‘Rose Petal Murder’: Prosecutors Push Back at Zachary Hughes’ Bid for a New Trial
State argues disputed child exploitation evidence was neither new nor legally capable of justifying Christina Parcell's murder....
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Murdaugh Jury Tampering Files: Where Are They?
by Jenn Wood
Prosecutors supported disclosure - and a judge agreed. Inexplicably, obtaining the investigative files to a key component of the Murdaugh saga could require another lawsuit....
‘Rose Petal Murder’: Former Prosecutor’s Account Fuels New Trial Bid
by Jenn Wood
Defense attorneys say a former solicitor reviewed disputed evidence months before Hughes' murder trial — and shared his findings with the office prosecuting the case....
Vilardi Murders: One Ruling, Two Appeals
by Jenn Wood
A ruling that halted Ross Vilardi’s quadruple homicide trial could bolster his wife’s bid to overturn her four convictions for the same murders…...
New Murdaugh Filing Elevates Sanctions Battle, Previews Fight to Dismiss Indictments
by Jenn Wood
The latest discovery battle could give the defense new ammunition as it asks a judge to revisit allegations of fabricated evidence, false grand jury testimony...
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....
Mica Miller Timeline: A Suspicious Death, Harrowing Allegations and Federal Charges
by Jenn Wood
For more than two years, FITSNews has followed the records, allegations, court battles and reform efforts that grew out of Mica Francis Miller’s death....
Netflix Revisits Mica Miller Saga As Federal Case Grinds Forward
by Jenn Wood
As Netflix renews interest in the late Mica Miller’s story, here’s where the prosecution of her former husband stands…...
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....
Forensics, Photoshop & Loose Ends: The Unresolved Murdaugh Evidence Battle
by Jenn Wood
No judge ever ruled on whether investigators improperly influenced a forensic expert - or mishandled key evidence ahead of South Carolina’s ‘Trial of the Century.’...