Murdaugh Killings Appeal

Prosecutors say they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence. State Attorney General Alan Wilson said his office respected the court’s decision, but no one is above the law. The South Carolina high court ruled Wednesday that a court clerk influenced the trial by suggesting to jurors that Murdaugh might lie while testifying in his own defense. Murdaugh has admitted to stealing money and insurance fraud but adamantly denied the killings since finding his wife and son dead in 2021. Murdaugh won’t be released from prison.