Ladson Tragedy: Father Asks Judge to Order Sheriff to Turn Over Records
Zack Deacon says the sheriff’s office released footage of his daughters to the public a month before giving it to him. He is seeking the...
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Prison Phones, Fentanyl And Luxury Cars: Inside A Sweeping Federal Drug Case
by Jenn Wood
Multi-state investigation led to charges against 36 people, hundreds of kilograms of seized fentanyl and renewed calls to block contraband prison phones....
Murdaugh Retrial: State Concedes Errors, Rejects Claims Of Fabricated Evidence
by Jenn Wood
Prosecutors responded to allegations of fabricated forensic evidence and misleading grand jury testimony as another consequential pretrial hearing looms......
Murdaugh Retrial: Defense Seeks Dismissal of Indictments Over False Evidence
by Jenn Wood
Attorneys challenge grand jury testimony, revive blood-spatter dispute and accuse prosecutors of using secret proceedings to build their retrial case…...
Ladson Tragedy: Social Services Knocked Twice. No One Answered.
by Jenn Wood
Records document unanswered DSS visits, supervisory review and another welfare request before the September 29 discovery…...
Murdaugh Retrial Hearing: New Tests, Old Grievances
by Jenn Wood
DNA testing moved forward as attorneys clashed over discovery and the defense raised allegations involving a drug supplier’s account…...
LIVE FEED: Murdaugh Retrial Evidence Battles
by Jenn Wood
News and notes from Friday’s hearing in Lexington County…...
Murdaugh Retrial: Evidence Fights Head To Court
by Jenn Wood
Missing-weapons records, DNA testing and forensic data disputes loom as FITSNews provides live coverage of Friday’s hearing…...
South Carolina Girls’ Deaths: Sheriff Promises Review
by Jenn Wood
Charleston County sheriff releases footage from two visits…...
Ladson Tragedy: Welfare Checks Halted, Questions Remain
by Jenn Wood
Sheriff confirms supervisor discontinued welfare checks; newly released records deepen scrutiny of the response…...