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The Latest Breaking News on Alex Murdaugh trial: court clerk accused of plagiarism

Alex Murdaugh trial: court clerk accused of plagiarism

Becky Hill, who Murdaugh’s lawyers accuse of jury-tampering, alleged to have plagiarized passages in memoir from BBC article

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Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh takes plea deal in financial fraud case

Guilty plea in state financial crimes case comes as Murdaugh is fighting for a new trial over the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh judge steps down from case as killer fights for new trial

Murdaugh is fighting to be granted a new trial for the June 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul based on bombshell accusations of jury tampering involving the court clerk

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Alex Murdaugh’s trial begins soon. His lawyers say it’s impossible to find impartial jurors

Pretrial questionnaires from a potential jury pool revealed they had extensive knowledge of the Alex Murdaugh case and that they could not be impartial in their decision

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh murder trial judge steps aside after Murdaugh asks for new trial

The judge that presided over Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial has agreed to step aside as the former lawyer convicted of killing his wife and younger son seeks a new trial because of alleged jury tampering

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh prosecutors fire back at jury tampering claims

‘Only Alex Murdaugh could conceive of such a confounded gambit as even remotely possible,’ the Attorney General’s office wrote in a Tuesday filing

The Independent UK

Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder

The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder has denied asking jurors if they thought he was guilty before deliberations

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Couple guilty of murdering widower after forced video confession

Frank McKeever’s stepdaughter, Surie Suksiri, and her boyfriend, Juned Sheikh, have been found guilty of killing the 63-year-old in August 2021.

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh doesn't want the judge from his murder trial deciding if he gets a new day in court

Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina’s highest court to prevent the judge who presided over his murder trial from hearing his request for a new trial

The Independent UK

Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tampering

An appeals court in South Carolina is allowing Alex Murdaugh to ask a judge to throw out his murder convictions and life sentence and get a new trial after his lawyers accused the court clerk in his trial of influencing the jury

The Independent UK

Latest fight in the Alex Murdaugh case is over who controls the convicted murderer's assets

Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want the federal government to take over whatever is left of the millions of dollars and other assets the convicted murderer stole and earned through his legal work

The Independent UK

His testimony was key to Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction. He says there’s no need for a new trial

Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys are seeking a new trial based on jury tampering claims. Dr Kenny Kinsey is not buying it, Andrea Cavallier reports from CrimeCon

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh lawyers say he can’t afford a second trial as they float explosive new murder suspect theory

Lawyers appeared at CrimeCon 2023 on Saturday in Orlando, Florida for ‘tell-all’ conversation

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh gives scathing response to South Carolina prosecutors in jury tampering saga

‘The State unfortunately has chosen to respond in bad faith to these serious allegations,’ write attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin

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The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh faces court to plead guilty to stealing millions from clients

Murdaugh pleads guilty to a crime for the first time and Netflix releases season 2 of ‘Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal’

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh appears in court to plead guilty for first time

Alex Murdaugh waived his right to a jury trial and confirmed his wish to change his plea to guilty

The Independent UK

Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in

Exclusive: Prominent defence attorney Duncan Levin tells Rachel Sharp that the allegations against court clerk Rebecca Hill are ‘extremely serious’ and that – if true – Murdaugh could and should be granted a new trial

The Independent UK

Paul Murdaugh hosted booze-fueled boat party days before his murder – as he faced charges for deadly crash

Alex Murdaugh was ‘going to take care of’ the incident – which came two years after the death of Mallory Beach

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The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh’s bombshell confession before infamous botched hitman plot revealed

Curtis ‘Cousin Eddie’ Smith revealed never-before-heard details about the bizarre roadside shooting in the new series of Netflix’s ‘Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal’

The Independent UK

A shock confession, spiteful obituary and boozy boat party: What the new Murdaugh Murders Netflix series revealed

From a bombshell confession to fake obituary and a booze-fuelled boat party, Netflix’s second season of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal brings new details about the Murdaugh saga to light. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh plans to do something he hasn't yet done in court — plead guilty

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is expected to do something he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel: plead guilty to a crime

The Independent UK

A shock confession, spiteful obituary and boozy boat party: What the new Murdaugh Murders Netflix series revealed

The Independent UK

Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh trial says daughter was ‘excited’ to be on jury

Now, court clerk Rebecca Hill has found herself at the centre of Murdaugh’s fight for a new trial

The Independent UK

Paul Murdaugh hosted booze-fueled boat party days before his murder – as he faced charges for deadly crash

Alex Murdaugh was ‘going to take care of’ the incident – which came two years after the death of Mallory Beach

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh’s bombshell confession before infamous botched hitman plot revealed

Curtis ‘Cousin Eddie’ Smith revealed never-before-heard details about the bizarre roadside shooting in the new series of Netflix’s ‘Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal’

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