Should Alex Murdaugh Testify In Retrial After Murder Convictions Overturned? Defense Attorney Weighs In

Should Alex Murdaugh Testify In Retrial After Murder Convictions Overturned? Defense Attorney Weighs In

South Carolina’s Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions and consecutive life sentences, meaning the disgraced attorney will stand for a new trial in the 2021 killings of his wife Maggie and son Paul. The ruling said that the court clerk “placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.” In December 2025, Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill pleaded guilty to perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct over showing sealed evidence to the media and then lying about it in court, as well as using her position in court to promote the book she wrote about the trial. The Murdaughs were a well-known legal dynasty in South Carolina’s low country — three generations served as the area’s chief prosecutor. Alex Murdaugh was an attorney at his family’s law firm before his shocking fall from grace. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office "will aggressively seek to retry Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Maggie and Paul as soon as possible." Separately, Murdaugh pleaded guilty in 2023 to a slew of financial crimes over stealing millions from his most vulnerable clients when he practiced law as a personal injury attorney and is serving state and federal sentences concurrently, which are 27 years and 40 years, respectively. Criminal defense attorney Danny Rubin joins “Forbes True Crime” to break down this most recent development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President of Law&Crime And Court TV Talks The Business Of True Crime

President of Law&Crime And Court TV Talks The Business Of True Crime

Rachel Stockman, the president of Law&Crime and Court TV, joined "Forbes True Crime" to discuss the multi-billion-dollar true crime industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

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The Biggest Takeaways From Inside The Courtroom Of The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Reporter

The Biggest Takeaways From Inside The Courtroom Of The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Reporter

On the evening of Jan. 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three young children with exercise bands in the basement of her Duxbury, Massachusetts, home. She then slashed her throat and wrists befor...

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Kidnapping Survivor Investigates Unsolved Cases In New Series: 'Somebody Knows Something'

Kidnapping Survivor Investigates Unsolved Cases In New Series: 'Somebody Knows Something'

According to an FBI database, last year ended with over 88,000 active missing person cases. That means there are tens of thousands of families searching for answers, and countless communities forever ...

10 Aug 25min

Inside The ‘Terrifying’—And Lucrative—Underworld Of Reptile Trafficking

Inside The ‘Terrifying’—And Lucrative—Underworld Of Reptile Trafficking

Snakes and other reptiles are some people’s biggest fears. For others, those creatures are their whole lives—and livelihoods. While reputable reptile trade does exist, the International wildlife traf...

6 Aug 22min

Former FBI Agent Breaks Down Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes—And What They Mean For Investigation

Former FBI Agent Breaks Down Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes—And What They Mean For Investigation

The search for Nancy Guthrie has officially passed the six-month mark, and the 84-year-old still hasn’t been found and no suspects have publicly been named. One day after Pima County Sheriff Chris Na...

6 Aug 31min

Here's How The Nancy Guthrie Case Will Get Solved—Despite Early 'Apparent Missteps': Ret. FBI Agent

Here's How The Nancy Guthrie Case Will Get Solved—Despite Early 'Apparent Missteps': Ret. FBI Agent

It has been a full six months since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Tucson home. Despite the Pima County sheriff insisting that the case hasn’t gone cold, the public has been left with...

5 Aug 28min

Ex-Cop's Double Life Was Being 'Shielded By His Badge': Inside Latest Season Of 'Betrayal'

Ex-Cop's Double Life Was Being 'Shielded By His Badge': Inside Latest Season Of 'Betrayal'

Karoline Borega spent about half of her life with someone she thought was the perfect man—an esteemed officer serving in the Colorado Springs Police Department, a doting father, and a partner that she...

4 Aug 21min

Bryan Kohberger Now Says He’s Innocent—Can He Legally Take Back Guilty Plea? Attorney Weighs In

Bryan Kohberger Now Says He’s Innocent—Can He Legally Take Back Guilty Plea? Attorney Weighs In

Four students at the University of Idaho—Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves—were fatally attacked inside an off-campus home on King Road in the early morning hours of Nov...

29 Jul 20min

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