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Prospect of Alex Murdaugh Retrial Puts Rural South Carolina Back in Spotlight
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Prospect of Alex Murdaugh Retrial Puts Rural South Carolina Back in Spotlight

NY Times · May 14, 2026, 9:06 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

The State Supreme Court cited a local court clerk in reversing the result of one of the most-watched murder trials of the last decade. It has raised painful memories in the state’s Lowcountry region.

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