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Alex Murdaugh murder case background
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Alex Murdaugh is the South Carolina lawyer charged in the killings of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, on their family property in 2021. The murder convictions were later overturned, and the case is headed back toward retrial as defense lawyers seek to challenge the original indictments. [1][2]
- Who
- Alex Murdaugh is the defendant in the double-murder case involving his wife Maggie and son Paul. [1][2]
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A jury convicted Murdaugh in March 2023, but the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned those murder convictions and life sentence in May 2026; retrial-related rulings remain pending. [2]
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