Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers have announced a $600,000 federal lawsuit against former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill, while also pushing back against any talk of a death penalty in a retrial.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Friday that his office may pursue the death penalty when it retries Alex Murdaugh in the 2021 murder of his son and wife.“In light of the Supreme Court’s decision,

Don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer... I'll admit, I'm absolutely obsessed with the Alex Murdaugh case. His trial captivated the country back in 2023 when the (now-former) lawyer was convicted for killing his wife,

South Carolina prosecutors may seek the death penalty against Alex Murdaugh in his upcoming retrial, according to a statement from Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson on Friday. The development follows a Wednesday ruling by the South Carolina Supreme Court,

Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, who was accused of killing his wife and son in June 2021. In a unanimous ruling, South Carolina’s high court ordered a new trial due to jury tampering concerns involving the county clerk.

Alex Murdaugh’s name became synonymous with one of the most stunning legal sagas in recent memory — a once-untouchable South Carolina attorney whose family dynasty crumbled under the weight of two life sentences,