Five deaths with a connection to Alex Murdaugh's family investigated

CASE UPDATE: On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions and granted him a new trial. The court held that Murdaugh was denied the right to a fair trial, including an impartial jury, due to the actions of County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill. On March 2, 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son at their country estate in June 2021. …