An amended pre-hearing brief filed by Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys on Jan. 10 details the intended witnesses for the upcoming evidentiary hearing that will take place later this month. Justice Jean Toal, who was assigned to oversee Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial...
Rules of Engagement: New Murdaugh Judge Issues Orders Ahead of Hearings; AG and Harpootlian Submit Briefs
After months of legal jockeying, Alex Murdaugh’s legal team summed up their pre-hearing brief with this: “Mr. Murdaugh alleges that an elected state official deliberately violated his constitutional right to a fair trial before an impartial jury. If that...
John Marvin’s Route to Moselle + Newly Released SLED Documents
After a FOIA request for videos and materials about the June 7, 2021, homicide of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, we zeroed in on John Marvin Murdaugh, one of Alex's brothers, and his account of what route he took to get to Moselle on the night of the murder. The following...
Mountain Mystery: Who’s Who
WHERE: The foothills of Walhalla, South Carolina WHAT: Mysterious deaths of 3 people and the town's drug epidemic WHO: That gets a little more complicated.. Luna Shark Media contributor Eric Alan Daume traveled to South Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains to investigate...
A Guide to Murdaugh, Laffitte, Fleming Prison Sentences
Alex Murdaugh and his co-conspirators Cory Fleming and Russell Laffitte have all been found guilty in federal prison for stealing millions from client settlement funds. Murdaugh and Fleming have also both pled guilty to the same charges in South Carolina state...
FOIA Requests: Where to look, who to ask, and how much we can find in the public records
When you need information from the government, FOIA and your state’s open records laws are your most important tool. FOIA is short for Freedom of Information Act, a federal law that ensures citizens have access to government records. Each state also has its own laws...