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What to know about Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case

The South Carolina Supreme Court has granted Alex Murdaugh a new trial for the murders of his wife and son. This decision follows arguments from the defense that a court clerk tampered with the jury during the initial trial.

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What happened

Here's a timeline of his case Three years after Alex Murdaugh's double-murder trial ended with two life sentences, the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday granted him a new trial in the killings of his wife and son.

Why it matters

Murdaugh's defense team argued that a court clerk tampered with the jury in the original murder trial.

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has granted Alex Murdaugh a new trial for the murders of his wife and son. This decision follows arguments from the defense that a court clerk tampered with the jury during the initial trial.

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Claim 1: “Murdaugh's defense team argued that a court clerk tampered with the jury in the original murder trial”
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The claim is mentioned in the provided cross-references, but both references are from the same source organization (Flipboard). No independent second source or authoritative reference was provided to corroborate the specific allegation regarding the court clerk.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Murdaugh's defense team argued that a court clerk tampered with the jury in the original murder trial.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/alex-murdaugh-will-get-a-ne…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Murdaugh's defense team argued that a court clerk tampered with the jury in the original murder trial
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/the-only-thing-that-terrifi…
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Claim 2: “Three years after Alex Murdaugh's double-murder trial ended with two life sentences”
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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, NPR, and NBC News) confirm that the original double-murder trial resulted in two life sentences.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three years after Alex Murdaugh's double-murder trial ended with two life sentences, the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday granted him a new trial in the killings of his wife and son.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5719271/alex-murdaugh-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Murdaugh was arrested in July 2022 after a Colleton County grand jury issued an indictment charging him with two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a vi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions and life sentence, ordering a new trial in the killings of his wife and son.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-murdaugh-murder-co…
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Claim 3: “the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday granted him a new trial in the killings of his wife and son”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources including Flipboard, NPR, and NBC News, all stating that the South Carolina Supreme Court granted Alex Murdaugh a new trial for the killings of his wife and son.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of South Carolina is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The court is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Supreme_Court
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Ray Jones Jr. (born December 28, 1981) is an American convicted mass murderer who killed his five children: Merah (aged 8), Elias (aged 7), Nahtahn (aged 6), Gabriel (aged 2), and Abigail Elai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Circuit Court is the state court of general jurisdiction of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It consists of a civil division (the Court of Common Pleas) and a criminal division (th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Circuit_Court
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