex Murdaugh didn’t cry over dead wife and son, first officer on scene says

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Attorney Jim Griffin speaks with Alex Murdaugh tears up after the jury was excused and the defense and prosecution teams discuss how to handle sensitive crime scene photos during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial starts with cellphones, bullets

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Alex Murdaugh, center, talks with his defense attorney Dick Harpootlian after a hearing in Colleton County on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Months after accusing disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh of killing his wife and son at their South Carolina home, investigators and prosecutors have released few details about the evidence that they believe connect him to the slayings. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP, File)

Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh uses public docs to sow doubt he killed wife, son

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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, left, walks into court for his bond hearing on Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. Murdaugh was charged Thursday, July 14, 2022, with murder in connection with the mysterious 2021 deaths of his wife and son. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

Alex Murdaugh charged with murder in deaths of wife, son

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Alex Murdaugh walks into his bond hearing Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. Murdaugh surrendered Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Alex Murdaugh indicted on 27 new charges

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This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. State police say a prominent South Carolina lawyer tried to arrange his own death this month so his son would get $10 million in life insurance. But authorities say the planned fatal shot only grazed Alex Murdaugh's head on Sept. 4. The State Law Enforcement Division says it charged the shooter, 61-year-old Curtis Edward Smith, with assisted suicide, insurance fraud and several other counts. (Colleton County Sheriffs Office via AP)

Murdaugh surrenders to face charges in $10M insurance fraud

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S Carolina man pleads not guilty in fatal boating wreck

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