Murdaugh Attorney Phil Barber Challenges ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Narrative
In his first public interview, Alex Murdaugh's appellate lawyer says jurors in a second trial should take a fresh look at the evidence — not...
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Years After David Aylor’s Death, Levi Miles Sentenced In Federal Court
by Jenn Wood
Federal prosecutors tied Miles directly to the fentanyl overdose death of prominent Charleston attorney......
The Constitutional Principles That Undid Alex Murdaugh’s Convictions
by Jenn Wood
From the 'Remmer presumption' to Rule 606(b), here is what the justices concluded — and why it matters far beyond this one case....
Feds: Lowcountry Drug Ring Stretched From Charleston To Mexico
by Jenn Wood
Sprawling federal case accuses alleged gang members and associates of moving large quantities of narcotics throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry......
Pressure Mounts to Release Secret Murdaugh Jury Tampering Files
by Jenn Wood
Attorney for dismissed Murdaugh juror argues the public deserves access to sealed investigative records following the supreme court’s reversal of Alex Murdaugh’s convictions....
Alex Murdaugh Sues Becky Hill in Federal Court
by Jenn Wood
The federal civil rights lawsuit follows the South Carolina supreme court’s unanimous decision overturning Murdaugh’s murder convictions over Hill’s conduct with jurors....
Murdaugh Verdict Reversals Reignite Debate Over Jury Tampering Charges
by Jenn Wood
Following the reversal of Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions, scrutiny is intensifying over why Becky Hill was never charged with jury tampering....
S.C. Supreme Court Strikes Down Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Convictions
by Jenn Wood
'Trial of the Century' undone, case remanded back to circuit court......
Unsolved Carolinas: Michael Akey’s Last Ride
by Jenn Wood
A brief encounter on a rural road became a decades-long mystery......
Six-Year-Old Student Left Behind on South Carolina Field Trip
by Jenn Wood
Child found walking along highway before being returned safely — investigation underway...