Convicted killer and confessed thief Alex Murdaugh wants the South Carolina Supreme Court to review the decision handed down by retired Justice Jean Toal in January in which she denied his motion for a new murder trial based on allegations of jury tampering. Murdaugh...
Murdaugh Case Files
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Murdaugh Files Notice of Appeal in State, Federal Courts
Alex Murdaugh’s defense team has notified the South Carolina Court of Appeals that he will appeal Justice Jean Toal’s ruling against his motion for a new trial. Toal — who presided over Alex Murdaugh’s motion for a new murder trial due to allegations that former...
FOIA & Find Out: Alex Murdaugh Sanctioned for ‘Excess Sticky Notes’ and Unauthorized Phone Calls
After waiting three months for the South Carolina Department of Corrections to fulfill a FOIA request, we now have more details about the August 2023 infractions that caused Alex Murdaugh to lose his telephone and canteen privileges. In late October, we asked SCDC for...
FOIA & Find Out: Murdaugh Family Interviews After Double Homicide Reveal New Info
In True Sunlight Episode 38, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dove into a recent FOIA return we got after asking Colleton County for a series of emails and records as we fact-checked Colleton Clerk of Court Becky Hill's response to the ethics complaint failed against her....
Examining the Murdaugh Jury
When the evidentiary hearing in Alex Murdaugh's quest for a new trial is finished, Justice Jean Toal will have heard testimony from all 12 of the deliberating jurors as she tries to suss out whether or not Murdaugh is entitled to a new trial based on allegations that...