Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments tossed, saying agent lied
Alex Murdaugh is facing a retrial on murder charges after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence.
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Alex Murdaugh is facing a retrial on murder charges after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
Stephen Smith's case remains unsolved since his body was found on a rural road in 2015. Was his death intentional or an accident? Follow the timeline for a deep dive into the investigation.
"48 Hours" obtained exclusive access to the findings of an independent investigation into the unsolved death of the South Carolina teen, whose case was linked to the Murdaughs.
Convicted murderer and disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from his clients.
"This has gone on far too long," he said. "These baseless rumors of my involvement with Stephen and his death are false. I unequivocally deny any involvement in his death, and my heart goes out to the Smith family."
The disgraced former attorney spoke briefly before the sentence was handed down and denied that he had ever hurt his wife or son.
Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted on all counts in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in South Carolina.
