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Alex Murdaugh arrives for a judicial hearing on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center in Lexington, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

Alex Murdaugh’s true crime saga returns as the date for his new murder trial is set

By DRG Media Group News Jun 29, 2026 | 4:00 PM

June 29, 2026, update:

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son has begun with a pretrial hearing. Monday’s (June 29, 2026) hearing aims to set deadlines for evidence exchange and schedule future proceedings. Media outlets have flocked to cover the case again after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his convictions and life sentence. Murdaugh’s lawyers want him to appear in civilian clothes and without shackles. Murdaugh remains in prison serving 40 years for financial crimes. But he continues to adamantly deny the shooting deaths of his wife and son at their home in 2021.

 

June 29, 2026:

LEXINGTON, South Carolina (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son has begun with a pretrial hearing. Monday’s (June 29, 2026) hearing aims to set deadlines for evidence exchange and schedule future proceedings. Media outlets have flocked to cover the case again after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his convictions and life sentence. Murdaugh’s lawyers want him to appear in civilian clothes and without shackles. Murdaugh remains in prison serving 40 years for financial crimes. But he continues to adamantly deny the shooting deaths of his wife and son at their home in 2021.

 

May 13, 2026:

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving prison anytime soon. Prosecutors say they plan to retry Murdaugh, which likely means there will be another lengthy trial for the case that because of the combination of money, power, Southern accents and treachery has become a true crime sensation with several streaming miniseries, best selling books and dozens of true crime podcasts. Murdaugh will remain in prison. He pleaded guilty to stealing around $12 million from his clients and currently is serving a 40-year federal sentence.

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