Murdaugh Retrial Hearing: New Tests, Old Grievances
DNA testing moved forward as attorneys clashed over discovery and the defense raised allegations involving a drug supplier’s account…...
Phil Barber
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…...
Murdaugh Retrial: Defense Challenges State’s Secrecy
by Jenn Wood
Attorneys seek missing-weapons records, independent testing and firm disclosure deadlines ahead of October 16 hearing…...
Murdaugh Retrial: Secrecy, Science And A Flood Of Filings
by Jenn Wood
State invoked grand jury secrecy, challenged DNA and ballistics requests and offered original crime-scene scans ahead of Murdaugh’s October 16 hearing…...
Murdaugh Retrial: State Accuses Defense Of ‘Brazen Falsehoods’
by Jenn Wood
Prosecutors cite defense emails and a signed discovery receipt as tensions escalate ahead of October 16 hearing…...
Murdaugh Defense Demands Raw Cellphone Data Behind Murder Timeline
by Jenn Wood
Latest discovery motion seeks the underlying data from Maggie and Paul Murdaugh’s phones as attorneys prepare to challenge the digital evidence at retrial…...
DNA, Bullets And Missing Data: Murdaugh Defense Presses State
by Jenn Wood
New filing challenges SLED’s analysis of evidence from Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails and phone — and seeks a direct comparison with cartridge cases from other shootings....
Alex Murdaugh Murder Retrial Moved To Sumter County
by Jenn Wood
Judge finds former attorney cannot receive a fair and impartial retrial in Colleton County......
‘Flying Colors?’ State Disputes Alex Murdaugh Polygraph Claim
by Jenn Wood
Prosecutors say accused killer was never tested about the murders — and failed the only government polygraph exam he took....