South Carolina prosecution of attorney Alex Murdaugh for the June 7, 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul; Murdaugh was tried in early 2023, convicted and sentenced to consecutive life terms. However, on May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned the convictions, ruling that court clerk Rebecca Hill's jury tampering violated Murdaugh's right to a fair trial. Prosecutors immediately announced intent to retry the case, though Murdaugh remains imprisoned on concurrent 27-year state and 40-year federal sentences for extensive financial crimes. A new murder trial is expected to exclude most financial crimes evidence previously presented.
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